Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-01
NEED OF CHURCH
In SALVATION
VIOLETTE TEXT

There were two more added last
night at the Christian church DR.
! Violette'S subject was, 'Is a Coed
! Man Saved Out of the church,"
His text was from Acts tenth chapter
which told abol+ Cornelius, ga devout
man, and one that feared God with
all his house, who gave much aims
to the people, and prayed to God
always
| The evangelist said the Bible said
more good things about Cornelius
than about any other man in the
Bible save Job, but Job wrote about
himself, which causes us to discount
what he said somewhat But not
withstanding the fact that Cornelius
was one of the best men on earth
there was something he lacked. He
was not saved He needed Christ
through whom salvation comes. The
evangelist emphasized the fact that
one of the most essential qualities
of spirit needed in salvation is a
disposition to do the will of God.
He illustrated his idea by calling
attention to the statement of Jesus,
eft is easier for a camel to go
through a needles eye than for a
rich man tc enter into the kingdom
of heaven" He said that Jesus was
not talking about a gate sometimes
mentioned in Jerusalem where the
+ bundle had to be taken off the
camel SO that he could enter, but
He was talking about the '.'confound-
ed disposition of the camel. Cor
nelills,' said Dr. Violette, showed
right disposition when he said to
Peter, we are all here to hear what
God has commanded us of thee
/ The evangelist said he had heard
IngerSoll criticise Abraham in the
parable of the rich man anG Lazarus
between him and the rich man in
on earth between those who arc
right and those who are wrong" said
DR.. Vio1ette "In every circle of
life this gulf is fixed between right
and wrong, between the wicked and
the righteous. 1t is not question
of goodness that saves man. said
the speaker. sit is a question of
authority. Two men fought in the
same battle in the Civil war, and
we're wounded in the same battle and
lived in the same town later They
petitioned the government to grant
them 'EN pension. One was pensioned
but the Xother was refused because
he fought on the wrong side. Two
men lived on the same street and
were visited by the same insurance
agent one took out insurance and
when he died his widow received
widow received nothing because her
husband Xxx out no policy There
is only Cne thing that saves a man,
not his goodness but it is the
authority of Christ who has all
authority in heaven and on earth
has no chance of salvation. A man
who will not live up to the light
he has. who refuses to assume the
responsibility that is placed upon
him has no right to claim salvation.
Blessed are the merciful,' said Jesus,
for they shall obtain mercy There
fore a man who is unmerciful and
who offers no assistance to others
in need of sympathy will not receive
any mercy from Cod
+ Mature does not hesitate to claim
her victim that violates her law
said Dr. Violette. "A locomotive will
strike down car whether it runs
into it Intentionally or through
neglect, so whoever violates law
may expect to reap what he soWs''
The evangelist mentioned that some
had said they would enlist with the
church but they were unable to pay
anything. lie ridiculed the idea and
said not one man in a thousand
who makes that excuse is honest,
gum, go to movies and to baseball
games. drive car and pay FOR many
things not essential to living. He
said he asked Roger Babson, the
great statistician, when did money
lose its value. Babsons replied Money
loses it's value when you have enough
to eat and wear, enough TO meet tn:
immediate responsibilities and de-
mands of your own place in or
ganized society. The rest is super
fluOuS"
I "Cornelius lacked one thing" said
lDr Violette, 'he lacked Christ, and
when Peter preached unto him Jesus
he also commanded them to be bap-
tized and every command of God
should be obeyed There is nothing
else to do with a command. The
Bible is the word Of God; Jesus
Christ is the Son of God, He has all
authority, and if he has all authority
he must be obeyed and when we
obey we have salvation through the
authority of Christ" said. the evange-
list.
/ At the four o'clock lecture yesterday
DR.. Violette gave several readings OF
his own poems which are literary
/ gems that will abide through the
ages and having the degree Doctor
of Literature he ranks as one OF the
most outstanding teachers in that