The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-21


r.don4 Was about It. be visited with
,,,d,,,,.,t ora .ha pedar,,as ,.ho
dWeit III the 1outherp ooFder OF Heohi'
were warned to take refuge in some
strong shelter TIL the conflict was
cverpast, Dwell deep" The words
are suggestive of common need OF
the soul.
TaKe. Tor example. The Thought or
every day. II IT be true that ''as u
man thinketh in his heart so is he"
then the habit OF thought Is indeed
a momentous thing. Thought end
life are one, Shallow thinking
makes a shallow character, and cor
rupt thinking makes corrupt char
setter. however correct the outward
bearing may be. one day 1t will eat
through like a worm at the heart of
a lovely fruit. There Is nothing hid
that shall not he revealed
Conversely. sound thinking makes
sound character, and bright thinkiA &
makes bright character Where
thought dweils deep there is "a
strong habitation."
What is deep thought Is there
not somewhat common and eurious
impression that deep thought means
obscure thought-~something ponder
times imagined that thought which is
clear and bright Ia necessarily super
fetal. just AS joyous people are some
times voted shaisew 2--And yet wa
have seen a shallow pond go muddy
thet we could not see TO the bottom
# ii. while the waves Of the ocean
have shone and srarklcd like dia~
monds.
There may be dullness without
depth. and depth without duliness.
There is nothing So weighty and
impressive as the pal ntruth plainly
told He dwells deepest in thought
who is most at home with the great
simpItcitic which ore, after all. the
great mysteries There is need to
distinguish between deep thought
ami ayoIved speech.
Where shall We look for such pro-
found ideas az in the teachings of our
Lord. and where is language at once
SO simple and charming
Think of the modern books which
have touched our life to It's wealthiest
issues In Margaret Ogilyy, Tor
Instance. the language is like that of
childhood, iitnpid as the waters OF a
moarland beck; but oh, the depths
the sweet words farnom!
"rrhe morning came when / was
IN go AWAY II had come n hundred
tines when ! was a boy, when / was
am undergrad uate when I was a man,
u,han she had seemed big and strong
=, 49,. n,ha,, sba mad grown so little
wa !, vraa who n,t my arms around
No., pn+ always II was the same
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matters when are on 'he pelleti ~
and Wheh al mas oeen saiu i''A. "
are able 10 say. even 'h"h' Wy ~ -,
tial things are re" ana l,eeItlle' ~ - :.
home. ana GOO over an o'ssNe' Ao'
ever
Redeemed lie Vouid seem "
always saying to us; ioweit deep o.
skim the surface; DON'T drlft' u'iih
calmly of things that are these anu
that matter; THINK steani3 ret Tue
plumhl!ne Of your thought sing gov" d1
into the depths Of these Things, ieel
how profound those things arg 10 ""tCA
you are most accustomed; now Ht'ie
you really know Of the peop's VIZ
whom Npd nave w NO. VIA iis'', ~,
rs 10 break forth Eet from u W.
which are tWiee-toidi now compact OF
wonder and surprise are the N"ae,.ei
beaten features ~ the common oas
aud how both JOY and soFFo" are the
marks OF lie when Is deeper ti''A
either
Dwell deep, Refnchaoer foo an
seen, yet opnlprtsrnt hnhsaIo' sse
omEipoteut. chahgeiess' eternal mn
mite. yet compassionate as 'atie.
tbat pitleth MS CnlidFehF So Hots an.
no high that HIS angels are cfiaTseo
with folly, yet sorslNlhs ihiaoisS'
transgressioh, and SIN
Dwell deep with the truui "hic'
does not change but anldeth forever
Feel how nigh Is grandeur Ia your
dust Know that life Is more IMAM
mere activity, and that love Is the
greatest thing IN the word LOOK up
from the nard highway on winch your
feet grow weary, ana dream OF the
destiny OF the SONS OF 'tod. on are
Consecrated to the noniest caAlhs OF
the aeeless vars kings and priests
unto God. You are not cone WIN
when Won die, sou enter upon a new
beginning. with clearer hsht ana