Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23

once: now they call you the 90 mas
II you live few years longer. they
will call you the "old chap" What are
those rough words with which your
children are accosting you? They
are the echo OF the very words you
used in the car OF your old father 20
years ago. What is that which you are
trying TO chew, but find IL unmas-
sicablc. and your Jaws ache. and you
surrender the attempt7 Perhaps IL
may be the gristle which you gave TO
your father for his breakfast 40 years
ago.
A gentleman passing along the ave-
nue. saw son dragging his father into
the street by the hair of the head.
The gentleman, outraged at this brutal
conduct. was about TO punish the Of
fender. when the cd man arose and
said: Don't hurt him It's ali right.
Forty years ago this morning
dragged out my father by the hair OF
his head" In a circle. other sins may
be adjourned TO the next world. That
circle is made quickly. very quickly.
Oh. what a stupendous thought that
the good and the evil we start come
back TO u.s. Do you know that tho
Judgment day will be only the points
at which the circles join. the good and
the bad we have done coming back 20
us unless Divine intervention hinder
coming back 20 us with welcome OF
delight or curse Of condemnation
Oh. would like TO sec Paul. the in
valid missionary. at the moment when
his influence comes 70 full orb. his in
F huence rolling out through Antioch.
through Cyprus, through Lystra,
through Corinth. through Athens,
through Asia, through Europe,
through America. through the first
century. through FIVE centuries,
through 90 centuries, through earth,
through Heaven. and at last the wave
OF influence. having made fun circuit,
strikes his soul. Oh. then l would like
&c see him, No one can tell the wide
sweep OF the circle OF Paurs influence
save the one who r. seated on the cir
Gle % tho earth.
would like 20 see the countenanco
% Voltaire when his influence comes
20 full orb When the fatal hsmor-
rharc seized him at - years OF age.
his influence did not cease. The most
brilliant man OF his century, he had
used an his faculties for assaultiDg
Christianity. his bad influence widen
inc through France. widening through
Germany. widening through ell Eu-
rope. widening through America,
widening through the l23 years that
have gone since he died widening
through earth. widening through the
great future. until at last the accumu-
lated influence Of his baleful teachings
/ and dissolute life will beat against his
dismayed spirit, and at that moment x
viii be enough 10 make the black hair
Of eternal darkness turn white with the
horror. No one can tell how that haS
10 mans influence girdled the earth save
the one who IS seated on the circle Of
o the earth. the Lord Almighty.
( well. now" say some, this In some
respects IS a very glad theory and II
C. others a very bad one. We would liE'
! TO have the good we have ever dom
i come back TO us. but the thought tina
all the sins we have ever committee
~ ! will come back 10 Us fills US viii
E alright" Ny brother, / have 20 tel
D. YOU God can break that circle and vii
s. do 80 Al your call. / can bring 20 pas
D.. sages OF Scripture 10 prove that whel
God for Christ's sake forgives a ma.
- the sins OF his past life never com
D. back The wheel may roll on and OF
'e but you take your position behind n
5; and is shattered forever. The sins d
"a of from the circle and fall at RICH
De- angles with complete oblivion. To-
" givenl Forgiveni The meansst thin
e. a man can do IL. after some difficult
ny has been settled. 20 bring IL up sgail
a aud God will not do anything Ike tina
20 Gods memory IS mighty enough I
y hold all the events of the ages, bs
PIT there is one thing that "a sure 10 81
~ His memory, one thing he is sure
Re forget. and that is pardoned tran
L. gressions. How do l know IL? "
NJ prove it. Their sins and their in
* quities viii I remember no more
rs Blessed Is he whose transgression
&C forgiven"
But do not make the mistake
thinking that this doctrine OF the G.
s Gle stops with this life. 1t rolls
through Heaven You might quote
zap opposition 10 me what ST. John sa
es, about the City OF Heaven. He sa
all II "lieth four square" That does see
The 20 initiate against this idea OF {
m Gle, but do you not know there Is ma
the a square house that has family c
her Gle facing each other and in a ciF'
CIR moving. and I can prove that this
en-. 30 in regard 10 Heaven. st. John say
81 heard the voice of many ang'
ust round about the throne, and the bea,
an and the elders" And again he bay
has al saw round about the throne 70
VIII and twenty seats" And again he ga,
ave s"chere was n rainhoxx round abe