The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-08
THE KEEPING OF Principles

! The concerns Of infnitcsimals are
! part Of the business OF our day The
many mi,lionth fraction OF a second helps
TO measure the many thousandth pro-
| gross Of an inch. The most powerful
microscope is only q common invcstica-
tor; and spoctroscopes. and telescopes arc
! helped by the most powerful microscopes
to penetrate the mysteries OF nature.
The path which no fowl llnoweth. and
which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
the sanctuary of wisdom and the place
Of understanding; the weight Of the winds
and the ways of thunder and lightning
are subjected 20 study. and yet science, I'm
its triumph, owns its limits, and TO an
agency that lchcs its study. gives the
name Of Influenza Innuence-a mysteri-
GUS something that overwhelms pos
sesses, and controls us. From what
source that influence comes and how It
is worked Is the question But no theory
can mark or define IT, Waves corpus
cles microbes, magnetism will not cover
the case. II IS the reserved power ana
control Of God. The wind bloweth where
II Isteth; thou nearest the sound there
Of. but canst not tell whence IT cometh |
or whittier It goeth. THE unexpected al |
ways happens" Pestilcnces and panics |
and earthquakes come; we can follow IN |
their tracks. and reason about them: we |
can see afterwards that things were
preparing for them: but the Great Orig
inator is clothed I'm clouds and darkness
TO MS, and keeps % Himself Ills when
ana how. Not only Is tie spring and
source OF power hil from Us, but the
seeds and beginnings of THINKS are
shrowded in mystery.
our own motives and principles rise
and reign In the profound OF our being
our ininost souls-thcy come from Tie
ground Of the heart The Keeping OF
this Holy of Holes is every mans first
and most honorable business. The di-
vine order is Keep thy heart with an
for out of It are the issues or
NE In the depths Of the soul BEGINS
the power and character that consccrate5
Or deilles all the thoughts. words. and
acts. And there God meets us face to
face.
The individual IS the primal crystal and
ype Of society And as the soul Of the
Individual IS kept, SO is the soul Of the
lation. And the soul of the nation has {
Is sanctuary and its special Keepers d
hey are not its most DISTINGUISHED or 2
most public men, Though II Is marvel I
)uS how the Invisible church chooses ana n
marks Its champions Now King Alfred D.
nay SHOW the Trim ana Thummim elit- =
-TIAS IN his breast plate; now the tin a..
er John Bunyan, sounds the divine
iarm. Now saint and now an infdcl | 81
lay work the work of God and defend ! u
lie essence OF manhood. Who knowsg 81
ags and royalty serve Him. the King Of a
lhss' on equal terms. for common WAGES u
who can tell where light dweueth2 II j.,
the gift OF Heaven. Behold dwell m
the high ana holy place with Him Is
lat Is lowly and of a contrlte spirit bi
o matter what the occupation rlaeo ~. o.
auoh or the outward man. II Is tbo ~
oister of the lowly and devout eo,,i +n.. la
'eps alive, pure. and bri.ht. tra r.,t r.
0"i o'NliHaton. The public opinion Of H.
It Hatoh originates. rises. grows ana
p"nUs from the hearts OF fits lowN. am
NEST earnest and unpubllc. and IMAM w.
-louS citzens, its Hcaven-appointea dr
l'I"eis' VINO mind their own busino.s H.,
WORK Their own work: from us ,io,,, OF.
O happy well-goyerned and weu-lo,t 90,
mes Where God the Supreme Ruler vol
truly known and faithfully and Iovino pal
worshipped. Great oratlons and ar "a
nents go for nothing; great victories his
only Of honor and glory ana ruin and II
row; while well-preseryed and che got
ell sentiment and pure and true nrln- ~,
le' the peoples sacred trust and re-
hsioiiity' pervade society. make blsto- cha
ana saves and glorifes the nation zee
"orld Is TO be redeemed not Nv noy,- WOW
or height but by the spirit Of tho r.iy- in t
COO sacredly kept In the hearts - h
ht'le ones-whom we all famiItarl,, cr5it,
" as the salt Of the earth. The naro- ana
oi the Leaven is the great mystery
he Gospel. ' '''iS II
iiS,iahlty-the religion Of great trutbs "S Hrt
Prlhciples-is the religion of ne,oo be .
doctrine drops as the rain ara 5,st,,. ter
NE dew THE servant OF God mnst -
strive. It's best apostles are NOT
roVersialists; but in kind words La
gentle lives. the children Of the sum
sdom' make known to the world The wife
pei OF peace and good will. Not 90 in Il
ractions; but its life-is the Ligb, thinl
len. -@'e"' try
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