The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-19
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The Fiery Test. 4.
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as'As a wise ma r-bullderIs1 have laid
the foundations. and ianother y uildeth
thereon. But lot every man take heed
how he, .buIldeth thcreupon. 3 For other
foundation can no man 3 lay, han that.
is laid which ITS Jesus Christ. N ow, Il
any man build upon this founda ton, gold
silver, precious stones, wood \, nay, STUB STU
Bile III every B man s. work shall be made
mani fest, n ~ the fire shall try every
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st. Paul, SHOWS lis how to beglnst build:
Man has Ills foundatlo to LAY Upon \, tile i
foundation falready laid. n $a a builder
gets wrong inAtle first course which The
lays what wifi 10 the IA tc{of the str nc,
ture /? Alth6pghEthe foundatlonSis Of In
finite import anSe, It IS not everything ne 4;
Eit3is notfcomplete In Itself. It is q SUI 81
gestlvet work; ift has necessary is cons SO Y
auence; and those lines DO not Followed
sout. the foundation Is rnlsunderst and g
fdishonored ts:ssS3 4, 8
When God Starts a man in life. He
gives hin, something to begin son e,
talent Or faculty or power Not all are are
given to any,Qne ma Abutfone or more l1E
He gives to every nan begin his ne
with WHAT'S THO meaning of That y
we arctic 50 fort hands deye on His gifts.
The foundation is supplied and We 4, are re
to build upon II. Il. 4.
awe. arctic do more than ITO build upon
|sthis foundation; we are tottak cf heed now
we. buid-how, as q 3 ma erial; how, sa as'
Ito industry; how IS to the Importance :a1. e
we attach to the strnctu We are not
to rushrthe work as 8fastHas we can and and
|sny to 5ignoble ease. We are TO live In.
our work. !. We5 are to- be 4 dominated by
the grand and worthy aim For we
are to DO known as Gods builders and; and
Gods building, F4.i1 Y
IN all life wo find that We have moth!
ing to do WITH he glnnings. I'VE start
upon something already there, No man nan
makes the earth which he tills he Is but
d ploughman; not a creator. lie can
tear It up; pierce III OF open It for the
reception OF seed 4 but the earth itself
Is laid as d foundatlo by other hands
NJ; man lights the sun; It is there al
ready. Man finds 1T there, uses It while fllt
he IS here and leaves IT. Let every man man
take heed how he uses y. \
THAT same suinSswill .lghtsa murderer7to
his tragedy or q. saint to his altar. Take
heed how you use the gifts with which Which,
God has enriched life ..58s IA
No man lays the foundation q his own
reason. He cannot tell the why, or where
fore. but lie knows lie has #. ". DID you
lay its foundation? Is tia gift which WI
You bestowed y upon \ yourself? DID you
purchase tim some OF the great bazaars
of tho world? All, mo! It's is Gods Cod gif,tE'
and you know, tito be such. Let every
man take heed how he builds t he
God meant reason to be q ladder az 'el q q
ascent. "A man may reason himself down own
10 hell; he may turn loglc INTO q ladder
|to 80 down BY. axe heed take heed. heed
How is it to be known that men al are
building? Hrhe fire shall try every
MANS work Of what sort It Is" '-sl',
That fiery test! An awful moment y Y, ~,
| when The nro leaps upon tho work. to Try tt
LIZ. The fire will not sIflre y has So q
power Of rising and penetrating every
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Fire is no respecter Q I persons, "
tries alike thu building made Why loyal
hands or plebclan fingers. But It cannot
burn gold, There Is q quality that fire fire
can only test, not destroy, and and by It's -
very testing makes It only more pre-.
lcious. No good workman l has REQ req son u
dread ire The boy who has shirlied 5hla
LESSONS fears The approach of ne MASTER 't'
ibut tho student will Welcome the test
which brings approval III 3$
we ali know what work we are cons
Quoting and completing In life; we need
not wait for that day Of fire, Tho IRE
win BIO nm external critic, hut tho hrst
nre should DO ap internal fame
Every man can try his own work by
Enre, or he can playTthe fool and pallttelr
with ii, simply laying a. finger upon IL
never testing nor tasting it... He has has
within himself the flre Of Judgment, CON
sesencs. experience, honesty; letNt the
name leap out upon your handiworli and
l5tly 1t Of what sort Y y! B /: " 5s
What are NO build ding Every slnanflsi
,abuildcr, That cannot be AVOID ", What
are We building? "A house Of GOD 3hS t 81 \
pie, or II house az less, y PIT IL The
n ~ IN Ing I? VA house