The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-17

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that they can push their way through
i any and everything. But the day the
keen brain grows feeble, some terrible
sorrow darkens the life. and there is
none to help. for vain is the help of
man. Where, then. shall they seek for!
strength and comfort? It can only
come from above. my help cometh
from the Lord who hath made Heaven
and earth" We want 1t, and He only
can and Will give 1t.
We want help to believe. There
in life, and the best Of us doubt ut
times. A man sees his little child
taken. and then his wife, and the home
loft SO silent and dreary. He looks
at the grave, and there is no voice or
any comfort; no message from that
other side. Then the man begins to
doubt. He says. How do I know that
l have a soul? cannot see It. I
have a body, and 1 know that 1t will
siclsen and die; but what else can I
be sure about?" That man wants
help. Where shall he get It?
II he asks the wording. the reply
1 is, of course not! You cannot see
your soul. So there is none Exam
inc that dead body; you will find
flesh, bones, muscle, but you will never
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people talk.
Look again at that dead body. It
once belonged to q man who had a
conscience; can you see that? That
dead body belonged to ono who gave
up all for tile love of others; can you
see that love? That body was per-
haps some great poet or musician,
who once filled the world with beauty;
but you cannot see the genius or find
music. Is there. then. no su,h thing
as conscience or love. or genius. or mu-
sic. because you cannot SEQ it7 Do
you really believe that poor, cold. de-
caying body Is all that makes
up q mani Is 1t the body only which
loved and prayed and thought and in
vented, and filled the world with
science, music or beauty7
Never believe It! mans self is
his soul. We want help to believe
this, and this help comes only from
God. Pray to Him and say, Lord.
believe; help Thou mine unbelief." And
He will answer: Because live you
shall live also. Whosoever liveth and
believeth in Me shall never die"
We need help to trust God. A great
many protesting Christians are prac-
tically atheists. They live as If there
was no God. They worry and vex
themselves about tomorrow, and a
thousand other things Did you ever
know the sun to fail to rise? Will not
spring and autumn, summer and win
manage the universe, is He not able to
manage your affairs? If God feeds
the sparrows, will He not feed you?
If God holds all the worlds in tire
hollow of His hand is there no room
or thought for you? : If God does not
take care of you, how is 1t that you
are here to-day?
Learn first of all that God is love.
He loves the millions OF living crea-
lures in earth and sky. Will He not
also love you. where every hair is num-
bered and every tear is counted?
But you say 1t is so hard to trust
God when all around is SO dark and
full Of trouble. Why? It was dark
last night. but you did not doubt the
sunlight would come In the morning.
Why not do the same with yourself
and your troubles?
To be Christian does not mean merely
coming to church and processing reli-
gion; 1t means trusting God out and
out. 1t means being able to say, "I
have put all my affairs. my family.
my life my needs, my future, all into
Gods hands. He will provide. l am
as sure that He will do the best thing
for me as I am that the sun will rise
in the morning. am as sure that
He will take care of me as that the
earth will go on Its course Tomorrow"
That is being Christian.
If you really believe put your hand,
your life. all that you have or are,
into Gods hand each day. Live
day at time, hand in hand with,
God. Whatever else you pray for,
pray that God will help you to trust
Him. The highest pinnacle OF the
spiritual life is not happy Joy in un-
broken sunshine. but absolute and I'M
doubling trust in the love Of God.
The people OF Washington, D. C., are
in a fever OF delight because they
are going to have street cars to their
new railroad station, instead Of hoof-
ing it through the mud as heretofore.
Being city which is ruled over by
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