Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25
at that Teller says is true, we'll roas,

! what that Teller says is true, well roast
together"
After the minister had finished, a
I motherly old lady, a Christian worker.
/ was asked to speak. She had neither the
! education nor the huency of the minister
She told a simple gospel story. but it was
! message Of love. She told Of the Christ
| who forgave sinners and who suffered.
bled, and died for fallen man. What an
| effect it had on that audience Prostitute
women bowed their heads and wept. The
men who were doing seemed to catch
her spirit and listened. Many a man wip-
| ed away tears from eyes that were blood
shot with past dissipation Do you ask
why should their be such difference
when that good old lady spoke? Oh! my
brothers, hers was a message of love-
There are many who become discourage
| as they view the darker side Of life, and
ask: How can God be love?'' .eWhy
does he not change all this?' But be-
fore mention or attempt to throw light
upon this side Of the problem, it is but
proper to emphasize the fact that We OF.
ten blame things upon the Creator when
He is not at all responsible. There are
time when we do some foolinsh thing, and
when the results prove disastrous. say
God did It," Now, we all know that
wise Providence has given every person
! more or less common sense. We cannot
expect to run counter to good Judgment
and not suffer the consequences.
Let us illustrate this point A young
man OF q distant city was in, love with a
young woman. He was bright ener-
getic amiable fellow. She was chronic
growler. She complained at almost
everything. at any time. and any where.
Yea. verify If she were ushered into
heaven, believe she would have some
fault to find with the heavenly arcfitec-
ture. or would want to tell the angels
how thing ought to be done The young
man who loved her knew full well her
ternperan .ent His friends and relatives
advised him not to marry her: out he did.
The night OF his marriage he was a
stout. hearty young man. That was
three years ago; now he is nervous, pale
and enaciated. They say it Is from CON
slant worry over home difficulties, and
I see no &rea son to doubt 1t, for his wife
is one to create ''horne, difficult1es." Some
time ago friend met the young man and
said: We'll. how do you enjoy married
life?'' A sickly smile spread over the
young mans face as he replied: 81 fear
the Lord has afflicted me with a com
planning and ohdIrate wife, Listen to
that! Did the Lord atf1ict him? Mo- No.,
God gave him brains. ard had he used
them he would have seen that his lot
would be an unhappy one with such
woman. He is to be pttied-but he az
hicted himself.
Tiere Is an Incident In tie life Of
deacon. who is a pillar In one Of the
suburban churches Of Philadelphia, that
Is another illustration that we blame
much upon God that sHeSis not responsible
for The deacon is good man. certainly
a Christian: but somewhat cratic Some
time since, his wife presented him with a
bicycle The dea con SOON learned to ride.
and Them had his low gear changed to
a very high gear, 30 that he could make
mere speed He soon became what IS
known in the wheeling world as q
.'scorchers' = Every evening he took his
wheel out and sped Up and down the
smooth pike as fast as human power
could propel the machine We all know
that fast riding is often disastrous to-
both rider and ped strian. and ~ heel The
deacon soon learned this truth. Thera
had been heavy wind IS torn enc after
noon but no rain. That evening the pill
lar OF the suburban church got out his
wheel and went flying down the pike. He
was goin. downs steep hill end swept
around a. sharp curve: There was a.
limb of tree that had been blown into.
the road Hte deacon saw It. when IL
swasA too late. w hen the bicycle stncks
the debris suddenly. but til 3 deacon did
not. 0 ne was drasIsd ont OF the ditch
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