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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24
COLLEGE
TO Open TONIGHT
GOVERNOR WILLIAM HODGES
MANN PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
At THE EXERCISES.
l. A X GE ENROLMENT
MORE STUDENTS HAVE ENTER ED
THAN At THIS TINE LAST
YEAR AND FINE SESSIONS
ANTICIPATED.

The opening exercises at Richmond
college will he held tonight at s:I5
o o'clock when the eighty first session
will commence
The principal address VIII be de-
livered by Governor William Hodges
the assembled students. telling them
Of. their great opportunities and warn
ing them Of the dangers and pitfalls
of college career to be avoided Hts
address VIII he the feature Of tho
opening exercises of the college. The
governor has always been a friend
Of Richmond college and will speak to
the students with sympathy for the
school apd for the aspiration Of the
new as well as the old students
Other Speakers,
other speakers VIII be Mayor
George Ainslie, of Richmond; Lieu
tenant Governor j. Taylor Ellyson.
Rev Lloyd T Wilson and Ellis &.
Primm.
Mr.. Eiiyson will speak in the Ca
pacity OF president OF the board of
trustees of the college Mayor Ainslie
will welcome the new students to
Richmond and extend 10 them the
best wishes OF the city for a prosper
GUS career during and after the COLI
ege term. Rev Lloyd r. Wilson, Of
Grace Street Baptist church. VIII eK-
tend a welcome behalf the
churches of the city and tell the stu
dents OF the advantages OF q chris
tian education and the value OF at
tendance in church services.
Music will be furnished by the
Richmond College Glee club during
/ the evening Al the close of the eXer-
clses an Informal reception Will ne
held in the college reception han az
which refreshments vii be served ny
| A committee of the college Young
| M'cras~ christian s-ssssae'sstiaa-----------
Enrolment il Large.
President Boatwright. OF the coli
| lege. said last night that the epro4l-
| ment this session is expected To eN-
| raed that Of any previous year. nc
tzr,T3- arstxtar,ts htt p,---eest4 hllsy iof
| the last day or two compii(ng lae
! statistics and the work is not yet m
| ished.
| II do not know the exact enroll
| ,nent In to date said Ire fast might,
| "but II will be larger than ever before
| The prospects for the coming year
are bright and we look forward ~
! =, most successful session.
! The enrolment last session was 20
This session ii is larger now than IL was
| ~ This time in 1911 and will be larger
| Vithin a few DAYS. when all the STU
| an,,s vim have ruatriCulated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24
Mrs. philip E. w. Goodwin.

Mrs Philip e ". Goodwin died at
az:36 o'clock this morning At her
horne, Thfrtieth and SpringhiH streets,
woodland Heights me funeral no
.scs will 10 announced later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24

GOODWIN. Entered into life eternal
"a her hnme Tfirtseth and Spring
hsfi streets. Waodiand Heights at
l3.sS n-ciock. September gath, MRS,
RNffsfF II tStaH MN
Amnnr4l hoxieA iaAAs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24
DEATH

FARRAR~-The funeral Of MRS yIR-
GINA FARRAR will take place to-
@daE al r. III. from Farmount
sshssssssas ssssssebs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24
FARM PRODUCTS BLDG.

Exclusively devoted to ex-
'hibits grown on Virginia
farms in 1912, with liberal
cash premiums In all classes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24


Medical aid was summoned by the
distracted parent. and he went back
upstairs To quiet the loud cries of
distress which came from other mem
bers of the family But young Brantz
was dead, and there was nothing else
to DO but To notify the police and
call for the coroner, Coroner Taylor
arrived soon afterwards. and found
that II was d plain case OF suicide.
He permitted the body 10 be turned
over to Undertaken Bliiey. and left.
Young Brantz had been suffering
from hernia since he was nineteen
years old. He was In his twenty
second year when he ended his life.
Very recently his physician had in
! formed him that it would be neees-
sar for him 10 go 10 a hospital for
/ an operation, which would proba bly,
have entirely relieved him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24
LIVESTOCK EXHIBITS.

