The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-15

assembled to the home ana presence OF
His rather and Ills God.
our life should be m ascent. We should
rot be to-day where we were ten years
ago. Not the abrupt and sharp action
which attracts the Eazo Of mankind
but gradual ascent, following IN HIS
Messed footprints until the next step
carries lis into heaven itself. 1t IL pos
sble SO to live. that dying shall be but
going homo, we are all our life prepar.
Ing for our death. M
II your life Is a life OF faith In the Son
OF God, an heroic. patient, gentle pure
noble life. marked by the desire to be
Chrlstlike then you will ascend All.
that drops away from you Will only 30
the flesh and blood that have been
burden and distress to you for many
day Your self" your liberated spirit
shall ascend" We shall In very deed
''rise with Christ"
II this final Interview was pathetic TO
Christ. 1t was also pathetic to the DIS
ciples. Last interviews are notably 80
Tho words that would be commonplace
at any other time acquire n new sgnlf-
cameo amid the darkening shadows OF
farewell. We should always listen as II
1t were last word. we lose much by
Our unwatch f,ilness.
,rhe disciples had their question to
ask as certainly as He had His command
ment to give.
Tho power which our Lord gave HIS
disciples was ono to be felt and used.
When lie puts the staff into my hand
Ho means mo to walk with It. When
He gives mo opportunities. He means
me to use them. We must grow little
by little, but with constant motion. quiet,
subtle, imperceptible. but never resting
dry or night until the eliminating point
Is reached
This power was to be used ITO the utter
most parts Of the earth: until there was
no moro ground to be covered; until
the mon came back again to their own
footprints.
"Yo shall be witnesses unto Me-" The
church has one subject only one King
ono Lord but ono thing to say--Jesus
Christ cnmo into the world to save SIN
ners, ana went out Of the world to pray
for Ills Church and sustain Ills servants
in all and every difficulty Amid the
1eers and tnunts OF m unteeling and allen
multitude He hung and died upon that
cross, which was to redeem world.
Alone. In deeper sense than we can ever
comprehend. He fought and won that
dread battle against sin and the powers
OF hell.
But In this last tender farewell. He
is surroundud BY Ills own. He
speaks His last words to those who.
with child-lke hearts, had followed Him.
in His daily ministry Of love, and in
whose presence they felt secure from
all III.
and when He had spoken these things,
while they bcheld, He was taken up,
and a cloud received Film out OF their
sight
Nothing more, only out Of stght-not
out OF hearing, nor out OF sympathy,
nor out Of the region of direct and helps
full minstry--only out OF sight. We want
W scp iiihi INV UuS 1AS SoS = ASi0S'SN
are they which have not seen Me, and
yet have believed Surely we can walt.
We shall one day see Hin as He Is
He is out of our sight, but blessed be
Ills name. wo are not out OF Ills sight,
nor love. nor memory.
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The North Carolina newspapers pay
high tributes to Editor Robert NJ. Fur
man. of the Raleigh Post. whose death
was recently announced. We did not
know Mr.. Furman. but we knew his work
and through 1t we formed a high opinion
of his abilities and character.
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The Spanish minister intimates that
We might have had span's colonies for
the asking. without any war at all. Well,
it wasn't much of war, and it made
Mr., Bryan colonel. It's all right.