The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22

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not for me. Your extremity Is my oppor-
tnuty. / turn the shadow OF death into
the morning. and can do more than you
are able to ask or think surprise as
well as succor; and love to arrive at
the place Of difficulty when creatures are
all withdrawn hayIng said, Help Is not
In US. w ia3s Ts5t5i s.
'.Neverthe less tlet4Ius go unto HIM"
"But he Is not only ndead. but buried.
and has lain in the grave four days, Can
the dead praise thee? Can they who so
down into the pit hope for thy truth
What, visit a corpse In state OF putre-
fac,tonY He cannot receive thee, see
what an interview viii produce between
death and the grave, and the resurrec-
ton and the life.
And did he so in vain? We can visit
the "long home of a friend. We can go
to the grave to weep there; but Wero- we
to attempt to open an intercourse with
tho inhabitant we should be laughed to
scorn. But Jesus said. Lazarus, come
forth and In a moment his lungs heaVed.
his blood llquefed and flowed again, and
he came forth in the newness OF life
| What a journey, what character was
| here Had you met him In his way to
Bethany you would, in appearance, only
have seen man like ourselves. But had
ono of the disciples stepped back as soon
as he had passed and said. There LIS Jesus
| OF Nazareth; he is going TO visit man
! In his tomb; and could he have informed
| you OF tho result, would you not have
followed him? Wherever I SEQ him going
! I will go with him, The Journey Will be
for his honor and my profit, He cannot
move In vain. Nothing Is too hard for
the Lord. When the Egyptians We're
pressing upon them, and the Red Sea
was before them, he said go forward"
What, into the deep? Yes, into the deep.
TO be drowned? No. but to go through
! dry-shod. They were to obey; he was TO
open the passage. In the first creation.
! 'hc spake and it was DONE" And In the
second 'he calleth things that are not
as though they were,
4 Let us never despond, but trust in
4 him. Let his all-suftIciency encourage
us with regard to others. Let those WHO
In doing good meet with unlikely ma
! terals to work upon; let ministers who
/ seem only preaching many OF their hear
ers into omnpotenCe: let parents, whose
hearts are p.eeulng over ungudly child
ren, THINK OF n.nl VINO was laAlhg THIS
seemlns,ly useless journey, ana never
t4D,Auuu their eAdeayuls or nope. Let
them use means IN ms llune. ana vs.
4 lAl.n ana prayer pr.lg t4l.!l forward. tAc
can il.ane liiese uiy no"es llVc' Inc Hon
44luAeue.u M4oul ne "u!'
A A..u .el ~ eAuour.1ee 10 WIN regard to
ourseiNes f>Ai 4 s.Aner: ouhAt ~
lee. l..,.l .4Iy case Is puu, Dut y - nos ues-
pa4u,e, rAope.ess, !nueeu, ~ IS Us "a my
sea- .,lu al, creatures; put ~ nun IS lny
ne.p 70 be loul.u. tle cau say " lAe l,F4s-
ouers. 10 Ioitn Ae Can lilHKe Tue D.liA'l
10 aee, AND inc deaf 10 near, t1e cal;
make all things new, Am u christian
Lei me bring my connaence III every
exgency and d.luculty 70 his power, and
say with PAUL. II know whom have
believed, ana am persuaded that he is
nblo to keep that whcit nave COM
mit1ed 10 him against that day" ''lca.
! in all these Things we are more than
conguerors through him that loved u.s."
But says, one, My wound Is incurable.
lie Will not SO to the grave Of my de-
parted hope" II he keeps away It Is
not because he lis unable ia reanlmate
thy departed dead, and give back the
dear treasure to thine arms but because
! his power is under the power OF his
wisdom; yea, and Of his righteousness
! and Kindness, 100 But the truth u.s. thai
ns will visit the interesting spot--ths