The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20


Makers hand. Be that dam whom#he3
may the Adam Of the ible, or the J. dam am
OF geology, no mat ter which, the man that
kegan the series Of men had an easy lot
compared to the child born yesterday
AN past tributaries flow into the river
Of the last birth. As man IS not himself.
In any narrow or small sense-far from
ut :s:
queen Elizabeth once said that she felt
the blood of hundred kings in her
veins, burning in anger. or rising In pride.
we who are not in the line Of kings are
vet in a mysterious line nevertheless.
The drunken ancestor, the courtly sol-,
der, the gentle invalid, the student, the
relative that died two hundred years ago.
.. raving maniac. the, sanity grandmother
Eunice the fender, careful mother, Lois:
the man that prayed all day. and thought
day too short because he had more to
say to God-all these are bound up in a
man. Who could judge him? Only the
Lcrd. The Lord knows every drop Of blood
that isEin the fountains Of the heart, and
why it IS there He knows our frame
He remembersS that we are btt dust Let
Him Judge. Shall not the Judge Of all
the earth do right? Sc
The Lord will portray us to ourselves.
What surprise will then startle us when
He tells US what we have been doing.
He tells us what we have been doing
ana we never knew it. Then many an
ct Frinn7lpSS
will be set among the white robed angels,
because Of element in character not
known to the magistrate who sentenced
to prison, and the self-elected judge who
condemned without mercy.
There are more good men in the world
| :sead the lives of men who have never
| made any profession Of religion, and see
how often you will find consideration,
pity, Kindness. henevolence, great SER
vices, parta]1ing even of the nature Of
self: sacrifice rendered by them without
ostentation and without claim upon
I}Ctners.
In the light Of this fact every man
| must judge himself You know whsther
you are a bad man or a good one; the
answer is in yourself.
Are you pure in thought and deed?
Are you truthful? Are you gentle in
| heart, and is it YOUR daily struggle to be
gentle in manner? Are you sober? You
| may be sober according to the flesh and
yet drunk in the soul every night. A
| nan is what ne is in his heart. Be
severe with yourself, thrust the knife
deeper in, hold the light nearer and
| nearer. Brethren, if our hearts condemn
us.-that is the standard, and at the
cross is the true bar Of Judgment.
It may be that the idea here is more
decision a final act, than judgment.
Think of the idea9of untold 'nlultitudes,5
multitudes on multitudes, in this valley,
in the sense Of each saying boldly, ''As
for me and my house, We will serve the
Lord That is decision It. comes 70
you to-day for you to decide this most
| important Of all questions On whose
SIDE will you be? IF the Lord be GOD,
serve Him; If snot"-whom will you
serve?
There is no time to halt. Time is earn
est and passing by. Thou knowest rot
what a day may bring forth. He that
judgest thee is at the door. o haste
thee! for the time is short.
Hear again the sweet words, the silver
tones pealing over hill and sea, waited
fl ON eternity: Seek We the Lord while
He may be found. Call We upon Him
while-while dt is a measured world
while He is near