The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-03

latter life. But great natures are
most capable OF great temptations,
great sorrows and great sins. The
heights of the preeipice measures the
depth that frcwns beneath il.
THE Holy Scriptures are filled with
many pathetic descriptions Of the
death of the saints. The farewell of
David reminds us of those of Samuel
and Of Jacob
Death sometimes seems 10 fiji the
men of God with the spirit Of pro-
phecy. as IL the summit OF earth's
life was illuminated with parer
radiance. Death Is indeed a messen-
ger OF God to reveal 10 as great
truths
End is Coming.
David calls 10 our minds the FACT
"A. That the end Of life is coming,
In the course OF life We find the open
grave everywhere. which teaches us
that the same spade that opened that
VIII also open ours,
1T is a short time between child
hood and old age. A day and week
IL seems and We spring from our
mothers lap into the easy chair to
wait the coming ef death. Al best
it Is but day from sunrise 10 sun
set. II was but yesterday to David
when his mother came out on the
pastures and told him that the Lord
wanted u make him a king. OF all
the creatures that God has created
only two have gone home by any
other road except death.
Also remember
-. AT the end We can look on the
.tsassf staga @eHss lift's mplishmeRts.
David was UP on the maAtssAinS lonk
ing back on the past as plain he
low. As great poet said. There
lies my life. why alter IT | would
change still less. We sometimes as
young people find fault with older
people for repeating over and over
their experiences / wonder IL we
will have one that Ne Will be proud
TO tell over You can't judge a life
until it has been lived. Don't becloud
the massage you would deliver with
a life that Is unclean.
l. trOSSing the Line.
And the best of all is
j. Death lis the point where We
cross over the line. Who would want
To live always? A mans reach ex-
eeeds his grasp and he longs for
heaven.
cit is not far away. FOR we can just
stop 0sgr heart from beating and IN
a moment we can be there so close
so close that the angels rejoice over
one prodigal that comes back home.
SO close that God can see the spar
row fall. Heaven seems a. long way
OH in youth. but In old age II Is as
crossing over the river and resting
in the shade of the trees. 1t seems
as IL a purer light shines along the
path as We grow nearer to the end"
"Gatherin- Of Nations"
The Rev. J. r. Johnson, pastor or
Venahle Street Baptist church, which
has a membership Of more than 1000
souls, preached both morning and
evening yesterday. In the morning
he selected the Gathering of the Ma
tons as his theme, saying in part
as follows:
Luke. Ia 70 gives sis hint Of the bas4-
quoting of the nations In the kingdom
Of Heaven. 1t IL part OF In indirect
reply to the question. Lord are they
few that are saved" Some men miss
life, some miss Heaven simply by ask
ing questions. And the questioner In
still In the land. The opportunity for
life II open to all. The opportunity for
Heaven. eternal life. IL open to all
But men must strive to enter in. Life
IN something serious, and the work Of
salvation Is diligent one. Those with
the greatest opportunities often fail,
1.-THE nations are coming into the
kingdom. But some Americans will
fail, while some Islanders of the sea
will succeed.
but our text suggests the potency
and adaptation Of the gospel. Men
ARE coming from all directions into the
Kingdom. The gospel Is the fulfilling
power. II ~ universal. Every soul
needs oxygen. It II adopted to man in
every condition, hlsh or low.
Love Surpasses Knowledge.
Gods Surprising Love-" was the
subject of the pastor at the evening
service. He said:
"Shall we attempt to speak OF that
which paoseth knowledge: the great
est thing In the universe. that in
terms of which God is defined. that
which brought Heaven to earth and
lifted earth to Heaven, that before
the greatness Of which we stand aniaz-
ed: Gods Love. Paul places love at
the head of the great trio OF yraces
He calls 1t the fulfilling Of the law,