The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-11

IN MS sermon, plate verses Jesus,
on Wednesday night, Rev. w. A. Sun.
day said:
Some things must be faultless in
order to be valuable. The value of
a diamond depends on its quality, not
its quantity. When l was in New
York ! went down to Tiffany's and
Mr.. Kerr showed me through. !
picked up the famous Tiffany dia-
mond and said, How much is that
worth?,'
"One hundred thousand dollars"
| picked up another little one, and
said, How much is that worth?"
Fifty thousand dollars"
picked UP rope of pearls, "How
much is this WORTH
1.-TWO hundred thousand dollars"
/ picked up string of black pearls
that they find over in southern Cali
fornia- How much is that worth? ?"
"Eightyfive thousand dollars"
i picked up a little pigeon blood
ruby, two carats. How much is that
WORTH"
Five thousand dollars"
One Of the most valuable stones in
the world, as well as the rarest, is
the pigeon blood ruby. Only ten per
cent of the diamonds on the market
are what they call first-class or first
water They are either little off in
color, size or shape, or have a flaw
that reduces the value of them.
To be Perfect
is High Ideal
We have a pure food law which
says that nothing adulterated shall be
In the composition of the food, be-
cause that would jeopardize our
health.
A horse, to be valuable, must be
without flaw. II he kicks or runs
away, has the heaves, is blind, or cpl
zootic, he is not valuable. Those are
flaws.
A picture, to be a masterpiece, must
be nawless. With a flaw, its value is
reduced.
Character: A man may be known
by five things. First, his character,
what he is Second, his conversation,
what he says. Third, his conduct,
what he does. Fourth. his contribu-
tions, what he gives. Fifth, his creed,
what he believes. {
Love is the greatest thing in the
world. Character is the grandest.
It will remain when all things else
are taken away. You can't lose
character. 1t will stay when money
is gone. 1t will stay when your
friends are forsaking you. You can't
burn up character. You can burn
up money, you can burn your house,
You can burn your clothes, but you
can't burn up your character.
1t won't blow away. 1t can't be
lost. You can't buy character. a
reputation may be lost in one act of
your life. You can lose a reputation
that has taken you a lifetime to
build up.
Character needs no epltaph on Its
tombstone. You may bury a man
and his character will beat the hearse
back from the cemetery. He will
walk the streets long after his name
has been obliterated by time from
the tombstone. There are men that
lived in this city years and years ago
you have forgotten their names,
but they are still living, either re-
produced in a benediction or a curse.
Character has to be flawless; and
l bring before you Jesus Christ. Can
you find any fault in him? He claim
ed to be the Son of God, and can
you prove that that claim was false?
All right, all right, / challenge you.
Con you find any flaw in that claim?
Didn't He talk like the Son of God
should have talked? And didn't He
talk like you would if you had been
the Son of God? Did He say any,
thing that you wouldn't have said if
you had been the Son of God instead
of Him?
Son of God
Was Flawless.
Did any words that are recorded
that He spoke show that He had no
right to say what He said or do what
He did? Can you find any utterances
that are out of place in the Son OF
God. Don't your own heart say that
every word Jesus Christ said was
true?
He declared God to be what every
true heart wants God to be. He de-
clared that God loves men and that
He was willing to forgive men if
they had gone astray and if they
would repent Can you find any fault
with that? Isn't that what you feel
that God must be in order to be God?
Years ago, in a western town, n
man came and raped on my door
at 2 o'clock in the morning. I opened
it, l said, whats the natter"
He said, 81 am sick"
81 will call physician" I told
him.
Don't you do it." he said. at
isn't a physical disease, he can't help
me"
l said. what IS it,"
He said, you wouldn't respect me
if l told you
l said, 81 wouldn't respect you if
you didn't"
Suppose l tell you it is different
from what you imagine he said.
l said, IF you tell me because you
are sorry and want my help, will
gladly give it to you"
He said, i've got to go home and
confess to my wife that I have been
false to my marriage vows"
l told him, God pity you, I don't
wonder at your grief, neither do Il
envy your feelings"
Knew His
Family Well.
Now, l knew the family we'll She
was a high-strung woman and they
were a mighty fine class of people,
and l will do anything on Gods dirt
to keep a man and his wife from
separating or bring them back again
if they are separated l will do any
IL. Nd