Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-10-05

COW. twice as tsrx~s anc fneh they
via not half accommodate the people.
saw GO the young men who are en-
serinr the ministry. we must put on
more forc-. more energy and into our
religious services more vivacity IL we
cant the reopse 20 GENE. You look
cn.o a church court Of any deaomi-
cation OF Christians. First you viii
and the men % large common sense
<nd earnest look. The education Of
-aelr minds. the piety % their
aesrts. the holiness of their lives.
quality them fo- their work Then
you will find In every church court
Of every denomination a group of
men who utterly amaze you with the
fact that such semi-imoecility can |
get any pulpits 90 preach ini Those
are the men who give foriorn sta |
tiStics about church decsdence- Frogs |
never croak in running water: al
WAYS in stagnant. But I say 90 all
Christian workers. 20 AL sunday
school teachers. 20 al evanseksts. 20
an ministers OF the Gospel IL we
want our sunday schools and our
prayer meetings and our churches
70 gather the people we must fresh
en- up.
Why should we so away 20 get an
illustration Of the vicsriouS suffering
of Jesus Christ when a. Bloomfield,
y. J. two little children were walk
I tnr on the rail track and train was
coming hut they were on bridge
4 OF trestiework. and the little girl
took her brother snd let him down
through the tres;lswork as gently as
she could toward the water, very
carefully and lovingly and cautious
". 80 that he might not be hurt in
the fall and might be picked up by
those who were standing near BY
while doing that the train struck
her. and hardly enough OF her body
was left 70 gather int funeral
casket2 What was that? Nicsricus
suffering. Like Christ. Pang for 9TH
ers Woe for others Suffering FOR
Others Death for others What Is
the use OF our going away OF 20 Ind
sn illustration IN past ages when IN
& Michigan @ mail carrier on horse
back. riding on. pursued by those
flames which had swept over hun
dred miles. saw an old man BY the
roadside. 6ismounted. helped the old
man on the horse. saying; NOW
Z whip Up and Get awoy?" The ole
} nan got away. but the mail carrio
p persisted. just ike Christ dismount
; ing from the glorics OF Heaven Il
= put us OF the way OF dehverauce
then falling back In the flames o
= sacrifice for Others. Pang for Others
p Woe for Others. Death for Others
o Nicarious suffering. What Is the us
Z % our going away OF in ancient his
q tory 70 find an illustration OF th
n fact that "a is dangerous 20 defy Go
8 when IA the Adirondacks I saw
:. fash OF lightning and bolt 50 vivi
. said: THAT struck something yer
u near" 4 few hours ufterVard "
Is found shat two farmers that Monda
~ morning had been seated under
re tree. the one Boosting how that q
~ dav before-on the Lords dny-l
is had got hi- hay in znd 80 chcaiC
be the Lord out Of that part OF the TIN
a. anyhow. and both Of them laughh
- over the achievement by which The
q. had wronged the Lord OF HIS 30
n aay. when the lightning struck Of
ag dead Instantly. and the other b.
~ been two weeks iu bed when We le
a the Adirondacks and has become
cs invalid. / suppose. for lie lie
lie not make as much ont OF the Lord
ct he thought he did Was IL any le
y an illustration for my soul becou
IA met the clergyman on his way hor
&C. from the funeral. and he told me
AZ the facts and said the body OF
* man who had been destroyed "
Us black with the electricity
"a o Christian workers. we have (
= 90 freshen up. What IS the use
=. our going back in the Christian eli
= -ics 20 find an Illustration OF the )
- torious Christian deathbed when
- personal friend. Alfred Goodman
49, few wears ago went away Ia as
rerfsl grandeur as did Edward p
,ro- SOM Is il any less an illustration
lift me and 90 you because met hin
are few weeks before ia front OF Irin
church. Broadway, and "a
- Goodman. you look a. II YOU W
-, working too hard ?" Where in
- The classics u there such story
80, that Of Goodman when, IN his
49, moment. be cried. II am sweep
IN through the gates washed In
.dI- blood Of the Lsmb7'
rye on. fellow Christian workers. WIS
e a the Use of our being stale and 0bso
) sf and ancient when all aroanc IA
sves these evidences Of Gods grace. G.
Their 6eiiverance. Co.'s mercy and G.
that wisdon2 We have got 20 fresher
.nts. n our sermons. frsshen up in
viii souxs. freshen up IN our zeal. fres
.2Ot NJ in our ecnsecration. and II We q
nave nv brethren and sisters. we vii
more have 10 coax people 10 con
tlan church than II you throw corn on
our ground you have 70 coax pigeon
=. -. - st IL 40 more than