Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-11-29
SKETCH OF REV. A. p. DUNBAR'S
MON.
What Faith win Do.

He said that IN the Young People
Bible reading last Tuesday evening,
it was his privilege and also pleas
ure to have been present The sub
ject discussed was Faith" which
was creditahly handled by Rev. It'd
man, to the enjoyment of. all.
regard, said the speaker, Faith |
as one of the most important sub
ject of Holy Writ, and can never be
thought of too much. Therefore |
sitting there l gathered some little |
gleanings which hope will be help |
, ful TO you all. My heart was joyful
to hear the very deep, heart born
utterances that came forth from the
happy participants of the meeting.
The religious feeling that pervaded
the meeting had its lasting effect.
Many valuable things were said a
few OF which have jotted down on
this piece of paper in my hand. One
brother arose and said Faith is
the souls eyes," Another, that, "It
is the imn,ovable foundation upon
which the soul stands. Another
said that Faith was to the soul,
what the gas pipe was to the lighted
Jet, it brings the light" Another
said, "It is the souls anchor In a
time of storm, and that sinner was
as truly lost without Faith, as
would be a ship in a storm with a
broken anchor" And still another
said, Brethren / can family COM
. prehend the good of faith and the
many purposes it serves, but my
study has been, how TO get this
Faith, and how it may be propigat-
ed in the soul. / think the best way
is to exercise the little you may
have" Now what wish TO impress
upon you, is that these are valuable
hints for the child of Faith. Religion
is not fanaticism. 1t is not TO wiring
ones self out of shape. 1t is not the
throwing of one into a spasmodic
state, but it is reasonable, n true
J principle of ones being. God de-
, signed from ali eternity that we
:, should study and acquire an im-
y proved knowledge of Him as reveal
ed by his word. The gift of reason
is the most blessed of all gifts, and
should be constantly exercised as
g here in stated. You give me a Bible
u Christian? and will show you one,
> over whom the devil has no power
"a one whose judgement is good and re
liable in all religious matters, =
good church man, a peace-makine
neighbor. and an obedient citizen.
will here submit a few verses
with comment Note / John, 2:2s
t,lssAnd this is thepromise that he has
q promised US, even eternal life" The
{ apostles faith grasps salvation ant
IN eternal life through the promise
i'll which God made of Christ. Thus i
is is by faith, that the promise of Goo
U. and eternal life can be realized b.
as the soul.
)n Again it is our faith that viewl
God in Christ at the head of al
human affairs, both in His genera
and special providence. In proof O
this. read Hebrews 1928 "Througl
n faith He kept the passover, and tn
y, sprinkling OF blood, st He that de
- stro ed the first born shall touc
~ them. Here was storming tim
for the Egyptians, but a joyous on
q for Israelites. Israel's safety was i
to the keeping of the command of Goo
N given them by Moses. Thus the dt
n stroying angel had respect unit
,re their faith. l might state here m
o. brethren that the blood makes a
20 the difference. The question shoul
ar not be "Will | be destroyed 2" bu
or Have the blood of sprinkling al
he piled to my guilty hearth The sol
an is forever safe behind the blood (
. Jesus. The wrath of God cannC
Ilv touch it, neither can the fires of he
;s burn it. May your Saith enable yo
;ed now to take hold of Jesus ere the
! stroying Angel passes through OF
the land, or death end your mortal e
viii istence.
,ad Again a proper faith casts Il
Sn the souls anchor upon Jesus. II
brew ell" Which hope we have
md Ian anchor to the soul, both sure al
tho steadfast, and which entereth in
that within the veil Here faith
resting upon Jesus the eternal roc
No fear in the storm If the slip
properly anchored. Let the tempe
break, let the sea roar, and {
rsu waves chase each other like hung
ap- lions, but its safety is in the streng
en-. of it's anchor.
NJ, So it is with the soul. Faith h
on. enabled it to anchor In Jesus
net what he has done and what he "
do. Again, faith keeps the sc
from sinking under heavy tria
How often are our trials so gre
;ck we almost exclaim, ''I must 81
,up," the road is too thorny, I
8 OF way is too crooked, the hill is t
Met steep, the enemies are too numerC
the and dangers too great" Yet ia
Col- whispers "Hold up my broth
1t Remember the words of the Maste
OF Lo am with you always, I
w your guide and your strength.
ed Acts 27:25; Wherefore, sir, be
VIII a good cheer, for believe God, ii
oe it shall be even as it was told me
nor. What a peril he was in on the gr'
sea, ship torn in pieces, the heav'
Rev. blackened with clouds, the sea II
the ing with madness and fury, and y
ppa he beseeches the crew to make
attempt to escape, that no {