Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-09-25

the worlds redemption viii he launched.
God cares not iorthe length Of our prayers,
or the number OF our prayers or the beauty
Of our prayers. or the place Of our prayers.
but il Is the faith in them that tells. Be-
lieviRs prayer scars higher than the lark
ever sang, plunees deeper than diving hell
ever sank. darts quicker than lightning
ever flashed Though We have used only
the hack OF this weapon instead OF the edge
what marvels have been wrought, IL saved.
We are all the captives OF some earnest
prayer. would God shat IA desire zoe 80
rescue Of souls. We might In prayer lay
hold % the resources Of the Lord omnip0-
tent
We NAV turn to righteousness by Chris
tian ainonition. DO not wait uatil YOU
can make a formal speech. Address the
one next 20 YOU You will not 20 homo
alone today. Between this and your place
81 stopping you NAV decide the eternal de>-
tiny - an immortal spirit. Just one son
te2cc may do the work. just one question.
lust one look. TIE form talk that begins
with \ sign and ends with n csntin- snu,ie
i not what i wanted. but the heart throb
~ a man "a dead earnest. There 4 not =
soul On earth that YOU may not hrinc 70
God ~ YOU rightly - AZ it. They said Glib
ralter could not - taken. Il is n rock ie0o
feet high an three miles long. but the Eng
lish and Dutch did take il. Artillery AMI
SaDo-rS and miners and neets pouring out
F vollevS % death and thousands % men reck-
F less - dar Cer rsn d. ANYTHING. The stouteSt
heart ~ sin. though u be rock and sur
4 rounded ~ an ocean % trSnsgres-i0n. un-
. der Christian hcnbariment may hoist the
tag % redemption.
But Is all this Rdrnoniti1a AMI nraver
and Christian work for 0othfnS' Nv text
proniseS % all the faithful eternal luster.
4 They thai turn many 70 Righteousness
! shall shine So the STAR forever" A. stars
8 the raiee-ei have n borrowed HIGHT.
/ What makes Mars AMI Venus ari jupiter
( - luninous' When the SUI throws down
/ his torch ia TIE heavens the stars pick ~
= ~ 49, ~. k.nHN IN
4 procession a. th- queen - the night al
Vances. - al Christian WORKERS. stand
in< around the throne. VIII shine IN the
light borrowed from the sun u Righteous
ness Jesus n their fa-eS. Jesus In their
songs Jesus In their triumph.
Again. Christian workers shall - Ike
the star in the ts-t that they have n light
iniepenient - each other Look up ~
the night and =ee each world show its dis
til-t glory. Il j. not like the corfacra-
zion. IN which YOU cannot tell where one
fame stop and another begins. Neptune.
HerSchel and Mercury Are a distinct a. IL
each one % them were tne only star. 50
t our tDtivitualisrn viii not b. lost In
+ heavel. 4 grea- nultitnIe-yet each one
A. Observable. a. distinctly recognized a.
Er-Stlv celebrated. a. II IN al the spsre.
from gate 20 gate and from hill % hfl. he
were the only tnhabitAnr-no mixing IN no
mob. 10 intiscriuinate rush. each Chris
tian worker standing out illustrious. all
tie story Of earthly nchievnent atherinc
20 each one. his self-.senials AMI pains anl
services and victories published.
Before men went 0at 70 the last var the
orators told them that they would all - -
m--bered BY their country and their nan IS
- ronnenoratei in poetry and IN song
! But - % the graveyard In Richmond. and
YOU will dnt there GOO graves. over each
% which = the inscription. ''C Unknown
TIE world does not remember its heroes
h1t there VIII be 10 unrecognizet Christian
: worker in heaven Ezch one known by al
4 L. -
all TIE past story % work for God gleamins
IN cheek aad brow and foot and palm. The.
shall shine with distinct light a. the star
forever and ever.
/, Again. Christian workers shall shine ike
the starr ia clusters. In looking up yoy
fad the worlds II family circles. Brother
and sisters they take hold % each other.
hands aud dance n groups. Orion IN
a group. The Piefades in a group Tbs
syst-r Il only 4 company % children with
: bright faces. gathered around one greA
/. fireplace. The worlds DO not struggle %
) They 20 IN squAtrons and fleets. ssilin.
! through immensely. 30 Christian worker
]. a heaven viii dwell IL neighborhoOds an
I / clusters.
ar. sure that some people will ike /,
!. / heaven = great deal better than Others
!. Ycnder T. = constellation 81 stately Chris
I, tian~. They lived on earsh By rfgid ruls
- They never laughed They walked ever
hour. anxious lest they should lose tibet
. dignity. But they loved God. and yonde
: they shine IN brilliant constellation. Yet
: shall not long 70 get into that particula
: group. lOnder l. q constellation OF sma
: hearted OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN the eternl
. astronomy. While some souls so up srOi
Z Christian battle and blaze Ike Mar thes
: asteroids dart = feeble ray Ike Yests- Ior
n derfs a constellation o., martyrs. OF apostle
- % rstriarchs- Our souls a. they go up
~ heaven will seek out the most congenial -
= | csetv.
- Again. Christian workers will shine ia
= 4 the stars IN swtftness % motion. tt
!. / worlds DO not stop % shine There arr Z
= / dxed star save a. 70 relative po-itio
= ! The tar apparently most Thoroughly IKE
: / flies Thousands % miles minute. The a
= troaor1er. using his telescope for an alpe
=. stock. leaps from world crag 10 world cr'
= aud hnds star standing stiu. II
- channels hunter haste nyto catch his pre-
= but not swift T. his game a. that WIKI
= The scientist tries 70 shoot through Z!
- tower Of observatory. Like petrrls mida
= lantlc. that seem 10 come from no shO;
- aud De bound 10 no landing place. Gym
- flying, 20 these great Gocks Of worlds ~
"a not a. they go, wing and wing. age aft
- age forever and forever The eagle haste
"a | 20 IT, prey. bat We shall in speed beat Q
a eagles Voc have noticed the velocity
- ! the swift horse under whose feet the mil
- | slip like q smooth ribbon. and as he pass
~ the four hoofs strike the earth fl "a
"A quick beat your pulses take the same vibr
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