The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04

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had fora birthright and that is, TIL.
morsel OF meat. - There are no higher
figures; there areno better bargains. I,
he, had received ten thousand worlds
I they would /, have constituted but zone
lnorscl ofSineat',; If in the other land
there u was the brthright. II I,
II you have been so foolish, as to sci
your blrthrIght you need not tell 5wha,
was tl,e.prite.ss1t is known already You
got zone jnorsel Of meat" and nothing
more. The devil has no moro iii hi.
bank .5llo pays. itSnll down at once, when
you sell. to him. your birthrght; one gulp
ono n1orsel,i one flash Of pleasure and
then. the exceeding bitter cry Of srcmorse,
That is 4ull the mother Of. tho world
received. Poors I've and, the old serpent
struck the first bargain aboutsbirthright.
When she :saw that the tree was good
for food and pleasant to the eyes and q
tree desired o make one wise, she took
fruit .IIow.mucli.can a woman hold IN her
hand !? tsslie did .cnt, nnd then she knew
tina she was naked and undone.". 4.
So At comes and goes, age after age,
the same price the same aperdtion.
3 the same price, tho. same perdition. 3s
And this ii true, not only in experience;
hit in every. degree Of the circle Of lies
tragedy. YtpuiEitw win take pleasure. Z,
will crafty q, passion 2 Do it.aand when It
is 3aono44wha have you in your. hand,
and III youis life In the very indulge nce
you colssl ne the comp alton, When an
is over, tlierS Is nothing left, but fire,
ssssla,ns;2a ,r.epr6SeA and the very sting Of!
] , hell u. w
5.SEH'In the day thpu catcst thereof thou
shat That word ode. has
icy pialned. We 1,ayt slyensit t.
Il Arrow meahipg; but God knows
what. II lis It sdie..:.. Traveller: nsaever
returns viz it's, n,ast-be;
terrific bato RS@er Ct alls]ank l;a sc;
in IL: j q n. s.:
iis. 5neYitaRle;5its.is the low |plovi-;;
denIec; theflaw Of expcriencSi $thies lavw ef &
Sustlce .;Ehls lis tho: gospel Mat sneedsS
to, he preached through all LeI'fa rke Ell
places. OF !sworl Idly. and ,nholy go rnmerce.
Oil thatme we're wise {, that they .'lnss
derstood these. thtnEsss 4. o. III.
-, n , w ro.osr i'm xvi hn,, t,I ich
We could mot nS,to e;;swithoilrSg,hiish
We could not ffeeiv|e y |N el M e
nature. Us NJ E Il 4 - ri
/, is, Il man deaf. Then lie cannot re-
ce!ve the ministry Of music.'iSe.1s II 3. man
blind? Then he is excluded Il from the
ministry of light and color8aEd form.
Is his spiritual vision blurred, or lost?.
Then all higher things ITO him are rlea n A.
inglessl ana dull. Tllo birtlliglit is gone;5
tie souls tiYeness Is extinct; the
llcilrts response TO- appealing heaven and and
ali the nurturlng ministries Il Of nature
lies dead BE sure Or this; You can ex-s
haust yourselves. You have sold your,
The highest right can be-
parted with. 4 man can get lid OF his
a man can deplete his soul
Of, its true life. A man can lose his own
soul. 2 .5gs'I' Ii j, .5iS
And what arc. bIrthrigbts? We will not
discuss what IS meant by natural rights.
but there urc alsoSmoral rights.
4 we know We, have Il moral nature, as
we'll as moral aspirations; moral aver
slolls. moral preferences and further, we
arc moro or less governed BY these moral
~ HI
"A There are some birthrights that are
moral some that arc intellectual others
that arc social. We cannot got rid Of
instinct, wlllcls Is much older than logic.
We cannot set rid OF. aspirations that
have 10 words, but whclisaie Gods own
SONGS IN the soul. 5.8
Take care lest you part Wit your birth
right on#any4terms, s. You do we'll 70 re-
that whatever tho terms may
be in figures, the sum total Il Is zone
lnorscl OF meat insrenlity.s IT LEA "mor-
SELL ana It Is but ono moisel,'.stt can
never be any moro. under any cireclu 'mr-
&t sts fft5a
/ We have sold our blrthrlghts with less
than llsau's excuse. We have fortified
our standing before God We have $$un-s
manned ourselves. Oh, earth, earth,
earth! hear the word Of the Lord! sy'''SYlatE \
shall Its profit ~ man IL he gain The whole
world and loso his own soul n or what
shall a nnun, give In exchange for. v i4t4ss
soul 2"
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4 AL Richmond should unite In res toring
tho Jeffrson to It's original glory, The
dividends direct might not he satisfac-
tory, bntit's i, drawing card; none better
could he employed, by common consent
It was the hotel OF America, should
be finished in time for the jamestown
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