The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-20


lspiMtl6h,s I'LL shnpbllhE slhtlAtntc. 10 tn
toucli tho giunce,i the henedl ction q 4
Christ, FOR He pass6s by lii tint twny, y,
Jesus Christ extltedS Intention abYIj1Iis
miracles, HIS works ana Ills slshs.
These miracles were not worth doing y 4
theirs had snots bce,i sbhiethipg moro Inn.
pnttnht to follow y1ic yds sseft TO- heal
Stht3tfokeht henfted, shnd thu recovering "
,sishtsto tho blind ,sbuts tho highest and
moro glorious part of Ills inissioil was
iis''to preach the gospel 70 tho poor and
deliverance To- the pptlves.v 8
Everybody could SEQ a miracle only.
ono man lll Il multitude could utldar-
stand Il discourse. Here therefore. was
a great opportunity. Hc says III effect,
This man wants slEht; having glyer,
him; sight 1 shall start u process Of sii A.
Saulry and thought In his mind ni,d WHO
can toll butthnt MI opened eye ma y mean
m opened soul7 3s II M 8s
Men want their bodies healed, After
wards they may ask me TO heal their
souls. h, n 4 RI. Sii5 HI GA 4S.S Id
Men nrc moro anxious about their
bodies thnn4 about their souls more
sensitive about, their money than their
aspirations after Cod You can take
away a mans sleep tonight by telling
him Tomorrow all his property Will
have fled away like some poor frightened
bird "A But how few will heed when told
OF the fcars hat Y tho conscience Will be-
come dead aud tho soul may DO lost S
Christ excited surprise by Ills works.
Tho neighbors said, Is not this le that,
sat and begged q THAT no had received
his sight created wondering comment.
Thcy would have cared nothing about
him II lie had only received n now Idea
Into HIS soul. Tho moment he began to
worship he was forgotten. As long as
he was ia curiosity mon came around
him ana asked him questions to cndcayor.
to provoke nrd exnspernto him SO TINT
he might DO made.sto deny tho very
hand that touched Ills slghtless cycballs.j
EThe novelty was everything the loyalty.
nothing ss54
Tho tickle multitude that gathered aro,ld
the stops OF tho Master to see His mir
aclcs. rs quickly5 dispersed to tell OF then.
we never heard offany running down tho
mountain to tell Of the wonders, Of q
single .Beatitudc. IT is infinitely, difficult
TO get any attention to spiritual think
ing or spiritual inspiration a story5 or q
doubt will. scatter an argument.
Yet Jesus Christ works on, IIe never
|schanges.s IIe loves the world and con-'
stinues to- orfer{sit healing. for ! IS soul.
II And Christ Completes III His own work.
Jesus |, heard that they had fcRst lin
out and when ;'JIe had found I'm. - how.
tdid lie happen to SO: that Way? For the
sanses II nson He went that why IN the
3flrsti Instance; the poor; man never needed
Sass friend and han he did
now Frie,ldless,f sllsowned by his parents.
prosecuted by tho rulers. lonely an. ont.
cast lit seemed that no ono cared for
|ihin,; that death was the only release,
Bit when He had found him ''all things
Note that the poor blind beg =
gar, q .snuisance to some and tan.s object
lot scorn to all, & WAS sought ior&by the
Master. till Ie .' found him, 's that He
l8miglitsshcwshtrns Affection and pity. Christ
sought tho bsigg 40 Il tho begsar, Christ.
He knowst al the roads, thusIi title cross
road that sleads uD "a, 'yonder farm that
little well -hedged patti, in which you walk
at eventide to mediate the back way, the
| front way. lie knows all tho roads to
l4human dwellings, and human halting
places. And 10 will go and seek until
II 1T
| tude. " S55
"He said unto him: Dost thou believe
on the Son Of God?" He had a right to
ask that. This was the real purpose OF
His miracle and lie must needs appeal
to tho man within the man, to ask the all
important. the crucial question.
q, man. IL thou dost not SO believe,
thou hast not yet begun to live.
A man at Bristol went around town one
night last fall amusing himself by poking
his pistol into the face Of every mamie
met. He had lot Of fun. but finally
the pistol exploded and killed the victim
Of tho prank. The Joker WIS tried and
given three years in the penitontiary.
for his criminal joke Now he is COM
planning. OF the verdict and asking that
1t be set aside. on the ground that the
killing was unintentional. We do not
mean to. NEEDLE. but 4 seems to US that
the practical joker got off very light
much lighter certainly than the victim.
=-=--====----====- rs III
The national goyer11meEt, sooner or
later will buy the Temple farm at York.
town, famous in connection with the SUR
render Of Lord CORVALLIS. but It is
given out that the money will not be
| voted this year. Just now Congress Is
Inclined to DO. particularly economical In
all cases where II is not clear that affirm.
alive action would be favorable to the
domlnnst party in Federal politics.
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