The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

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ness which could pray, Rather, forgive
them; they know not what they do;
4 the noble fortitude and endurance which
could says at the very moment fearful
death stared Him In the face: ,"Thinkest3
THOU that cannot now pray to the
Father? Flo shall presently give mo moro
than twelyellegions Of angels? But how,
then, shall3the Scriptures be. fulfilled that
thus it must be7"
Look to Film, tho author and perfection
Of all faith, all trust, all loynl daring
for the sake Of duty and Of Godl What
gentlencss, what calmness, what silence,
what infinite depths OF divine love are3
within Hint In all things He was moro
than corqueror! He had a heart, which
neither shame, nor torture, nor insult
could stir from It's Godlilse resolution.
Consider Film, and then consider our
selves, and you will get some slight, no.
ton Of tho boundless love ard endu rancoS
\ OF the Saviour. Remember it was all Of
His own free Will. Had lie SO wllled. the
cross and its agony and that fierce mob
would have vanished away like a hdeous
dream. For. they lied In their mockery.
AT any moment Flo might have been free
and triumphant again in His eternal
bliss But He would not. lie kept Him
self or that cross till Ills Fathers will
was fulfilled. md the sacrifice was
finished and we were saved. &. .,,.
Nj And when at last no moro "a gony was
left for Him to fulfill; no gem in the
crown Of holiness He had not won; no
drop in the cup Flo had not drained.
IIe was made perfect through suffering,
for he. bowed that bleeding, thorn-crowned
head and said: 1T is finished. Father
into Thy hands commend my SPIRIT
and died. .sgss.st
b Oh. Lamb OF God! Write that love
upon our hearts SO deeply that neither
pleasure nor sorrow. life nor death, may
wipe it awayl il.lf ,5
Two men i, the. city OF p who are
tpropretors Of q photograph Institution,
,wero recently found guilty Of maintain
\ ing common nuisance in keeping
photograph In operation at their cstab-
llishment continually during tho waking
hours, the horn being placed at tho open
window so that the music Of the phono-
graph could DO heard in the street. Citi-l
zens of Richmond have complained from
time to timeFof the photograph nuisance
lin the residence section and wo otto this
incident by way OF giving notice to all
persons concerned that a public nuisance
whether 1t be by phonoGraph or other
wise. may be abated by appeal the
courts. This decision. In Boston has an
Important bearing, and establishes a do
ssirable precedent. It may be that by ana
by some judge will be bravo enough and
philanthropio enough to declare that. IN
der some circumstances, tho girl and the
piano form public nuisance.
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Isl. The Virginia Daily Press made It's ap-
penrance during thesfpastl week lin the
city of Roanoke, and attracts attention as
tho only morning daily newspaper In Yir-5
ginia which is Republican In politics,
The Press Is well made up, and when its
machinery Is In good working condition
will be a very attractive newspaper In.
form and feature It's news matter is In
stelligently handled and displayed. and in
its editorial department it seems to bo
disposed to discuss public questions with
fairness and with Virginia manners. +
The Press continues that limo of5pollcy
It will receive welcome from the news
papers of Virginia, without regard to their
political affiliation. Now that tho negro
vote has been largely eliminated from
our State politics. the work Of q Repub--.
{Iicnn newspaper is much simpl fled There
ought to be room in the State for q
good and reputable Republican daily and
tho Press seems to meet those require-
tments.
Ono Of tho notable features Of the April
Century is landmarks Of Poo In Rich
mond" by Mr. Charles Marshall Graves.
OF this city. In this article Mr. Graves
speaks or Poes poem. TO Ilalen." as
ono of the most exquisite poems ever
written. According to Mr., Graves, i 200 9
was still at school when. one afternoons
Nd
Ii. went home with Monroe Robert STAN
ard, one OF his few intimate friends, to
meet that lads mother, the gentle Jane
sulh Craig Slenard, whom tho boy loved
at first sight. and who became the
a"II,,len" Of the precoclous verses Poe
thought tho l,amo Of Jane ugly, and nd.
dressed tho lines ITO Helen instead stead
When Mrs. stanard died, his young heaTt
was almost broken. and night after night
he would 20 her grave to weep oyer III
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April Goth is n good enough day for me
Democratic primary here, if u IS late
enough To embrace the election OF dele
gates 10 tho State convention. II y not
yet known when Tho State convention VIII
.bo held, nor what will be the basis OF
representation there but THAT Information
WIN he obtAInable In the course Of about
ten days, we SUPPOSE
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