The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-21

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Oh ihc soul dirgc-hear it play.
4 GRE1T PROBLEM
Jhe Master propounds what we
might call q problem ia spiritual arith.
menc. "What shall it profit a man, if
he shall gain The whole world and lose
his own souiy" Here we have three
elements to De considered They are
4. Gain-ihe whole world - Lo-s-a
man soul. 3. Recoyery-how can it
be brought about
+. Gan-ihc whole world. Notice
how Numasantlg, for the sake Of
argument. the Saviour puts the case.
ilc -tatcs the care even more strongly
fir the wording than Satan does. 80
man ever ruled over half the world.
and no conqueior really gained posses
sion of the territory hc had yanquished'
Isn't lho Saviour makes else supposition
Chat man bias really gained the whole
"'rla' $50 That he may do with It what
he likes. so that from the rising of
Tine sun until Che going down OF
the same there is none TO say him
uay. 10 this we may add something
more. and suppose that man had all
tne pleasures OF life that flow from
perfect health of body. Sickness may
rob amy monarch of the JOY of govern
mont, or fear OF assassination may
make m7 iiie "a burden 10 him' rs IN the
case of he'zlf OF Russia. To TINS add
length ot days. Alexander the Great
diced at the carly 'geof thirij-two' and
lhus ia'led io ENJOY what me bad really
"on' Add again great literary lame
ffedorirk the Great passed many un-
happy hours because he could not get
Noi'aifo to praise. his miserable poetry.
Though hc could thrash all the com
o'nod armies Oh Europe De was mise
faDle because he could NOT make the
fichchman praise his poems Yet
"san'"dd perfect freedom rom family
bereavement ana sorrow Eilnce Mel-
lcfnich' "ho""s once called lheaioiter
OF European o''i'lies' i'und All JAS
diAu-ntoi happiness turned INTO worm
wood by the sickness ana dealn oi DIS
daughter 'i'mcnline' lie said i'll his
diary My poor Oiemen'ine Is very DID,
N"lhing breaks me down IKE SICK
chiid' 10 my iamiiy circle IL is to-day
mos. gloomy ana ] go from inc ie'o'
'"'''i'7.7 an" ue'n'Sosu'7' VINO ''opi'
NY ''""'' I'D i'Nu 0"io anu 'o'i'" ''
.i' s''N ROOM N""' "'"l'l g poil'o'
il''" '' from ''' IVAN le7 WHICH d" ''"'n
jealousy "nd ""h"ppiness' halnan'
"e'lin} exalted hoAoicu' is sui ut1'r-
- miserable. iie says All Tins avail
'lN i"e A"'"i"r' 800 loNs as ! see Noi
'''''' '''' ''"' '''''ns "' tue Ni"-
-'''' -''N ''''' up 'i'v sans !" " W."
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.-'' l'''''' "''''" "'" safety "'l
I'ii'c. freedom from soiI"" "l any
KIND. HI treat literary lame w.
N' jealous I''"liies' lO'l AN '"s' i''
many years inns Is 'h' prom 7''c Oh
lne ""flal'ns DA''h'e '''e' ~ It's
very D'sl. ana lhdeed. h'aAes
very iaH showing
p. iost-the man soul.-At last MS
hic comes To an end The sceplre OIL
power must n' laid down lle"i'h
gives way ana lame lade'' Whi'o d
thousand hands are eagerly 7lietcheu
olt to- grasp the power That .lpplrS
from feeble fingers. LIE is ebDing
and eternity s da"nlng. Now ask
the mar what he thinks OF his bargain.
iie has no preparation maze LOT elef-
NIFTY. ITO" do 'he prizes OF me 'n"t
once appeared so l"'i seem 10 nun 10"
ihe sold is ui'nihe"' ana the iu''ei mas
'i ''''"'''' LIN, '''' ,.' ''''''' ''' So