The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-04

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shore and giving him suggestion. no
matter how valuable and lucid, IN the
art Of swimming. We jump into the
water and swim 10 the drow ulug man.
and lay mold of him, and struggle with
him: and not until we have brought
hum within reach of the friendly rope
have we saved him. And we must save
men S souls az We save men $ bodies.
We must 20 down TO them, and put our
arms about them. sympathy saves.
Fcart - heart j, the secret of influence.
Jesus Christ came down 20 us, or he
could never have saved us. lie con-
fesspd that he was tempted like rs we
are: he shared the burden OF all our
weakness. And that is what Christians
ought 70 do for each other You can
not help % man unless you sympathlze
with him. Help without sympathy isa
charitable ghost that you can put your
hand through .-Zlon's Herald.
THE GUIDE KNOWS AL TIE WAY.
We were stumbling along just at
nighffall over am obscure ana tangled
path IN spotted line. m the vernacu-
lar of the w0OdsmcnJ in the heart OF
deep ald almost ,mpeDetrabie forest.
Having some little desire 3D. test our
eyesight and our knowledge of wood
craft we stepped 3D. adyanc OF heEuide
and OF the rCstof the party ana -dcmpi-
cd for a hNle g. a". rs leader. For
short timc cNoi, lhItI ~ent well: the
obscure indications Of previous foot
steps could be feen: an occasional
broken limb. or log. with ils NOISY
covering worn away, showed where
others bad tired; and ordinary quick
ness of eyeoight could usually see the
blazpd trees that marked the way.
But occasionally we came To an ur-
usually blind place ia the trail To an
inexperienced eye there seemed 90 be
absolutely no path: the marked tree
trunks could not be distinguished. bat
we felt perfectly AZ case. because the
guide was only a ie" steps ln
the rear. and 10 was only necessary for
him to step 10 the front. and we were
at once upon the rlght track. There
was no possibility, apparently, Of his
becoming confused or Of his missing his
way. Every rod Of the ground was
familiar TO him. and his keen aadtraiu-
cd eve could discover indications Ct the
path which 10 one but a wOoi-man
would notice 10 was "a very simple
thing 20 turn and sleak o the guide.
There was no danger. even for incSper-
fence. while he was within call.
I'm thi, simple Incident IS illustrated
TO cur mind the Christians confidence
nprayer. IL is largely an appealing 20
the guide for leadership. Hc Above ua
80 go ahead. sometimes in the duk.
sometimes over blind path. bu lie is
never far away. A whispered word
bring. Hun % our side. a request ioi
guidance always secures IT. WIN ihal
confidence in the nearntas and ever
present helplulncs- OF the Leader. the
Christian can go forward without q
lrcm0r of fear of being lost or mis-
guided.
L. would have been absurd for that
party in tine woods. to whom We have
alluded 60 bc auXiJu3 or distressed in
any way over the outcome OF their
tramp. There was no pO, Dilty Of
their becoming lost i'm tie wilderness
while their guide WAS near by. They
were as sure. even when miles
away. OF seeing by and b. the
uddv camp-dIe. and the hGht
streaming through the chiuk, in
thcir log cabin. as when clos upon it,.
because their guide knew the way.
There is marvellous comfort and content
in Obi, thought TO tho Christie lie
may nct know what a day may brius
forth. bat his Guide knows, ard boz
knows his Guide. lie may be uucer
tain of the next step. bat his Guide
knows it all. Itmay be- growing darker
and darker. and the way more and
more uncertain, but the Guide knows D.
all. and the Guide is not far 0if.-GJl-
den Rllc.