The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
dazzling glory Yet all true grandeur

form. THE glory of man Is to be
man; however poor or lost. or driven be-
fore a cold wind, houseess. homeless. stu
to be man is to eclipse the very stars,
when 1t becomes question of compare
tive value. 1.-THE tiniest child IS greater
than the vast sun burning in boundless
space.
Our Lord was most simple In His Life.
He brought grandeur. He did not re-
ceive It. He conferred honor; He never
accepted 1t. When He sat at feast He
made It by that act a sacrament. When
He entered the poorest home, by HIS
presence 1t became a palace. For lie
TRANSPORTED and transformed every
thing, and made them sacred.
In all things He taught us to UNDER
stand the greatness OF slmplcity-to tina
in so-caled little things the mirror OF
the Deity He spoke not to class, but
TO the world; not TO a school, pat a
household who understood the music OF
that tender message.
We speak of Gods providence His rule
and guidance of all and every creature.
Would you see Providence? Look at
Christ Watch Him. What does He care
for? The body. How extraordinary.
He Himself is health. and He must make
others so. See how He gathers the SICK
and halt, and deaf and blind. and heals
them all! Lo! This is the God OF Gods,
healing, nurturing, restoring God.
God is never so great as when he
stoops over one who needs Ills care.
This is the providence Of God. This IS
the economy under which we live. He
Will not have one vacant place at His
table If love can help It. He Will not be
content with ninety and nine In the fold
while ono Is out In the dreary darkness
and cold.
Does God caro-? DoesstGod suffer7
Truly! and on a scale we can never
imagine. His is a great heart-a father.
-mother-sister-bro ther-heart that y re-
spends to every cry Of need.
But our Lord went with publicans ana
sinners, and eat with them. Does God
do that? lie has done that very thing
all these ages, This may startle you, but
stop and think. Who spreads the table at
which the world takes Its daily repast?
Arc the harvest fields of the world God
less grounds?
When thy feast Is spread 1t is God that
spreads 1t for thee. God clothes our
bodies, supplies our need. guards ana
sanctifies our home. Thus God associates
with sinners. by providence. by opening
doors for them ; In making friends for
them; in creating for them opportunities
for progress and comfort. He who cares
for the body must by that very fact
care also for the soul. Providence Is re-
demptlon along the lower ieyelo OF hui
| man experience.
| God pities the world. When Jesus sits
| over the city and weeps for IT. lie Is
"God manifest" sitting in eternity and
weeping over the crring children Of men.
This is grandeur. but OF another klho
than we thought once.
What so grand as love? Yet who has
ever called 1t so. We keep such words
as grand, glorious. amazing, wonderful.
for war, for destruction and for burn
ing and slaughter, but we are gradually
being SO spiritually educated as to see
| that love Is tHe BFeaL tl'uAAiptib NV -
the greatest glory.
What Is Gods purpose Of Judgment?
Let Christ tell us! He said. ITO whom
much is given, from him will much be
required" He knows the dowry of each;
the starting point of each Is known to
Him, and TIe will Judge US by what He
| first gave US. This will be to sanctify
reason and glorify conscience.
We are to follow Christ. To this We
are called. But howl BY lofty ideals,
by pure thoughts. by self-sacrifce, by
plying the poor. the lost the weak, the
helpless, by sweet, eternal charity. Thus
by Gods spirit are we to be filled, In
spired, sanctifed. made, into His build
ing.
This common body is to be made like
unto Christ's glorious body, We, too,
can In way be God manifest in the
flesh,
Who has seen Christ in us today
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So there Is strike OF hotel walters ir
Chicago That reminds US of a similar
strike at the White Sulphur good many
years ago-at the height of the season
too! The Springs guests sided with the
proprietor. and the young men volun
teared to walt on the tables until n corp!
OF new walters could be secured.
: 1t was sight to see the heaux hand
ling the meats and breads. tho knives and
forks, crockery, eto The result was tn
sugar and salt got mixed. the gravy wal
spilled. ladies' dresses were damaged ant
, confusion dire relgned. 1t WAS fun a
, first. but tho walters and waitees sool
got enough OF It, and we're glad enough
when treaty OF peace was arranged be
tween the Springs proprietor and the ne
groes. :.