The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-20
Rev. ]. w. Cammack, Associate Edi-
ny REV. y.

fortune started to grow it increased
at the rate of five million year. That
was financial success. He overcame
great odds, yielded to no obstacle: he
tunneled mountains and spanned riv-
ers, and deserts were crossed. But
another fact is that millions Of people
co-operated with MIR. Hartman. With
out passengers to ride on his trains,
without freight to be transferred, the
read must have failed. Thousands
raised cotton, tens thousand raised
corn, multitudes mined coal and ore.
and these, with others made the read
a success. For success a merchant
must have cooperation. He needs
customers.
But there Is continuous co-opera-
ton which Is not limited to the pres
ent. 1t reaches such through all the
ages, and extends forward to the end
of the world Apart from you they
shall not be- made perfect" The list Of
names in that wonderful eleventh
chapter of Hebrews. to which refer
ence is here made, goes back to Abel
ii includes the men who, in hands OF
God, shaped the nations; Enoch, who
walked with God; Noah, who was ODE
dent to build the ark: Abraham.
Moses, Barok. Jeptha, Gideon, Samp-
son, Gideon; men of whom the world
was not worthy" What people are
the ones of whom the world Is not
worthy? They are not those who as
sumo the attitude which says that the
world is not worthy of them. or that
the world does not appreciate them.
Moses Is one of those named. The
distinguishing mark of Moses was his
meekness and humility. Israel had
sinned and God threatened destruction
upon them for their disobedience.
Moses fell PROSTATE and said: 20, Fa-
Their. spare Israel; If necessary slay
me, but let Israel live" Two young
men at Mortified in the days of Mr..
Moody heard DIR. Meyer. OF London.
The young men congratulated DIR.
Meyer and said; 1T was a great ex-
perience TO hear you. We were lifted
to the third heaven; see how our faces
shine" DR.. Meyer replied: And have
We not read that Moses visit not that
his face did shine These men or
whom the world was not worthy, these
heroes of faith, are the ones whose
lives are to be made perfect by us.
These men, who by their faith were
related to other worlds. Who were by
their faith related to the past and to
the future. BY their faith In us We
are related to them, by our faith In
those who came after us we are re-
lated to the end OF the ages, Abra-
ham left the land of hts fathers be-
cause he believed in God and the flu
ture. Moses left the palace because
he believed In the mission OF Israel.
Luther was abused and cursed by the
people and hated by the emperor. But
he believed In God and in us. 1t must
be a small man, indeed, who Is in
terested in and has faith In only the
here" and the now" Abel offered
sacrifice and Enoch walked with
God, and Noah built the ark, and Sol
ONION built the temple. because they
believed IL God and future genera
tions. They built not for themselves
or their times alone. hnt fur-aii mar.
and all time. Their faith was well
founded and their cause mas triumph
ed, and their glory Is made perfect by
others. SayanarUla was hated ana
burned in Florence; but now he is
made perfect by Florence erecting q
monument In his honor. George Wash
fngton was a man of faith. He be-
lieved in the future of the republic.
AS we make this republic great by our
lives We fuliill the hopes of Washing
ton and make his life success. ana
make him perfect II We fail. then
vain. THE gospel must first be pub
lished among all nations" Their work
will not be perfect without ours. And
when he had opened the fifth seal. I
saw under the altar the souls of tn EN-
that we're slain for the word of God,
and for the testimony which they held
And they cried with a LOUD vo,ce.
saying How long, O Lord, holy ana
true, dost thou not judge and avenge
our blood on them that dwell on the
earth?' And white robes were given
unto every one of them: and 1t was
said unto them, that they should rest
yet for a little season until their fell
low servants also, and their brethren.
that should be killed as they were,
should he fulfilled" Without the
work Of others their glory Is not com
plete. The life and death of Christ
Is blessing, according az we live to
his honor and tell his truth to the
world.
This text impresses on us the truth
that no nan liveth unto himself. We
are related to the past and the fu-
ture. Our lives affect the glory OF
those who have gone before and OF
those who are to come after us. as
well as The happiness of those who
live with us. A surgeon, while intox-
icated. performed an operation. His
hand was unnerved. his eye was not
clear, he made a fatal cut. the patient
died. Inscriptions politicians infiu-
ence the age. An upright statesman
who stands four square is an honor
to all statesmen who have ever lived.
Their glory Is perfected by his right
eous life. A good and noble son per-
fects the lives of his parents. AS dis
solute son destroys their glory.
Not only Is 1t important to think
of perfecting the lives of those who
have gone before, but that we should,
with the forward look, to build well
for those who follow us. We are com
pleting the work ana perfecting the
lives of men from Abel to the pres
ent time. We shall leave work for
others. VIII they do it? VIII they
perfect our lives? This question viii
be partly answered by the lives We
live; and the impress we leave. We
must make 1t possible for them to
complete our lives. We must educate
them. We must teach high ideals We
must not be guilty Of littleness. We
must evalt worthy motives. We must
abhor baseness. Above all. we must
lead them to build upon Jesus Christ
as the chief cornerstone. Thus will