Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-11-24
edgscgnsists only of1tIecrles uu,.Fen-
ri0tis illhess ssusfe 4 Ssisk e,.r Az oo-

nGns5 iiihess. s5lsSs ! Oh !, p az o.
Grafton had to be pe:ioTmei upsa, you,
for for, whom sSslsa iiSpp FAC SIScol4
year gradnated az the head OF isincd-
ical class. brilliant though lac mi nit be?
No. You would selid Tor suelIaglum
as Dr. Hamilton, who stood by the
bedside OF James y. Garfield, CT f9r "A
man like Dg. -Lapeway, Who came as
fast aslretolving whscs-caElG carry
him to the bedside pc ,IEiEisln SIoII!n
hey. or Tor a slalifnI pr;ctaioner iYka
sir MoEeli ELECTROMAGNETIC aslse.l- iato
the diseased throat of Crown Prince
Frederick. These were all old men.
For years and years and years they
had been examining threats and cut
ting away diseased tissues.
Suppose you are going to ascend the
Gauges, the most dangerous navigabIe
river of the world. Every day the cur
rent of that river changes. The banks
are strewn with the bleaching bones OF
ships which were allowed to rot inathe
sun when their kee!s were beached
Would you send for the brilliant laced
staff officer Of India's vicerOy? Nay.
You would send for the old. grizzled.
white haired pilot who FOR years and
years has been running an and down
that dangerous stream. lie knows .by
experience where the currents rln al,d
where are, the dangerous sand bars.
lie may be cranky. He may be crufr
aud rfault fndipg hut he-iS iiaperious
ana peremptory because he x MS the
dangers and knows how u.syrry -sy~es
and valuable hrso2g .-&EfAeen lost
m that winding Spea1 (ySw, my
friends, whose advice Should the min
lister most .mininglyQbiloS- aAe Young
men who know but Nttle about Christ
aud who have only been chuI.Gh mem
bers' for "a few ~ JIlths, The younger
Nfnent who have not oFSen Ito the high
pIane where they can drop their selfish
ambitions, or tbe1oM nen .Wllo know
athatl ithelrd liFcss are nearIy, nun and
whose only object is 10 serve their
church during The few years tEat are
left? j Nsaiif toften ALI ministers and
all church lpemberS that any minister
or any church Which gets out OF the
habit OF hOEor.nS ana following the
advice of tAe Old folks is heading to-
Far6 adm ostF certain shipwrqk. n The
OTTER mem Aers of ahe churclGintnitiyeIy
know when any proposed course is
right, aad fhey iatuitEely know when
1t is wrong. Better, rather, heed the
advice OF TIE old Christians than any
other class ief jaymen. a0g87O hss
LOvesof che Old Por the Young.
But" says some young minister or
sehristiaR $ F1lSl dagereI. A 'ahe & difficulty
with the old FOLKS is that they are out
of SSpppatlv fnish 2 tleTyqng folks.
What are we to 90 When they 90 not
sympathize WITH u.s. Ny Young
friend, yos., arec,lpistaken. The old
church members are nod out OF syIapa-
thy ewIthp'thees9nsg folks vhsR they
are acting wisely. II is only VIXEN they
are rash and in1prstdcht- E'tA'thctnore.
OF all admirers qnd I.sAFfs whom the
young minister has N his Coag rcgCtion
no Class us more loyal 10 him than the
white haired elders and their wives.
AS a rule when men 4 I'D Monlon Grow
old fhey DO not Wa at1to go,to OF poo-
tpIe's homes ana aksS ga tcsNvQfi old ee3-.
pie, but they ye.Snt to aSs6ckdtc with
The young, Esreciany DO they alhve to
nave young man Tor tiiclf- pastor
When my fa.hcF, very young man.
was called to Syracuse. y. y. the most