Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-29


sermon to the Seminine Toiisrs.
Proverbs xxi. IS.
49,. 49, ~, superficial and somewhat /
rrcxalent notions OF Kindness which over
look the truth os a law Of KINDNESS 9au
bsader .he fniflment Of that law. The
FIRST Is that kindness Il = happy scsisss s..s
80 ternrerarient. when Charles Lamb dieo
Hear Crabh Robinson went 70 visit May
Iarr6 ana she said 20 him, wow. cSn
this very kind % you, not cooa netotc1.
hut very, very kind her oiss.n.s,So
;ust Kindness Il mcre than constitutional
god aature,iness. IL implies discipline
RE second notion associates Kindness
with Christian etiquette and department.
with sonnet hing smiaole and oesirAuie'
perhauS. hut rather ornamental than essen,
tisl Consequently many reliSioas anu
cevout rreO.ic are unSfnt IN words aau
actions without any technS 81 sln. .s.-.Ss
On thar Sccount. Tut away TIE notion OF
Kindness which regards Il as merely an
external grace % character or a usetol
lubricant whereWith 20 reduce the irlcSiotls
q social intercourse aud conceive 1 - a.
essential element % All goodness nlNlne -
human and A. ccrnprehented under God
Law 81 human life. TnkindncSs. Ike any
other trsnsCr-sSicn 81 moral law, l. WICK
edncss- Nc- j. IL enough 70 Try Snu NJ
Be unkind. for unless one tries 70 = AlhU
he uor only fails 90 duty. bat viii b IN
able 20 guard himself from actual unkind-
ness
Kinaness has its root IN kinshiP- II in
rlias relationship and affinity Men are
rhsfa-e- OF a common Father. and there
fore brethren Therein lies the siEnln-
canoe q aii that the Scriptures teach con
rerninr the essential. exceeding ana ever
lasting loving kindness ~ God lhere =
fi~~rfr between Him and men. created %
Tfz IMAGE Therein r. grounded our no
ran kirsttr ana the Law 20 hrotheriy sind
ness Tor al men. than which &c Jaw e
human iie has hiShcr authority or sacred
- sanctions
As no one can he ~ cood as Re shout
ard nav he 81 no one can do cool a. /.
should and may without striving 70 luln
this law &c the cultivation and mantfe-ta
rio- @ kindness. There IL nothing else .
r.oue-f-l f-r Cc'i unless u be love an
love a. 81 Paul SAWS. is kind. Il dtsarn
r-efuff-e and hatred. ~ converts cl-tru'
sr.1 confidence IL Cvercores ali manner (
eVn wiki rcoi. Il brings out ~ nothin
el,4e can the latent and potential SOC
thfrrz fu -co-1e. Nen have come 70 recoi
rf-e ans at u0on this principle In TIE
Treatment and training q animals hp
much more elective Will D. the training
children aud the treatment q All hnmi
beings which d based uQon kindly symf
inv The safest assumption that can
made ir Al such matters u tnAt Alnoh'
vii meet al such response.
Kinduess has insight and can detect sic
q rrorntsc ia the unrrouisin<. while une
S. genial influences and delicate tnini-'l
tioas these signs become manifest ana
MUHU|.N
vVhnt else gives 80 great encouracenen
the uAav who aye struggling with aQNe
fEu rr feurtafion. correcting and chang
Nu snzt those GeTs.ssed ieeiines 81 icneils
- ans nersaet r''-fciu tle power ~ evil "a
S. mos9 favorable co1dltio1st hcrdsNo
spcnEs 81
Thai PORTION q good mans hfe-
Us itfrfa rr-nelcSS unreneuberet act
Kindness AID % love
How suggestive that y O. what Is 20
he IA this way % kindness, which We
with magic poWer 20 transLute appai
trffe-s irro priceless trcAsures-as -. II
sur q cold water given - dusty
weary pilgrim proved 20 be. C. be DRAM
q cup % precious wine. hind words or
as Dante saws % be1trice's words. 2
smiled thnr. srokenff Kind actions, e
fnc little. but best0wirc muchi How "a
they rirLt sc multiplied 20 the immea
able cheer and comfort and enrichinel
lie. They make the gloomy s,nile,
angry grow meek. the suffering 70 9
frorl g-rozriur- they light I'll hope sWr
bitter Thoughts console sorrow, siren q
the sairf aid turn from sin; and they =
and move those whom 10 other good 4
ences affect and conquer such as hAf'
sisted al either powers o. grace
Bitter and al toe frequent are on
crets and repentance. a. We recall,
kAps too late for Eughr but regret an
r.sntance. the unkind things said OF
fv n or the kind things we might
should have said and done. but lett ~
ard undone. In cur cups Of recolle
OVERLOOKING with divine tender ne
and loving kin1nesses there e DO OF
snrre6sent than this. But seldom, II
60 We recall any error % ours on TIE
OF kfntress or rnd any occasion Tor n
ting zLerctful allowances, favorable
rrrta-fcns OF whatever spirit OF kin
nav have pr0npted- We have never
by a cceln or a grave and repented q
utmost or even unrequ!te1 kindness :
20 the rserEcn az rest there
The Gospel o. Christ T. precious BE
tfea -ozpel o. the "excee1ing great
Res q God toward rs" in Christ, g.
cause IL a al the While aiming 20
and w1xen the chords OF human SYN
n or hearts. and IN Bringing us ind
law and into the spirit % brotheriy
ness 20 make us know and rejoice toi
r. the loving kindness OF our God,
cosuel Ne can AL be ministers, ar
lest and most useful portion OF on
viii b.e oar little .nameless. Unrerne1
acts Of ki1dress and % love-"
Oh. thea, since the tine + shor
swfa. 70 love, make haste 20 be ktndi
EDEIs B1NO PARK
Pastor q the Second Church II IA
CcLE.