The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-02

tho cost Of the gift did not effect tho
divine purpose. ~
Wsrllave our small philanthropies, our
little 1oaves for the poor, our crumbs OF
comfort for the sad and solitary. our
orthodox schemes of relief for poverty.
But how .smalla distance are we willing
to go IN the way OF real sacrifice, OF per-
sonal trouble, OF toll or pain or self
effacement.
Here Is the glory OF the philanthropy
Of God-which puts all our puny efforts,
to shame-that it cost Him oil that He
could give, and all that He could bear!
Ten thousand worlds live by His bounty,
and yet It Is no strain on His resources
to supply the wants Of every creature.
He has made. All His givings do not
.impoverish Him, nor His labors ere.
But when We pass from, the corn fields Ids
to the bread Of Life which they typify,
We are in a region where even God Eve
speak 1t rcverently) can suffer loss.
aA1y flesh and Ny blood How little
+ 1t meant to the Jews! But how much
1T was to Jesus and His Father; and
how much 1T ought to mean to us 1! 8
Bread aids mans life from within
Man has many possessions that help hin,
from without, such as shelter, raiment,
and a beautiful world to mirror his
Creators glory. Yet to have all that,
ana nothing more, would be to live and
die like Tantalus. The body has a! deeper
need t6 neglect which is death and for
which God In Kindness supplies our daily
bread. MI
There IS a life more inward still, and
apt to be neglected, yet all essential.
Christ for us Is much, but It is not
enough. Christ in us is essential TO our
very health. "A protest a ainst cxternals
is still needed It is needed socially,
lest men content themselves with a hea-.
ven made up OF parks and material
things. 1t IS needed religiously. lest fine
architecture and splendid music become!
a the substitutes for saving contact with
the living Christ. And it is needed IL. each.
separate life, lest We become more
anxious about our money than our NOR
ais; about our social position than our
character a bout our body than about our
souls
For the life Of the man Is Christ.
Christ must be believed in. Christ must
be loved Christ must be communed
with. Christ. by His word and Spirit,
must peTmeate and renew the whole be-
ing TaIs is 1.-THE living Bread, the
r.egrsshmen, OF the essential and endur-
iar pa-r ot us, the secret Of life thar
shall De vigorous. triumphant, deafness.
IN. Hon, steve Ekins, of West vir-3
s.nla. Is proving to be a real good son-ln-
law. Il y Il
Judge Parkers letter. Is bearing fruit
as 1t is being read and studied by the
folks for whom 1t was intended, that is
TO say. the thinking people.
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A correspondent Of the Floyd County
Press, signing bright Eyes" opens a
news letter In that journal with this
rather doubtful compliment: ''As ST I
haven't seen anything In your valuable
paper for quite awhile,I will give you
few stcns" rs
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT }ts re-
Newport News Is OF the opinion that
the government yards do not know
thing about pulling off the launching Of
a big ship. The failure to break the
bottle OF champagne on the nose OF the
Connecticut amuses tho Virginia ship
yard town. .8.
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New York always manages to keep
doubtful" enough to attract a large
proportion OF the campaign funds raised
b. both sides. New York has no Barks-
dale pure election law with penalties.
There are Indications that both Texas
and Pennsylvania will "stand pat" by
giving the usual big majorties Z In the
usual way. one for Democracy and the
other for tho Republicans.
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our friends beyond the Atlantic are
making study OF American railway
( wrecks and unfortunately we are fur
nishing them with entirely too many
| object lessons II