Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-08-15

Wonder in The city - Detroit a reporter I
called a little bootb'sck N the street 70
polish his boots. The little fellow came,
but ~ he got OF; his brush and was
along and said. You 60 away. Jimmy.
YOU 70 away. I viii do TINS. And the
reporter became indignant and said.
What DO YOU mean by thiss %. that
a. an right boss. DO y0u know that JIM
ms has been sick r. the hospital for more
than a month and he "a not very strong
and we bows when We are not dong any
thing turn IN and help him. T. that right.
Jimmy Yes. that's right. And 20
he said "An right. go ahead. and ~ the
boy was plying hrs brush and hrs clotn,
aud while he was 80 doing the reporter
Piled him with questions. What per cent:
Of what YOU earn do YOU give 20 Jimmy
En- What per cent. Of ~ hat you earn
do Won give TO jimmy" Il don't know
whs, YOU mean How much Of the
money that you receive do YOU keep and
how much do YOU give % Jimmy do
Won think I an a sneak 1 gave al OF II
TO him. and 90 Go all the boys; We don't
keep any Of st." So when he finished the
reporter said: You are pretty good TEL
low. here IL a quarter. and You keep Ten
cents and give hiteen cents 20 Jimmy.
'N No YOU don't" and ne gave the QuarSer
90 Jimmy. That was divinor, that vas
roblcr far than the grandcst cloquence
| that Brooklyn ever heard.
Now notice in che second place. and
i
/ hv which Paul sets forth the superiority
/ Of i1ve 20 eioquencc. Tie says. IL / speak
/ with the tongues OF men and angels. but
/ have not love. I am become as sounding
/ brass as q changing scymoal lne Sit VITA
/ out the grace il likcncd go the sounding
| Of brass. Co the cla-hlny OF cymha's Of
| bronze. a great many preachers boast
/ themselves Of their s0undne-e. sound m
their Theology I am not saving any.
/ thing against sounducss IN Theology And
! one is sometimes tempted 90 say. Sound,
/ yes. thet ~ what ~ IS. but DO ~ without 4
| ministry and without meaning Tor hun
| gry world. a c,an7ing cymhai morse. con.
/ fusion. but no ministry. never helpful
be something more than langung
reality. rcnoineness Of heart seou
iueness Of love. genuincness Of reh
zion. that d what tells. That Is what
the world wants. That Is what Il Is look
iug for. That Is what God - beggins
for. / read q story some months ago ~
/ one or yolr newspapers wo men who
had met 90 talk on the corner OF a street
/ While they were talking hand organ be
gan TO grind out It's dismal music. One o
the men said. let as go on and get avail
from that wrctched stuff. And the othe
said. now. I VIII not let YOU talk ike tina
| about that music. Why. do YOU know
that that was Soc the Conqucring Her
| Come composed by the great Handle
And his friend said "I want YOU 90 conn
with uie 90 n Handel festival So a mont
later. he invited his friend % the concert
and so when thc lively choruses were sun
/ and the great symphony went on. thi
, | friend OF his became cnrapturcd. And b
/ said. "lsn Q that glorious. i>n that bean
. riult' Yes said his friend. d. $50
| know what 10 Tsp lt IS See the Conquer
ne Hero Gomez II s. what you heard O
p | the organ Let love conquer your heart
= / and tho world viii make way for YOUR con
I ing. and we shall start.c the world nv Oh