The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-22
Judgment Stares Euery Man
In Face; He Cannot Escape
Day of Reckoning--Sunday
Christians Need Not Fear Death and Eternity Because They
Have Prepared for That Event. But Unbeevers and In
fidels Should Take Warning, Says Evangelist Sunday
Night-Asks for Repentance While There Is Time.


have a text tonight, part Of
which at least every man or woman In
this tabernacle believes in. Some one
may say, ~ do not believe In eternal
life"
Still another may say, "a do not be-
lleVe In Jesus Christ"
And third may say, ~ do not be-
Iieve In the Bible"
do not care whether you believe
that there is heaven or hell or Christ
or God or anything or anybody.
at is appointed unto men once to
die" You believe that much, don't
you, whether you believe in God or
not
1T is appointed unto men once to
die And if you admit that is true,
you are forced by all logic to admit
that the rest of it is true.
So, you know you have to die, and
you may also knew that after death
you will be judged.
ut its appointed unto men once to
die, but after death, the judgment"
We are startled at the very an
nouncement of the word, judgment"
You'd be forever lost, not that you
haven't known what to do. but you
have known and refused.
No man is absolutely Indifferent,
if | could prove that this is your
last week on earth, you wouldn't be
concerned whether we could succeed
in business or not.
If / could prove this was your
last day on earth and that tomor-
row afternoon you'd be in the coffin
l know what you'd do. You'd spend
the intervening time getting ready
to meet the God that some of you
have spurned, and you'd prepare to
stand before the God you know you'd
have to meet in twenty-four hours.
Everything that has happened can
happen in the next hour. In the next
hour, children will be born, 5000 peo-
pie will die, your house may burn,
your fortune may be stolen. the train
may go into the ditch, an automobile
may turn turtle. you may be on the
operating table, you may be in hea-
ven or you may be in hell-every
thing that has happened can happen
in the next hour or In the next TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Change Your
Way Now
What change there'd be in our liv-
ing if we only believed! They say
there is railroad up in Canada
which hangs red lights on one side
Of the track when there is danger
on that side. If you are going in
the opposite direction, it shows on
the right hand side of the track and
means danger. but it depends alto
gether upon the direction on which
you are going
1t will depend upon your attitude
El1t
turned toward Jesus Christ 1 pray
from the depths of my soul l may
be privileged to say something to
arouse you from utter indifference.
We are looking for the best OF
it-everybody. When the French com
mission was in Chicago a girl went up
to Forbeau, the Blue Devil, fine
looking fellow, and shook his hand
and said Captain Forbeau, has that
hand killed a German
81 presume it has, Madame"
Then she stopped down and fer
vently kissed his hand.
Marshal Joffre, who was standing
by, said, why didn't you tell her
you bit them
So we are all looking for the best
of it. Distance and time produces
about the same effect as distance anc
space. If | should tell you you'd die
within twenty-four hours and coulc
prove it, your attitude toward GOO
wouldn't be the same as 1t is now
II I'd tell you, "Yonder Is plane'
hundreds Of miles away, and it woulc
take twenty years for it to reach
the EARTH" you wouldn't worry.
If said, "Yonder is a planet and
: it would strike this world in twenty
four hours" I'll bet it would hav,
a different effect on you.
So, | don't know how long yol
will live until you face the judg
ment. | only know you will whe1
you are through with this life. Blu
| am not concerned about it for my
self. | have the words of Jesus
Verify, verify, l say unto you, H
i. that heareth my words, and believetl
" on Him that sent me, hath everlasun!
life. and shall not come into condemn
alton: hut is passed from death unit
life"
Unbeiievers Are
Doomed.
have the words of Paul, "Ther
is therefore now no condemnation Z
them which are in Christ Jesus, VIII
walks not after the flesh, but afte
the Spirit" but my heart goes out I
the man or woman who may be her
this afternoon bound hand and foo
by lust and avarice and greed an
sensuality and unbelief. and that ar
a slave to your sins with the hope c
God that He will snap the bonds an
set you free.
So, there are special reasons VIII
| have chosen this message. FRS
not a man or woman here today bu
that must stand before God, In tn
judgment l presume there isn't
person here who doesn't believe tina
| know of at least one. if l were COZ
demned to die, l know Mrs. Sunda
would be glad to take my place, BIT
as dearly as she loves me, she coul
not answer for me at the judgmen
neither can l answer for you.
1t is a personal matter. That
one thing you've got to settle fc
yourself. Nobody else can substitut
for you when it comes to standing b
fore God in the judgment.
When l was down in San deg
at the exposition, l went down
- Tiajiana, in Mexico. One of the viles
] most degenerate and harlot-soake
, towns on the face of the earth
Tiajiana. Mexico.
We are, all travellers to the Kin