The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19


ease and disorder. Because God, the Lord
of bliss and happiness. hates misery and
sorrow.
He sighed--from love and pity for THIS
poor man. whose inflrmity was that he mad
an impeachment in his speech cutting him
off from his fellow man In cruel silence.
1t was something gone wrong. Some
thing out or order In Gods world; and as
such 1T grieved the tender heart Of the
Saviour.
Remember, man Is much more subject
to disease than other animals. The Wild
animals In the wood, the birds upon the
trees seldom, IL ever, know sickness; and
but seldom are stunted or deformed. Ihey
live according to their nature, healthy
and happy, and die In good old age.
While man! How can it be told
what man is. and how far he has fallen
from what God Intended him to be?
We find at every turn prisons and
reformatories, lunatic asyums and hospi-
tails crowded with numberless kinds OF
horrible diseases. Sickness, weakness sor-
row and death all around.
Let these facts be sign to you how
far man is fallen, and what cause Jesus
had to sigh, and still to sigh over the
whole creation grooming and lying IN mis-
cry. Not only for the poor missshapen
bodies, the silent tongue and darkened
eye, but for the diseas ed souls tho sp'rle-
ual torpor Of the soul. does He sign.
This poor man stands waiting for the
Masters touch. Silent lies that tongue.
and still the ear, till walked to new HE
and action by the Masters command.
None can help him. New avenues OF pleas
ure and Of usefulness are opened-how
will they be used.
Will that tongue so long silent be now
used only in Gods praise and to speak
the wonder of His love? VIII 1t bring the
good news to others? Will 1t be kept only
for pure and kind and helpful words? VIII
those poor stopped ears listen for the COM
ing Of His feet? VIII they turn away from
all evil? Will they guard the heart that
no unclean word nor suggestion enter
there? Suddenly taken from a peaceful
fold. this man is placed in the forefront
Of the great battle of life.
How will he meet 1t? How will he en-
dure? Knowing his weakness; knowing
the avenues open in every direction, and
the manifold wiles OF the evil one; no
wonder that our Lord looked UP to-
Heaven-and sighed.
He did not look up-nor sigh in vain!
And blessed be God. He is the same yes
terday. to-day and forever--ever ready
to pity; ever able sto help; even to the
uttermost and all who como to Him.
He that healed the deaf and dumb still
ltves-still loves; still heals.
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The Hon. Thomas G. Plat, the famous
New York Republican boss, was seventy
years old last Wednesday. and he cele-
brated the day at Manhattan Beach.
People sent In flowers. as II they thought
1t was a funeral occasion, but the old
man dspelled that idea by sitting in the
midst of the flowers to have his photo
graph taken and to do little talking.
Among other things he said: II feel no
older than I did quarter Of century
ago, and lam like a woman in that I
look no older than I feel" He may
change his views somewhat when the ar
tists brings in the pictures he took at
the sitting last Wednesday, for Senator
Platt has none of the appearance of a
youngster.
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The experts say that the downward
movement in stocks for the present sea-
son has come to an end, and it Is claimed
that this was made very clear in Wall
Street on Friday. 1t is quite probable
that there may be no general advance
in prices Of stocks this side of Septem-
Der, but 1t may be accepted as a cer-
.tainty. so the experts say. that this mid
summer liquidation will be followed In the
early autumn by very considerable adj
vance.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ambassador Meyer takes little or no
stock in Senator Hanna's stand pat"
doctrine. He had scarcely reached these
shores on a vacation when he commenced
ClanOClnR LOT tHe IcIIloSdl " h1i va "
on works of art that have reached the
age of one hundred years. True that is
a mighty small beginning towards re-
modelling the tariff, but we must use
small wedges in the beginning If we wish
to split big logs
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Those little postage stamp books which
Third Assistant tmaster-General Mad
den devised three years ago have so far
netted the government a clear profit OF
nearly 100000. Tho department only gets
cent for the books, aside from the
twelve stamps in it. and the cost Is one.
third of cent. 1t takes a lot of them
to make profit of 100000, and that sum
proves the popularity Of the device
stoges are not smoked to any alarm
ing extent in this region, where the best
CLAW pipes are made and the finest "yal'