The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-13
Mr. on1rcT1oN.-wc are still engaged

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are still engaged
WIZ, the Pcrean ministry of Jesus. The
time il Tile late autumn of the year ~
six months prior to the cruciilElon. pc,
tween the events OF the last lSsS , NV ,,
those or the present a., few days 9niy
elapsed. occupied chiefly, in te .iC i,
.lluyinG completed the paranle OF ,le nu "
Der, Jesus left the house.of inc Inat t,se,
4 1In set forth the requirements OF disci-
Sllineship, showing that only by great ear
nestness might one succeed. lh lis, 40
dress attracted the publican and :, sinners.
4 Who gathered to hear. and the Pharlsees
and scribes murmured because Jesus rs rs
ISOLATED with them. luke: Nv: Id ~
pIaarabllesIthe lost sheep. the lost piece
steward In all these He set forth fund,
ameptal principles which are ; 70 be ,f f,e
and appled them to His own sys,e, No o.
doctrine The third OF. these parableS,'
nowto be studied. Is deemed nS ii ir't ~
parallels. In all the centuries II mas Nleiu.
cd material for the preacher. the essaSlst
ana tho artist. and it's details have hWak t,
we shall endeavor first to make he story
vivid, and then he drew Instructions
Portion parable opens with a
family scene. sketched in g single sen;
fence: "A certain man lad two sons.
Happy and honored was he u the estima .
ton OF friends. lIeIl.. Nlfiil. 81
leans build estates; the Hebrews, Ike e, all
other oricntalists sought, to raise IS; fam-
lilies. If this man can keep his sons,
their wives and children ne Ell, may ice ale
or son grew weary of home, His disc on
tent b ahye tsfn SeSff he BY Tom
the brothers. ...hecfuse of the seltishn ,,s.
of the older tverse 2S as afterward dis dis
PLAYED, may have been unpleasant. IN, IN,
=. g. ,p,,n hann urh
tent so that the family government faiicd'
to meet the needs Of an earnest youth
Tt Is no easy matter to adjust the parts
of household to each other Gen. IN
xvii: AID Whatever NAV have been the
cause the Young man was in n bad state
of mind. Flo went to his father. demand
great inrproprietv; He, might have su ~
Eested or requested. but otherwise he
could, present no claim The father com
p pt,ra n' Under tie LAW OF Moses that
meant two-thrds to the older and ones
third to the Younger. lDeut., XXI: i5-1h9
obfa Wai 1h s ei
while the other remained with the father,
WASTING 1Gathcrlng all together. per-
hans converting 1t into money. me young e
or son went into u fan country. soon ne
found himself under inhnences thar lru
to ruin There was an .c,lntion OF snirlt.
icsulting from the conslderni lon that le
was his own master freed from the DIS
means 10 supply his necessities, Joined to
this was that. strange huoNancy never
from daily routine duty and the excite |
ment and pleasure ocCasioned hy looking
,npon new scenes and , new faces in nG
then he was the recipient Of many stten-
tIons that were particullarlv, agreeable
his rs, money e aud introduced him to places
or pleasure. Yielding himself 10 such
connanions. he entered the WAYS Of the
dssoln,e Pr9y yc / liz l9 ,na aay anus n9 en-
~ rrsalally wasted his substance What
father had gathered by labor and econ
nrny Tie product .9f many, Yeli,a O. VIE
ana patent pursuit of an honorhblc call
ing: what ? short lime ago haa htSSe13
heeinwci lipon the Young man nv may
tenerogs father rs M 2n ~ n iite' VIM bit
Iiapds-YlI ihis quickly sappeared spent
for dfIrp and other sinful Indulgence for
those pgolg ttlnss thai Gnf f, DO 'qe 10, noaN
into 4 pitiabia condition Ills property,
81 eageTly sought aqd lEhly pr EN1,i MAS ,a
of stimulants and other evil practice
was broken. His companions, pna9ln 70
cbtaiu what ttev desired farsopk nm ~
Fben came calamity hat affected nc
whole face of society The heavens did
noi Weld their, usual rains, ard 2 period
~ drought set ~ The corn ala not efow,
end tie coed dried IN the earth Negata-
tion perished and The fields were unruili-
yated Soon the eathercd sioros hoean
ia fail and hr moor In theh dial-oss eried
for brcsd A miWhiv md terrible famine
event over The land GRuth y; one ~
hngo vlsifati9ps So So common n - ne Pal.
ffltu.. XII. bSh Thpnsand4 suffered the
a1srEg ~ hunger dependcnt on The FcantY
gins ~ the rich. These troubles bore
ieayilX nnon th g., goah ne, 9,an IT, who "a
IN want J'he memory Of better days IN,
creaEed the aqrrnws % ne nresent A"d