The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20

II yoars nassed and thsn God saw that
:, an i've, SELFISH lives, each man caring
only for himself; that they auarreli l,
among themselves and not only we're DIS
satisfied wlthllfe. but often wished thenl-
selves dead.
?,rhcn God said: 3 ''This comes from their
selfish &life.''ass1'o put an end to II COO
made 1t SO that 1t became imposs,o ie. 20
live WI thout working and to protect them.
selves against cold and hunger. men hnd
10 make clothes, to plough the SOIL -
gather fruits and to cultivate gram ram 5ss
work will bring them closer toset l!l.,
said God. One man alone canhot I. !, ~
down bip trees, saw beams, carry them
away and build a house: one man alone
rarr,ot possible mako tools. SOW gram gram,
weave and sew clothes. and II IS easy
4, q see the moro they work toRcther ~, ny
more they Will produce. and the easier
fthey vii make 4l!fe for one snnother5 ana
the more they will love one a ny. n
IL 4 gain years passed. and GOD Y gam
J, 49,, down upon the world to sec how
mon were living.
&pn.5s,, was even worse than before,
s,rhevI were working together. oeca use =.
,,,a : necessary to do &c. hut they dlu n.y. |
ali work together; they had OWNED aei,
selves into groups, and 4each group .Eie ,,
to take advantage OF the otheIs, aa'a. a.,
were suffering under this Jealousy ana
selhshness. 5ts;s3
when God saw this He decided TO MAKE
{, = so that men never knew when DEAN
MI o,,te 4 come and z that everybody smtgnt
z Ala at any time. And He told them th,s.
..When they know. that any one MAJ dle
~ any time they will mo longer tauaF a''
or2 burden themselves with the cares OF a |
Ito which may come to- an end tbs. next
moment and they VIII no iohset a''i
life for one another. ~,
But it did not help any. When GOD
again looked down He saw that me
stronger were enslnving the tWea ker, J. tna1
they killed some and threatened DINERS
with death. And at last It pecl1ne So
AID AID mot work nj all, but idled the days
away. while the weaker had to work pc
,.ond their strength, and were given no
lime for rest or recrea tton.s Ana they ati
heca mo filled with hatred OF one another.
40 that life was moro miserable IMAM
ever. FIX ssss
when God saw this he sent then,
d,sea,es Of ali kinds, thinking that when
they saw that they were all subject TO
sickness tho stronger would nurse ana
help the weaker, that these might nurse
and care for them in return should tneS
become ILL.,. |
And God once more left men to them
selves, but when no looked Gown o'le.
more to see how men were living. now
that they were all apt to become sick ana
helpless at times. he saw that their life
was worse than ever. Sickness Whlcl ne
had Thought should unite them, had
carried them still further apart
The men who, by right OF thelr stret.s ~
had compelled others to work for them,
had begu INTO force the weaker to nurse
them when they were sick, but they
left tie weaker to shift for themselves
when sickness overlook them, And those
who had been forced to work for others
and nurse them when they were sick were
now so overwhelmed with work that they
had to time nurse their own sick, but
mad to let them die, and, that the sick
Sneople should not DO In the way of the
rich and powerful, they placed, them IN
houses together where they might suffer
land die alone and without nursing except
byEpersons who had no love for them, or
we're not related to them. but were hired
to do 80, and did so reluctantly. And,
as many diseases We're known to be con-
tagious the rich people were kept away
not only from the sick but even from
those who nursed the sick,
Then God said: II cannot even IN
this manner make men see wherein their
true happ'ness is will let them shift
for themse Ives.
And SO God left men,.
Deserted by Cod men lived insithe
wy1rld for many years, without being able
to discover what they needed TO he ha ppy.
t3ut adIkeTEE CeiAuIlTS 2pcSA' W sSS
s that work was tnot Il curse. out that II
Was renllx a blessing which ought to
unite all In hrotherly love, They also
hogan 10 see that with death threatening
Everybody at all times the only Just way
to live was to snond the years allotted TO
each, be they many or few, IN love and
work for others, and they began TO ms
terstand that not only was slcknass not
the cause of discord among men,l but that
1t ought to form foundation for love
and charity toward all