The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-24

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Attendance ................. $500
Trail hitters ................. 1913
casually strolled over to the door
which led from the corridor of the
office out into the bar room, and,
looking through. he saw the image
of the fellow standing In front Of the
| bar reflected In the mirror behind
the bar.
The man looked up and recognized
the minister. He turned and walked
to the door, with extended hand, and
said, "Your name is Dr. So-and-So,
isn't it? You held meeting in New
York II years ago? Do you remem-
Der me? l came up and took your
hand one night and asked you to
pray for me-"
| The preacher said, 81 should judge
that you haven't settled the question
GAL FOUR-Tuesday mite :. :. ....
Of your soul from your present en-
vironment"
He said. 81 haven't, never expect
to. believe there is an eternal hell
and am on my way to hell, and If
there Is a hell I'll be there" And
he said, Furthermore. if you gave
me a copy of the Bible and abso-
lutely knew 1t was. I'd throw 1t in
your face IL Jesus Christ stood there
and spoke to me and I positively
/ knew it was He and well as / know
you are So-and-So, I'd spit In His
face"
Continues
His Rejection.
The preacher said. Hold on! Don't
| you talk like that about Jesus Christ.
If you'd talk that way about my wife
I'd knock You down, and / won't al
low any man to talk like that about
Jesus Christ in my presence" He
said, Now promise me you will turn
from your sins"
The young fellow said, II will do
nothing Of the kind. l believe there
is hell and I am on my way to
hell" and with a string of oaths and
blasphemy he turned back and walked
to the bar. He emptied his glass
and went out into the dark.
By it's malignityk I'll venture there
are men and women here tonight tina,
have had a conviction or sin, felt
they needed Jesus Christ, steeled
their hearts and plunged into their
sin until the spirit of God left them
and now they have turned to the
other extremity.
Years ago ! went to the town oil
Garner Hancock county, Iowa.
preached one night and saw q mar
i. coming down the aisle on the run
The usher said, do you know thai
mann"
mo; never saw him before"
/, He's the richest man in the coun
try, owns 1900 acres of land"
said to this man, What was il
, in my sermon that moved you SOP
He said, Nothing"
But / must have said something.
NO" he said. 81 will tell you.
went to Chicago 20 years ago to sci
cattle and hogs. After I'd sold then
and got my money. we had our sup
per and were strolling around. Mood,
was preaching in Chicago. We haC
heard a good deal about Moody, am
|, said, Let's go hear this mar
Moody"
I'VE went around and the build
ing was filled, but we stood in the
doorway listening. When he go
, through. Moody said. ANY man o.
woman that will give their heart t
Jesus Christ walk down and take m!
hand!" turned to my friend and said
''I'm going up and take Moody by tn,
, hand"
He said, Don't give up to thi
excitement l said, L never wa
cooler in my life He said, Well
| you can wait until you get home ant
do It,"
Seeking For
! Evidence.
|. I said, I'm So years old and
, haven't done it yet; what evidenc'
] have that l will do it when l &c
homer" He said: Look here! W.
l have 4S minutes before our trail
! leaves and you will get down Their
and get tangled up in the crowd ant
e our passes are no good after tonight.
E 81 said, I'm able to pay my wa.
5 home. l can afford to pay my cal
e fare home
I'VE stood there and debated tn
question and bye and bye when
looked at my watch we just had tim
n and l turned my back on Moody AM
{ from that day until this, when
u walked in here tonight, l never ha:
Q desire to be a Christian"
o Why? The spirit of God Gale,
> him that night and he stood Their
8 looking DIT MOOuy. ne IutucU dH
4 went back home and became rich an
e the Spirit Of God called him tina
u night and he yielded, and SO, by lei
n ting Christ conquer, he yielded to tn
o Lord.
: l have never said here, or any
l. where, that all unbelievers are Il
u agony Ordinarily man dies as h
has lived. / don't go very much o.
d so-called deathbed repentance.
S think it's a mean, dirty, stinkins
|. low-down, contemplate, unmanly, ur
r womanly thing to keep the contrc
o of your life in your own hands. il
dulging in your pleasures and you
S desires whenever indulgences diane
?. rically oppose your conscience an
Y the Word of God, when Gods spiri
5. begs and pleads with you to forsak
n your sin, then when you are lying o
r your deathbed whine like a sick ca
d and whine for the preacher to say
It your carcass After you've draine
l. the cup of life then you throw tn
l. dregs into the face of God; afte
}, you've burned the candle of life i
l. the service of the devil have the al
p dacity to blow the smoke in God
s face.
o Men Do Not
Consider.
It l presume there are men and won
cfAnnod 70