New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-07
Rich Man Who Sins. Cannot
Raise Golden Barrier Be-
tween Himself and His
Conscience or Escape Sor.
row.

The last session aver which r. B.
Skinner will preside as president Of
Eyeryman's Bible class was held yes
ierday morning with sos men present,
Mr., Skinner has heen head Of the class
since II was organized year and a
half ago with rs members, up to its
present membership of 1894, His
term as president expires this month
and he does not expect 10 be able 70
attend any more sessions until after
the general election which occurs
May 20,
Next Sunday will be observed as
Ladies' Day. and Mothers Day" Al
the same time, The class session will
, be thrown open to women and Rev
John l.. Davis will deliver a special
sermon on Mothers Day"
Tomorrow evening will he one OF
the big events Of the year when the
Red army has its annual Ladies
Day. banquet at the Elks club. Sew
sral hundred guests are expected. Rev,
Dr. Y. Newton Lackey of Hartford will
he the speaker OF tho evening.
Rev. John l.. Davis yesterday took
rs his theme the poverty OF re-
ligious people, He said;
TN the olden times II was thought
TINT religion held out a reward for
righteousness and there was material
gain in II. People thought that "
God was on their side He would give
them that which everyone desires. ma
tnrial prosperity. That Is still spoken
OF MS a reward but u is not always
true actually think that 1t is bet
Ter 10 be honest, righteous, fair and
lust but we cannot always see these
things bring a financial reward. They
may and they may not and II Is false
20 hold out to o man the hope that
Il he is religious le wills make more
money than the other man. They be-
lieved that in the oden days and then
when II began to dawn on the people
OF that day that the wicked were more
prosperous than the good people and
had much of the gladness of life, they
said, there is 80 netting wrong. re-
ligion is wrong. we are being good and
in poverty and there they are immor-
oil and living in prosperity
Look at Nebuchadnezzar. He spent
his last days crawling about on his
hands and knees like an animal be-
cause he went insane from sin. Are
the sinners plagued like other men
We do not have to go back to Nebu-
chadnezzar to have the truth told
about trouble and that sinners are
plagued like other men. Asaph says
they are not plagued like other men.
They are plagued worse. Their very
lives are eaten out by the results OF
their sins. Go back to Judas Iscariot
who hanged himself through remorse.
Think of the old king who killed the
Huguenots. When he was dying he
said, blood, blood, the rivers of blood.
He was plagued to death. There is
Harry K. Thaw who slew Stanford
White. Ask him If he is not plagued.
Go ask him If the wicked are not pla-
cued like other men. Ask Stillman.
Ask the Indian guide. All that publ
city before the American public OF
the wealthiest people In this country.
n'hey are disgraced and their children
are disgraced. The only thing that
helps them is the wealth they have.
Ask them if wealth brings ease and
comfort always. No, they are plagued
like other men.
"A man once rode through city
with the mayor and as they passed a
be autiful residence with cut glass door
Panels and luxurious surroundings,
he said, Mayor If had a home ME
that would be happy man. The
mayor said, No you would not. You
would be miserable as I am. You
would be listening for the steps OF a
drunken son and a daughter gone
astray.' The man went back to his
humble home in the, suburbs of the
city which was as pure as the flowers
in spring. He put his arms around his
wife and children and said, Here is