The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-10

This urges me to fight and fires my mind
To leave memorable name behind"
The pulpit and press hand in hand in at
tempting to array themselves against sin and
wickedness in their many forms should realize
ut once that they have strong enemy TO bat
tie with and should put forth all the energies
in their power In the conflict in which they NAV
be engaged. The press In the dissemination Of
which would be Of much interest TO tho
public, involving it often does the opinions
of men who for the sake of argument, are
prone to take issue. and whose conscience is
not open to conviction. should maintain a dig
nified attitude freedom from restraint un-
trammeled by prejudice or swayed by those who
err In conclusions. resulting from misunder-
standings. and who have not based their 1ud9-
ment upon sound logic reason. The Rich
mond Firginian" has undertaken to establish IT.
self a paper which has its prime objects
the purihcation OF politics. the announcement
of all that ia upright and praseworthy in man
hood. for the general betterment Of mankind
and. in short all that makes life worth living,
and is ready to defend the right and crush
the wrong. 1t has measured up to this most
happily. and 1t should be in thousands OF home.
as welcome guest. Finally let us ask rs Itfe
worth living" One OF the surest and unmis-
taxable evidences of a devoted -pious ufs -
that heart and soul should yearn With an
innate desire and soiicitude for the moral and re-
ligious welfare of those around us Ii sbo,Ia
be the natural outcome consequence ema
mating from a eonsecrated Cody life that
we should endeavor to infuse into the hearts O.
those who are Indifferent to holy living the
absolute importance OF n complete surrender
imbosom this desire, how we call ourselves
Christians? Religion becomes a misnomer un-
der such fallacious circumstances Some one
has said: 1t Is more serious to love than to
die" To my mind that would depend upon how
In what manner you live. / unhes.tatingly AZ
firm that II is most serious and solemn thing
to live life fraught with a sordid, unholy and
selfish desire. without some noble purpose in
view some lofty and supernal achievement
Heme hallQwed, Respondent object 10 gain~-a
cross TO bear. crown to win. lis life worth
4ising2" you ask. Yes, when at last II shall
nave been spent subservient to the will of Hin,
who gave us iifea life distinguished BY LOFTY
traits holy thoughts, noble and unselfish de-
sires, and worthy deeds. Yes l retterate life
is worth living when can retrospectively view
the life we have lived, and can say we have
lived such, God would have me live and
helped some fallen one to the mercy seat OF
God lis life worth living" you ask No
when in the end we look through the dark lurid
pathway into the retrospect, trodden as a mis-
spent, selfish, unhoy and vicious one, we see
revealed to us neglected opportunities ire
which confront with woefuI re-
morse. failure TO urge poor. erring one to
lead q better lffe@a word OF sympathy. OF cheer
spoken in due time. do you wonder at the mega
tive response O. what lessonl What pic
tnrei Look at the bright one. then The dark
What life are you living. reader?s
J. RANDOLPH BELCHER
Petersburg. Va