The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-07

living in "Sodom's end" (vide Suder-
MANN, but in mighty good century
and country and civilization. He calls
eolsasn ana eas the wora
his plaything; yet regrets that he did
not blot out Russia from the map of
Europe with all her millions, because
able IsaA ambitions 1T ms Nay ali Germany
and Scandinavia get back to Its old
paths In religion as soon as possible
and no longer give birth to men who
! can't find any green blades of grass
on earth or find any blue In the heav-
ems above, and so generally end BY
drowning themselves IN the waters waters.
misguided men, whose names are IN.
deed as Keats says. written IN
water and a synonym for despair.
Total Dcpravity.
Did you ever hear OF the old woman
who. after listening to good many
long, dreary. pointless, endless discus.
depravity was a good enough doctrine
for her II people would only live up to
it,? The first thing clearly Is to really
believe, not make believe, and then live
your life long. Wilberforce was once
out walking in the South Of England.
and he met a Workman, who Joined
him. MY lord" said the man. Il hear
say hat do S.a re HhGT W RH
Turn to the right and go straight
ahead.
The Psalms.
1t Is very hard, indeed, for 1ntelli-
gent people to properly appreciate and
value the uncompromising conserva two (
in religion. One Of these. excellent In
my own experience. was an old Eng
lish servant, who was greatly loyed
used to say: my mother lad a perfect
'orror Of chapel people. She said TO
me over and. over. 'Lisbeth. die with
your prayer book IN your ana. my
service: Call that q church? And no
horgan and no beadle: no clerk. and i
him not In gown and bands? As we'll
sentence me BY judge with no gown |
lished order Of things was what these
good women loved. They disliked and
distrusted all else. They hated limo
tooth and ahu for such should
have 100000 sects. instead Of about
500. They are valuable drag on
the old coach after all. Lady Brassey's
said to her. God bless you" She com
planned to her mistress OF It; TO
hns Of Of then men, ssa ssd @ Hns
lish." Her religion was English re-
ligion. She would have valued that
blessing IL It had come from the vicar
OF ueTt )tbTlSu. ono sIoSSIlLeuf II COlllluS
from q dark skinned creature with q
bath towel rolled around his head and
bare legs and feet. Religion In Eng
land was above all things respectable.
and her point Of view was purely geo.
graphical. That is perhaps one OF
the lions in the path: that feeling that
I'm English''-or German. or Ameri,,
heterodoxg is your doyy.' in. conss-
tive Is valuable. but absolutely invin
chile, and farther from any intelliEent
conceptions OF Christianity In Its es-s
sencs than Terence with his Homo
sum" The explosive. red-hot conser-
gattve, who says IT hate intolerance
but I'd like to nut barrel OF gunpow;, 4
der under the Catholic Church and
blow 1t to atoms Is only ENJOYABLE
as Isl the old French devotee who said:
II will not read the Psalms In any
language but the French In which gDa-
yid wrote them ..Tiny Tim tina
innocent. Rip var. Wrinkle. the dis
reputable. with their God bless us all:
every one." and God bless US and our
families, May we live long and pros
per- were most truly and beautifully
religious. weren't they? sSaa ".