Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-01-14

TOE famous spanish artist. u Disguised
With the crucidx that the rriest holds BE-
fore him becsuse Il is sEch a poor spe.I-
meS - sculpture. and 90. sometimes
through taste. ani sometimes through
learned menace. and sometimes through
physical tiztresSrs-ave in - ao0 wevS--
troubles come 20 harass and annoy.
Again. Irrmark hat there are uaay pso-
pie Who eetir ate cir lifc on earth ~ tha
amount % money t1ey have acegri iuiafesi.
They say. The year is6S or 1870 or fs9s
Now. e h an cant aud iDsinccrity 20 talk
against money. ~ though t bad no value.
IL gay represent refinement and education
vlt ten thousand blessed sgrroun8lngs. e
: the spreading oi The table that feeds ths
,hldrcu's hanger. 10 IS the h<hting 0fthe
furnace thai Secps yoo warm. it n the
making 20 the bed on which you rest from
care and anxiety It Is the carrying Of ven
out az last &c decent ssQuseher, and the
putting up ~ the slab on which IA chlseiet
ths story ~ your Christian hope. ft ia
simply hypocrisv. this tirade iu Ilsulf aai
lecture BALI against moncy.
Bot while ali this "a -. NJ Who use.
money or thinks ~ mcncv a. ANYTHING hut
means to an end. VIII fnd out hls mis-
iaSc when the giiftcring treasures slip out
z ll 1is nervcieas grasp. and be- goes out of
this world without shilling 90 money or a
certificate 90 sfock. lie mlcht better hav.,
I ocen the Christian porter that onan.,f his
sata or thc le-riLct workman wl ia.t
aiCht hcavei ths coat tnt0 his cellar.
7 Bonds and mortgages and leases have their
use. bat they make q poor yaristiek with
waich CD measure llie. They that boast
tlemaelves in their wealth and trust in The
multitude of their riches. nono % then
'an. by any means. redeem hfs brother or
give 90 God ransom Tor him that De-
. should not see corruption. ."
Bus L remart. there are many wiah
here were b. L.rr-who estimate thnir lifs
by theiT moral ana spiritual dovel rnmenf.
it is not sinful cg1tism for "a Christina
man % says II ann purer than used O.
He. i am more rnnenrrafei fn christ than
I used 60 be-. 1 have rot ovar "a rreat
many OF che bad habits in which Z uscd to
indulge. am great deal better man
thaa / uset 90 he.' There a no sinful
rgotism ln thlt. III u not base egotism for
q soldier 60 say, II know more about mAl-
I tary tnctica than 7 nscl 60 before took r.
f musket ln my hand and learned o. present
I arms and was pest 90 the drill onlcer 70
I To is noi haFe egotism for sailor GO sav."T
+ know botter how CD elew down the niEren
i topaail than I used to before 4 had ever
seen "a ship" And there is no sinfll
( egotism when "A Christian man. lighting the
7 battles of che Lori. or 40 you VIII have &C.
T voyaging toward a haven of eternal rest
says, Il know moro about spiritual tactics
and voyasins toward heaven than I used
Now. 7 90 not know what your advan-
tages or disadvantaros are. 60 not know
i what Your tact or taient Ia. 4 90 NOT know
what may be the faseinatton OF your nlan.
ners or the repulslFrness OF fneu. eut I
know this; There - tor ytu. ny heAzor a
feid 81 cuitiyate, harfaes reap. e tesk
- VINE away. aoni % save. tf s14 las =
Eoridly means, coasecrate theoi a. cnrist
~ yen have eioquenee, use if 0n the side
that Paul aud Nilbcreorrc used theirs. ~
yo2 have learning. put u all into the poor
box of the worlds suffering. Bat % YOU
have none 20 these neither wealth nor olo-
quence nor learning-vou az any rate have
"a smile VITA which yCu can encourage the
uisnonrteuet "a fr0Wn With which you may
blast Injustice, voice wltA which YOU may
cali che wunderer back 60 God. "Oh. you
say. "thnt is very sanctimoulous View oi
liiei' lt ls not. it is the only bright
Wow % life. and it "a tne only bright
view ot death. Contrast che death scrno
OF man who has measured liie hy tho
worldly standard with tho death scene %
"a man who has measured lifs hv the
Christian standard. Quln. tho actor. In
his last moments said. "A hope this tragic
scene viii soon De over and hope to keer
. my dignity 90 the lsst. " Malasherhes raid
~ bis last moments 90 the coniessor
Hold your tonguel Your mlserahls styl.
{ p0t, me out % concett with heaven.
Lord Chesterieid ia bis last moments
when be onght 90 have been rrnvfnr fa
MS soul, bothered himself about th
proprietiss ~ the sick room aud said
give Dayooles q chair Godfrey knsla
spent his last hours on earth in drawing
diagram % bis own monument.
Compare the silly and horrible denar
. ture or such men With the scraphls gf1r
on the face of Edward Payson a. be- SAID A.
ni- lAst moment lhe hrnprns of haavr.
fan me. noat in 70 sea or glory" O
win Paul the apostle. who said ln his las
, hour. II am now ready q ba offered ur
and tlo timo % my departure Is al hand
nave fought the good hght. I have ken
the faith. Heneegorth there Is lsii up rs
, me a crown Of righteousness which th
, / Lord, the righteous Judge will give ne.
III 80. l..
! / tnat you witnessed Ia your OWn household
p. / on. my friends. this world - q false god
&c VIII consume you with the blaze h
/ which it accepts your sacridce. while th
! / righteous shall be held Ga everlasting r.
/ membranee. and when the fhroaaz hav
|, fallen and the monuments have crunsis
and the world has perished they shall ban
= Quet With the cOnQcerors Of earth and th
I hierarchs Of heaven
! This Is "A good day "a which 10 begin
/ new style % measurement. How old ar
tnouf 1ou see the Christian way q
measuring life and th8 worldly way .
= measuring f. i leave it TO YOU 10 "a
y which Is the wisest and best way tn
n wheel ot time has turned very swihiy
t. aud IL has hurled as on. TIE ola YEA
y has gone TIE nsw year has come. 20
= what you and have been launched ur
on 10 God only knows Now let mo as
, you al, have you made any prapRrstfo,
: torthe futuref You have made prepare
: tion Tor times my dear brother. Hav
: you made any preparation for eternity
: Do you wonder that when that mao ol
The Hudson River in indignation tore ui
4 tne tract which was handed 20 him an
! Just one word landed on HIS coat sleove
tne rest OF tue tract being pitched into IA
river, that one Sord aroused his s0nls I
was that one word SO long. 50 broad a
, hign, 50 deep 'Eternity." A dying WON
sos ia her last moments said ssCsu /
oask- They said, "Whst do you Waatf