Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-05

time is flowing. and there are. alas- the
/ changes made in the circle O. our loved
/ ones. There ere some dear ones absent
Z tonight whom We fondly hope to vel
4 come back. thefe are some absent for
4 whom the river ~ time has ceased %
4 flow. for they are standing on The shores
/ Il eternity
HUMAN AFFAIRS WEEK.
BY al these mutations cor hearts are
/ stricken with the sense ~ The awful
] weakness u human affairs. filed with the
/ fear ~ our own possible taking away, or
+ the deeper fcar that The shadow u
/ AzraeIs wings may hover DER our homes.
! We ask wherein shan we find strength
/ and comfort what IS the legacy ~ the
/ year that is dead. what IS The message
/ u The year newborn.
The testament cf the departed wear IS
! G solemn reminder % the unwearied flight
/ n time Tor man never marks tins rntu
I ID IS spent The clock strikes. not the
Z hour that IL coming but The hour that Is
/ done. The contemplation of the DEAD
/ year IS an occasion foI memory ana --F
4 tears. Bu- not these alone. for life treaas
/ close upon the heels q Death. and brings
/ its lessons its duties. and Responsiveness
/ The present is not even q ueelle-point Do
J
/ uauzeles-lv the trans ZION 81 ever going
/ on and we are growing older. and The
/ message that the new year brings % ne
] is the message 0f the ages. Mare The
/ change in you 20 De @ change for fhe BET
/ ter. Let The transition he levflofu H.
: We pray for old age. We ask 20 De WIT
/ ten in the book 30 lies We must learn 30
/ O. conduct ourselves that our aaVanrll
years bring ever advancing happil-sa-
Are We simply getting older, or are We
4 Growing older with che passing years. Is
lie richer. nohier. better fuller ~ me
/ beauty q holiness shan 10 was year
ago2 Is The transition in cur lives unto
nobler things ~ down info ieno1i-
5lrfhr9 The element r. Crrf,ct ie as-el-
I tiel There Is zoo true existence without
struggle But what shall me triumph D.,
! q merely material success. or ~ spirlt-
4 ual achievement;
TRANSITION IS GROWTH
To get older is simply 20 become vrin-
kle1. and gray. and feeble. IT, grow oilrr
/ IS 20 grow more tender and more thought
/ full more trustful q the ways ~ God. 20
/ have "a serener confidence in his eternal
/ wisdom. in the unrcllirg perfection ~
/ Fis divine justice. o. realize That tears
Dc but water the flowers ir the earlen ~
the soul. that ar abiding trust turns me
edge ~ di-arI l-nimrni ah1 u-'-s ,uV
blade ~ PAM thal pr q" L--
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can any one .r-ttt
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/ years man lh lN- l--.l..
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- and mar with each passing year
:. -. 80 r-.a-s- ri GOODNESS. sereue-
-, 30 ..o-f5e-re ~ fstth. STRONGER in
~ l-r-.u-lelre ~ Gods merclfuI justice
.-.s -ri-erfol5irr love.
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