Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-13

engineers who stayed at their places in or
der 20 save the train. though they them
selves perished and went down through
Hubert Goffin. the master miner. who
landing from the bucket az the bottom Of
the mine. Just ss he heard the waters rush
In. and when one jerk OF the rope would
have lifted him 10 safety. put blind
miner who wanted 20 so 30 his sick child
In the bucket. and tcrkei the rope for him
20 ce pulled CD. crying: TELL them the
wster has burst In and we sre probably
lost. but we will seek refuge az the other
md 81 the gallery. and then giving the
-ommsnl 20 the other miners till they
3iSged themselves 50 near out that the
people from the outside could come 10 their
rescue. The multituies % men and wor-
en- who Got no crown on earth. We will
want 70 sea when they Set their crown Ia
heaven. / tell You heaven will have no
more half hours 20 snare.
Besides that. heaven i full OF children.
They are in the vast majority. No child on
earth who amounts 10 anything can De kept
Quiet half Sn hour. and how are YOU going
70 keen 500 900. 900 81 them quiet half al
hour Yoa know heaven i much more Of a
place than IL vas when that recess % thir-
~ minutes occurred Its population has
Qrairuplei. sextuplet. centc pied. Heaven
has more on hand. moro Of rapture. more
% knowlcGcs. more % irtercor m1nica-
ton. more Of worship. There Is not SO
much difference between Washington. a
uudhole seventy years ago. and Washing
ton now. the mos. beautiful city on earth:
not 50 much difference between New York
when Canal street vas far uptown. and
when Canal street = far downtown as
there IS difference between what heaven
vas when my text was written and what
heaven Is now The most thrilling place
We have ever been IN i stupid compared
( with that. and Il We DOW have no time 70
SPAR. We viii then have no eternity -
spare. Silence IN heaven ollv half an hour.
/ Ny sutiec; also impresses ne With the
+ Immortality % a halt hour. That half
4 hour mentioned IN NY text i more widely
/ known than any other period in the cal
! eu1a- % heaven. None Ot the whole
4 nours % heaven are measured OF, none
7 % the years. none % the centuries Ofthe
/ millions O. acrS past. AID the millions ~
: aces 20 come. not ono y especially
/ measured OF in the Bible TIE half hour
/ 90 NV text Il made immortal. The only
/ part ~ eternity that was ever measured ~
4 earthly timeQicce Was measured bv The
+ minute hand % NY text. Ga. the BALI
4 hours They decide everything. az
10; asking what YOU Will 10 with the year
or months OF days 81 your life. but wnat
% the half hours. Tel me The history %
your half hours. AMI vii tell YOU the
story % your whole lie on earth and
the story q your sole lie IL eternity
4 The right CT -r01g ,rin<s you can thin :
f II thirty minutes. the right or wrong thing
y0u cap say IN thirty minutes. the right -
& wrong things You csn DO in thirty minutes
are glorious OF baletul. inspiring or desper-
at.
Look out for the fragments OF time
They are pieces % eternity IL was n,
half hours between shoeirS horses tna'
made Eubu Borritt the learned black
smith: the half hours between VrOtcsSionA
calls az q PHYSICAL that made Aeercronbi'
the Christian philosopher. the half 'hour'
between his duties as school master tia
, made salmon =. Chase Chief Justice. To
bali hours between shoe lasts that mad
, Henry Wilson Nice-Presideot % the Unite,
states; tie half hours between canal boat
. that made james A Garfield President
The half hour q day for good books or pa
books. the half hour day for prayer o
: Incidence: the bali hour day Tor kelpin
i Others or blasting otherS; the hall hou
te.ore YOU - 10 business. and the bal
+ hour after your return from business; tina
makes The difference between the schola
and the icrornrl1S. between the ChristiS
and the iuattl. between the saint and ~
. demon. between triumph and catastrophe
Z retwee1 heaven aud hell. lie most -
e meni0ls things % your life and nine wer
r certain half hours
:. Remember. We are mortal yet. and car
2 not endure the full roll % heavenly hai
y monies and cannot endure even the silcI
E. heaven for more than half Al hour. Har.
Re- the clock 10 the tower % heaven begins I
strike. ana the bali hour j. ended. D.
. scendl Cone back Come down, Til yoy
70 Work a done. shoulder a little longer yol
y tsttie- Weep a 1.-THE longer your crie:
Is And then take heaven not "a is fullest IA
= hour but IL is michtiest po-nP and iustea
j. o.takins u Cor thirty minutes, take = Wy
- without end.
le Bat how will YOU spend the first half noi
~ % vOur heavenly citizenship after you Ia
~ gone In % stay Af,er your prostratis
~ before the throne ~ worship 81 Hin VI
Pr made y possible for You 20 Get there az .
q think ~ re>t OF your Syst halt hour
j heaven skill he passed IN receiving your :
II ward II y01 have been faithful ! have
er strangely beautiful book. containing q
D. pictures % the medals struck by the Ia
~ lish Govern nent IN honor % great battl'
- these medals pinned over the heart % :
~ returned heroes OF tue army. Oh great q
be casiols. the royal family present. a.
- the royal bands playing-the Crime
a. medal. the Legion OF Honor. the Nict0i
ii Gross. the Waterloo medal. In your ~
~ half hour ia heaven II some way you :
- b. hOnOrct for the earthly struggles
ye which you won the day. stand up Deic
81 al tue royal house % heaven and recei
u the Insignia while You ar announced
IL victor over political misfortune, as Wet
~ ever the drOug1ts and frcshets Of the =
re Geld victor over the temptations OF {
ID s-oc< exchange. victor over domestic.
~ feiictles. victor ovs-r mechanic soop,
70 tor over professional ailurenents, vic
ne over the storehouse. victor over no
IT. wcrrin -nfs. victor over physical distre
,@s victor over hereditary cepressions, vic
~ over sln and death and hell. Take
I'D tadge that celebrates those victor
nd through our Lord Jesus Christ Take IL
.en the presence Of al the galleries. saint