Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30

image and supcrscription OF the king: |
the lost boy-the prodigal-is his faith |
er's child. no matter how far he has
wandered OF how deep his moral
degrade ton.
What did Jesus teach about SALIVA
tionf" How is the los. r-storedl How
IS the prodlgai brought back 10 his
fathers hOmef
What does Jesus say about this? Is
there any elaborate creed, or any
creed. TO be accepted7 Does He tell
us OF any scheme OF salvation or OF
any atoning sacrificed Not single
word The whole thing Is simple and
natural. and true 10 the fundamental
facts and laws OF the moral and splr-
itual constitution OF man. Take the
parable OF the lost sheep" ana the
''prOdigal son" How does the Good
Shepherd seek His lost Sheep How
does the Father restore the lost childf
The Divine mercy and love seeks and
influences the children OF men in
countless ways. God seeks man in the
very fact that sin itself IS foreign 10
mans higher nature. Tho nfe or sin.
OF alienation from goodness. is disap-
pOintmcnt. It's pleasures are apples OF
SOdom. The evil course. in the end
exhausts itself. The prodigal gets 10
the tMA OF All~ If~NNANtN AANAA nv ~
calls that he is his fathers child. IL
is So with all kinds OF sin. In the laws
OF mans moral and spiritual being. IL
is ordained that there shall be reac-
ton of the divine. the good in man,
against the evil within and around
him. DO not know how far men may
20 toward destroying the possibilities
OF good I'm themselves. No finite mind
/ can docmatize ON such a question l
only know that Jesus never dcSpaircd.
and that He teaches us to despair OF no
man.
/ In seeking and restoring sinful men
/ 90 their true lives. the ministry OF
! loving and sympathetic humanity has
I the largest place of any other inStru-
mentality. Ii Is a continuation OF the
/ ministry OF Jesus. His ministry was
not in His words alone; IL was chiefly
| in HIS wonderful personality his
| ccntleness. His faith in man, inspired
/ faith and hope and courage I'm those
He ministcrcd 90. Men are sought and
/ found through goodness and love ana
pity IN their fellow men. Jesus said
do good. despairing OF no man. he
mcrciful. even as your Father IN
heaven is merciful." III We forgive men
their trespasses, your heavenly Father
will forgive YOU" Make the heavenly
] rather rear 10 men i1 NfiAir +-.N----'--
tions OF His love and goodness
The love OF God IS seen chiefly ir
love and pity in the heart OF man.
In the ancient liturgy OF tho Churcl
thore IS a phrase that says. God hatl
given power and commandment 90 He
. ministers 20 declare and pronounce u
81 HIS people. being pcnitent the apso
! luton and remission of their sins
B. There is a wonderful truth I'm thos
. ancient words. God hath given suci
power. not 20 ordained clergy mel
! alone. but 10 every sympathetic an'
J mfufsreriuc soul. The law az divin
b forgiveness and spiritual renewal is th
F. central law Of the evangel 81 Jesus
q stand by the side 81 man in th
- spiritual agony OF remorSc. lie ha
p drunk the horrible cup 81 inlQuity- IL
e is siu-Slck. lie feels the crushing pui
r. den ~ his own wrong-doing lie long
s rnr dsfvaraucc. for ease OF conscience
r. for a sense, of divine forgiveness. He
J. + SORRY for his sin. Tho inward OARS
3 ness Of his soul has projected itsei
s. unou the heavens. lie thinks that Go
p is angry with him. He is AFRAID q
Dis Father.
Love rc-creatcs the SOUL and tl
man becomes "a new creation II
e. nceus 90 live q now life and Co hsl
d. winning oai.ie WIN -" |i't ...,.,.
q uon- lie Knows ".e l,g.S '-,.', /, 49, ,'..
+, is in him that IS a4I s'l..i-'''' i ~. i,,'
II need ana every rnet -''-.H "' US
sd THIS D, or 'Ae l,'e s.~-' "
az iA- fa'Aei- N"-
4. r.eh, cnusness lNat wee ',.'
n according io lilS mercy l1 e-.,..',. .,..
n llr re-au'A"l " '-.-o .' -.
80 NOT stand upon any l.-~i -.-
conditioned upon any n..t 81