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they ara free without money and with
out price.-in their bestowment and they
are In thelr possession secure from loss
md ihjury-."tt,e sure i,ierces Of David.
3k Am partner There Ii not n better
evidence IN your favor than your anxious
concern TO determine this. and your be.
Ing able 10 say with Paul the, partner
her, spoken Of, ~ count MI things but
loss for the excellency Of the knowledge
OF Christ Jesus my Lord that ! mny
win Christ and be found In Him." David
also couid say. '1-hou hast given me the
heritage Of them that fear thy name"
And how was II with him? What wns
his prayer7 Remember me- Q Lord, with
the favor that thou Dearest Unto thy
people: o visit me with thy salvation;
that may see tn, good ot thy chosen.
that may rejoice In tho gladness OF thy
nation; that may glory with thine IN
heritance."
And II You are a partner. how should
this encourage and comfort you. that IN
nj YOUR obscurity and affllcton YOU
have 'the communion OF sain ts'-an n
terest, an equal interest, with HI the
blessed OF the Lord. whether on earth
or In heaven. In all The enjoS1nrnts.
riches and glories which constitute their
portion forever!
And should you not Be concerned 70
bring others to share with you? Surely
there Is enough and to spare. Your claim
will not be diminished BY an Increase Of
partakers Yea. your happiness VIII pc
augmented by It, II you are like-mlndad
with angels, for they rejoice over every
sinner that repen teth. So the first Chris.
tians who had drunk so Immediately at
the spring head of benevolence and love.
could not ko,p the hlessedness to them
selves: '.'That which we have seen and
heard declare we unto you. thai ye also
may have fellowship with us: and truly
our. fellowship Is with the Father, and
with His Son Jesus Christ"
MISREPRESENTATION
This weeks No. Of The Nation reviews
Major stiles book. -Four Years Under
Marse Robert II speaks OF 1t as .
'.readable narrative" which has an
abundance OF stirring Incidents. now
amusing, now tragic OF the heroic re-
sistnnce against the armies OF the Union
maintained by the Confederates In Vir-
ginia from 1861 to 1860" ltsnys the book
throws a stronger light upon the
motives Of the Southern people than do
most Of '.the grave discussions of the
institutional reasons for tho Civil War
Al the same time the reviewer dissents
from many OF Major Stiles conclusions
and says 1.-THE critical world still VIII
believe" that the South attempted Sc
cess!on mainly because Of its devotion 70
slavery. Nothing more need be said
about that writer's point Of view.
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It Is a singular fact that there should
be any question about The day Of the
month in January, 1924. when Stonewali
Jackson was born. We should think the
datc he adopted is the correct one and
We do not see how It can be well brought
into question:; yet II is questioned At
least the survivors Of the Stonewau
! Brigade ure not satisfied that the 2lst.
which seems accepted by his biograph.
crs, is the right day, Biographies. giving
| the 2lst as the date. were. published IN
| Jackson lifetime, we believe, and We
do not recall that he charged they were
| In error.