Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-27
ONE CANNOT Be STONED
INTO KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
Religion for Plain Man Is
Subject of Rev. Ernest
l.. CopIcy.

rnNiuE ~ his Ibj",J. ''rh" 9:
!iG."n for thn ram Man. ami tor
l.~ ,AI. Matthew Vi. 10, l.. u"' -
the hlporr.tes. l;cv. Ernc-, l.. Cop
L.. tn" pastor. preached ia De""tu,
stree, Methodist Church -y,s,,rdH!
morning. IA part; a. rol.ows:
"Lcsus sc's forth N TIA" S,rmou
Ola tho Mount, found ia Matthew.
"hart"gs !, t. ana : III" religion fp!
thc plain man. The religion ~ thu
rhar:se"S was exceedingly MINUS,
aud complies. The unicarn.d dc.-
paired o; :>Hop,uG til" Law aud the
y. I'll" common p."Y, heard l"Snr
Gladly. therefore. When IL, ,u-
uOuu,.d. My yok" is easy and M
burd"n is iiGh,. Il was . "cIcomI'
IA. Ssu@'.. f".. under the hip"rIit...
rirn.IiSn had run wiiu
Jesus w,,- rrinarhab!, pain
mIn Uims~l; lie loved S.uipll, -.
The m.n Ia WORDING clothes ia" w"-
ul.tn drawing WAGER. aud "a. emil"
playing in the streets ., app"..i''!
I" him. jesus. therefore. not only
mad" religion easy /" uud'rs aud 10
Illustrating I in terms ~ E;" H.
sell. even his own r.oh lie. Dut h'
also. CHARMED it III his IN ssH.,,. ~
elected Tho vital In religion tn
man who would argue tn" tuc points
"a matters of doctrm" nui bcii'I
I gvts little sGpp"gt from jesus MUoi
I valunh." tim. and cuorsy is
heinz wasl", tcIay on both side.
til" h.r"tics ana ;h" orthodox
I Will" the main task is ne
( ..l"ct"d. There is little chance OF
/ arguing a man into tho prayer ~"
: You cannot ston. ono INTO the ling
. dom OF God There is bY' on" va:
namely. to live the lie of unset
:!si, service. We hHv" had quit
. enough speculation about religion
and quit" cu"... h dUs; has bcru stir.
/ red up. II i. high tim" the church
/ VAS S""klr; To bc perfect, ever
/ as God is perfect.
"N"tic- now searching l"sus - il
( his treatment nf tn" religious prAr'
/ ,ic.S OF his day. Take heed ths'
YOU do not y"ur aims b"for. M,
/ to y" sc"n ~ them When YOU S"nr
I a contribution for some charity. IL
not sad not" OF II :" the SAM
mail To- tn" newspapers N'i'ho'
s.uL band TO accoinpany The has
k"t ~ groceries Sent 30 = need
family. II YOU do these Things. 20
ct your r"va:d. Jesus says Yo,
de- II !" l." seen III IA "a a"d yo'
ar. seen ii Them Eui ODD 81 toe
much ".S- - do 90 motto" such lit
tie souls rha dowur.uht honest
christian man docs NO, desire tn
publicity ~ tn little good H. car
do.
Much good has undouatedly com
IRON. thc !arg" gifts from million
air. for education ard phiamthropr
but only God knows the good th.
has come % the m!.!ioualrcs them
So'vr- Many %; our s:c"t capital
ISIS ui today appear "r icri,an!
mur,yrs They civ" l,-gS suns. an,
X is tp,iS"d Of umtil sometimes
feel li" Ne ousHt u pA"s arounC
the hat and take un a collection TO
some @: them. some ~ th-s- IarS'
gifts az" 'nlk"d of on every stree
corm"i la every city But roun
like to Snow what ,aosr ;'hu wIl'
tn" s;r"y's above arc saying ahpu
th.s" things.
~ t'crc ov"r las hccn tim
81 u mIui,imd needed 10 81, a, q"
rat q Jesus it IL nov. our onl.
hope IS tor simpler ..:r. GA
r,:,s-S ~" heating ;,r too rap,Gi.
Thor. is au "udlc>s round Of ,huu:
THAI dr.v. !:"G IL al dr.c, ouG u.c:
irat.ou y meet ourselves comm:
from vu, meeting Icing to an
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