Largest show of Horses,
Cattle, Sheep and Swine on
the Atlantic seaboard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24

the hotel was in the nature of an au-
tomobile parade. The main street
was lined on both sides with cheering
crowds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24
FEARS OPERATION,
COMMITS SUICIDE
DEspoNDENT Young MAN SHOOTS
HIMSELF IN THE HEART
WITH REVOLVER.
AlLNlENT IS sLIG H I
SURGEONS ASSURED HIM OF An
EARLY RELIEF, BIT THOUGHT
OF LEAVING HIS WORK
UPSET HIM.

Respondent over Illness from which
he had suffered several months, Ed
ward Brantz, Of 1905 East Main
street. committed suicide at 10
O'Clock yesterday afternoon by shoot
ing himself through the heart with d
thirty eight calihre revolver.
Young israntz was employed by
his father. who ~ a tailor by trade.
lie had worked all the morning and
through part of the early afternoon.
Augustus Brantz, the father, was EN-
ployng himself In the front part" of
the shop, and the other members OF
the family were upstairs. whore they
had just finished dinner. when the
sound of a pistol shot reVerberated
through the house. MIR brantz ran
upstairs first, and. finding nothing
wrong there, returned TO the ground
/ floor, and went into a back ROOM He
was confronted by the form OF his
son. lying dead on the floor. blood
gushing from wound over his heart
and II telI-tale revolver lying near
| Ia his right hand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24
ANNOUNCEMENT

o Importance of
in
all
sno bencon
worldwide wonders
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24

HORTICULTURAL DEPT.
Splendid display of vir-
ginia grown Fruits and
Flowers, Fruit, Fruit Pack
ages. Nursery and Ornamen-
tai Stock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24

Largest and finest exhibit
ton OF Chickens, Ducks,
Turkeys. Geese. Pigeons,
Ornamental Stock and Pet
Fowls.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
IS IT MURDER?
Body Of Fairmont Man Found and
Wounds Indicate Foul Play.

I'll" bruised ana manned body Of
George Pcryons. Of F'airyiew. o.. was
found lying along the D.. n -. railroad
tracks n'a. Glencoe. q. late Thurs
day night. ana the Belmont Nounty-
authorities are in "a ~quandary as 10
whether tho man met his death by
being struck hy 20 train or was mur-
d"red. The parents. who reside Ia
Iairvlew. had not seen their son for
some time and while there b. no
known reason why the man should be
foully dealt with. the marks on tho
body do not indicate that he had been
struck 10y "a rain. as they are confined
entirely To- the fac. and head. \ deep
cash Just behind tho ear was tho cV-
ident cause of death. the skull being
broken AT this point. and from the
natur" ~ tho cash had been made
with some blunt Instrument.
The BODY was removed 10 the
Johnston Worgue at -. Clairsvillc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

TtTTSBURGH. Pa. Aug 23-New
York TODAY took both games 81 a
otuul, header from the pittsburgh
team Dos scores 81 To- ami 3 20 ,
Both games were close and exciting.
TIA, lust went ten innings Robin
son was relieved In the tenth
ly Cole. and Crandall was put
90 the box 90 tho sixth hy Sew York
900 tho place OF .Ames. who was hit FOR
90 single and q double ia that inning
In the second game pToole and
T'Sfeau were opposing pitchers and
both dId tine work Toplc was re-
lfstei lt cole after the seventh in
IilE Ia the same inning fhe locals
uau men 600 tht.d and second and
lyaff wa sent o. hat ir place II
Ioule pittsburgh Tied the score 30
Tho second inning. lNrue went - first
or balls. 'urer sacrificed. and Ga"
forw,- rcorrl ON 20 Wild pitch. The
Giants won the game boo the eighth.
Ts..r.u Scoring fus winning fuu 90
ir. ,h-d first ou t base 100 balls. second
or a tHcr.fsc tf S~nudEruss and came
HON" when Becker hit FOR ID two bag
ser score
First jaime
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
ORPHANS LOOSE
0NESIDED GAME
NoRTRUP TOUCHED UP
FOR TOTAL OF FIFTEEN HITS
Hits by Burke. Long and Hines
Scored Visitors Only Run of
the Session.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.
STEURENNJLLE. Aug. 23.-In an
uninterestinE onc-sided game here to-
day FolllnSbce won from New Mar
tinsvillc ~ 20 .. the locals getting
Il hits 81 \orthrup. Sisicv pitched
an alright ame except 10 Tho ninth.
when he 1t down. and IN. visitors
scored two runs. Hits by Long.
Burke and Hines scored the visitors
runs. For Follansbee In the first IN
riu". Boone singled and Rratschi
doubled. securing one.
Three hits. TWO errors and q base
or balls ave the Stubs four runs IN
the fourth hiring. Tn. stubs bate
around in tho NTH and with six hits
and three doubles th,y netted five
runs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
ANTLTUeERcULosIs SOCIETY
HEARS EXCELLENT ADDRESS

