Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-04-22


Iold ON 10 all OF IT, There are so many
,eoulc ns,~x who 10 not know. You ask &
hem II the soul is immortal. and they a
.,v. 81 guess IL is: don't know. Per q
hams 4. Is: perhaps IL isn't" Is the Bible
rue "Wen. perhaps IL is. and pcreaFs
Il ISM. Perhaps IL may oe. hgurauve- 4
". aud perhaps il may be partly. and
p-rhaps n may not be at ali lhey
despisc wha; they call the apostolic
creed. but II their own creed were writ
ten out IL would read ike this: II
believe in nothing. the maker Of heaven
and earth. and iu nothing which it bath
sent which nothing was born OF moth
ing and which nothing was dead and
buried and desceu5cc into nothing and
arose from nothing and c.ccrded 20
nothing and now sitteth 60 the right
hand OF nothing. from which 30 viii
come 20 judge nothing. ! believe in the
holy a.uostic church and iu the corn-
munian OF not.irrariaus and in tho
forgiveness 81 nothing. nud tho rcslir-
rcction OF nothiu. and in thc Hf~ that
never shall toe. Ar.cuf" That is the
creed of tens OF thousands of people
in this dav. n vou have mind to adopt
such q theory. I Will NOT. 81 believe in
God the Father Almighty. Maker of
heaven and earth and in Jesus Christ
and in The holv Catholic church and
iu the collwuni, n of saints and iu the
| life everlasting. Amen" OH. when I
see E'calar takinr such stout grip
OF the sword in the battle against sin
and for righteousness ] come 90 the
conclusion that we cu-'t to take a
stouter grip 90 Gods eternal truth
the sword 90 Righteousness.
AsI lr1l at tleaznr's hand also no.
ticr his spirit OF SELF forgetfulncss. lie
did nos ticr th.t the hilt of the sword
was ,atirr through the palm of his
hard Hr did rlt know 50 hur. him.
As hc went out into the conflict ne was
So auDious for the victory he forgot
himself. and that blt might GO never
SO deeply into the palm Of his hand
IL could not disturb him. "His hand
cla,e unto the sword" on. my arothcr'
aud sisters. let as go into the Christian
{ conflict with the spirit ~ self aonega
tion. Who cares whether the wcri,
praises Us sr ienounces usf What d'
T we care for misrepresentation or aons'
I or persecution in canhict like this
Let us forget ourselves That ma
a who is afr-dd OF getting his hand hun
d will never Kill "a phiiistinc. Who care
r whether YOU get hurt or not if you SO
! the victory on. how many Christian
'- thsre are who are ALI The timc worry
o iur about the way thc worid tre-'
q them. They are so tired. and they ar
n So abused. and they are $50 9. Iiptv'
e when Eleazar did not think vhcth,
e hc had hand or au arm or foot n
's he wanted was victory.
le We see how men forget themselves
ID worldly achievement. We have ofts
be seen men who. in ORDER 20 achic'
p, worldly success. v,ill forget aII phN~Ic
m fatigue and an annoy AND uI o
staclc. just after cine battle of or
10 town. i'm the American revolution.
us musician. wounded. WAS told he nu
ok have his limbs amuu.ated. and th
at were about TO fasteu him 90 the SD
re- reon's table. for &c. was long before 2
ke lncrciful discovery of unaesthetics.
DO said. NO, don't fustcu mc to hat tab
ms get me violin" a violin vas broua
he 20 him. and he said. "Now go 90 VIC
his as ! begin 20 play" and for 80 rliEut
'us during the awful paugS OF amputut'
a he moved not "a muscle nor droppe'
IS note. while he played some sweet tu
rel Oh. is il not strange that with the ma
ord of the gospel of Jesus Christ and W
wn this grand march of the church M
has tant on the way to become the chu
his triumphant we cannot forget oursel
way and forget all pang and all sorrow
ack all persecution and all perturbati'
ook We know what men accomplish
'me der worldly opposition. Men do
( IN shrink back for antagonism or for III
kis ship. You have admired Presco
and Conquest of Mexico" as brilliant
say beautiful a history as was ever "
IN ten, but some Of YOU may not X
nely under what disadvantages Il was v
ag ten--that Conquest OF Mexico =
ome Prescott was totally blind. and he
Tour two pieces of wood parallel 20
and other fastened. and, totally blind,
= 10 his pen between those pieces OF "
cles, he wrote the stroke against one :
~ 10 cf wood telling how Tar the pen a
? life 20 in one way, the stroke against
T as other piece of wood telling how fai
r she pen must go the other way. On,
out much men will endure for woi
NJ In knowledge and for worldly sue
srael and vet how little we endure for !
10 It. Christi. How many Christians
any are that go around saying; sn-
and hand; oh, my hand, my hurt h
Don't you see there is blood on
n, to hand. and there is blood on tee swo