Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-01-19

IC>Ift><tt< TIC sft&tt>t merchant that
America ever saw. began in his small
store. dining on bread and cheese be-
hind the counter in a snstched inter
regn0m between customers. he open
ing tbs store and closing it. sweeping
IL out with his own broom and bein~-
his own Srrsnd boy. Show them that
within ten minutes walk there IRE
stores. shops. and factories. and homes
wh-re as brave deeds have been az ne
as those of Leonides a, Thermopylac.
a. that Of Horatius at the bridge. as
that Of Colin Campbell at Balaklaya
Tell them what Napoleon said to his
stan officer when that officer dc
CARED certain military attempt 70
be impossible. "lmposSible," said the
great commander. impossible is the
adjective Of fools"
show them also that what is true
in worldly directions is more true in
spiritual directions. Cali the roll Of
prophets. apostles and MARTYRS and
private Christians from the time the
world began and ask them 10 mention
one man or woman greatly good or
useful who was not deprecated and
failed and made a laughing stock
Racks and prisons and whips and
shipwreckS and axes OF beheadment
| did their worst. yet the heroes were
more than conquerors. With such
things you viii illustrate that word
courage" and they viii 60 cut from
your presence TO start anew and right.
| challenging all earth and he'll 10 the
| combat.
| There are four or FIVE words which
| ht'y spoken. might soothe and enamel
| pate aud rescue. Go 70 those from
| whose homes Christ has taken ia Him
| self loved one and try the word ere
| union under wintry sky. but IN
| everlasting springtide; not land
where they can be struck With disease.
but where the iuhabitsnf never saws;
| - am sick" not reunion that can be
| followed 10y separation. but in = place
| from which they shall 20 10 more ont
| forever" For emacistion and sigh
4 ing. immortal health. Reunion. or .
| you like the word better. anticips zion
| There is nothing EFF for them IN this
| world. Try them with Heaven. With
a chapter from The great book open
| one q the , gates. Give them one note
| OF seraphio harp. one fash from The sea
Of glass. one c'affer ~ the hoofs OF the
horses on which victors ride. That
word reunion. or anticipation. fflv
sPokcn-we no fruit hesred up in sill
yer Q" Ne'> coui0 equei u. - the --oe'
N'"oS 81 "pPlee 'ha' nave esseo lht
"or-o- no. one i 80 mellow or 50 rich
or 50 arom "'c. out We take the sugge>-
10" ., ID Tex ana com pare 'hs'
Meru OF s'.nt2r'' MY sreken- i-sl1p e
u Eo-u I'D baskets ci SILVER
i
mere must De no iupatienoe IL the
"Aining we give Others. We must
| Ie--i~s Inat oAt Tor the Kindness OF
J zoo 9" u We Monla nave been IN the
sAinF '"fi's' tha' hish going wrong
n-, ns siroSshnE win TIDE 81 evil
nheiit.- from i-ther ana grandfather
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- p - "a. 800 accumulated
7 for.r az generations and centuries
so Won say "hi. father was n
~oof man Knew him Put did vou
| know his grar6father7 F,l habit
r. an. 10 skin one generation. fact
r.cornize6 in the Ten Comma drnenrs.
whicl sneak OF the third and fourth
| v,n.-e,ious ht,, say nothrrr OF a. o.
secorf generation.
| Or -he man stray NAV hive an M
| harm, homo and tina +. ~nor,-i 10
! 49, -,x,rs 1r. often leak of
men Who s.s-ro,. their ho-tes hut do
a., al, anv.t-... ,hout he fact that
| ,t,.,-.. -. .i......s,,l. ~ .,i,es in Amer
-, - Ia. ..t,,f,rc. md fretfing and
;......ss.. .s.n .-4 r.ck ~ economy
go III 49, - dieag-ersb lenes~
-. t-,.,,.,,ds in,o 5is.ination.
n. -, ,h,.,..pds 80 men
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