Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-15


through the worlds scorn and was
thrust in debtors prison and came
with his family to the verge e >.s--
Walton. but continued his experiments
with volcanized rubber until ne added
more than can he estimated to the
worlds health and comfort. rs well as
60 his own advantage. Columbus and
John Fitch. and Stephenson and Rob.
ert Bruce. and Cyrus w Field and 500
others were illustrations OF wha. te.
nscity and pluck can do. Hard pound
ing" said Wellington ut Waterloo.
hard pounding. gentlemen. but we
will see who can pound the longest. :"
Ncs. my friends. that * the secret.
not flight from obstacles in the way
but who can pound the longest"
The child had IL right when ATTEMPT
ing TO carry ton of coal. shoveifu l
az tims. from the sidewalk TO the
cellar. and some one asked her: DO
YOU expect 10 get all that coal in with
that little shovclf" And she replied:
Yes. sir. IL work long enough" Nv
the help OF God choose your calling
and stick 10 IT. The gadabouts are
failures Tor this life. TO say nothing
OF the next.
There are many who exhibit this
frailty in matters Of religion. They are
not sure about anything that pertains
20 their soul or their eternal destiny.
Now they are Unitarians. and now they
are Cniversalists. and now they are
Methodists. and now they are Presby-
terians, and now they are nothing at
al. They are not quite sure that the
Bible was inspired or. IL inspired.
whether the words or the ideas were
inspired or whether only part OF the
Book was inspired. They think at one
time that the story in Genesis about
the garden OF Eden i = history. and the
month after they think IL is an allie
cory- AZ one time they think he book
~ Job describes what really occurred.
but the mex; time they speak Of Is they
call il q drama. Now they believe all
The miracles. but at your next inter
view they try 10 show how these
scenes had nothing IN them supernat-
ural. but can he accounted for by nat
ural causes. GaGding about among re-
lgious theories ard never satisfied. Al
the evidence is put before them. and
Why DO they not render a verdict? II
they cannot make mp their mind with
aI The data put before them. they
never viii There are al the archaeo-
logical combinations OF the Bible
brought 20 view by the Palestine FN-
piorafion society there are the bricks
Of Babylon. the letter 'N'' impressed
upon thcm-~N" for Nebuchadnezzar
showing that he Was not a highland
she farther the shovel or the antigua
rian Coes down the more il revealed OF
that most wonderful city 81 al time
Prof Heilprecht. OF the University q
Pennsy lvanis. presents Us tablets found
in the far east ratifying and explain
INK Scriptural passages which were be
fore in mystery. As The builders I'm
Jerusalem to-day dig for the founda-
ton OF new houses they turn up with
their pickaNes the ashes 81 the ami
mails that were used for burnt offer
ings in thetemple ages ago. demonstrat-
ing the truth OF the Bible story about
the sacrifices OF lambs and heifers aud
pigeons There IS the history by Jo-
Sephus. described on uninspirine pages
scenes which the Ribie depicts On The
banks OF the Dead sea there are uieces
OF the very birthstone that fell Ia the
sulphurous storm that destroyed Sodom
and Gomorrah. Make up your mind
whether the Bible is a glorious revela-
tiou OF God or the worst imposition OF
The centuries. Why 20 gadcing about
among inhdels. atheists and deists ask
ing questions and surmising and guess
Ing about the authority and value OF &.
book which involves the ininitiesP Il.
is either a good book OF a bad book
II = be bad book. YOU do not want
u in your house nor have your children
contaminated with its teachings. II
u IL good book. your eternal happi-
hess depends upon the adoption Of its
teachings. Once and forever make Up
your mind whether IL is the book ~
God or the book OF villainous pretend
ers.
Nv text also addresses those who
In search OF happiness are going
hither and yonder looking for that
which they find not. Their time il all
aken up with ''musicales." and pro
gressive euchres-" and teas. and vel
.ow iuncheons. and at homes and
dances. and operas. and theaters; and
instead % hnding happiness. thee get
pale cheeks. and insomnia and indi-
sestion. and neuralgia. aud exhaus-
ton. and an abbreviated lifetime.
There j. more splendid womanhood
sacrificed Ia that way in our cities
than IL any other way. The judg-
ment day only can reveal the awful
holocaust % tangled nerves and the
suicidal habits OF much Of our social
life. The obituary OF such reads well
for the story Il suppressed about how
they got their death while standing
in attire Of gauzc. waiting for the
carriage on a raw night, Oh the front
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