The members Of the board 81 d.
octor of the AntiTubcrculosis So
cieiy were addressed by T. g. Rout
zaln secretary Of the National tn.
bc%rcuiosis society. ~ Chicago. AZ a
special meefing hell yesterday after.
noon in Tine Boar! OF Trade rooms
Mr. Routzahn spoke for over an
hour. discussing the dicsase and an
ifs character. sites and talked ~
length upon the various methods ~
comhattluE with it lie also gave
some practical advice ON conductlnr
o. -sauaforium
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
ASSAULT CASE DISMISSED:
COMPLAINANT FINED

The case Of Charley Nevada.
charged with assault and battery on
John Sakach. Of ~Lillonvale. was heard
yesterday afternoon AZ I o'clock az
the county jail by Squire Voitle. The
ease against Nevada was dismissed.
end Sakach. who preferred the charge.
was fined 81 and costs for profanity.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

at Bridgeport.
New Martinsville at Foliansbee.

II al tAlIN at NNIAlEFI0fI
New Martinsville at Follansbee.
Featured in one instance by a sen
Sational one handed stab OF a drive
Beck and the pitching Of both Nc
Carthy and = schmidt. bridgeport
celebrated Boosters Day by grabbing
another from Fsirmont yesterday at
ternoon on the Brookside park by IN.
score OF } TO 1. schmidt and Me
Carthy were hitched up in a pitchers
duel and the figures show that Mac
had a shade of the better OF the argu-
ment. Mccarthy allowed six hits.
struck out Ave and PASSED one. while
schmidt famed four. permitted seven
hits OF his delivery and walked three.
Left Fielder Beck saved the game
Tor Bridgeport, or at least prevented
Fairmont from tieins the count in
the eighth inning when he stopped
Reeders drive from its hurried flight
Just as It was ready 10 crash against
the timber and retired tho side with
r. Schmidt succumbing on the third
sack The game was loosely played
in the fielding department each team
having four wobbles during the ses-
sion The gams in detail follows:
The. home team jumped into the lime
light In the very nrst inning putting
two thirds Of their total runs across
the rubber. Beck TO start on. slashed
"a single into left but died al second
on Giles tap TO +. Schmidt when
Fowler wobbled on the throw 10 sec
49, ~ AAA& AANAtI - AAI
for third and landed safely. Mum
was sale on Fowlers miscue and piif-
cred second standing up. Carroll peg.
ged low to stop Munn's rush down the
path and Giles came over. Mckeivey
nied out to Reeder IN right and Mum
Tailed on Murray's drive to short.
Richards got his fingers on the pill
but IL jumped out OF his mitt. When
Buckalew hit slowly To Fowler. Muir
ray was tagged out on the way down.
Fairies Get Lone Tally.
bridgeport made a scare I'm the
seventh by crowding the bases after
two were out. but with the cleanup
stunt left TO GILES. schmidt put on the
clamps and brc'zed the over anxious
Miner. The visitors lone tally came
IN the eighth when they staged a
short-lived rally. barry led or with n
single To right center. but was doubled
UP when Richards flied out 10 Stoke-
Fowler met a fast one on the NOSE
and sent ~ into deep left for one hall
the distance. r. Schmidt followed
with a slashinC single between sho-i
and third and Fowler registered.
Reeder then smote one with such -.
fort that II started a mad flight fni
the fence but Beck got ia the way OF
IT and the stun was on
Miners Get Count Back.
The Miners kcpt uu tts Scprfns
game not choosing to lay up hccauS.
they were a count 10 the good. Th.
third tally came In the eighth. Mum
beat out 'n inheld zap 20 -. Schmid.
and went 20 second when the thir,
sacker threw into right neld bleach
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

