Classic E. J. Pace Cartoon - "The Way Out Of The Woods"

 

"The Way Out of the Woods" is an allegorical comic panel by Dr. E. J. Pace that teaches the way to salvation by comparing it to being delivered from being lost in the thick and dark woods. 

The first scripture comes from I Corinthians 15:3, 

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

The verses is Isaiah 55:7 which states:

"Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."

"Classic E. J. Pace Cartoon" - "Dying For Want of Water"

 

"Dying For Want of Water" is one of several images published in E. J. Pace's 1922 book "Christian Cartoons". Many of us can personally relate to a garden that wilts for lack of water. We begin to grow thirsty when our souls are not quenched with the living water of Christ from the Bible. 

Classic E. J. Pace Cartoon - "The Only Bridge That Spans This Chasm"

 Somehow I went years and years without knowing about Dr. E. J. Pace (1880 - 1946) a pioneer of Christian cartooning. Many of his works are in the public domain and I will be glad to share them regularly along with the works of Jack Hamm and many other great Christian illustrators. 

The scriptures referenced are:

John 5:24 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

Ephesians 2:1 - "And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;"

I John 3:14 - "We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death."