Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-07
A LESSON OF HOPE.
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Nav Ne the Portion 90 E~ery-
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Hes~en.
fcapxr,rat. isea. by Louis kiopschs n II
Wnshfngton, Nov. ~

In his discourse Dr. Talmags
<<onld lift people oat Of dependency
ana bring son1cthing OF future JOY
snto earthly depression The text "a
Hebrews 6sIs, which hope
There Is an Atlantic ocean OF oe2tn
and fuliaess in the verse from which
NV text is taken. and only wade
Into the wave az the beach and take
sv~o rVoris- We all have favorite
words expressive OF delight or alb
asorrence. words that easily find shear
way from brain 70 lip. words mat
have in them mornings and mid
nights. laughter and tears. thunder
bolts aud DEVELOPS. In AL the iex1-
cons and vccsbularies there are Few
words that have for ne the attrse-
sions OF the last word % my text;
(which hope
There have IN the course Of our
life been many angels Of Coo thaf
have looked over our shoulders OF
met rs on the road. CT chsnsed the
darkness away. or lifted TIRE curtains
Of the great future. OF pulled rs hack
xrom the precipices- OF rolled down
uFcn Us the raptDrosas music OF ne
heavens. but there is one OF these
angels who has done 80 much for Us
THAT we wish throughout al time
and al eternity 20 celebrate 1.-THE
nnrel OF Hope 81. Paul makes u the
center OF group OF three, saying.
.rN5w ahideth faith. hope. charity
And. though he saws that charity -
the greatest Of the three, be does not
sake one piums from the wing. OF
one rsv Of lustcr from the brow. or
one aurora from the cheek. or one
melody from The voice Of the angel
CT nv text. which hope
That Vas a great night for our
world when IN Bethlehem caravan
ssry The Infan. Royal vas born and
that VIII be q great night in TIE
darkness az your soul when Christian
hope IA horn There VIII oe chanting
a the skies and star pointing g
the nativity / VIII not bother yot
with the husl Of \ definition and tel
YOU what hope ~ When we sit dowr
hurrrv a. table we do not want az
analytical discourse as 10 What breas
Ia Hand Il on, pass q round; giv'
us a slice OF IL John speaks O.
hope as = apurc hope Peter calls
a. 3 -1ireIv hcpe-- Paul styles IL 1
5oscinr hope AL up and down ~
Bible i a. spoken OF as an anchor
"a = hsrhor. IS . helmet. as \ door
When We draw = check on . oanl
we must have reference 20 n
amount Of money we have cePosifcs
bat Hope makes a draft on a ha1
In which for her benest AL Heave
has been deposited Hope Nay
urht up every dungeon. stand b
every Sickbed. lend = helping han
80 every orPh1nage. loosen ever
chain csreSs every forlorn soul a.
turn xhe uupicfured room q q
aiushouEe into the vestoule
Heaven How Suggestive that II.
4kol0gy declares thai when al Oth'
reitles fed the earth the Eodde'
Hope remained
Il Was hope that revived job
Knox when on shipboard near Il
coast OF Scotland he was fearful
IN. and he was requested 70 lo'
shorru-ard and asked II ne knew Il
Village near the coast. and he .
severed. Il know & wrn. for ] 8
the xteeple Of that place where q
Grst opened my mouth in public
His glory. End I an fully persuad
how weak that ever now appear
shau not depart This life tIi !
fongas shall gloriSy His holy nal
IA the same place His hope Nas
~arded. and for 2s ruore years
preached That is ehe hope VIII
sustained NJ M0rren. % Sorwa
when departing this life At "A yea
Of ape he declared Il should j
20 understand The secrets q etrrn
before tomorrow morning. ~
nss she kind Of hope that the e
porai had IN the hattie uben. az
serersl standard bearers had faii
he seized the Sag and turned q
lieutenant colonel and SAID Il
tan. ten my dear wife that ] de ~
a good hope fn Czrist and that ]
glad 90 give my iife for my eounts
That Ess the good hop that
Goodwin had in his last hour ~
he said ~Aa- n this death =
have ! 6resded as an enemy
sn5lizr sriend."
Philippe de Moray. prime minis
OF Henry ~. when asked - his
hears whether he WA certain
eternal felicity. replied: Il am
couedeus Of II from the tneonte
bs;fx Of the spirit Of God - :
/ was Of xnF mathenatiesl q
from al he dernonstrasions Of
cid That was the hope
eheered yara. the converted IA
e the island of kimeo. wheD he
;p his last monenf: The -
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