The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-05
BAB'S DREAM OF EASTER.
The OuYCsSl MILL Be WELCOME
rhe Chasm Between Home an" '"'
a. stand Before Cod. Aione--'"'' W
she uypoesite small Fault IN o"''
a Crime In Another

~onc nv the children ha" 40
sa.s,ine Of the hot cross-ouns' anu
,,av.s laby had been rapturous'S '', go,
s, ~ saia. hanging her rosy h'"'
pe0''"' ..,lc Il woldn't hurt
90 Man. and I'd kili the naus"N
>As -. 5,d H." Then came Satut-
,a ,hcre was quiet over ali inc
house as n some one we loNeD nav -
.,ood-bve TO us forever; ana w. co,,nd |
So" hone Saturday evening Jun
was -, meditating-for we De
liz, 49, that faith which values Hhos,
~ o,r.tncSs and medltauoh' "'''
.',.tcn teaches that the greatest SCI
g nrcached by ones own heart ~ -
7 Vas left alone. Because the hisn'
chilly there was a bright hre' an" ii,
iool;ed al Il | raised my eyes 10 w -
-, 4, and saw that il was the ~
-, ho,,r Of the night. The chime I"ne
-, as softly as II in the presence oi .'o
"a and 1 fell into my own conn -
No chair and looked at the hIc, }" a.
seemed TO glow I'm letters OF necpe' -
60 deeper red. "And the sea gave Wy va
dead which were in IT, ana ue"1'' ~,
hen delivered mp the dead wi''o -, nan
them: and they were Juuseu V'N'
according to his works. H. aAc-
AZ heart repeated the last lihe' AZ
oo.fino IN his works" And then ''eio
came over me a great awe, ana
ali the world standing before the Man.
~ a to be Judged. And some uehpi'u
and were frightened; ana many hoP.S'
and some acted as IL they cared ioI ho'n,
inc but as they separated and each "cn'
toward the great white throne. alone 10
stand before God and be judged accoIu-
ing 10 his works, there came a horror
like unto nothing that ] can descIipe,
And some one standing near me sald' l
Am not AFRAID TO be judged before 'he
whole world, but OH tho awfulness OF
that time, alone with Co., Win V"'' ny
sins 10 face me.
Ana the man went by me, one whom l
had known as hnd-hearted' pleasant anu
of whom nothing worse was salo IMAM
that he was his own worst enemy. SOino
enc asked him-could II haye been the
Judge?--in a rich, beautitul voice. ""eie
are the gifts that were yours? Where Il
the great talent that was given unto you!
What have YOU done with that ability
10 speak and persuade men TO do the
right? Buried IL under the sins OF me
flesh: killed 1t by gluttony and lust.
And the man passed on with dropping
head. and saw him no more.
THE MAN or GREAT WEALTH.
Then there came another. man who
was known 10 the whole world because
Of his great wealth. The Voice asked
"What have you done with that when
was given unto you? Where are the poor
that YOU have helped? Where are the
hungry that you have fed? Where are
the sick that you have helped 10 neal
You speak Of hospitals built by your
money-but they bore your name. You
sneak of great gifts that endowed homes
for children-was there ever gift that
all the world did not know about
What did YOU do for the poor OF your
own household2 Where IL the uniortu-
nate brother whose chief fault was that
he had not your accumulative spirit, ana
In what spirit did you think OF him
Where is the helping hand you gave &c
him? He was the Lazarus at the gate
and you did not care whether he ever
got the crumbs from your table; but now
he shall be your Judge" And the ricf
man went his way with naughty heat
bowed and the tears were new 10 nm
coursing down his cheeks. Then l saw
woman beautiful to look upon, and we
we had all heard Of her as leading
wicked life. And the Voice said, Will
tenderness: come. daughter, and fea
not. IL Is true that you have sinned-
sinned grievously; but where Is the ma
who first taught you 10 sinY Nhere
the one who. with loving words sehu
fattery and persuasion, that sounded ;
sweet made you believe right was wrong
and who led you into sin. ana caileu
lONev lie SNOul0 SAdih t''ANN 49,
made you an outcast. Every woman
heart was against you. though ever
mans arms were open TO you; but 20
were never cruel: you never forgot IN
sick and the poor and you were never
hypocrite. A just punishment will b
given TO you; but beside you, through
ali. will be a kindly spirit 10 console sine
you were more sinned against than sii
ming"
Then came another woman. The worl
knew her name as leader in great cha
ttable works The church knew h'
name as one ever ready 10 pray, ana
her II was said that she led what WI
called strict life. And the Voice d
manded: "Where are the little chldr'
put into your arms? / ga
them 10 you-soft. loving. al
pure; in return they have con
10 me womel hard of heart. fl
OF vanity. and despising everything tn
bears the name of religion They a
men who JOY in having no belief. al
who count life as of no worth exec
for the pleasure 70 be gained from
This is your work. You taught theI
not the love, but the vengeance Of Got
You taught them. not the genteness b
the severity OF that Father TO who
they had a right to turn in their hours
sadness or giadness. They asked you I
motherly love and sympathy; you ga
them hurried answer, and remind
them OF your duties 20 the outside wor
You were eager 70 save the souls of I
heather in far off lands. and you gave
thought TO those young creatures "
had been put in your charge. You lived
wicked life you were an unkind moth
an unloving wife. and ! see no page
the book OF your life that can make
judgment waiting for YOU any less sev'
than II is" And this woman lool,
around for her children. but they ",
strangers 10 her And she looked
the societies over which she had preside
but here there were none Every IN
was trying to care for his own so
knowing that he would be judged
cordng 20 his works
And there was another. One Of VIII
the world had said tina, harm was not
him. But he was rcprimanded for I'M
lence for lack OF thought. and remind
that az ease with himself he never
lowed himself to lie troubled about
forrow of any one else Then I loOl
at the skies above me. and they W
blacklist over those men who had wronf
women and little children over IN,
women who had been hard OF heart {
cold Of speech. but they We're also q,
over those who had wronged the We
and hurt the dumb animals who could
speak and yet who were so loyal. \
some claimed that they only had III
sins. .s-..
THE LITTLE SINS.
The little sins collected together sc,
"a IN make A huge black ball ready