The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

ON Ills parlf WIS SHele ilo'iliiS ott ~ ~ "
other side? surely God Will notacnll Il
,fnnn to endure all that the devil cnn
ihfllct upon sliim, without sustaining linn
and blessing nbtindantly his life II, the
end IL is surely something to be Gods
proof man: to be called ont hs tho t's r.
tlsulnr man, OH whose character, intclli-
gcnce Il grace patience, fortltudc aud
fultli great results arc to he stnkcd, l5 4.
That is the view which VIC should take
of our nffictlon. We are perhaps made
The medium through which God Is an
swerlrg tile devils challenge. f1e may
have said CONCERNING yotl, TAKE his
health away. tuiec HIS trade away, touch
irs bone and Ills flesl, and see what he
will do. Z What hast tllou doho7
Il Lot us take III this wise the discipline
OF personal sorrow and individual trial,
It will help us bear whatever God may
send with b more resigned, nay, even g
cheerful heart!
/ rho devil may have said: "ralc his
only son away, md thou wilt take his
religion away" ana God has allowed that
denr boy to be removed. How dost thou
bear It'll There are great stakes pending.
God said: Tie will boar, It well, with the
grace OF IL sanctificd hear" The devil
said: Tile will burn Ills Bible and cast
down Ills family altar and lose his faith"
Who Is right? # IL.
Tf tl1ou art bearing that heavy loss
well, bowling thy poor knees ut the same
altar, and saying. though 1t be with a
choking III thy poor throat, "The Lord
gave, ana the Lord hath taken away;
blessed be the name OF the Lord. ! thou
hast won u signal victory for your God.
Tile Lord Keeps thee! It is bitter suf-
fering. There IS n hard stress upon thy
POOR life; a heavy burden on thy aching
Heart! Thou modest all the grace treas
urnd by for thee In tho Unreasonable
heart, Of Christ; but Els grace Is suf-
sficient for thee. Draw heavily upon It,
and the more thou dost yearn for that
healing grace, the moro it shall bc given
thee, even to overflow, in satisfying
abundance.
4 Gould Job now lools over the ages that
have been healed and comforted by his
example, and stimulated TO bear the Ills
or lire by tho grateful memory of his
invlnclbe patience, surely even now in
heaven, he would be receiving the reward
Of his slong continued and terrible en-
DURANGO or that permitted visitation. 1t
may be 50 with thee poor man! poor
woman! Thou dost not get all the sweet
ness snow this shall be to thee d memory
In heaven long ages hence, and the
writing thou hast now may minister to
theo then n high delight, keen enjoyment,
rapture pure and abiding.
Who can tell where. Gods rewards
end? Who will venture to say: This 4
is tile measure Of His benedictionn lie
is able to give and ITO do exceedingly
abunelantly above all that we can ask
or think"
( Job has been read by countless read
ers. His OF course, WAS a puUlic trial,
e. tragedy that was wrought out for the
benefit Of mnltitudcs in all generations.
Nevertheless 1t is literally: and pathetlcal-
" true that every man, the poorest and
the most obscure, has his readers, fewer
:. : lit Z
in number 1t may be, but equally earnest
In attention.
Think you that your children are not
taking notice or you, seeing how you
bear your temptation, and difficulties
and anNietics?
Is Your eldest boy may be kept away from
the table of the Lord. because in your
ot icfic
VoItairc.
DO you know that Your daughter hates
church. because her pious father is only
pious when it suits him?
You hear your readers: The little Bible
of your life is read in your kitchen, in
your parlor. IN your shop and In your
warehouse. and If you do not bear your
trials with Il Christ-lke hcrolsm, what
is there but mockcry on Garth, laughter
in hell?
God gave us grace to bear His chastise-
mcnt scrcnely. nobly Muy He bless us
with His peace, which passeth all under
standing. and the duietness kindred to
the Gains Of God! Help US when death
is in the home and poverty on the hearth-
stone and sore illness laid Upon tho darl-
Ing OF the heart. or when there Is a storm
binding tho one poor small window. VIC
have to say: Though He STAY me, yet
will trust III Him."
That is Christianity, not some clever
chatter and able controversy about me-
taphysical points. nor that called "hgher
criticism, but Il noble, temper, high be-
llayior faultlcss consistency, invIncible
fortitude IN the hour of trial and in tho
agony Of pain.
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There Is an cx-mcmber OF the LcGlsla-
turo Of New York who is now one hun
drcd years old, and n committee has been
appointed TO walt upon him to congrntu-
late him upon his long and useful life.
So it is not true that all the good die
young.
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