Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-06-15


"God launched this world, aud lie
never launched a failure. The Gar
den Of Eden was q useless morass
compared with what the whole world
will be when IL blossoms and leaves
and flashes and rcsounds with it's
coming glory. God will save II any
how, with rue on without me. but I
want TO do my share. I have some
equipmcnt-not as much rs some
others. but what l have I will use.
l have power to frown. and l will
frown upon iniquity. 1 have power
60 smile, and I viii smile encourage
ment upon all the struggling. have
vocabulary not so opulent as the
vocabulary of some others. but i
have = storehouse of good words.
and I mean To scatter them in help
fulness. i will aScribe right motives
TO others when IL is possible. II 1 can
say anything good about others. I
will say IL. II l can say nothing but
vile of them, i will keep my lips shut
as tight as the lips OF the sphinx.
which for 5000 years has looked of
upon the sands OF the desert and
uttered not one word about the desc
lation- The scheme of reconstruct
ing this world Is too great for me
60 manage. but I Rm not expected 10
boss this Job. / have faith to believe
that the plan is well laid out and will
be well executed. Give me a brick
and a trOwel and ] will begin now
TO help build the wall. l arm not
soloist. but l can sing Rock OF Ages
TO a sick pauper. / cannot write
4 ,faly 81 1ssr
out of child's eye or a splinter
from under his thumb nail. i now
enlist in this army that is going to
take the world for God, and | defy
all the evil powers. human and satan
&c, TO discourage me. Count me into
the service. cannot play upon a
musical instrument, but I can polish
a cornet OF string a harp or applaud
the orchestra"
All through that mans experience
there runs a faith that viii keep him
cheerful and busy and triumphant.
i like the watchword OF CrOmwells
Ironsides. the men who feared moth
ing and dared everything. going into
battle with the shout: The Lord OF
hosts is with US. the God of Jacob is
on refuge, Sclahi" No balance that
human brain ever planned or human
hand ever constructed Is worthy OF
weighing such a spirit. Gold and
| precious stones are measured by the
| carat. which is four grains. The
dealer puts the diamond or the pearl
/ on one side of the scales and the
carat on the other side and tells you
the weight. But we need something
Il .aark
that wonderful quality OF faith which
am glad to know will be- recognized
and rewarded for all time and al
| eternity. The earthly weighman
/ counterpoisea on metallic balances
the iron. tho coal. the articles OF hu-
man food. the solids Of earthly mer'
! chandise, but he cannot test or an
nounce the amount OF things spirit
ual Here Is something which tho
Attic and BabylOnian weighing sys
tens OF the past and the metric
weighing system of the present can
not manage. Tho Lord weigheth the
spirits"
Put also into those royal scales ths
ambitious spirit. Every healthy mar
and woman has ambition. The lael
OF n Is a sure sign OF idiocy or I'm
morality. The only question j.. whs
shall be the style of our ambition
To stack up a stupendous fortune. e
acquire reSounding name, 10 SWEEP
| everything We can reach into tn,
whirlpool Of our own seifshness-tha
l. debasing. ruinous and deathful- ]
in such spirit We get what we star
for. We only secure gigantic disco
| tent No man was ever made hap.
by what he got. Il all depends upOl
the spirit with which We get II. an
the spirit with which We keep a., an
the spirit with which we distribute II
| Not since the world stood has Their
been any instance OF complete happi
ness from the amount Of aecumula
ton. Give the man of worldly ambi
tion 60 years % brilliant sueeesse'
He sought for renown, and the nation
speak his name. He sought for affiu
snes, and he is put TO his wits en-
10 find out the best stocks and bond
In which he may make his investments
he il director in banks enough an
trustee In enough institutions an
president OF enough companies I
bring on paresis. Of which ne il no'
4 0NlAAs inc fpfo baAoHtNH are AAAtt
10 weigh the ambition which has cor
trOllsd a lifetime. What was III
worth of that ambition? How niue
} did il yield for usefulness and Heaven
r Less than a scruple. less than a graf
of sand. less than an atom, less tina
nothing. Have q funeral a mile Ion
. with carriages, let the richest robe
of ecclesiastics rustic about the ca
} ket. carieature the scene by choir
: which chant: blessed are the dea
that die in the Lord" That mans If
? / a. a failure and II his heirs scnff