The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-25

France 10 the United States. Il is call
ed Liberty EnAghtcning Che World,
INIT mo- lamp whose RAYS stream from %
lighthouse standing on the shores of the
sen can send its beams very far into thc
darkness. But the Bible Is Che luminarN
which can scatter the darkness which
.hrouls the whole earth. SO the apostle
Saw. "Ye do we'll that ye take heed to Do
as go "A lirht shining in a dark place, tli
tine dav dawn and The day star arise do
your hearts.
VALUE or LEAF.
II "A most interesting TO notice how
even a small part of The Bible, ho" %
.ir-lc leaf on verse sometimes lets The
.rgft of salvation into the beni htcl
mind.
4 missionary who lived in India tell,
MAJ of "a half-ca-tc Hindu woman who
f,und a leaf of the Bible. and was 500
Interested I'm what She read ihai She
sought for more. and having obtained "a
complete copy of the scriptures, she ne.
came "a convert 90 Christianity Under
her teachings and influence several OBJ
her relatives were brought 90 Christ.
Sine wa. persccutcd uy her Ainsmcn and
deserted bv her husband. bat hcr SON De-.
came "a convert and then u minister
preaching the Gospel TO his own coun.
trymcn.
AJArANE-E 1NQrtErH.
! once heard am address made hy 20
rcinrncd missionary from Japan JIG
said the Bible itself was "a great mission
ary and sometimes q fragment of % fall
inc into the hands of "a native was lhr
means of bis conversion. llc told u- OBJ
% |lapano.e boy So ho studied % geography
msdc for the Christian schools OF CHAT
country. The first sentence ln Dc was
this "In the beginning God created me
Heaven and the earth. The boy sili.
There is no God like that in Japan
would like 10 know more about the 1o'
who made Heaven and earth IL,
found ont that his geography Was pun.
lshcd i'm the United States. and he oc.
tcrmiucd that Doc would come 90 AmcIl'
After many difficulties Doe succeeded
First hc went to China. and after wande.
inr about "a long time he managed 90 4c'
ON a vessel bound 10 this country Oi
The voyage Dee asked The capi'li
of the ship 10 tell him abou.
The God who made the Heaven and th'
earth. The captain was not % religious
man. but he had 70 kind heart Do h'
promised the lad that when they LANDED
he would take him 10 "a man who
would tell him all De wanted ID
know. lie brought him 90 The owner o
. the ship. who became interested ih lh'
boy, took him into bis family, sen
him 90 college. then 90 "a theology
cal school. and shipped Alm haci
to Japan. where he became % teacher Oh
"a Christian institution. The govern
mcnt offered him employment ln
po.ition where he could have e goo'
salary. but he refused DO accept it, pre-
fcrring TO spend his life ia teaching hi
countrymen about the God who maa'
the Heaven and the earth. and the wa
f of salvation through hi. son.
But if u should De SD weak an'
wicked as 90 neglect on reject the Bi9l,
God has other ways OF bringing Iii
Kingdom near 90 men.
fine Bible cannot follow the man wh'
departs from IT, 10 BIAS n0 voice DO
those who VIII not open d. ii laid ON
shelf there 10 remains. covered with dc>l
"A silent book. The little Bible OBJ
mother gave her boy when Doe was lel'
ing home. and which he placed ODD ih
bottom of his trunk, may still DE ioun'
/ there. mute, and making no aupeallo ODD
needless on.
TIE PREACHER OF THE WORD.
But God does not abandon those VIII
thus NEGLECT His word. lie has appoinic
am order of men whose great commis-lo.
is 90 20 and preach the Gospel tO ever
creature. one great provision of I'D
wisdom and love is Ml hfl4g mlnntl
Il is their great business to make lh
word vocal, TO announce GOD s. claims o.
all the awakening teTrOrs of the law, an.
Ihv all theWinniug alurcments of the 6O'
pel. rich I'm grace. The men who boil
This sacred office are called the emba,sa
d0rs OF God. and they are to 20 To thci
fellow men warning, peTsuading, pleao
ing. with words like these AS %
God did beseech YOU by Us, we pray go.
i'm Christs stead. le ye r|ccoucilea &
God The Scriptures everywhere mag
nifty ibis office. They proclaim iaiih as
saving grace. They declare that, whose
ever shall call ON the name of the Lor
+ shall be saved. Dut how shailthcy Gallo
Hmm whom they have NOT helieycdt An
how shall thew believe In Him of WHOM
they have not heard And how sAa
they hear without q preacher IL was D.
preaching that the knowledge of saIN.
lion was spread all over the world ln OBJ
early ages. so that nation after nallo.
was brought into the kingdom of Chrls'
In times of lukeWarmness anu apo-ite
il was bv preaching that the church Ma
revived. The triumphs of the eIca
Reformation. as il is called Mer
caused hy preaching. The great maJori.
of all who now form the church Oh Vo'
ON earth were converted and hrough
into 10 bv preaching. } 0u have seen
+ little instrument calledthe burning glass
Yon hold il in the sunlight and p0l
piece of dry wood ortinder under 10. an'
hold the glass off at a certain distance
until YOU get what is called the locus
+ Thus the scattered rays of the sun. Una
would not kindle anything in "a week, az.
gathered and brought 10 q point, as D
were. and then the finder catches nrc
+ The sermon is lkethat burning glass !
collects the scattered beams of divin.
truth. brings them TO "a point. directl,
over the heart or conscience of ODE
nearer. and then The sacred fire is Kim
died The sermon is the Gospel chauo
in which saving truth rides through tA'
world.
YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE
But why should / speak of the powe.
of preaching over others when YOU have
SO often felt IL YOURSELF There SITS
man who came I'm one Sunday night
thoughtlcss and careless, but before th'
sermon was half over DE became solemn
as the grave, presently he began 10 trem
bic. then the fears ran down his checks
His heart was melted. and he gave him
self to the Saviour. There sits "a woman
who had not been inside of q church
and had not heard "a sermon for years
4 neiehbor, d true friend, called for hoi
one evening, and after "a little pcrsua
sion brought her in. While they wer,
singing the first hymn she. TOO, becam,
interested. Perhaps it was the hymn De
ginning
Sweet Our0f prayer Sweet hon OF PRAYER
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