Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-11-06
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anxious 20 clcthe and feed only the most /
Insignificant part OF q man. namely. hts I
body, while we put forth no effort &c /
clothe ami feed and save his soul
s<ve put n halo about the people OF the
past. but think 10 the times demanded
them IL would be found We have now living
in this year. 1857. city Martin Luthers,
fittv George Washinctons. sfty Lady Hun
kingdoms. ATTY Elizabeth Frys- During oui
Civil War more splendid warriors In NORTH
and South were developed in four years
than the whole world developed in the pre-
~ioas twenty years. challenge the fou
thousand veSrS before the dooi and me
eighteen centuries after the noodtc show
me the equal Of charity. on a large scale.
OF George Peabody. This generation %
men and women j. more worth saving than
any ona os the one hundred and eighty
generations that have passed OF.
How 10 GET Savedf BE willing 20 accept
Christ. anu then sccept Him instantanc-
Ously and forever. Get on the rock first.
and then YOU will be able 20 help others
upon the same rock.
Il confess 20 you that my one wish IL 20
serve this generation. net 10 antagonsze IL.
not 20 damage IL. net TO ruleit. butte serve
IL. would ike 70 DO something toward
helping unstrNp its load. TO stop its tears.
20 oalsam it, wounds. and 20 induce IL 70
put foot on the upward road that has az its
terminus acclanation rapturOus, and g7tes
nearlv. and carlan3s anaranthine and
fountains raincowei. and dominicns en-
4
that lullaby in the closing words OF my
text. David after he had served his own
generation by the will Of God. fell on sleep
Wha; n lovely sleep Il was Undlial AbSa-
lon did not trouble it. Ambitions Adoniish
did not vorry IL. Prosecuting saul did not
harrow IL. Exile dbl not al Il with night
mare. since = rs1-hcaied hoy. amid his
fathers hocks az night. he had not had
such n good sleep. At seventy years % age
he Law down 20 Il. He had had many =
troubled sleep. a. in his cSverns % Adult
. Ian or in the palace St the time his enemies
were attempting his capture. But this was
n peaceful sleep. calm sleep. restful
sleep. glorious sleep. After he had
served his generation by the VII Of God, he
fell on sleep.
lob. What = good thing + sleep after
hard days work Il takes all the aching
out % the head. and al the WEAKNESS out
% the liubs and ali the smartinc ont Of thu
eyes From Il We Use IN the morning. AMI
Il i a new world. Aud II We. like David.
serve our generation. W viii az life's close
have most desirable sud refreshing sleep.
, In Il will vanish our last fatigue o: body.
4 our last worrinent % mind. our last sorrow
. % soul. To the Christians body that was
4 hot with raging feve-s. sot that the attend
ants must by sheer force keep on the blank
cts. e will be the cool sleep To those who
f arr thfn-biOoiet aud shiverfnc with aSues
. * will be the warm sleep. To those who.
because OF physical disorders. were terrified
/ with night visions. Il viii b. 20 the dream
less sleep To nurses and doctors and
f mothers ~ho were Weakened almost every
f hour OF the night by those 20 whom they
4 mini stored. OF over whom they watched. L.
+ vii lie the untisturbed sleep. To those
Z who could not Get 70 bed till late a. night.
and must rise early in the morning. and be-
fore getting rested. IL will be the long
sleep.
Away With all your gloomy talk about
f departing from this world II We have
served our generation Il viii not b. put
ting ous into the breakers. 10 viii not be
the fight with the King Of Terror. Il will
be going 90 sleep. A friend. writing me
i from Illinois SAYS that Rev. DR.. WincRte.
President % Wake Forest College. North
Carolina after a most useful life. found
his last day on earth his happiest day. and
that in his last moments ne seemed 20 Be
personally talking with Christ. az friend
With friend. saying. oh. how delig htful
* s. / knew you would be with ne when
the tine cane. and l knew IL would be
sweet, bat ! did not know IL wOuls be as
sweet ~ &, is TIE fact vas, he had
served his generation in the gospel min
issry. and BY the will % God he !ell asleep.
when Ia Africa. MAivara, the servant.
f looked into the tent % David Livingstone
. and found him on his knees. he stepped
back not wishing % disturb him IN prayer
and some time after went IN and found
f him in the same posture. and stepped back
again. but after awhile. went IN ant
4 touched hin and 10, the great traveie
died IN tn g-andest and mightiest postum
a man ever tak-<-on his knees He ha'
7 served his generation By unrolling n
scroll o. continent. and by the will o
God fell on sleep. In the museum .
Greenwich, England. there 4 fraSmen
% q book that was found on the arcti
regions amid the relies OF Sir John Frank
lin who bad persisted amid the snow an
/ ice. and the leaf OF that piece 81 boo
Wa turned down AZ the words w he
/ thou passest through the waters will b
with thee Having served his generatio
? IN the cause u science and discovery, o
the will OF God be fell on sleep
Why viii you keep u all 20 nervou
y taking about that which - only dorm
: tory And piliowed slumber. canopied 2
: angels wings Sleep Transportin
= sleep! And what n glorious awakening
. You and have sometimes been thorough
% beWllderet after long and tatiguin
> Journey; We have stopped AZ friead
D house for the night. and after hours
% CON plete uncOnsciousnes. We have Opene
= our eyes. the high-risen sun full IN oS
= faces aud before We could fully collect o,
- faculties. have said. Where am /, who
~ house Il this and whose are these ga
. densY' Aud. then, Il has flashed upon
J. 10 glad reality.
- And / should not wonder II. after
j. have served our generation. and. cy I
OF will OF God, have fallen on sleep. the de
1e sleep, the restful sleep, we should awak
w 81 bllssful bewilderment. and for III
n while say: Where an l. What palace
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