Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-06-06

ing from drought and yet. n I were 90 20
on the hillside ard ran a tube down T, little
spring fun ri water. 50 God Is iull of
mercy. THIS "a the revelation of the New
Testament and whatever your tronhics.
sorrows, sin-. yon can 20 % Him and find
His loving kindness and tender mercy. y GA
don't find that .n any other religion.
thou not also mcreifuiT Put that along
SHE what can separate man from the love
Of tod. The distinct characteristic OF
Christianity is his rncrcifuiness OF God.
man falls into a pit and cannot get out.
presently tontuciau comes along and SAYS.
. Ny dear fellow. i am sorry you have tai
len down their IL YOU c0ul3 only get
out Confucius would show YOU how - walk
SO that you would keep out Then a Brah-
min secs him and says. Il am cory. but
there : no help for You; you never can get
ont The only chance for YOU IS % tau
into an eternal sleep and forget vour ms
cry Next comes NohammCdan. who
saws. Il am so sorry to see You there bot
Allah Is lust. and You deserve %. lie -
not mcrciful. and YOU VIII never get out.
Last comes q Christian who saws. Il my
self have been down there I tumblcd down
there once. know just how YOU can get
cut And he gets rope and pulls che
man out of the hole and puts his feet upon
n rock That Be- thc difference between the
Christian and the pagan religions. TIE
lnristnn religion fs tnc only -cIirion on
the world that offers Co help mcn ont az
thc burden az their sins and the c0n-e-
Grcnccs Of their misery. But %. she pity
oi No. men don want it. Napoleon safd.
scratch Russian. and vor vll hnd a
Tartar. Scratch a Christian ard SOU uiI
ind PAGAN. III seems 20 me thal Chris
uan congregations ere frii OF 0a -an,-nr. }
receive letters every week from men ar.l
women who never vet have@lc1rnci th1t it
they have made a b.under or committed
sin. and perhaps involved others bon peril
u |.l.Hfs . ..e = 20
~ 90 att. and they can trust Him % help.
DO only they wiz turn from their cril WAYS.
HCiptulncss is the secret OF Christian tnr-
o.ogv. 10 it On the So ret OF our Christian
ritual II is az the heart oi aN Worship.
We come to church. not driven nV fear or
compelled hy custom. and not bv convic-
ton. Why Not 90 Zee entertained hv are
AMUSING lecture. Then. why At the heart
ot DO alI IS tins. some sense of the truth 0f
that message that God is love and that.
Ills love and have had something from
tbs love. and we want % gave Him some
thing in return Z 90 nos say chat is true
oI aN. but sill if DO were not for the sense
of The love Of God and the desire 90 be-
thankful the church would close its doors
Roman Catholic service FIRST confession
and then ahsoution. Tho same timing of
tne EPISCOPAL service. and OF the lOnrrC-
gaton1l We don't gn INTO the confession
at. wc DONE stand un as priest proc
nounccs an ah~o'ution- hut To- T. Moody as
truly preached ah-oGti'n rs grV Catholic
priest or Eui-coua rector. ] Won wanr
to know what mon believe DOME eo io che
crceis or catechi~m. Go to The HYMN
books They express our flith ana real cy-
porencc. they are our creed. sung over
and over and over again. And what does
Che hymn book saw
Love divine. All lovc cxcei,irr" THANKS
be- CD God who riveth u- the victory.
Imagine. this >annafn morning, clf'Tcn
ar Mars coming down aud entering Icr-
cnt churches Tie would gp into Catholic
church and see Che altar and Tho Caud c-
and the robbed priest and the incense. and
no. would say. what are Won doing herct
The answer would he- GIVE are Icrc So
Worship the Lnno who bath redeemed us'
ln tine Episcopal church he woI.t see no
c1ndIes and incense. and uorII again ask
Che question. The answer would be-. We
have come 90 praise thc Lord Christ. who
hath redeemed ms ln thc Con Ir.-atlnn-
ID. Baptist or Presbyterian church he would
see 400 altar or candle, or vested priests
"What are you doinr hcrct' hc asks ana
the reply is. We nave come here 90 sing
the praise ~ the Man of God who hath -
deemed vs. And Boo tho Quaker meeting
house he would see uo choir or preacher or
service and hear mo- singing. hu- they
would All be sitting stall doing nothing Sab
soutcly nothing And their reply to The
same question wouldhc. "Wearc giving our
praise 10 Christ. who hath redeemed us bv
Has blood. We cannot find any utterance
which VIII express our gratitude. and We
are simply speaking ia the silence of oar
hearts lie would 20 back and saw. "lhev
were an drawn together hv "a sense oi
Gods love chat had given HIS Son for their
redemption. " Ii is the love OF God ihat
makes AS one. and only that. I was once
iu a Catholic church M Paris and after
watching the service for a time I walked
around behind the altar and fouad there "a
service OF lca. ana dumb people The SER
vice was the same ut heart. thc love of God
in~ririnc the thanks Of men,
1 remember an old English divine hc-in-
ming his sermon. "I cam 90 all things --'