Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-09-18

Ne kninent WasAilgtss Dlvins's
Sunday Serusn.

Dsre fSssurc-The Life Worth Iivtp~
Tkxr: what is your hfe."-yamcs ix
IL w.
III We leave 20 the evoiutfonssts 70 rre<.
where wc came from aud - the theo3orians
10 prophecy whers- We are going 10. we stsll
ISve len Tor consideration the Important
fac, that ~ are here. There may ~ 800.
doubt about where the river rises and son,s
Doubt about where the river ernnti,,s D., >
there can Re no doubt the fact that We are
sNl'inS or II - an not surprised that
SVcryocdy ass the question. Is life worth
Evincf"
Solomon. IN his unhappy moments sa~s
g = sot. Vanity -.vexstfon Of sniri-'- 2,
nc Soeo- sra hrs estimate. The fact !
inst >oicrrc0 Was At one time a r,lvr-nrr,f>s
and that Scur-i his disposition. one ,rifa
makes nan happy; more than one makes
hira wreschei. Bat solomon was >orv.r+s3
nom BOY SAny - ucnccAny and the last
words he ever wrote - Tar A. n, So, -
them. wer. ne words .-lountains ~ sr,,..s =.
But jeremiah SAWS life = worth living 7,
\ book supposed 70 - doleful ara ine--,
hrio1s ant Segrlch-al and entitled ..I.s-o.r-
se'ions - f-sinlv intinstes tbs; the
t.eSS,n-s - merely living i 50 great ani
Sraot 8 blessing that though = nan h.xs
liied on hirn All uisfortunes and disasters
ne has no -lcht - complain The ancient
rTop1et c-it.~ out ia startling information Il
al lands and - an centuries ..Wha-,s,-..
doth n living man conpiaine-
a diversity ~ oQioion in oar time ss urau
- in oi1en time. Here l. a voun,, - -
ASht hair and o.re eyes and sound aires-
tSn AL generous salary ani happily
2lianccd srd on the way - h.,,o--,. "A -a-t
ner In CON Ed e-cial frn 81 which ~ b an
important CLERK Ask him whetheriffa j.
worth living Il vii laugh in ,-our fa,a
hei say; y ~ yes. yes" Here i a man
y lo has some 20 th- fo-rie- II j. "A. -,
tirtoT o. tle ttii ~ lie Tx-r,- So, 80.
l.e.-i a stumble ana h-ui~e. The r.,,-.ie
~ tru~tei have trrlal or- e@Se-sa-- r-a
tAe money he has honestly made ta 49,
Teen c-eate1 c-t o. His nerves are ort %
t1lr- n has POOR appetite anl the forl
- does *at DOE. not assirnua-- F---v
mites climbing ut the hiii 90 iife hav, boon
- bin Ike climbing fke Narre-ho-- r-4
tae7e are torrv miles Yet 20 60 down a,i
r@'0A1 J. a-~at- more dangerous than as
CENT Az ni- whether lie l. worth lixir.-
AID ~ viii t-awl ont in Shtverf-r All
10. no. 49,
How ar We % decide this matter right
eously and inseilic-rtlvf You viii anI.ha
sane nan varillarinr. oscfiiatiu.- ia 80
opinion from detection 70 *. ta-.n~e ana
u ~ D very Derc1rial ir hi tenre-a-,ar.
u Witi de- - very uurh on which ,-av 49,.
WHO olovS- i the wind blow from the
ne-thTest and you ask him. he vii sav
-. and % Il blow from th- ncrthe,s,
ana you AK hi,z he will ssv s.No.~ Ho~
A. we. then. - --s the question ri-htaous
~ ausTere.l' suppose Ne call al nations
..-rn
rr western hemisphere and 80 al tho,
wao arr IN the Affirmative say. Ave. % ana
a. 11o~e y no Az IN the negative saw ssN0 .
" hile there would - hundret- 81 .bon-
sAA-s ~ those wlo would a1s-rer IN the a.
lr,nAtire. there wcBl1 ne more millions
rno wo1y----@Eer IA the negative ara
brcsuss q TIE t-rrase- r11li11-r TTho have
sorrow ant Misfortune AID trouble the no.
Eould have ~, TIE answer ! shall c-ive
VII re oitrr--s from either. and yet X will
con mend its-ii - az who bear me this DAY
A. t1e rl-,ar answer II you ask M. l.
lie wo-<h liTir-." IL answer Z al depends
Cpon The ktaI - life von hr..
n the lr-s Tlace. ] r-rrark that n life of
c-ere money getting l. al Eays q failure l,.-
c11se VOC III. never =. A. much a. vrr
want Th- poorest reorl. IL this co-r--v-
A. ne millionaire There j. not a scissor
grinder on -1r streets 90 New York or
1rlo <4ru RIO a 80 anxious - make money
a t1ese -en w1o have piled up fortunes
yea after year a. etoreh0u-es ia Govern
D-nt securities. IN tenement house. IN
W1o-e clty blocks. lol ought 10 see then
jump When they hesr the r. f.l 49,
% c1Sht % se- them d. their excitement
N1-- t--2 eIi-o4es- lou ought 70 see
their agitation when the-e j. rror.os-f 4
refo-DAEioZ il tte tang Their nerves
trenbl Ike na-p strings bet no music IN
she vibration IleT rad the re-orrs from
" AZ street ID fa- morning with concern
11ect thai threatens rarAlv-fz y ar,olexv
sei-P1o-e t. tleir own houses. - they
faich every breath o.. change in the money
r2rke-. The disease q accumulation has
eaten l-tc -1eL--afen i1to their heart.
Into their lungs. into thelr spleen, into
s1eir liver. Into their bones
Chemists have sometimes aral-zef the
human body. and they say i i - much
tn1g1eeia. 20 Uuch lime % much ehlora.e
a. T,otAssi1zl- II some Christian clients.
Would a1ziy che q these financial 49,
ae-1Oths. ~ would ond b. j. made 10 81
copper ard gold ard silver and zine ani
sc41 111 coal a1t iron That 4 not q nfe
worth living There are too many earth
s-AEes Il q. TOO E1zny agonles in Il. TOO
s-1ry pe-citlc-s ir H. They bald their
r&srless and they open their picture gal
s~r.ee. 2no they EuUrOl prima donnas.
AID they Ger every ind1ce-nent for haDrE-
hess 70 cone AID live there but happiness
vii not eo<2e- They send footnanned and
yostllonet egulp&ge 20 bring her She
VII not rste - tocir door. They eens
trlSce.y escort she VIII not take thesr
era 1oey make their gateEays trfum-
fa1A arches she vii lot ride under them.
,Iney set = golden throne before = golden
pate r1e tur1s away from the banquet.
They cal 70 Der from upholstered balcony,
hne WI lot iisfen. Marx you. this Il the
failure q those who have had large secun-
Ci&fion.
And then YOU must take into corefde-a-
tio1 that Tie vast majority Of those Who
make the dominant idea Of lie money get
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