The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-27
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ways, but l haven't time to
tell all of them. l feel ashamed to
start for fear I'll leave out something
that ought to be emphasized. The
love OF God has brought salvation TO
this sin-cursed world
Great God. If you can't be stirred
by all God has done for you, you must
have stone pounding in your breast
which you have wrongly named a
heart. That you are not far from the
kingdom of God-it is a dangerous
place and it is a very encouraging
place. 1t is dangerous because l am
afraid you will be satisfied with your
self and stay where you are. 1t is
dangerous because you are not having
far to go and you will be content with
your nearnesi.
God answers the prayers of people
on the Pacific Coast of people who
live in the dug-outs on the plains of
Kansas, or down in Tennessee, or the
Southland.
There are a good many things that
divide this audience. Some are rich,
some are poor, some are learned, some
are illiterate-in reality there is only
one thing, the cross of Jesus Christ,
that divides the world | could put
all humanity on one side or the other.
Whatever you do will influence others
to do likewise and stand with Jesus
Christ, but don't allow the sneers of
those that don't believe keep you out
or Heaven. Don't allow that to hinder
you.
want to encourage you and l want
to warn you. l beg of you hear me
now, and whatever you do remember
this will influence others.
Foolishness of prayer, Multftudes
of you wouldn't be here tonight if il
hadn't been for prayer. Prayer brought
you into your seat, where you are now
the things they do or they will blue
pencil you.
To be like-Iike-like. He used that
temptation to lead Adam and Eve
astray and he used that temptation
to turn the Jews. But when he went
up against Jesus he struck his Water
loo. He tried the same principle
Imitation. DO this and you will get
that"
To be tempted is not sin. But to
bend a listening ear to temptation is
the sin.
| am not responsible for every
| tramp of hobo that raps on my back
door and panhandes me for a hano
out, but if ! open the door and invite
hi INTO come in, | am to blame if he
damns my family by his associations
My soul must be a priceless jewe
4 lr- :,
it and the Devil wants it too.
/ Burglars Ignore Empty
/ Houses.
/ Burglars do not break into an emp
. ty house. Oh, No. Soldiers do no
! beseige an abandoned fort That i.
not it. SO my sOuld must be worth
, something if they want to capture it
! The temptation that he presents t
us is the principle of imitation Why
do we smoke? Just to initiate some
body else. l think if God wanted YOU
! 10 smoke he would have put a chin
! ney in the top of your head.
You have more respect for me il
/ my preaching because l do not use to
bacc0 than you would have if | did
/ You say there is no harm in dancing
I But you have more respect Tor me be
cause / do not dance than you would
have II | did. If you knew | wrapped
my arm around some woman anC
waltzed over the ballroom floor, wha
you'd you think of me? | have beer
married for % years and haven't hat
my arm around anybody but Nell, il
those years.
i Tobacco, Ugh, You don't ask is i
good for your teeth? Is it good 70
your breath? Is it good for you
PocketboOk? Does it help you in SC
ciety? You just 90 ahead and initial,
someone.
Criticizes Women
Who Smoke.
God pity us when our women get S
low that they have to smoke cigar
cites and hit the booze. That is all
care to know. If you hit the booz
= and smoke Cigarettes-GOOd nigh
Nurse
| And so, why do they drink? In
; tate. Want to be like somebody else
3. We initiate every day and Away
have. You women do not wear leg c
; mutton sleeves like they used to wea,
F You don't do your hair up in waite
, falls, with spit ,curls all around you
| mead. l can remember when l was
little boy, no woman was dressed u
without hoops. You would laugh
! you saw a woman with hoops on nov
q My mother looked like a Centerpol
, in a circus. You couldn't get with
four feet Of her. That was style.
l don't blame you. I like to Sc
people in style. l hate to see a ma
/; with clothes that look 40 years old.
|, like to see a woman wear light shoe
light stockings, beneath their dresse
They look neat. l like TO see yol
: dresses cut low, but not too low (g,
me)-I will have no quarrel with yc
on your style no more than I would fl
4 your riding in an automobile instea
! of an ox-cart
But here it is. We do it in dres
l. See have my pants creased. That
e style. Wear a belt That is styl
n Low shoes. Style. Part my hair
Il the middle. But that is a necessity.
i Style Regulates Many
81 Things.
We eat with a fork. not suppose
y to