George. the v0unr son - Mr and
Mrs George Smith. IT,. who has hcen
seriously 900 Tor TIE rnaf few weeks 10
Improving very siowly
Rev W D. Huffkv will leave the
fret ~ the monfH fHr the east. vncre
Dee viii spend n month in studying
A mefffrg Tor fnc purpose % ORGAN
irirc n aarlaf riub fn this city Tor ne
coming winter VIII De- ned in Tie very
near future
Police court was r BLINK last evening
Elmer C~uunlurhnu who has heen ~
With typhoid fever tHc past several days
ISL slowly Improving
To-day b. pay faY nf flr Whectiug
steel mad Iron company plant
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

About hft'rn ~deleEHffs ~ the krIrhfI
~ INtNIHa wIi leave sunday cNeuln.
Tor tNHrIoaf"n. where they wui repre-
cent Ifer.rr star lodge g frf. eifv n
IYe state
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
MINERS DEFEAT FAIRIES
IN LOW SCORE CONFLICT

ers. Mckelvey shot n Erounder too
Tar out Of the reach % hmid and
and pulled up safe az hrst
with Mum resting on third Nickel
NeN stole second and Murray crowded
the sacks by stopping one Of HEAVIER
Schmidts fast OneS. hi
70 Richards who threw out at the
plate. When Carroll shot TO Edwards
at nrst 10 cut Of Buckalew. Mckelvey
eased over. Buckslew stole second.
but the next two wero easy outs. The
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
lrranFomfuta Computed.

ArrHurnuFrf- have been completed
hf f.r mfmhefe ~ fNc Luther League
~ fnr 90 Matthews GERMAN Lutheran
church for fhe lawn fcfc and social o.
ho held the evening o. the Ncldcrmycr
place ono UoEga Run
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

Follansbee ..........10O 450 OX-1O-l5-1
New Martinsville. 900 OOO rO2- . 6-3
Batteries-Foster and Sisley: North
rup and Mackey.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

90 800 r.. Oh Luther League ~ D. m
harvest homo exercises 90 both SER
Vices.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

pastor sunday school az % 30 a m
preacninE at Sol &C. a m Epvorth
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
INCREASE LEAD
BY WINNING TWIN BILL

Two base hit-WaEner. Miller. Beck
81. Three base hit-i-rzoG. Fletcher.
Sacrifice hitS-Car.y. Miller. Stolen
has'-MilSon. Double play-Fletcher.
boyls and Aierkl, riTst base on balls
on Robinson. .. or cole. J. Hit by
pitcher. uy Ane@ t4sryueb by Robinson
tAiyerSb. Struck ut-HN Robinson. :.
by AmeS. ]. by Crandall. ] Left On
tases-IIttshurEh. b. Sew York. II.
HitS-on Robinson. II m . 1-3 innings
OF Cole. % ia b innings. on Ames. =
ia g innings. 81 Cftuaail. > IN I in
nlngS. Fine t.upires-klem
and Drth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
asnwood Rrisfs

League 90 g g. M. preaching at 7ao
D. 90.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

Dsck Features with q One Handed
Stab Saving Dame FOR the
Bridgeport Contingent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
PIRATES LOSE TWO CLOSE AND
EXCITING GAMES.
First Game Wen. into Extra Innings
Marty O'Tooie Is Taken
Cut Again
Yesterday Results


ND Now NOrk. ?. TIttsbure. !.
80 New York. ,, ~Pittsburg. .
NTen innings.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

carey. Snodgruss. stolen base
Carey. Double plaN-F1ctchcr and
L.. First base on balls-On
OToole. . of cole. l. IN Tesreau. :.
wild pitch-Tesreau. Struck out-By
OToole. ,. 10y Cole. !. hy Tesreau. l.
Lcft on hascs-PIttsluTRh. .. New
York. 3 Hitts-pn b'Tuole. = In :
iunlugs. of cole I IN two innings.
Time sc Umpires-Klem and Orth
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
B~eandinx OF C1ubs

Yesterdays Bssuffs
Bridgeport. ,. Fairmont. !.
Follansbee. 10. New Marttnsvilie,1.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

Total. 80 % en 70 /
'rrffsI for Gibson ir 10Th
"iatffl fnr cote ln i0th
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
Why Pay More?

