Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-14

| MIR w ALTER H. NtftfN u.
CThe b. Y. p. T.. As Busme.s Nangsn
| Gentiles and the glory of tny people"
| Christ tells MS that the field g. the WORLD
and that God SO loved the world tHl, Boz
! gave His only peB0tteu Son. Ills l..t
| words before His ascension Were. "lr
/ shall bee witnesses unto Me,
/ unto the uttermOst part Of the EARTH
! The horizon Of discipieship must bc tl.1.
| a great circle of the sphere. world In-
] gliding.
Let us note now. said the Speaker
! some Of the reasons why this horizon
should appeal 10 as.
l. With this horizon the disciple begins
the normal development OF the s0ui Pe0-
pie smile at missions and humanitarian
effort in other lands as far away 1ni In-
practical. They see nothing tO iufrr...
them. At first thought We feel the same
in this case as when some tel u- they
do not like Shakespeare. 10 is nothing
detrimental 10 Shakespeare. but is slime
ply proof Of their own mental duiness
A more true and more charitable Nw
is 10 recognize the love Of highest ideals
in every man when once his soul is aWa-
kened TO them.
LIFTS UP COMMON THINGS
II. with this horizon. the disciple nos
local duties and local thinking into larger
relations. They tell as We must see t1
the duties close at hand. Does The af.al-
tect allow the carpenter or mason tD
work out any detail TO suit hImseiff
Each detail must be- constructed Win
direct reference 20 the architects plan.
There are questions ot symmetry, pat
tern and value which must be decided
by the unity Of the whole. In every pic-
ture or painting there is the particular
subject, and there must be the often t1r-
reaching background. and the background
helps the subject. In music the theme
is but a simple melody. bur under tae
hand Of a great master that Theme .s
heightened and almost lllumlned hy iAe
wealth Of variations. Every Hover
grows by itself, but IL is in touch With
eternal forces
III with this horizon the disciple disc
Germs Gods method Boo history Some siy Do
is touching the Ark of the Covenant il
attempt 20 know Gods plans There 5
a point beyond which we mus. NOT gD.
but we remember that in the great ai-
raignment Of Israel IN Isaiah. one OFT iNr
charges against them Is their failure il
recognize Gods hand and the lessons ot
his procedure.
HIS CLOSING WORDS
Closing magnificent effort, Dr. Fen
nell said:
We live in railroads.&c. day. We SEE
great wrongs in the Church of COO We
see. likewise. great wrongs outside. Wni.1
we feel the Church Is az present ppMti.''e
10 meet we see high-handed outrage do
history. but nevertheless, believe God.
their day is coming already me Dawn
appears. Professor tlneNtNnif hA .NNA-
hcrst. tells us IN his book ON "CUur.Il-
tuople" that I'm visiting Sancto sophie
his heart was stirred like others ny ne
ObliteratiOn OF all Christian symbols ana
frescoes. but some one led him by .-
ing way 90 a place In "a dark CoIres
whence he could see one fresco far uI 10
the dome. which the AlOnammcdau Hlt
not covered 10 brought strange t.r-
OF faith and JOY to mis- heart at
thought: There stands Christ within tI-
d
Let us then. seek the true hOrH W
disciplesnip-the worldwide view of Jesus
Christ Elisha prayed that tho
mans eyes might bee opened. and l. t"
that the hosts of God were stronger l.l
The enemy. Let our prayer to-day
that the eyes OF our young people uH
be opened; osened 90 the larger N-
opened 20 the world-plan OF God l0i
then. as labOrers together with God 1871.
viii give Him more faithful and more
efficient service.
The session was brought to a close vita
the beuaglcfiOu