Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-11

without meaning or purpose then r
viii believe that this longing or the hfi-
man soul for God is not TO be trusted.
Until that time I know that | have ev-
idence in myself that God Is and that
l am related 20 Him May we not trust
this deepest aud divinest instinct OF
human nature? III not. what can we
trustF
You tell me that you will trust your
eyesight But why? II the thought OF
God is n deluSion. why may rot the
whole visible universe be a delusion?
II my instructive outreaching after that
which is holy is n lie. why may not
what I seem 10 see be another Hep
You say that You viii trust your rca-
son? May not that also D. another de-
luSiong Two times two are four
You say. always have been. always
Will be-" But how do you know7
Have YOU any right from your own
petty experience 20 assume that some
thing was true million years ago and
VIII be true a million years hence But
YOU do assume that. You must trust
your reason. Then why not trust this
deeper instinct Of the human soul
which cries ont for God and can be sat
iShcd with nothing lesS2 Religion -
It's own evidence. The man who trusts
and surrcnders himself 70 Cod does
not need 20 have IL proven 10 him that
God is His spirit bcareth witness
with our spirit that We are children OF
God
Bus you win SAY. Prove IL TO me-
ask you 20 prove IL 20 yourself
cannot prove 60 20 YOU. No man can
You must make the experiment for
yourself. You must prove IL yourself
Here j. 4 man with his eyes bandaeed
tight who cries. You say that the
sunshine is beautiful the grass green.
the roses red Prove IL 10 me" What
viii YOU dO2 There - TO possible way
in which you can prove the beauty or
the world to this man with bandaged
eyes. -On with the handage"' yOu
cry. open your eyes and lOok- Trust
the evidence OF your own senses. Then
YOU viii believe How does opening
the eyeliCs alter the relation between
my eyes and the iight2 Why. the gior-
ious revealing light comes IN. thing
30 cannot DO 20 shut eyes. How does
. breathing fin alter the relation 81 my
lungs 90 the air2 Why. 80 brings the
air that was before outside Of me In
side of mo- Just where 1 absolutely
need it Tor very life. that Is all. The
open soul takes God in The shut soul
keeps God ont. that is ALL The immu-
table. eternal laws ~ light and air are
not changed. they are illustrated there
I ly. The immutahie love 81 cod Is not
| changed. It's glorious working Is illus
/ trated when the believing soul opens
/ its gates and lets the King Of Glory in
oh. friend. YOU who are hungry and
I thirsty and have tried IN thousand
! ways 10 find satisfaction and have
I found 80 not make another expert
/ uent-uake tho supreme venture or
/ faith. Try trusting IN God 10 the ut
/ most. Surrender yourself 90 the guild
auce 90 His divine will I believe that
rnus YOU viii find strength. comfort.
satisfaction ANA that your faith shall
/ prove itself in tle deep experiences OF
/ Your life. You want me % prove 20
you THAI prayer is effective and rea-
I sonahie. I wiz not try. I ask YOU.
rather 90 prove 90 20 yourself. Pray.
/ Talk Co your Father. Listen 20 His
voice. Then YOU viii no longer he ask
ing Tor proof that prayer is effective,
| Aou viii have evidence iu yourself.
! There is O sod and he is our Father
and He reveals Himself and His love
o. men. uor 90 few men. but 20 al
men. His spirit viii bear witness with
your spirit ID you VIII open the eyes
and ears of the spirit Co hear and see
S0rrOws may encompass YOU temp
tations may harass YOU. disappoint
meats may come 90 YOU still trust
poor soul. trust as never before. Trus
ia the Lord ana ne shah bring 10 Z,
pass Cast Thy burden Oh the Lord anC
Tie shall sustain thee. Out OF IN,
depths ot The souls experience were
these words uttered. They can b'
proved true in the deep experience %
lLe soul 90 which they appeal