The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08

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4 Sin wiil be utterly cxpunsed from from g the 70
earth, but God did not maize sin. y y. i Is
mans curse, but not God creature.
Everything that q Cd made 1Io VIII II; IRE Re I
store TO moro thar Its pristine. glory
tAnd tits earth, that ns wept and Eroa Ing
for 80 many, thousand years, covered ca with
the debris 81 fallen cities and palaces
Its broken shafts Of disinantled columns
and With Its distributions and decay decay
everywhere shall ernorgo from, Its bap-
3tistn u fire and yet bear upofl its bosom BOSOM
b city that shall have no comparison and md
can have no oon,panion for It's builder lll'E
and maker Il Cod 4Si iis III
With this city Is wrapped up the
thought 81 safety. When Abraham looked q I,
forward TO ~ city,, It was to some 4, spot POI
where protected BY his God, his desires s
would DO atisned and he would have a. =,
enduring resting place. II 3.H
# And who does not feel TINT desire 81 !, !
Enrtl's brlliancy fades the longer we look ot'ls
Upon It. Earth light grows darker tt no
longer It shines. Men, become less sem y
ssitive as they grow older and less ca a.
pablo Of Impression. Chungc and decay
on all around we sec. 1t IL, therefore. I.
ono OF the Instructive ,yearnlngs OF the
human heart for q homo city that
hath foundations, into which no thief
shall break to- steal where there is NJ no
sorrow, no parting. no death. 4 ii
{Ss "A u city suggests tho idon Of society!
,rhe future state, whatever else It nny
be, shall be d social stnto.l It will not
be 4 d n solitary q sequestered spot where
swo will DO aionc. The everlasting ant
them oftthc blessed will, not be a solo.
IT Is d grand and mighty chorus, and
tho manifested and splendid company
God. 5S HI iii n IL 4 II S hi ift III
/ There Will be In that city perfect unity.
The law Will DO love, and the light Of
that land will DO truth. There will be
all "a colors, I'LL complcxions, NIL clmesS
among It's citizens. a But there will DO
only one heart, one Lord, ono faith, one
God and Father Of US all; many mans mans
sions, but all its inmates at peace with
ono another and In perfect love.
Another idea evidently suggested here
Is that Of dignity. We may say o: this
city III We be privileged to enter ~ 8
I'VE are citizens OF no mean city," Every
inmate OF It will ,feol so, md yet not DO
proud. None will9bc conceted, but each
will feel "a, sense Of his grandeur and q
corresponding gratitude for8its enjoyment
X VI Hero we shall have combined the dig.
nifty of kings, tho sacredness Of priests,
the Sovereignty Of q Kingdom. the solomr:-.8
nifty OF a temple;H and4 God Himself shall
lbc the glory IN the midst Of us. Dignity
then, is 3inseparable from the 8ideaSo Of such
% city. .- n q n e V
speak. for there are no words wfich, We
can employ. # That vision bursts upon the !
soul, cheering and sustaining It; butch!
what. Will 1t DO to be there? ~ 59s.5t.$
This city for which Abraham looked
was eternal. We cannot build a house
however beautiful q or strong. and say:
"IIere i will live ten. twenty, fifty years
We may Word II 80 IN the lease, but 500
reserves for His own hand when where
and how to separate the housesand the he
householder But that city. is 3everlalst-g
Ing, whatsoever. enters goes out never
moro. q I'M q gtass8 3i4s }i
+ Il We are travelling toward that city
iwo shall feel we are but pilgrims and
strangers here. We must night the g goo
fight against all sin and the world, SIT !
ting close to its dearest things &and
looking with holy apathy upon It's,
brightest things; for our heart on our
treasure, our hopes lie In the fclty that hat
hath fo,ndution."i This It IS to I be ii 9
pilgrim. God sees and knows q pilgrim.
whether theyfllye In the &noblest zhnll't OF:
bog by the wnyslde. by 34 E $S
How jealousy should we guard the ap-
pronch to that city! Rome had roads IDS
running from that capital to the ends o. q
Ethe world, and ono OF her greal test cares ares
$ vas 10 guard or defend them. ours Is 9
kindred duty. We ought (if we be true}
to point out and guard the way, as "c ~
3as walk In 1t ourselves, 55 @
Take care that you are not walking I IN n
the wrong road, which leads to the city
that is to be destroyed eee t''t t : -
aro walking faithfully day by day IN ina
strait and narrow path which VIII vii enc " ~
a ..city which hath foundta tons Wtoso
builder and maker is God. fsa
Tie live and progressive town Of EN-
nor,a will hold an agricultural fair apo y
the middle OF october next, and the Mes
Gsengcr predicts that It viii be enlnontly
SUCCESSFUL No doubt Of It, lImporia lies
in the heart Of g rich agricultural sect'on
and there is abundant material !, within ~ Mn
its territory for first class agricultural
fair, It IS a wise movement, All es'lch =
fairs tend to stimulate industry ana M. 70 e
promote social intercourse AZ among me me
people Tho fair Is the annual rallyins
place for the people in the surrounding 1 re
country, and friends and acqua'nltan1fc,es
meet and enjoy the society Of ono an