The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24

latent friendship into active, open ser
ice. And out Lord is laid in new TOMB
With this the graphic scene Oh out rs
son. so full of human incident ana "
divine intent, is closed
What is the one great thought 1t brings
us? 1t is this: In the SurSinS TO ana ~
of a common humanity, batting LOT ne
in world Of sin, ruler, soldier counsei-
lor. king, citizen, criminal, classes mass
es-one and all-may find the Key 10 tLdt
life only at the foot of the cross; that
se]f-sacrifice is the road to true hlhsii.
ness. that he who would save himself
must lose himself, and only in the finding
N others can one discover his true grand
orr and Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Sneakinc of the political corruption III
the cities of the land, the Southern
Churc,,rnan SAYS: "Thc ward politician
has become, as
o.o,,E DEP it were, rec
rn1EN,r QUESTIONS ognized institu-
ton, and the
,,.o ,,o,tion Of the term is all the de-
scription that is necessary.
And what shall we do about 1t! ASK
the average busy business or professional
man This question, and note his answer.
he will emphatically affirm and 1ndls-
nantlv denounce the prevailing cohdl-
lions But what then? Why, nothing.
Something he will tell you, surely ought
to be done. But he has neither time nor
taste for that kind of thing lie mas
large interests at stake, and IS as busy
as he can be. And after all, ms "oro
would have no influence with the powers
that be! They look to him Tor nothihs'
and they will make no CONCESSIONS 10
him. And why, pray? Just because 'iieS
f1,.,t he
absorbed in his own affairs to give Them
any, .ar;ous or permanent trouble! Sure-
" there is some, failure along nero
somewhere not only in good Citizenship,
hut in Christian obligation as Well! are
We Christian men willing that the world
shall measure our civic ideals ana aspi-
rations by our municipal governments:
If not whose business is it TO correct
those governments?
II YOU have not seen the fash Oh me
bue-bird surely you have lsearo the suns
of the robin He is in the WOODS now
and out in the fields,
THE PSALMS running and leap
OF THE BIRDS ing and sweeping
among the trees, pip
ing and calling, as happy as happy can De
The robin is a friendly bird, hafdy a'!u
noisy. neighborly and tolk-loVlns, anu ms
note Is rOunU anu True, sAS tii@e'ii " "
all that he said. He is no arlstocfat,
vain and pretentious, but democrat
inst one of the plain people, but ne mas
good looks and a turn for music. we
do not like the sparrow because ne long
AGO confessed the dark crime OF my
bow and arrow
The very first time, early III MaiIll'
that you hear the robins sweet call, the
smell of the winter is thoroughly broken,
John Burroughs says, land the remem-
brance of it afar OF. HOW surrey ,
then is the coming of all the olrds, the
lark and the brown thrush and the orioie
ard all the rest, returning from their TRIP
RI Florida. 1t is q fine thing tor ROBIN
Redbreast to come first and tell us that
spring is surely coming, and we were not
mistaken in our hope, and the MOWERS
will wake up from their long Sleep ana
ALI the choir of winged songsters take
their places in our trees. ana the luii
anthem again be sung some bright morn
ing in June.
If there is a song for all these BIRDS
and not one fails of his morning OF JOY
we are, thinking God has song for every
one of his children. The word cannot
fail. Light is sown for the righteous,
and gladness for the upright in heart.
We. who know so much more OF COO S
love than David did, can look into the
future and say: SThou shalt compass me
,hout with songs of deliverance! What
is that which Job saith Of songs III the
night? and Isaiah OF the Tanso1neo VINO
shall return, as our birds are return
ing, with songs and everlasting Joy
,1pon their heads?'-Contral Presbyte-