The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-15

ddcESOnS star, and the only SURVIVING
member Of that brave and faithful
band, preached to-day from the pulpit
OF the old stone structure. And the
world passeth away and the lust there
Of. but he that doeth the Will Of God
written by st. John. I'm passage Of
yearning DESIRE" said Or. Smith "the
sanity apostle appeals to fathers, to
young mon and to little children. Two
things arc contrasted and declared to
he without reconciliation. the two
great passions-the love OF the world
and the love of God. The text is the
rhetorical climax of the passage-the
world passath away.
Even human love OF the world and
the lust thereof, all affections and am
billions fixed upon the world, shall pass
away. And this will be because the
spirit in man has wants and cravings
the world can never satisfy. The ship
riding on the land locked bay, high in
the water, with great engines below,
was not made for this small bay. One
day it will loose from its rnoorings,
and passing through narrow strait
make It's way out into the great sea.
1t was not made to be ferry boat, but
an ocean steamer. So the nature OF
nan is too great, too large. too won
derfuily made and fitted. 1t must find
its place in a shoreless sea OF immor-
tality.
.He that doeth the will of God abid-
eth forever Man is the rock. Over
the great central door of the Cathedral
at Milan. deeply craven in the stone,
lis the great and solemn truth: Only
the Eternal is Important. The thing
Of value is that which abides. He
- ,tv M RI and
daily effort is to do the will of God
Is the rock that. through every change
land every storm. abidetf forever.
Hiking to Mount Crawford.
when the services were concluded
the great congregation, soldiers ano
all, filed out reverently standing OF
the lawns nearby. the visitors watched
the battery as it prepared to attach
the food. for an early snack, long
march and weakness from all-nigh'
merriment, had whipped the appetite
up to the wolfish point. The mer
simply reveled in the mess. Following
brief Iounge-around, they fell int
I line. and moved on to Burktown, where
| the shelter tents. in which they slecI
I In pairs. were hoisted. Meanwhile, thu
| three colored cooks were preparing thu
lfatted calf Tonight there was -
| first exhibition of military rule. twelve
sentinels, on four-hour watch, being
detailed to guard the sleeping beauties
The road back to Stanton for ont
who is not in the war" writing, KHAKI
class, was deserted, but valley soy
rel that reels off twelve miles an lou
| is stepping piece OF stun.
One Slight Accident.
The Chesapeake and Ohio officials, a
la special mark of honor. sent TIL
Howitzers out from Richmond behint
a big freight engine. which was eN
hibited at the jamestown Exposition
1t pulled the soldiers without il,ishar
the only accident being Private Hall
lmashed thumb. It was hurt while h
was unloading the truck. There wa
another accident. when somebod
stepped into a box of lemon pie, be
longing to a private, who promptly lie
out the goat.
j. Early tomorrow Captain Myers will
lead the Howitzers into Harrisonburg
| They will keep going until Tuesday
provided they are not taken prisoner
by the hospitable people Of the valley
who would like to keep them here.