Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-20

Aueeoric. and again We would hear Him
say, as OF old. Consider the nlies OF the
aeid. how they grow and We would not
bear the whistle OF ausi or the caxins Of
shresher. without saying, ~BeholS the fowls
~ the air. they gather not IN barns. yet
vour Heavenly Father feedeth then:" and
Dominic ben OF the barnyard could not
Christ saying. as Of old, How often would
I have gathered thy children together. even
~ hen Sathereth her chickens under her
sines:" and through the redolent hedges
re would hear Christ saying. II an tie
rose OF sharon" we could not dip the sea-
sonirs from the salt-ceiiar without think
.ns 81 the divine suggestion. "Ne are the
salt Of the earth. but II the salt hath lost
Us SAVIOR. IL il ct for nothing but 20 be cas-,
out and trodden under :ooc OF men"
But when Christ stopped down AID
wrote on the ground what 2fi He write7
The Pharisecs did MT stop 20 examine.
The towards. whipped 81 their own con-
sciences. ne3 pell nell. Nothing will day
a man like an aroused conscience. Dr.
stevens IN his History OF MethOiiSm."
saws that when the Rev, benjamin Abbott.
Of clden times. was preaching. he ex-
claimed. For auSht l know there may
be a murderer in this house" and a man
rose from the enblage and started for
the door ami hawlei aloud. conreSsing -
a murder ne hal committed ff;een years
before. And no wonder these PhariSces.
reminded OF their sins. took 70 their heels.
BGtw ha; did Christ write on Jhe ground;
The Bible does nos state. Yet a Chris;
never wrote anything except THAI once
YOU cannot blame Us for wanting 70 know
what he really tid write. But I am GER
tain He wrote nothing trivial or not hing
unimportant. And will you aliew ina %
say TIA, think know what He wrote On
the Croun1s ! judge from the circur-
stances. he might have written other
things. hut kneelia- there IN the Temple.
surrounded by PACK OF hy1ocrites who
were a Seif-arQotntei constarulary. and
having IN its presence prosecuted woman.
who evidently Was very genitcCt Tor her
sins 1 an SUE 1Ia Nrpte two words. hoth
% them craphi. and tremendous and r.
verbsratirc. Ani the one word vas
hypocrisy" All the other word was FOR
civeneS~-
Yes think tia. one word written on
the ground THAI dav ~ the finger %
Christ vas the awful word hypocrisy.
What D-eseusions 20 sanctity are the part
% those hypocri;ical Pharisecs. When tho
fox begins 70 pray look out Tor your chick
ems one % the cruel ruacnateS Of olten
times was going 20 excommunica-e one
- the martyrs. ana he began IN the usual
f0rn-.'In the name OF Gol. Amen.
stop SAYS the martyr. don't say In tho
name % God " Yet how many Outra gc-
ara rracticel under the sara ~ religion
aud sancfityi when IN svnois and con-
fereuces. ministers o. the Gospel are about
- Sly something uotro;herly AM un-
, kind about member. they almost always
begin by being os-entatio1siy pious, the
venom ~ their assault correspondents =
the heavenly flavor % the prelude Ab0u;
+ % dev0rr a reputation they say grace
e. before meat.
q But I am sure there was another vorl
ia that dust From her entire manner
an sure TIA, arraiSnet woman was -
p peataat She made 10 apology. and Chris
in nowi-e belittleG her sin. But her sup
4 piicatory behavior and her tears move
4 Him. and when De stopped down 70 write
Oh the ground He wrote THAI mighty, thai
imperial word, forgiveness
4 When on sinai God wrote TIE law, II
wr2te Z with hnSer OF lightning on table,
J 81 stone. each E2rl CT a. Bye chisel int
I the hard gTaaite scriace. Bat woea III
writes the offence % this woman He write.
, Il IN dust 50 that u can he easily rgbbe'
! out. AMI when she repeats Of it-oh, III
I was rnerciial Christ was reading Of
. legend tha. L. told IN the far East aoou
I Hin. He was walking through the street
OF 4 city aad H. saw a crowd around a dea
dog AID one MAJ said. what loath
sc-ne object Is that dog Yes" said an
other. mis- ears ar mapied aud bleeding.
Yes" said another. "even ~ hide woul
not be % any use 20 the tanner Yes,
said another. the oior % bis carcass
dreadful" Then Christ. standing Their.
f said ..Blf r-aris cannot eQLa- -le white
ness % his teetl." TAen The people. move
blythe idea that anyone c0rii and an,
thing pleasant concerning the dead to-
4 said. "Why. this must BE- Jesus % Saza
+ retL-' I-provel 4ni convicted. they wcL
away.
Blt whneI speak o; Christ Of the tex
4 His stOopiug down writing IN the duSt, !
not think un1errate the Literature % q
dust IL l. he most tremendous % q
/ ii,erat-r- Il l. the cral1est % all lihr.
r!es When Layari exhGmct Ninevel 4
.r~tfrs f.s.a ~ = =
/ dust The excavations % PomQeu LAY
only been the unclnspilc ~ the lbs o..
+ nations Hast.
Oh. tnis mighty literature Of the DIS
D Where are the remains OF Scnnarhc-tD az
Attila aai Er4DiuOl14s and Ianerlal
and Traian aud Philip % Maceion az
julius Casars Dust Where ar q
.,le-t. who danced the floors % the Aiha1
; Ira OF the Persian palaces OF AhS-uerl
i Dust. where are the musicians W
played. or The orators who spoke. and 9
] sculpt0r- Who chisl-d. acd the architec
( who built. f. az the centuries except "
/ own Dust Where are the most II Z
I books that once entrlucei the wOri
I Drst. Pilnv wrote twenty books o. hl
tory: al lost. The most 81 MeDandel
writings Lost or ore hundred AMI thir
comedies % PIRut1s. ali gone but tweni
I Eurlufdes wrote hundred dramas,
gone but nineteen. Ischylls wrote a hu
arsd dramas, all gone tut seven. Out
. lillian wrote bis fagor.te book on the e,
rlptlon Of @l0quence, al lost Ihir
books 81 Tacitas lost. Dion Casslus VIZ
, eighty iy00k-, only twenty ROMAN. Bet