Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-06

pose. The diamond must be or the
first water" II II Is 10 flash the light.
The man must be single I'm purpose IL
he is 60 see God. The double-minded
man can never see the vision OF Him
whose countcnaacc is as the sun shin
ing i'm his strength: FOR his vision il
broken and disturbed. like the waves
OF the sea driven 10y the wind and
tossed. All, l love the sea. I've
watched IL on a windy day. and heard
20 wecn and moan aud sob. and breathe
ont its anger En- an awful curse. I've
seen the waves rise hunctei and boat
en-. now backward now forward. tin
its face was white with rage. but lis
heart was black as death. I've seen il
reel anC toss tin at last sohbing as
though itS heart would break. il would
burst into myriad briny tears upon
the shore and pour from its wrctchel
bosom the Seawecd and driftwood ana
uith ia has gathered in the Journey.
That wave never saw the sun. But
I've looked again. The sea was like
mirror. rs clear as crystal. l could see
the pcarly pebbles. and there I'm It's
heart I could see the sun. The pure
hearted waters lay all day long and
| looked into the face or the sun. Hap
by. blessed are the pure. the single in
heart. Tor they shall see God"
| The man who has a supreme desire
/ 90 please God. he Is pure. He may
/ have temptation. ne may stumble ne
may fan. but he rises again. and he Is
/ farther ahead. l shame 10 confess 10.
/ but 1 once played football. the barhar-
\ ism OF college. I've seen man fall
| and slide four times rs Tar as he could
| 20 without falling. He's a pure man.
/ though his clothes SIRE covered with
/ Crime. The man who is pure I'm heart
shall see Him that Is invisible. The
| man who serves God shall see Him.
Happy are the peacemak ers. for they
shall be called the children az God.
God is a peacemaker. and hath recon
Cilcd an things unto Himself. And
now the man who makes peace shall
be called His son. lie has passed
through the school. and has learned
poverty and mourning and mercy and
/ singlcneSS 90 heart and now ne :
taken into the family OF God as Moses
was taken into the family OF Pharaoh s
daughter.
There is one other blessed" spokeu
by Jesus. 1t is found in the compare.
tive form. 1T is more blessed Co give
than 20 receive Ii makes more fol
happiness 20 give than To get. Wher
self is the centre there is no happiness
But when self is forgotten there is hap
.
knows he has nerves ne cannot D.,
happy Mr. Rockefeller thinks tina
happiness can he ruined 10y seusltiv,
stomach. The happy man is he wills
/ not knowing that he has nerves o
stomach cares Tor the other man.
This is the call 90 self-sacrifce. How
I utterly Noticeable this world would h
IL every one lived FOR himself Happir
this cannot Dee. and the altruism lies q
the bottom OF family and social life
20 But there are different kinds OF sacr
? nee. There IS the sacrifice 90 self Q
p self. OF the lower tO the higher. OF an
= passion to principle. There is the sa,
" rincc OF self Tor others. and there
: the highest sacrifice. that Us. OF self Z
% God. DO we talk OF JOY in thes
things: Most people think ~ them a
"a diSag reeahle sort OF necessity. MAJ
p be we see that this necessity serves
useful end But Go rejoice I'm then
To take mp our sacrifice with son,
Y that seems out OF the question. Tn.
= i5 The dream OF the poet.
Giving IS blessed. because 20 is mos
3. like God. He has need OF nothing hi
- just 20 give. The glory OF the gOsp
y is q happy Cod. but He gave His So
i, He might have stripped heaven or d
angels and IL would not have improve
y ished Him. The only gift that L
could feel was the gift OF His So
-' And that was what made Him happ
,,-- God Himself could not be happy IL /
" had withholden this greatest 81.
!" That was the law which Jesus q
clared. IL makes more FOR happinc
I" 20 give than 90 get. The whole life
lc Jesus was giving. but the happiest NJ
= mcnt was that last. when He sal
~ Father. into Thy hands I commcl
-t Ny spirit" and He bad given His ID
~ Tor a ransom.
~ In these simple words then. I On
the whole philosophy OF salvation.
~ happiness and OF heaven II M
~ mourn Tor his sin. he shall be CO.
~ fOrted and an infinite peace shall a
his tears. II a man hunger FOR ricl
~ ness he shall be- filled II DE strive
- serve God with a single heart. De sh
~, see Him. II He do the work OF G.
~ and live az peace. be shall be call
= the child OF God and II he seek
-, chances 10 pour out his lie in servi
y" be shall find heaven about him
%, every side. And this is the secret
"- happiness
q" A Life Of Self-AbneEatfon.
NV Tho Rev DR. Josiah Sfron. dra