The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-08


not an infrequent thing to find peoTie
who are willing TO take stock in every
thing that comes along. The TACT ~.
they don't want TO be left IL is
pleasant thing TO see things prospering,
but IT is pleasanter still to have an IN
terest in what Is getting on well. The
best way to ensure obedience to the
Scripture precept. TO reJoice WIN
them that rejoice. - is to have positive
and real interest IN the thing that csuses
the rejoicing. on est que ca me
faiftr is "A very mean way OF looking al
things. but miserably natural. lnstinc-
lively. we enquire, " How does that
concern me p
To a contempiative man, the ways OF
business and the courses of every day
matters are the \. b. G. s Of life. They
are live learning. full Of suggestion.
mere touchers and signs Of higher life,
and of divine providence: rough Gov
erings Of immortal buildings. To
gather honey from the weed and make
moral Of the plain devil, is paying
business. paying dividends of patience.
of light. and the highest possible
knowledge. We think it a great priv
lege to see the wisdom and infinite skill
Of the Almighty in the lilies, the trees
and plants and h)wers. the
clouds and sunshine, the SUM-
the moon and the stars. But how much
more wonderful does that power and
wisdom appear in the kingdom OF mem
In the feeding Of the people without
wastes, the timely supply of necessities;
in the operations Of banking and cur
rency, the receiving and distributing Of
all the necessaries Of life; in the re-
straining and releasing and controlling
of the countless forces Of virtue and
vice. of liberaliiy and greed. Of plety
and villainy, of selfishDess and martyr
dom that are at work, that press or
rage in society,"
This disposition TO take stock IN
everything points good moral and
suggests royal lesson. blessed are
they that SOW beside all waters: that
send forth thither the feet Of the OK
and of the ass The Christian mis-
sionaries that invest their lives and for
tunes in heather lands for the King
dom of God 5 sake. although the wlsesi
and highest possible investors, are yet
not the only pioneers in that direction.
nor the only candidates for the pro-
phetic blessing. Truth and the King
dom of Heaven have ten thousand in
.erests and branches. And every
man who, anywhere ana on any
waters or in any corner, scatteie
good sees, wise word, a KIND
act. or the sunlight OF warm sym
pathy or genial good fellowship. Is
making immortal investments. sowing
beside waters. After many days. with
out fail, the return comes. And the
world is full of such small investors.
A man may have an honest heart,
Though poverty hourly stare him;
man may take a neghborr part,
And have no cash 10 spare him.
Any man who anywhere makes
virtue a reality by simply not hearing a
dishonest proposition by quietly leav-
ing the company Of the highest digni-
talies when profanity and filth are in
order; by simply being true to princi-
pies of decency and character, any such
man is sowing by the waters of life,
ami i. taking stock IN the greats st of all
enterprises.
The poor sufferer who, on bed OF
pain and languishing. forgotten of the
general world. testiies to the goodness
of God. and by constant living ser
mon. breaches confidence in Him, little
knows What seed he may be sowing and
what st cams may bear the richness OF
his faith out into the great world. O.
what streams Of WEAKNESS and sadness
flow along our common streets. Bless
ed indeed are the words of cheer and
encourageme mt that are sOwcd beside
those waters.
Any man who out OF a generous SOU
gives aid or comfort 10 art, science.
mechanics to honorable effort and the
cause Of truth aud human veal In any
form. is sowing beside the waters Of life.
The happiest man is the man vino. like
the notle tree, spreadeth out it's root.
by the rivers. Whose sympalhies are
large t. those whom the face If nature
and humanity reflects the smile Of the
living God.
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