The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-17
PLACES FOR FATAL FALLS,
Rsu. Dr.. COtplr Tells Of the Dancers
10 bs Avoided Everywhere.
FATHER YELBRRS ON CONFESSION .
Rev. Mr. Hutson Tells Of the Open Sins.
Dr. Wright al Leigh. street.
Drs. Young and Snith-scr,iccs
nj other Churches Sunday,

Rev Or. George Cooper occupied his
pulpi; at tho First BAPTIST church sun
DAY, after vact.on spent in the Adlron-
dacks. the scashcrc. ana Now York and
Philadelphia.
Tho sermon Sunday night was from the
words Wherefore Jet MIN that thinks
lie stands take heed lest he fan" Il. Crr.
N.l2. Tho subject was slippery Places
for Fatal Falls" Travellers in Swiizcr-
land who make dangerous mountain as
cents wear heavy hoh-nalcd shoes and
carry strong STAFF pointed with q sharp
steel spike. said the speaker. They are
liable 90 encounter slippery places where
q fan might ho fatal More than one
climber has set an rnwary foot upon
such glissadcs and has been glad 10 Csc
cape With only bruises or broken bones
what 5 trGc OF Alpine climbing Is true
IA NE. 40 man IS absolutely safe under
any circumstance. The greater OR
privileges the greater our danger They
are no cause for security.
Seli-cophicnce is enc of those shi perry
places. Les him tat thinks hc stands
take heed Such arc apt to grow pre-
afrWd?' Not /. Others may fan not
me Many have no plan Of moral lie,
keep no accounts with Themselves. have
exaggerated estimates of their virtues,
with the result that they are not as
strong ass they think themselves 10 be.
Sc Peter felt and thus was the first 10
deny shamcully his Lord. Self distrust
SIS the best security. Mr. Fearing and
Miss Much Afraid In BunyCn's dllcgory
reached Tho celestial lffr ~ .fs AIR Pre-
sumption was left lying In the road with
pair OF iron letters on mis- heels Boast
not thysclf
THf WEAKEST POINT
Ignorance OF the weakest point in char
actcr is another dangerous place. An
axiom Of engineers is that the weakest is
the strongest The strength of the chan
Is the strcr eth of the weakest link. 50
should every man estimate his own char
actcr. Men LOOK at the strong place. It
r. humliating 90 admit that there are
weak points. They viii say 80 of their
neiehhOr freely. but do not like 10 say
II equally of themselves. III a man has
special virtue ne thinks Of his whole
manhood as in harmony with that. Men
forget the weak side OF their nature IL
is easy 90 watch where there is no dam
ger Let the watch be where 10 is need
ed
Curiosity 10 see life IS another slippery
place Many come fo our city with such
inqu'sitiVcncss They mela no harm.
They visit the gsmbicr's rooms. They
see tine saloons. They &c 10 tho house !
OF the strange woman. They want e. !
SCI what is done in these places. 1t is |
dangerous Many q man who has recrcd /
into the abyss of evil just 20 see what IL |
is Ike has lost mis- balance and fallen |
over. There are some things which IL Is /
sin 90 see twice. The sewers Of Paris. /
through the finest In the world. two hum |
drei miles long. lighted with gas. are not |
the best thing TO see ia the city
ANOTHER DANGER.
Financial success is often slippery
place How many "a man grows poorer
o.. heart while De grows richer I'm gold
There are many whose wealth Stands !
for intesrit', moral excellence social OK
cfutnce. but thc fever OF money maxi
ing Us danscrous-the conflict between
money making and morality. Anything
D. risht that succeeds. What follows is
hho"r too Wen. has been seen too fre-
qucuty
Sir Walter Raleigh once wrote in the
presence of Queen Elizabeth "Fain wouiG
j climb. bat that I fear 10 fan" Let
us not think that goodness needs to bee
co"a'dll in this world while sin and
wrong are open and bold. our goodness
is Go hc brave. valiant but not prcsump-
Tive or blind Co the sense of danger. Not
lAioHlcdicd by the hope. not discouraged |
70! tne fear. we shall 20 ON our way
in paths that experience shows % Doc safe
ana profitable. Take heed TO thvsolf
And IL stern duty ever requires us Ia 20
where the danger is clear d., the psalm
ist 3 prayer De- on our lips when I say.
my foot slippcth. then, O. Lord let my