Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-12-05

Nv and progress Of all people The move | =
rnsnss IN themselves may seem simple. but :
they are not chi.o's pay. when We reccx- |
nize uha. iargc designs and hopes taey ex-
Hrs hti.e life Of ours takes on greatness.
and grandeur when We rccoxrife tnat ''oo
enters into e. with His wisdom. Us owe.
His parpose and His power David vas
20 carry 81 these with him through ne
long and trying way that ied troin tte
sheepcote 40 the throne Of israel. ihas
life Was big with the pan and power 81 4
God in L. IL md an the meaning and a-~- |
nitv which these factors could slve n
When We take q comprehensive soS Ne
vii see that the EXPANSION Of Christianity
T. connected with the sheepcot
Presence that brought 70 David insDirat,on
and strength. We take our INSPIRATION i
partly from ideals. bu. also from co-opera- ,
tive agencies that help Ne - usar ese
ideas into life God took David from |
humble bev.nninrs and ed him away. ute
hv little frorn the sheepcote toward the 1
! throne The boy MAS to-come into toS.es-
SION II Thoughts, ides,s ard nuri ~ -
/ would force him onward from po'nt %
! noint; - many thinss are 90 be exrecsrd
/ from the conipanv man keeo-- the
| friends he chooees. the great sous n "er
/ ,rita 20 influence and hel0 hiro. ba~,d
| hose God. God ehos- ~ and a felioweh'u
vas formed that determined a ca~ecr.
How ro,'ch = to Be expected from such an
association,
This wss a real nrescnce. II - rrsi
nrrsence which God desires M to know and
rea'ize One saws Of = great statesman
l"Wc hahituallv nrarffres the nreeence o.
Cod and lives under Him - Christ loe
doctrine concerning the Ho'v Sn4rit - :
teaching about the real nrescnre ~ God
WITH ran The words of our'T.ord in the
narah'e n che vine a~d the h-sNches -
rssents the relation between HIM and -
, ! follower " u u'ore than anv eo-fNv
love fellowship OF fricnd'v re- aaon. ftow
] .-rH.s ~ To-
, / nu~or better and fO~~cr. on and ever
? more think ~ could have neen. h~canre
( we have had those who loved -. AID eve
20 us he ministry ~ their love Nov
2 rn,,ch u r~re~. WHOM fhe soal " -e'-'rd
4 with Cod nv HIS shidi~r presence. now
f. much more cornfe out ~ our lives hec~ uae
4 Of this unioni Ar. Hur,ev y quoted a..
saving ~ NJ Gladstone in his reu,arksh''
= biography: life il great md NOBLE "a 7
Il ing: not = rnesn and grove ing thing thai
- / 81 are % sht.fle THROUGH 10 ran. out ~
% elevated ar1 ioftv destinv" TIE us1 be
.. rins more fully % urdersiand h'Tnsef 40
- the roou Ne should strive 70 rearh wnen n
~ afr,its 20 ~ mind s~d heart stream q
- now ncrcentions. feelings ard inHue~ce
- which must come when he Allows God {
-, take him ont Of the r-nde. the SINFUL -
IA, lea hir, forward. This God shapes NJ
or ar8 destiny.
Pr The great noet r~nrese0ts Fsnles
taking IN this thouvht and saving -
"a g., know. our indiscretions -owetim~s sery
- us wen. VIXEN orr deep plots DO pal; an
hs that should teach us.
a There's divinity that shspes our snds
N. Rough hew them how We will
IN Were II net for the intervention Of q
he divine wisdom and viii how al. Of our pa
k and purposes would TAIL. just for the ia
~ Of the wisdom. goodness and power wis
md t1cy require
% David was only rich and sure 90 the be
su- as God was nith him; this presence
psi vowed 4 g,orv. blcsscduess and Iruitlon
M vond the measure OF man mtud.
IT shepherd boy. with al his limitations
can 80 reinforced bv God that he comes
roval position aud power
.ion This divine presence Is not only "
s~d David az the sheepcote, but confirm
The through the long way OF hrs entire
i~~s checkercd career. toward the good ~ nic'
f'~. i'm Gods Thought. The Heavenly Fat
the never eft or forsook hiln. There "
ATS great difficulties 20 tace. sue as %
90 every strenuous, religious ne, and &
-. needed e. bc ~urmounted- MANY 81
an. NAV stand before mountain. orc
,;.r,- rrrst climb the steep ascent and max
- 90 the means that are 90 Doe taken al
.h'ei reaches the height aud the other :
sL.t The difficulties which David must =
= - and master are great There wore eniS'
-. and eNnarie~ccs I'M bis ffe VII ca % hui
"a view seemed % say: Give no eXpecta
th,t and endeavor. for Won cannot WIN
be - crown" II IS true that he hsu been a.
c-e Of God and snointed hv the ~ronhet :
IKE uel when he was g lad. hut he ttcrr
th., eft the sheeucote. 80 that b. becan
.,.-~s tried and successful soldier. the n.al
uo If the multitude had rung IN his ears.
-,-.. his anua-rnt success eVcited the ANGER
S.,i envy 81 saul. David became an cutla
, tbe hunted Fugitive -nd his life WAS in q
To-s- naril How cou'6 he become king
\, ~. God was with him. this was his a~sui
IT.. OF success God wss with h'n IN his
.,;o-s est nirhf IN his decnest distress. ir
, ~ most fi2icult and DANGEROUS eVuerie
49, when friends were hopeless AND no v
Of assurance and cheer cave from an
o., -. wan source but su'H az this he was
-bs.L ing progress. amid the iabrvi-th 1T
-ootaS teriovs providence, toward the throI
..a-ed was 20 occupy
10, -. This theo Is the word for rs q
l..s.ea The God Of David VIII be With ever
.f,.a< ~ho consents and covenants with N
.-,b.r His wisdom We shall be wise, "a
,~o-,5 STRENGTH we shall be stro7r In Fis
sssro- We shan frd our love WI i've and
-,--t When We is our life We VII know
a. S;d much Efe means. In the out'O0t
fo-oe feSns Christ presents TO us we VIII
a A. that We are going forward - a vi
:" love srd iife that are immortal.
-, CD waits 20 maize Hir"se'f t~own
- the relations Of lifs whe~e We ~
u 60 can be If service. That ~ which
Il ,;r sires 0f everv one of rs Is more
q tbe str'~ted yielding to His presene'
bounty PO"er-