Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-09-24
DR. fLLIAGR'S SERMON.


O1SSOOWSe.
s.A5e~s: the Art Of Frsenashsps-ces
Neaf Heart B<zxhs WITH 0~d and Man
and This Grace WIN become Easy-Bs
IN Esekisl. Not . , erenssh-
rxxr- "A man that bath friends must
shov himself endlv."-Proverhs xviii, -
About the sacred and divine art Of makinS
and keeping friends speak-a subject On
which never heard OF anyone rreachsnS-
and VT God tncasst :, 81 enosss fpgSr-
these writings OF solomon. bounded on one 4
ode ~ the popular Psalms % David. and /
II the other BY the writings Of Isaiah. the /
creates. Of the prophets IL seems al \
matter OF hap6azsrd how many friends I
we have. or whether we have any friends /
~ all. hut there Is nothing accidental about /
u There IL a lsw which covers the sccre- i
tion AID dispersion 81 friendships. They |
aid not lust happen SO Sny more than !
the tides Just happen 70 rise OF fall. or the /
spn Just happens % rise OF set. I, - =
science. an art. a GOd-given regulation
Tell me bow frie2dly yC1 are 20 others.
and I viii tell vo1 bow friendly others are
70 yon l DO net say yo1 viii not have
enemies. Indeed. the best wsy 70 set ardent
friends i 90 have ardent e1enics. II you
Get their er nifty In doing the riSnt rhine-
Good men and women vail always have
enemies because their goodness - n per-
Veeual rehoke 20 evil, bat tais antaSOoisn
CO fces viii make more intense the love Of
=
closer Rround ron because OF The attacks OF
your RssAIlAnts. The more your enemies
ahase you the better your coAtl o.ors viii
think % yo1.
re pest friends Ne have ever hai ap-
reS-ed ~ some juncture when ne were
especially honbAreed. There have been
times fn nv lie when unjust assault NULL
plie6 ~ friends a. near a. ! cocld cslcC-
late. about atty q minute You are boaod
70 some people by many cords thai neither
tine nor eternity can break. Snd vii war
rant thai Eany % those cords were twisted
by hands r-alevolent- Human nature was
shi7w-eckec about a:ty-0ine centuries sgo-
TIE captain OF that craft. one Adam. and
IFS erss mate running the famous cargo
around On snag In TIE river Hidoekel.
bet there Was al least oRe good trait o:
human nature that wadet safely ashore
r-rr that shipwreck. and that f. the cispo-
al.l..r 20 take the psrt % those unfairly
dez-s lith- when q Is thoroughly demon
scrN1e1 teat some one Is being prosecuted.
although az the start sia1de-ous tongues
we're busy enough. defenders orally gather
arccad a. thick a. honey bees OF treliis
&C bruised honevsuckle-
II. when set upon ~ the .0ries. you c1-
have grace enough 20 keep your mouth
shut. and preserve your e1uiQoise. and let
others nghf yoar battles. you viii md
yozrseH after awhile with whole Gordon
q allies Had not the world given e
Christ upon His arrival AZ Talesfi3e . very
cold shoulder. there wcu.t not have been
cne-haf As many angels chanting glory out
% tie hyr1 books Of the Ky. bound Ia
black lids cf midnight Had Il not been
fer TIE heavy and saScec AID tortuors
Cross, Carsst would not have been the ad-
Dir-d and loved CO more people than an
heinz who ever touched foot on either th-
Eastern CT Western Hemisphere. Instead
therefore. % giving ~ Ia despair oecAuss
vcz have enemies. rejoice IN the fact tha,
they rally for you TIE most helpful and En-
tnzsiAssic s3ntrer-. In other words. Their,
a 10 virule1ce that can hinder ny tex
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friends nuzt show himself friendly"
IL is ny ambition 10 protest especiAli.
Epo1 TIE Young thought which nay be
ni<nly shape their destiny for the here an
fh- hereafter. Before YOU show yourEel
fr1~ncly yo1 must Be friendly I do 10
-ecozaend drasnAtized SeniAlity. Tier
Il such tning a. pretending 70 be en- rap
port win others- when re are their dir
destructNnts. and talk sgainst then an
wish then calamity. Judas covered u
Is treachery ~ a resour6inS Kiss. an
c1rssses Ray - te=onicAl- Better %
Astrological Ceroerus. the tkree-heAde
deg be1. barking A. g. than the wclf
Sleeps clothing. Is trindled hide covere
- ~ deceptive WOOL, and its desthfu
howl cade1ced into al Innocent bieAting
Dfsraeil writes q Lcrd N4nfreo. Who. Afte
committing May cGtrA<@s upon the Pee
Pc. seemed suddenly C become friendl
Hn1 irvieed then 20 . banquet. Ate
zosf cf the courscs had been served :
blew . horn, wnfcr Was IN those times
SER ut IN tbs case IL vas the signal "a
rssEssins g enter and slAy the guests. II
pretended trle7cltncss Was = cruel fraul
and there are gov people whose SMILE IL
salsehoo1.
Before you begin 70 show yourse
friendly v0a must be friendly. Get yoI
heart hight with God and usn. and u
gracs wiz become easy. You nay by you
owE resolution get ycur nature i8to
s@Cblacce % this virtue. but ts- g-sce
God ear s1bli1ely Ut yo1 Into Il. SailiE
CT re RIVER Thames two vessels n
agrou.1- The owners Of one got one hi
cret horses. and pulled on the groDnt'
shlp. ard p1lled - 20 pieces The owne
CT ne other grounded vessel wait.
I'll 80 slces cane n. and easily nOat'
the ship out % al trouble SO We III
pail AID haul 90 or groun1sd human 2
tue. and Try 20 set Il into better co1C
zloE: Dot there - nothing like the ocean
tides q Gods uplifting grace. If WI
under The Fash q the Holy Ghost, We >
cur ovl sclb1es AID defects and ceorz'
rles w@ Will Dc very i-niert, and vet
@zss vita others We vii look into the
Characters for thiogs eonuendsfory, a.
net darnnstory- II yen would rub yo'
OEa eve . little mere vigorously you Voc
ind note IN n, the extraction OF Viii
wcElt keep you 80 busy yea would .
have mach tine 10 shoulder your Droz
Axe and 90 forth 70 split up the beam