The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-30

OUR SUNDAY COLUMN.
Original and Otherwise-Pre-
pared by Mark.
NO. 81.

When that eminent lady, Mrs. Bot
tome. was in Roanoke few days ago,
she had something to say in ono of hcr
admirable addresses about the ingenuity
and Willingness OF love-Christian love.
And it is SO. Tho old proverb, "Where
There is Will There is Way" holds
| good always.
We mean that where there is hearty
| willingness and earnest desire to do
| something for God, there is way. We
| do not, of course. mean that there is
| always way by which we may do all
| we desire, or all we judge needs to be
done, for this is notso But every heart
| that has experienced the love of Jesus
| can find just as many ways as 1T has
ability in which to give proof OF that
dwelling and controlling affection for
him.
There is nothing so inventive as love
in devising modes by which to manifest
itself 1t finds opportunities in which
to speak of tho excellences of its object,
and ways in which to confirm its words
by its deeds. If tho love OF Christ be
shed abroad in the heart by tho Holy
Spirit, nothing can prevent that heart
from giving evidence of the motive that
rules within.
Hence the poorest disciple of Jesus
may do something for him. Nor is the
doing of something for Jesus thing of
mere possibility. 1t becomes matter
of necessity. Tho true love Of Christ
constrains the true disciple, and will
compel him to do something in testi-
mony of his Masters love. Looking
above him he will find that he has
means to do moro than he knew, and no
will discover opportunities inviting him
to improve them, and thus glorify his
Lord and benefit his fellow man.
Do not then, dear reader, say you can
do nothing for Jesus. If you have a
will to do for him you may find way.
l know there are many things it is i'm
possible for you to do, but do what you
can. The poor widow could not give
thousands of dollars. She could give
only 1.-TWO mites which make farth-
ing," but she cast in all her living, and
thereby gave more than they all. She
had a will. She found way. You
may honor Christ if you will.
YOU CHEEEED ME- ON.
He was plain-looking man. He had
seen better days. Ho had gone through
all weathors. Ho was ono whose hopes
had been raised high ono then dashed
! TO the ground in disappointment and
| sorrow. But he was on the rising tide
of prosperity now, and no meets ono
| who whispered a kind, encouraging
| word in his ear when he was down.
His gratitude abounds. He grasps the
/, hand Of his friend and refers to the
| past.
II owe you a debt can never repay"
he exclaimed. when l was oppressed
with gloomy fears-when courage and
hopo were gone, when others mccked
and scorned and disparaged, when
others heaped upon me the dirt and mud
| Of abuse, censure and SANDER for being
down, you came along and stopped down
and helped me up and helped mo on.
You dried my tears and scothed my
heart and cneered my spirits and re-
vived my hopea. You raised me from
the depths OF gloom and cheered me on.
All! there are many who are dis
couraged and sad, and all they need Is
a kind, encouraging word from those
who pass them by unnoticed, unhelped.
Dear reader, would you be happy? Dc
something for somebody, quick. Kind
encouraging words do not cost much
Then speak them in the ear of the
| dropping ones with whom you met in
! tho pilgrimage of life, and cheer them
on.
| Oh, bless the fri, nds that LIT us up
On arms of love each day,
Who put some sweetness In the cup
And help III on our way;
| Who in our efforts eympathlzc,
| Nor fOiblcs dwell upon,
| And whisper: THAT way honor lies. p"
| And kindly cheers Us on.
MARK.