The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08

The Intention Is TO teach that rallgion
/ III lts onward progress carries lifc to the
against danger Ushlahtxl:D) and permits
ted to enjoy greater comfort, blit ~
higher intellectual. ard q &hlstcr spirit.
UNI llfe comes through tho q;ospnl John
pose or Ills conlng6to cnrtli wns 10 bring
moro abundant life TO men (John x:1o) "
Aid certain It Is that The Christian lives
e B * 3tfr tSe ees GG ocarrylng out the
figure last employed, q he angel completes
the account by representing men on the
banks or the river who come to ply her
nll tho wa,cr-coursc ana along the&fldc
OF the sen into which the ,strcai/ flowed,
even from E,ngcdl 10 Encglaisn. two
towns on opposite banks Of the Dead
Sea-, There they spread their nets ~
safe. woll-wntcred place. These fishers
represent tic minister's OF religion tMatt.
biv:1U, who gather along the waters Of
salvation, who have no other hope q. q
other places and devices vain ana USE,
less. WAC bring hero With great Blndness
their various helps and labor5Wi marx
ed success Il, the service Of their Mas
ter. II Cor. xv:5S). So long NJ; they faith
fully perform their part. souls are 81 tn.
crcd iii and added TO the household Of
the righteous tActs ilHD MN,
q MA RS u lS tvarsc Il .1-A title distance
from the healing and llfc-gvlng stream
10 nd value, mlrey pfnces In which d man.
or beast might sink covered with sait.
as in the day when God DESTROYED q, the
was no power 10 redeem those lards
ana make them rendyfor the nshcr's nets
simply because tho water that pro c&cded ca
from, the temple had not flowed that
way This figure Is intended TO Illus,
trnlc the desolale condition Of tho world
where the Gospel had not gone. See
the benghted condition OF the heathen,
whose shocking degradation nwakens pro,
found pity In the hearts, Of al who behold
them tRom. i:24). sac the deporablc state.
or. the ungodly IN our great elite IN
darker London and n the haun,s OF
shame III New York: Nothing can purify
these sinks OF lniquity but the stream OF
| salvation. Until that pours It's wateis
| into the homes and hearts OF tn. misern--
bic people, they must forever remain what
| they'nre. Z, ,t,
writer Interprets thls verse as referring
J TO believers psalm ~, and says, SNhe:,,
ever the Gospel IS successfully nreAched
nourlshment and delight are alfoIasd 70
wlther For are exhausted. Their fruls..
age. according to- the CIRCUMSTANCES ana ii,.,
occasions, Is various, as Il Z tree should
| weld succession OF different KINDS OF
| fruit In great abundance through me
| months or the year. and even the leaves
| serve as medicine to their Souls. Inc
warnings and reproofs Of the WORD arg
! the salutary corrections or the 4fltHer
| rod, though generally less valued ana
always less pleasant. than Divine co y
| solntions yetHtend to heal their malh,,
| dies and to restore them TO holiness ana
/ happiness / { believers are Intended I ne
emblem shows! that they, are rendered e,
| tlourishng and useful By the spirit ana
| Word OF God hat they exercise various
| rrraces In succession, and that their shGc-
| irine aud practice tend TO bcneht# man
| kind.
| sIiMMARY.--The more carefully we eS-
anime the things Of God and religion, he
| more interesting will be our discoveries.
/ All our InvaluHble PRIVILEGES and adVan-
| tagcs are conveyed TO us through the
| Gospel. They flow In a steady stream
(! from Christ. our Temple our Altar, our
| Door--splinging from the cYerlastlns ioSe
and mercy OF God. through HIS atoalhs
! sacrifice (John 1880. No obstrnctions
i OF men can interruptitta communication
i of sprtua blessings from the fullncs,;
/ of Christ to the souls OF Ills be>oVea
/ people; and the course OF the creates
| rivers might far more easily. be STOP,
i! ned than tie progress or his Lospti
/ if,ro,ch the labors Of His servants. II
/ ms hitherto diffuscd its influence grad
4 iially, and it8will run wider and deeper
/ IN, it, energy and effects, until II shaii
/ iii. heal and fructIfy the. whole earth;
1 such was the sublime teaching conHeyed
| 10 Il Ezekiel 10 encourage him and make
y him faithful to the captive Jews n BABY
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