The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
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SIN my cradle, ~ Il said one 81 our great
poets, '''tay the map; of my line Of march,
marked out for my whole life. y" y 81 N #
II this be 90, what becomes Of per-.
isonnl freedom, Z VI II ~ only by means Of
human co operation THAT the divine p,,r-
pose Is fulfilled Any one. alast may
l3frustrats the grace OF God. Nfuititudes do
So and not seldom the most gifted. i The
light 81 genius leads them astray, and
| their talents, inisspent become q curse
Instead Of a Blessing l! They Will appear
before the Judgment seat It'll the work
undone FOR which they were creatsd. Nj
What IL John had failed { What II Il,
yielding 10 the pnssions Of youth or the
temptations o. the world, he had
querlched the spirit, ana instead OF being
"a prophet, to lead Tits fellowmsn up 70,
God had been a. rim 81 eader In evil using
the force and n1ngne tisnA q his genius
to lead them down the broad road II
HI Is 1t conceivable that he was never
tempted Z That he never stood trembling
and pcrplexed at the parting Of the ways 81 Z
Is It credible that the preacher q Of re-
pentance aid not know the power and
fascination OF Sin? #
No man attains to life Of honor and
usefulness without passing through the
crisis Of decision and lighting many g
battle with the world. the flesh and the
devil. 1t may not matter 80 much to
tho world at large whether our life fails,
but 1t is everything to us, for IT means
the loss ' e our one chance Fl living Ing: and
Is an eternal loss. * IN ss.H
zacharlas was priest, ana 80 there
was an atmosphere Of religion In \ the
home. Perhaps the most dangerous posi-
ton IN which a young ana observant boy
can grow up Is g home where religion Is
q trade and not a life It was different
here. ''They were both filled with the
Holy Ghost, Their reli glon was q faith
ful discharge OF duty, but 1t was not oil
duty; 1t was a passion and an enthu-
siasrn as we'll. This is the religion that
wins young hearts-when they see In II i
not a yoke, but the secret Of blessed eas't'tl
power. ii w 35 B83.
In this special home both parents were
Cody, and we may be quite sure that3th
friends gathered there would be the ' ex-5
cellent Of the earth. The mother did K
not weep because the father thwarted
)sherE teaching by his example " no the
father sigh that the q mothers worldly
nature was dragging down the son:
we do not know tho nama OF the city
in which this family abode. But wher--S5
ever it was, there "he grew and waxed
strong in spirit in q holy happy home
blessed BY the presence: OF JEHOVAH siss5i5
He was not an educated man in g tech s'l
meal sense. He did not 60 to Jerusale en-
and sit at the feet OF Gamaliel. He was
self-taught, as the saying is; rather would
we say. God-tn taught. Many Of the world 8;
great men have owed nothing to school
or college. Polish is good, but force Is
greater John thought long and deep,
until his heart was set on fire. Deeper
and deeper as he wandered, brooding
among the soltudes, grew his nvicttons
|i.'as streams their channels deeper wear
IL AT last he came forth, clothed with q
force like that OF nature, and speaking
with the impress!veness Of the thunder
ana the vlvidness OF the lightning. His
message was brlef-full OF love. full OF
warning. Repent was his cry to tho
n,ultltudes gathered around him. and
REPENT is his cry to you.
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There is compensation in all things.
Richmond complains that some 4 Of her
folks do their shopping In New York.
Now comes the West Point News with With
tho complaint that thousands and tens
OF thousands are spent every year IN