The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-08


izcs. Henry W. hattie. u. ID.
DR. Eettle now a popular Ehariottes-H
Of the First Baptist church in Peters
burg. He is one of the South's mostA
gifted pulpit orators
sends messages 10 earth. and the am
gels Of God ascend and descend on the
Son of man Sometimes the messa6
comes from the worn pages of an QiS
Bible; a familiar passage suddenl
20 Vi tt7trtes. tTtrF UTG or the cTIofdS d1z
DaIid's harp swept by angel fingers
and we wonder that we never caught
its melody before. sometimes II fol-.
lows close on the heels or q drapet
and yelled figure whose steaithy foot%3
fail freezes the blood and whose ixY
breath withers all the howers-oizf8
tears fall like rain: God whisperA
and 10! his bow is on the Clouds
sometimes 1t comes in the midst ofS
terrific mental conflict giant doubts
nfest a great horror of darkness that
has taken hold upon us---in agony We
cry out ftsr him. and through thaN
parted fingers OF his hiding hand h6S
causes the STORY of his goodness to-
shine in upon us.
(2) 1t is place of communion. fef-
lowship of spirit with spirit Man
is a spsit; God lis spirit. and they
that worship him must worship him
in spirit and IN truth" 1t Is for thf4s
reason that man may offer more ac~A
ceptabie worship. to, God than an arSs
changel; it Is for this reason that Tho
Father seeketh such to worship him. 's
Some OF US witnessed a touchfnRs
spectacle at tbs Chicago Worlds4A
Fair: a lost child crying for its noth.3
CIV he ~ r-ndka 5S2g
sympathizing -throng. attracted bys
the touch Of human nature which
makes the whole world akin, and NOS
one but wanted to help. and not un&E
that could help. To every kindly of~ssss
fer came the sob: II want my maTr$$
ma! ! want my mamma. and w1s
felt that somewhere in the gre44a
crowd there was a mother sumeTtn13
for her lost child more than tfl1S
child was suffering for its mothex.
for her capacity TO love and to SUIT
fer was greater than that OF the childf
What about the one who says: S
mother may forget her child but 1
VIII not forget thee. saith the Lord sssS
Then speak to him. for he heareth,7
And spirit with spirit may meet; as2
Closer is he than breathing, "a
And nearer than hands and feet.
~ Finally. II is a place Of safety
Do you not recall those marveilous1y
beautiful words OF the Psalmist
He that dwelleth In the secret pI4x
of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow OF th2
Almighty.
will say of Jehovah, he is my r6
fuge and my fortress; a8
My God in him will / trust
Fer he will deliver thee from t41
snare of the fowler.
And from the deadly pesttlence.
He will cover thee with his pintoN
And under his wings shalt thou tal
refuge
His truth is q SHIELD and buckier 's
The mother eagle knows hows
defend her fiedglings with wing 1
tJFTTtfI and tNf0ns. and God Knows AAa
to defend his child standing ciose
him on the rock. Gods resoux&
for the defense of his children GE
infinite in number and VARIETY
think he sometimes says TO an
changed: Draw Your mighty swof
and fly with the speed OF thought
yonder world, and strike for ~
child" / think he sometimes fpua&
the secret springs of the vast mael1ix
cry of events and makes the wh&G
turn out Of their way that they
not crush his hunblest warshfpe1s
think he even condescends to-
things trivial and contemptibla
emaelves--what cares ha4~1
thereby he may save his cflildrens I'M
recall the story of the fleeing GhxS
tan who sought refuge In a cM
from the enemy. following on tn
pursuit--how spider Instantly AN8
her gogsamer web over the mouth
the cave into which he had el1texM
SO that when, a little later. the ar1at
thirstlpg for his blood, rushed m M
drawH swords, beholaing the un&
turhed Web and exclaimed; HAS
not go in there, for see the HptQ&g
web IL not broken and passed
A shield of spider-weh. in the he
of God. Is surer defense than
armed host or wall of adAmanfA