Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-03-04
ANOTHER'S BURDENS.
DR.. Talmage Asks Us 70 Assist the
Heavy Laden.
We should beware OF Setnshness-
Kind Words Are Rs Cold water
90 Thirsty Soui-Help
the Needy.


are under the pressing load OF fatigue
and care and responsibility. The text
is Galatians vi. ?: Bear We one an
Others burdens. and 50 fulfill the law
OF Christ"
Every man for himself! II there be
room for only one more passenger in tho
lifeboat. get in yourself. II there be
a burden TO lift. YOU supervise while
others shoulder II. You be the digit
while others are the ciphers on the
right hand side-nothingi In themselves
but augmentinI you. In opposition 20
that theory Of selfshness Paul sd-
Vances in ms text the gospel theory:
"Bear ye one another's burdens. and 20
fulfill the law OF Christ"
Fvery body has burdens. Sometimes
they come down upon the shoulders.
sometimes they come down upon the
head. sometimes they come down upon
the heart. Looking over any assem-
blv. they all seem well and bright and
easy. but each one has burden 10 lift
end some Of them have more than they
can lift. Paul proposes 20 split mp
these burdens into fragments. You
take part OF mine and ] must take part
of yours. and each one will take part OF
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OF Christ.
Mrs Appleton. OF Boston. the daugh-
Ter Of Daniel Webster. was dying after
long illness. The great lawyer. after
pleading an important case in the
courtroom. on his way home stopped at
the house Of his daughter and went
into her sickroom She said 10 him:
Father. why are YOU out to-day in this
ar.aft
The great lawyer went into the next
room and was in a food of tears. say
ing: Dying herself yet thinking only
OF me" oh. how much more beautiful
Is care for others than this everlasting
taking care of ourselves. High up IL
the wall of the temple Of Baalbec there
are three stones each weighing i.lO'
tons. They were lifted by style o
machinery that Is now among the los
arts. But in my text is the gospel ma
chinery. by which the vaster and heaF
ser tonnage OF the worlds burdens is q
be lifted from the crushed heart OF III
human race. What you and mos
need TO learn is the spirit OF helpful
ness.
Encourage the merchant II he ha'
superior style OF goods. tell him 10.
have
show windows and the shelves, cor
pliment his taste. II he have a goo
business locality. il he have had gre
success, II be have brilliant prospeo
Cor the future. recognize all this.
not afraid that he will become arroga
ano pulled mp by your approval Befo
night some shopgoing person will cor
in and tell him that his prices are exc
bitant and that his goods are Of an
ferior quality and that his show vi
dow gave promise of far better thin
than he found inside Before the mig
OF the day in which You say encour'
ing words to that merchant there "
be some crank, male or female who "
come into the store and depreci
everythingand haul down enough go'
from the shelves 10 fit out family
awhole winter without buying Ger
worth. II the merchant be a gro'
there will be some one before night v
will come into his establishment
taste OF this and taste Of that and "a
of everything else. in that way steal
all the profits OF anything that he 4
purcbase-buying three apples while
IA eating one orange!
Before the night OF the day when
approve that merchant he Will ha'
bad debt which he will have 10 eras
bad debt made by some one who
moved away jrom the neighbour
without giving any hint OF the plac
destination. Before the night Of
day when YOU have uttered encou
ing words 70 the merchant there wi
some woman who will return 10
store and say she has lost her pu
abe left il there in the store. she bro
IL there, she did not take it away
knows 10 is there, leaving you TO 4
anv delicate and complimentary II
ence that you wish 10 make. Re
night that merchant will hear
some style of goods of which he
large supply is going out OF fas shion
there will be some one who VIII
into the store and pay bill under
test. saying he has paid II before
the receipt has been lost. Now. en-
age that merchant, not fearing tn
will become arrogant OF puffed "a
there wiR be before night enoug
pleasant things said 20 keep him
becoming apoplectic with Pietho
praise.
Encourage newspaper men. l
knew how many annoyanees they
II YOU understood that their most
crate article is sometimes flung o