Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-08

Dst in this a-e Of doubt s,env CarSsisrs
arc 50 frfShtered out cf saaitv that they
arc AFRAID 90 saw even at the deepest eN-
rcrienccs Of the soul. Il know Not 50
psri fsclng death : know whom have
believed" Not - john. ths beloved dis
ciplc. declaring. we know that NC have
passed from death unto life. We know
that when He shah appear we shall b. ike
HIM" II Is not nso6csty. but lack 81 fsith
which prompts Chs.stssHs 70 SAY, =" hope
am n CHRISTIAN When we have life we
know Il ard shoa,d not BE ashamed 20 say
-. If we have not the lsfc then by al the
Importance ct eternity make sure OF OBJ
tanning ". IL Is possible to have living
experience % Jesus Christ. To have such
an experience that VIC may say, i've.
vet not I. but Christ. hveth in me. Be-
lief nav be gicriSed into TINS experience II
we we'd ourselves completely and unre-
scrvcd,y to Him who j. able 10 keep that
which we have committed 20 Him against
that dav."
The effect % this certainty Is IN every
way most precious and hc,nfnl. Consider
for q moment what tins certitu6e means IN
TIRE presence Of the awful calamity which
last summer sent = thrih q horror
around the globe. True. indeed. Is the
Scr;rtn-e declaration III N this life only
We have hone IN Christ we arc OF all men
most rosserah'e" II death were the end OF
an then we uiSht wei believe that cruelty
sat in the throne OF the universe. But
row. yet Cod rules and ovcrru'es. and
though We cannot SC Il nov. vet IN eter-
nisv we shall know that the carcicssncss-
or vcrse-cf man has bcJ1 oVcrruled to
eternal coci. Because We know that God
Is love. Snd because VIC know Jesus e-Ali
lives and Is the same TO-DAY as when He
shed tears az the grave OF lazarus We dare
70 70 into hc-esvei homes and sneak Of
the reunion az the rirht hsr 1 az the throne
of God. went over - the rier where Az
L. Z
would not have dared 20 do IL. but that l
might comfort some hesrthroken one with
the assurance thst God cared. God loved
and IN eternity Cod would make this I'M
sneak.hle sadness a source o. perpetual
10y Car I explain ~ 10 hat co, . s
- a Christian II did not believe: yea. 4
/ id not know. shat somehow. some time.
I the curse shall BE- changed INTO = bless in<
Z This IL the privilege OF Ch-rstitns - saw
-o-rthr- co. god - then that love God
WHY Is Il that All do nos know these
. tr--S, Petty because OF their condition,
There a. today chose who having cvcs
f see not. ard having cars hear rot he
4 influence OF training - not easily overcome
4 Trained o-'v % consider "a rrsl thar winch
can be an-'v-cd hv scientific implements
men refuse 70 admit the reality Of thinr'
i which they crrnc- weigh IN their scales 81
/ measure hr -heir ru,es. They src honest
So IS the Blind nan honest Who savs cool
does 70. exist - IS the icsf mar
. honest whose soul cannot be moved by th'
1 concord az sweet sounds. l. 81 not cues
7 r--- cf honesty. hrt 81 fact cd IS. ever
! tr-~-h .rr r-hr'irvr-- eve NV sweep r.
T fr-Vc1s with the te.crco0e ard assert
A cannot zee Cod. But trrEtin- hearts W.
say with ever increasing certtuic- u
know whom believe" This Civcs as con-
fort IN such time IS this. i IS Tbs or !
. thi-- which can eve comfort So h~eth
rer. 'et &c pace ourselves IN the hands q
n ioviur Cod. let -s lean or the OWN
4 newer let us trrst the divine wis--u
let rs assure ourselves ~ the divine horn
IN those mansions which divine love hs
--c-zreS f1- Us. and ict Us be confien
that
Tel works for c-fs
Too hirh for some % trace
Tta- eft m dark attire FL sends
Some embassy az grace.