The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-01-07
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Ieaon'ns'
Of All Denominations.
Eaoino the Future.


va should fearlessly face the future,
knowing that God can turn even the
foll,es and the failures Of the past into
a certain sort of good to us.-Rev a.
W. SNYDER. Presbyterian, New YORK
Lies Foundation.
Human life is itself the great traoi-
t,on II was handed down through |
and when the parenthooo
is worthy the tradition is divine.-Rev'
George A. Gordon. Congregationailst
Boston.
Good Will.
II you are sure Of the good VIII In
vour own heart you Will surely find IL
In God. in man, everywhere, and you
viii he able to see that the sun Is
shining. all nature is fair and friends
are kind.-Rev. A. G. Singsen, Presby-
terrain. Providence, r. l.
Intending Joy.
This life is but time Of preparation
for life Of unending joy and bliss. This
is the lesson we are to learn today
that heaven is to be gained only
through suffering; amending JOY is to
he purchased with the coin of sacrifice.
First the cross, then the crown.-Rev.
David J.. TOomey, Roman Catholic
Boston.
The Golden Age.
Eternity we recognize as our mex
haustible treasure house, and through
orr hone. as through a window. we
catch gllmpses that inspire. Its thought
Is Inspiration; its CLEAN is strength
The golden age is not back yonder, but
ever before us. We keep our eyes on
the sun. and the shadows Of earth are
kent behind us. and our eyes glow
with the sunlight When hope fails
the man dies.-Rev. Or. Wallace Rad
clife. Presbyterian, Washington.
Getting Right With God.
Get right with God, then, eternal
source Of all JOY, for it IS his joy that
Won must share to be joyous in very
truth The Cod centered man is al
WAYS happy. for Gods viii becomes
the orbit in which he moves. AS God
revelation I'm the sun is the center OF
the solar system, so is Gods revelation
in Christ the center Of the human sys
TEN. Let Jesus prescribe thine orbit
then thou art ever in the light o.
Gods face.-Rev. DIT Robert MacDon
III n,~tfu+ DrooElvu
Value Of the Physician.
Few appreciate the ministry an'
value Of the physician. His task d
Christlike i'm self sacrifice, opportunity
and often I'm its thankless return. Th
first to be called I'm danger, he is thu
last 10 be paid among our creditors
He trcads close 10 the Son Of Man II
Hfe's highways, often doing heroi
service in cpidemics and benevolen
service for the poor. and receives n
mans "wcn done" and but scant rec
ignition of his value. The world need
the physician more than it needs tn
professional preacher.-Rev. James /
CLAYTON. Baptist. Washington.
Trusting In Gods Will.
BLESSED is the man whose delight
in the law Of the Lord" Blessed is .
who in every vicissitude and accider
of life preserves in his heart an una
terable adhesion TO Gods will. throus
honor and dishonor, through evil n
port aud good report, in sickness an
in health. in riches and in poverty,
prosperity and adversely, in JOY an
sorrow. and who sees the loving han
Of God and hears his paternal voiC
u through the dense cloud Of tribulauo
j. that envelops him. Happy. indeed
j he that has this short but comprehe
e sive PRAYER often in his heart and
d his lips. "Thy will. o Lord. be done
!, Cardinal James Gibbons, Roma
% Catholic. Baltimore.
lnspiration q Great Need.
Re Many a person dreams and worl
and is successful in life; others drea
and do not work. and their life is
~ failure. II is, however. person OF Il
J. first type that claims the admirati
Of the world. the one who drinks
the undying inspiration and kee
q life's purpose immortal. Let us
- joice when a great life wins and
= us weep when a great life fails. I
i day IL a paralyzing thought takes nc
NJ OF you do not hang your head IN &
f. feat and say your work is doI
ne Shame on such a conception Aw
o. with such a vision The great need
C. the world today is the undying sour
'e- Of inspiration. The bottom of the lf
az der Is crowded with people waiting
'is some mysterious elevator, but
~ word is climb.-Rey. Allan a. sto'
~ dale. Congregadonalist, Boston.
,r- Reward Of Service Here.
ys The service Of every man. howe'
ace inconspicuous. is important The pla
an OF the so called geniuses Of the wo
il' must be carried out by inconspicuC
people. Another reward Of the gre
est value that comes Invariably to Il
eo,.,.gco however fnconenipuOuS, is n