The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-29

and took out some loaded dice, and a
pack OF cards and threw them on the
platform. Now can pray he said,
1 knew all along there was some
thing wrong with me-"
One Must Give
Up Something
Sure there are things you have to
give up.
/ was preaching in Iowa and another
fellow came forward and struggled for
light and didn't get any light, and
pretty soon he ran his hand down
into the pocket of his pants and pulled
out pint flask of whiskey and said,
Now / can pray"
Sure there are things you will have
to give up. But what is the use of
talking about the things you have
to give up for they are worthless.
No good thing will he withhold
from them that walk uprightly"
And II you want to keep what God
wants you to give UP, you are a fool
So with Jesus Christ comes all the
good things in the world
l was talking to a fellow one day
who is a good fellow. even If he is a
Democrat. He is bright one. One
of the brightest fellows in congress.
/ stepped up to him and said, How
do you do? Are you a Christian ?"
mo, str
You ought to be-"
Yes
Il like to do the things you preach
against"
Hopes he
Doesn't DO All
Il should hope to God you don't do
all the things l preach against You
are a bad egg if you do"
well, not ALL"
We'll, what is the trouble?"
"Oh just simply don't want to
give up so many pleasures and
things"
There you are. Another poor, silly
fool
asked young girl one time,
Are you a Christian"
mo, sir
DO you believe that Jesus died
for your"
yes
Why don't you be a Christian"
Well, I will have to give up so
much"
"What?"
wen, OOu ike 10 tell you.
Il bet can guess in five guesses
First you dance
Guilty"
Look here! Do you believe that
| God loves your"
Yes. He loved me well enough to
| give Jesus Christ to save me-"
DO you believe that God wants to
keep you from anything that is for
your good?"
No.
Are you big enough fool to want
20 keep anything for your injury"
why, no."
God Wants
Your Heart
We'll, then give your heart to Je,
sus. God wants you to give up that
which is not good for you, and the
devil doesn't. And if you are big
enough fool to keep what God wants
to give up, you are a fool"
4 Il never heard it put that way be-
fore, and am not a fool. | will give
you my hand
No good thing will He withhold
from them that walk uprightly."
There isn't anything worth while
getting unless you give up something
Cor it
A young man gives up years Of
study to get an education. He gives
up years of apprenticeship to master
a trade. We do it in science law, anc
medicine, why shouldn't we do it in
religion"
Oh! men will wranaIe for religion
they will fight for it, and they will
die for il, but there is many fellow
| he r..
1t. Any old coward but a religious
cowardI
l know Of nothing SO contemptiblt
as the manfearing spirit. Many 9
fellow crouches and grovels in the
dust for fear he will lose the favor
Of man and He laughs at men that
do that. He laughs at them. Such E
man is like the chameleon. He il
ready to change his colors according
to the views of the people who are
with him. When he is with Repub
iican, he is Republican When he is
with a Democrat, he is Democratic
When he is with a Socialist, is he is
Socialist l despise such people
Many of the chief rulers believed
on Him, but they were afraid to con
fess it.
Takes Manhood
to Take Step
i 1t takes the highest type Of man
hood and womanhood to live for Jesus
Christ, in this old God-hating, whisky
soaked, materialistic world that is 60
ing to hell so fast that she is break
ing all speed limits. 1t takes grit.
Somebody says, Bill, am waiting
to be converted. l am from Missouri
and when you show me then l will
come across"
You have been listening to me fol
. weeks, and yet you will say, "Just
as soon as I am convinced that Jesu
Christ is the Son Of God, and tn,
Bible the word of God, / am going tt
take my stand
/ said to a fellow one time. % 20,
, believe in Christi"
We'll. l don't believe the way 20,
; believe"
What is there that I believe tina
you do not?"
, Il believe everybody will be saved
i What would do if were to die RICH
! now"
: well, II half the things I hav,
; heard about you are true, you woult
be in hell before midnight