The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05

forget, nor care that he has any work
at all to do, then we must punish him
\ to mako him go OH.
And 80 will God do with us. Tls more
/ God has given that man tho sharper will
8bo Gods stroke II is deserves 1t. 4
And why7
Ask yourselvesl Suppose that your
horse had plunged into n deep ditch, and
was lying there In nlire and thorns,
would vol, not strike him tnnd sharply
A too) to mako him put fortl, his whole
strength to rise, and by ono great strug-
glo clear HIMSELF
OF course, you would The more
| spirited, tho moro powerful the animal
! the sharper the stroke. because the moro
sure YOU would be that lie could answer
your call II lie chose.
Even SO does God with US. II Hc sees
us forgetting utterly that we have any
work or duty to do, 'Wallowing in the
| miro of fieshly lusts and tho,ns OF
worldly cares then lie Will strike that
!, 10 may rouse us and force us to exert
ourselves to break from tho sin which
bcscts us and folds us down.
And much moro II there DO not merely
sin III us, but tho wlckedness OF self-wlll
self-conccit and rebellion. For see, my
friends! IT we were training o young
animal how should We treat it7 II It
were merely weak wo should strengthen
and exercise 1t. II It were merely igno-
rant, We should teach It. II 1t wero
lazy, we should punish 1t, but gently
TINT It might still have confidence In us
ana find pleasure and reward in its work
But il we found wickcdncss In It; II
1t became restlve, robcllious and self
wiled thcn wo should punish 1t indeed
seldom perhaps, but very sharply that 1T
might see clearly that We were the
stronger, and that rebellion was Of no
! use
III We Will not go Gods way by Kindness
then lIe Will use severity. Very seldom
He strikes (for lie is pitifuD, but In love
for the mans own good, that He may
help and deliver all the moro speedily.
For Gods sake! for Christs sakel for
your own sake keep In mind that Gods
will is to help and deliver ns; that He
stands by us and comes among us Tor
that very purpose. L. S .y
He stands here to-day looking on, not
to torment. but 10 help. lie loves MS
better than We love ourselves Hc is
watching us with an cngerness we can
tnot apprcciatc-with n love that knows
no WEAKNESS. ] pray you remember
God IL not against you. but for you, IN
all the struggles OF life. lie wants You
to get through. life: wants you to sue
ceed wants you TO win. So you may
be sure Ho Will hear your cry and help
YOU. And more, lie will rejoice at yolir
final Victory.
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& a cable from Paris announces that re-
lations between the Porto and the A'lro'8
pean powers lavc virtually sreached y
crisis. The exchange Of notes, which
have been passing back and forth for
the, last SIX months. is to be dlscontl'l-
ued; ana Abdul must either ut once
grant the financial reforms In Mace
;Gonia adjudgcd necessary by the powers
or look for Joint naval $den.on:s.tra ITO
against him. a Berlin ruinor that g Ger err
many would intervene between the Porte
and tho powers proves. upon inyestiga-
stIon, TO be without foundation.
Miss Alice Roosevelts much discussed
gifts from Oriental potentates have ar
rived, and are now awaiting appraisal IN
the Georgetown customs house. There
are twenty -four boxes OF them, ranging
In sizo from, a piano case like structure
enclosing a large wicker chair from Ma
Mia, 10 small leather cases containing
royalty's jewels. Miss Roosevelt has one
year In which to claim her belongings
but it is thought that she will present
herself within a few days. She VIII be
permitted to bio present during the ex-
animation for appraisal.
The battleshp Virginia. now building
at the shpyards at Newport News, is
almost ready to be placed in commits
| sion. Tho Navy Department has ar
ranged to have the preliminary trial take
| place on or about November 2lst. The
| Virginia has a displacement of 1870 TONS
and is designed for n speed of nineteen
knots. Her complement calls for forty
officers and ne enlisted men. Tho Vir-
] gina is fitted as flagship.
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AS to tho Presidents recent instruc-
lions to his Cabinet not to give out news
to special correspondents, It develops that
Secretaries Wilson. Shaw. Hitchcock.
3onaparte ana Cortelyou are opposed to
their chiefs views on tho matter. 1nas-
much as Messrs Root and TAFT appear
so largely to constitute the Cabinet, It
is not thought that objections froIS the
others will have any marked effect.
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