He told the women that it was not sufficient to be familiar with all the
poets and the books of etiquette to get into heaven. The one essential
thing is the doing of the will of God, he said.
Mr. Sunday showed through the story of Lady Anne Erskine of Rome, how the
devil and Christ are bidding for their souls—the devil offering beauty,
pleasure, adulation and ease; Jesus promising peace, joy and eternal
happiness—and it was left to them to choose.