Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-04-05


IN anybody or anything. II they zee |
two people whispering, they think IL
Is shout themselves. N they see two
people laughing. they think il Is about
Where there Is one sweet
pippin in their orchard there are SO
crsba pplcs. They have never been abic
TO forget. They 90 not want 20 forget
They never will forget Their wretch
ednesS is supreme. for Eo one can be
happy IL ne carries perpetusliy In mind
the mean things that have been done
him. On the other hand, you can fnd
here and there . man or woman (for
there sre not many OF thern) whose
disposition Is genial and summary
Why1 Have they always been treated
wells Oh. no. Hard things have been
said against them They have been
charged with officiouSness. and their
rrnerossties have been set down 10 .
desire for display, and they have many
q time been the subject Of little tattle.
and they have had enough small as
saults like gnAts and enough great at
tncks like Hons 20 have made them per
petuAlly miserable II they would have
consented ID be miserable. But they
have had enough divine philosophy 10
cast OF the annoyances. and they have
keeps themselves In the sunslight Of
Goes favor and have realized that these
oppositions and hindrances are part
Of a mighty discipline by which they
are 20 be prepared for usefulness and
heaven The secret OF IL all Is they
have. by the help Of the Eternal God.
learned how 20 forget.
Another practical thought: When
our faults are repented Of let them go
cut Of mind II God fOrgets them. we
have q right 20 forget them Having
once repented OF our infellcities snd
nisdemeanors. there Is no need Of our
repentsng Of them again. Suppose I
owe ron large surn Of money. and you
are persuaded I am incapacitated 20
pay and ron give me acquittai from
that obligation. You say: II cancel
that debt. All l. right now. Start
again And the next day I come In
and say. You know about that big
debt I owe you. have come IN 10 get
YOU 70 let me OF. feel SO bad about
IL cannot rest Do let me on You
, reply with a little impotence: Il did
ret you OF Don't bother yourself and
bother me with any more Of that dis
eussion-- The following day I come Ia
and SAVE ~Ny dear sir. about that debt
II can never get over the fact that ]
owe ron that money. II A. sorasthiaC
I that weighs On my mind Ike mill-
stone Do forgive me that debt" This
I time you clear lose your patience and
saw ''you arr a nuisance. What do
~ q a
AFFAIR." ! am almost sorry forgave
/ ven that debt Do you doubt my
veracity or do you not understand the
. plain language IN which I told you
that cent WIS canceled7~ Well nv
. friends. there are mAHy Christians
{ rrsilty of worse folly than that While
: IL - right that they repent % new sins
and Of recent sins what g. fhs use Of
b~thering yourself and insulting GOD
by asking Him 70 forgive sins that Ions
ago were forgiven7 God has forgotten
them Why do yon not forget them
f Nos you drsg the load on with you. ans
ses times . year. Il you pray every Gay
f. you ask God 20 recall occurrence
Ehich lie has not only forgiven bu
forgotten
y
80 realize the rurpitude OF sin. but
ssk yon 30 a higher faith IN the prom
iEe Of God and the fun delfverance o
Hls mercy. he does not give a reeeip
for part payment or 20 much receive,
OF account but receipt in fun. Go.
having for Christ's sake decreed 'you
sinE and your insquities viii ! remem
her no more-- A far as possible u
the dfsngreeabIes q life drop "
have enough things in the present, an
there viii De enough In the future. 4
disturb as without running a speeds
train into the great Comedy 90 fetch u
a. special freight things left behins
Years ago. when there was n gres
railroad strike. remember seeing a
along she route from Omaha 20 Chics
90 and from Chicago 20 New Yor
hundreds and thousands Of freigt
ears switched on the sidetrnci<k. thns
carr loaded with all kinds Of rerfshab'
material. ceczyinw and wasting. Ate
the strike waN over did the rnilroG
compz nies bring al that perishs
material down 20 the meFketS? NJ
they threw Il OF where IL Tas d
stroyed and loaded up with E0methin
else- Let the long train Of yos
tbouehts thross OF the worse than rs
lezs freight Of eorrupt and destroys
past and load up with gratitude a.
faith and holy determination We Z
not please God by the cultivation
the miserable. He would rather -
IA hapry than 20 see al depFeese
You voaia rather see your ehildrs
laugh shan 40 see them cry. and yo'
Heavenly Father hss no fondness q
hTsseTlcs-
Nos only forget your parton