The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-29
Evangelist Tells Concerts to
Keep in Mind Reward Giuen to
Those Who Are Faithful to End
Officers Of Churches and Sunday School Teachers Should
Do Their Full Duty to Newly Made Christians to Guide
and Advise Them In Doctrine and Life, Declares Billy
Sunday in First Sermon on Final Day.

think / can help you. A great many
people suppose after they have ac-
cepted Jesus Christ as their Savior, |
made public acknowledgment Of
Him as such, and Joined the church
that is all there is to a Christian life. |
Then scholar might as well say
when he matriculates that that Is all
there is to an education.
There is something more which
comes to you and then there is still
something more which will come to
you when you stand in the presence
OF Him. whom, having not seen, you
love-
Ny text this morning Is In the
second Eplstie of John and a part Of
the eighth verse, "Look to yourselves,
that we lose not those things which
we have wrought, but that we receive
a full reward"
And the emphasis is to be placed
upon the word full"
John seemed desirious of the i'm
pressing the. followers of Jesus Christ
with the fact that there are rewards,
and he seems to be worried and bur-
dened. and to inspire them with con-
tinued activity and zeal that they
might receive the blessings of God,
he said, Look to yourselves and that
you receive a full reward"
Don't be satisfied with a quarter
when you can have a dollar, don't
be satisfied with that when you can
have five.
Look to yourselves. that we
have wrought, but that we receive
a full reward"
l am not surprised to hear Peter
say, in the 10Th chapter of Matthew.
Behold. we have forsaken all, and
followed thee, what shall we have
therefore?"
Advises
Caution.
Perhaps you have found yourself
bordering over the same question.
know l have. have said, Lord,
have made great sacrifices for you.
have been in tho thick of the fight,
have been on the firing line, have
been working in the barren spots Of
the earth and have been laboring
IN the fields where there were little
or no prospects"
II Isn't a good thing 70 simply
think az the reward. The man who
sta down and thinks of the salary
ne Is to receive will be perfectly USE
less, but you labor and toll because
you believe the firm o. che Individual
for whom you work will be trus to
his or her premise and that being
true. you eiVo Of your Iahcr and your
soil ard skin
Dcu't you think you can trust
Cod When Fe hae made you q
Yror:ise YOU can depend upon II that
I, viii! not fail.
read the other day where the
srhiec: of crowns III itself was a
very Interesting study. The crown
Of Ivan the Terrible of Russia had
Sal Jewels In it. The crown OF
Peter the Great bad eS7 Jewels The
crown of Catherine of Russia 100
the crown Of Russia $500. Tho
crown Of France 5000 Jewels, and
vet believe it is possible for tho
weaker saint to so labor and tot
that you will receive reward which
will surpass IN brilliancy that evel
worn by any potentate Of this earth
when at last you burst through the
gates into the city, and that ] may
be able to hold before you an fncen
tive, listen TO this:
James, 1:12. blessed is the mar
that endureth temptation; for wheI
he IS tried, he shall receive thu
crown of life which the Lord hail
promised in them that love him"
There is no promise in the Bible
that you will not be tempted. YOU
will get so that you will be dea
and dumb and blind to temptation
you will be dead to sin, but sin viii
not be dead to you. There will b
a constant battering at your heart ant
attempt to enter your mind and sc
duce you from the path of virtue t.
Jesus Christ.
Promise Cheered
Early Church.
I think that promise must hav
been especially dear to the earl,
church. You know the church ha
never suffered through persecution
the church has risen from the ashe
and flames of all opposition. 1t wa
only when she had grown rich an
increased her numbers, that she be
came stolid and indifferent.
And the church of God hasn'
smeled gun powder for $50 year;
Shed get rid of a lot of the barns
cles that cling to the hull of tn
ship of Zion, she'd get rid of tn
parasites and a lot of the drugs
she would.
That is especially inspiring TOT IN
man who lives a passive Chrlstia
life. | think there are multitudes c
people who would like to do NOR
than they have done. There ar
muItitudes who have opportunltle
but no inclinations or disposition
do things. They consider that the
have discharged their obligation
God when they condescend to loo
little more sober and drop Int
their pew and listen to your sermo
and they will go home and cour
that serving God.
They never do a thing to try an
bring this world to Jesus Christ. an
believe in the day of judgmeI
there will be multitudes-weM al
be there, Satan's sinners will be pre-
ent. the sinner that He condemned
the saint to be rewarded. Everybod
will be present in the judgmen
Some will hear God say. 'Ente
thou into the Joy of the Lord" other
depart from me, We cursed"
Ready With
Excuses.
And they will say, Lord, l d
very little for you. had an achin
eide I nhVe