Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-02

IL Il true that lie had n band OF
chosen disciples TO carry on the work
that He began. but az this time they
could not be trusted 90 DO very much,
az they themselves only knew the truth 1
imperfectly.
Every true servant OF God has felt /
his heart sink within him more than I
once. az. looking out over the mrlu- /
tudes he has seen the great need Tor /
men and women. who. counting their
lives not dear unto themselves. would
lay them down at the Masters feet TO
be spent in loyal service for those who
knew Him not II Is not necessary 20
discuss the need for laborers: this Is
so apparent that II needs no discus
sion. What we need today u 20
know the remedy and then apply IL
20 the disease. More than one earnest
minister OF the Gospel has presented
the needs Of his field. and then sup
posed that .hc people would flock 10
his support only 20 he sadly dlSop-
pointed. No. the Masters way IS the
/ best way. lie did not tell the disciples
/ 20 20 out and exhort the people 20 bee
como lahorers for Him. lie sent them
I 20 the owner 81 the vineyard with q
! request that no send forth lahorcrs
! into his harvest. "pray ye therefore
| the Lord OF the harvest Chat re send
!
/ PRAYER is the divine method. and / be-
| Hcvc that more workmcn have gone
forth I'm response 60 definite earnest
petition offered by men and women
who have felt the need FOR laborers
than hy the use of any other method.
Let the members or tho church begin
10 feel the muititudes without. let
them begin 90 pray that the people may
De saved. let them ask the lord cf the
harvest 20 send forth lahorcrs and
hundreds Of those who are today with
I'm the very shadow OK our churches
will be led into the way ~ life.
And now in conclusion. may I say
that those who are led Co pray for the
b. multitude are usually Ted into a larger
Z | service on their BEHALF. Thirty years
b. ago. SAYS recent writer in religious
r paper. the region about London docks
10 contained as large n population as any
b district in Africa. Back % the huge
r. warehouses were iuuumcrahle courts
b and alleys filed with fog and dirt. and
81 every horror of sight and sound an,
B. smell. tx was rendezvous Tor ih'
/. lowest tvnos of humanity The wealthy
= and influential classes m this settle
b. mcnt were tho rumsclier~ and gam
s hlers. Children were born and grew %
b. middle axe in these precincts VINE
D. never heard the name OF Jesus eNcep
90 I'm an oath. Thirty thousand souls wer
e included ln ono parish here. brt tl
H. clergyman never vcuturcd out % tn
s. church 90 teach. g. young man names
m Charles Lowder. heioug.u- to an ol
"a English family. happened 90 PAS
d through tho district just before leaNn
.s oxford. His classmates were -oln
ic into politics. or tho army. or the bar
y. FUN of ambition and hope. Co. mako
,e name in the world. but Lowder hear'
H. MS Dc said. "a crv OF mingled agony
as | suffering laughter and blasphem
40 coming from those depths. that rams
,d his ears 20 where ho would ON D.
PA knees before his Maker he asked Oh,
Pc holm might be sent 90 those who wei
OF dying FOR the Water % Life God rr
ciouslv lei him 90 see that the ma
ut who felt the need the most would
he the one who could do the most Il
ne the people. and De gave up all plni
he for his life and went 20 labor amor
0d those for whom he had prayed. /
.d- took n house I'm the lowe Sc slums ai
ey lived IN st. He preached every day
a the streets. and for months was pelt
an with br.ckbats. shot at and driven na
ON with curses Tie had unfortunate
hc mo eloCucnce with which 90 reach rnel
al he was a slow. stammoring speak'
OK but ne was bold. patient and IN earne
all Even the worst ruftan learned go
er- spcct the tall thin curate. whom
90 saw stopping the worst street hgh
.cp nursing the victim Of Asiatic clole
ger and facing mobs bent on taking
my life.
on Mr.. Iowder lived in London doc
IAN twenty-three years Night schools we
r q opened. Industrial schools aud q retu
ing FOR drunkards. discharged PRISON,
vill and fallen women. y large church vs.
huilr and several mission chapels- I
vas chief assistants in the work were
It'll mon and women whom hc had rescr
ink from the paths that abut on hell
lie visitor said that the church dinei
eat from others in that "aN were in sr
eep deadly earnest" Mr.. L0wder hrt
c If down under his work and died IA
we lage ln the Tyrol WHITTIER be had %
.ig- Tor a rest. He was brought back
low the docks where ne had worked
un- long. Across the bridge where ne 4
i'm. once been chased by q moo oene
taking his life. his body was revereI
hat carried while the police were opL'
the 90 keep back the crowd OF Sobbing 2
Y is ple who pressed forward 10 geJ
Ties glimpse OF Father" Lowder. as q
riu called him No such funeral. says
ere London paper. has ever been seen
the England The whole population
was East London turned out stopping W
Thar for that day. the special trains run
inv Chiselhurst were filed. aud thOusa
II Ii followed on tOot. miserable men
md women whom he had lifted up T.
ests barbarism TO life and hope.
Charles LOWder had seen the MI