We have here, in full view for your inspection
and selection. hundreds of Suits, of every conceivable
weave and pattern. That fine Oswego Blue Serge or
Fancy Worsteds, plain or smooth effects, the new
dark purple, the fine silk and wool mixed Suits, dark
brown or fancy Cassimeres, TO fiji any man, short.
slim, stout or regular-suits for the extra stout man
up 10 81 sizes. Don't forget that our selection OF
Norfolk and Mohair Suits. the light. comfortable
kind, are unlimited. Come tomorrow and get ao-
quainted.
H0u ,hs ch S'Sr. of M Any Sqit $40
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-01
BEST DAY is THE PRESENT
The Time That Is With Us Now Is the
Time Appointed for the Doing
of Good Deeds.

You will never find 1t with a tel
escope, no matter how earnestly you
!ook back into the past, or forward
INTO the future; it is here now, and
we do not see 1t because we are all
100 far-sighted! Today is the best
lay for the purpose of today. There
have been a good many best days as
they seemed to US all through the
years gone, and they were best in
their time, but they would no more
1T our present than our old baby pima
lore would fit the grown man or wom-
An. There are going to be great
many best days IL the time to come,
but to try to adapt them to what we
now are and where we now are, will
be about like picking gooseberries
before they are ripe and trying to
make believe they are strawberries!
Sunday Is the best day in all the
week for Sunday, but 1t is a mighty
poor day when we try to make Mon
lay or any other day Of the week out
,f II. Each day as it comes along is
he best day. unless We are way be-
hind in our use of days and 80 are
trying to live day that belongs in
asst week or last month or last year
h it. Each day Is full Of the best
lhings II we but look for them. or, for
that matter, or the worst things, II
Re look for theml That 10. the days
ire not periods Of time with fixed
characters to which we come; they
lre periods of time with capacity to
Ehioh We come and al them from our
,wn characters. They are all in our
hands and ever day can be the best
lay II We choose to make It so-Uni-
1crsalist Leader.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-01
Many There Are
That Live in A
False Security

Va HERE is nothing more terrible
in the Bible, or out Of it, than
our Lords repeated warnings
that many persons will meet
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-01
Joy of the Lord.

Sorrow for sin Is the road to the
Joy of salvation. As with the people
of Israel of old, the terrors OF the law
are only the reverse side Of the glory
of the gospel; the warnings are only
shadows of the promises. So Ezra
spoke words of consolation to the
weeping people assembled to heaa
from his lips Gods message to them.
"This day Is holy unto Jehovah your
God; mourn not nor weep, for the
Joy of Jehovah is your strength"
The Joy that gives strength Is q
divine Joy, 1t 10 called "the Joy Of Je.
hovah." For pain and rapture meet
In the life Of God. He. too. feels an
guisli for the broken law as he sees II
In the broken lives of his children
and ho, bearing the burden OF the
worlds agony in atoning love,
touches the blessedness Of divinest
10y through sacriflciai service. when
he sees Of the travail Of his soul and
is satisfied. When we learn to share
his heart-break over q lost world and
lost souls We shall have also entered
into the Joy Of our Lord.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-01
They Fail in Edgefield.

The liquor forces in Edgefeld
who have been working to get up a
petition which would enable them
to call dispensary election for that
county according to the Advertiser,
are about to fail. MeDy men to
whom the petitions were sent re-
fused to handle them. Senator
Tillman refused to sign tie petit
ton.
This is quite a credit to Edge
field but it was no more than was
to be expected of the good people
of the old mother county. She
can not afford to take such back
ward step.
We see that DR.. M. D. Jeffres
pastor of the Edgefeld Baptist
church has come in for some heavy
abuse because he did his duty in op-
posing the effort to re-establish the
dispensary. This is not at all to be
wondered at, and was no surprise
to DR.. Jeffries. 1t is compliment
to him or any other man to have
the liquor element arrayed against
him.-Greenwood Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-01

R III Tue olUl6p VI OuI VI ASJ SiissAA
our Lords repeated warnings
that many persons will meet
with an awful disappointment
after this life is over. They will find
that they have been living In false
Becurity, because they did not seek to
know and do what God required OF
them. but only to follow out their own
ideas as to what Is right and proper.
There are lots Of well-meaning, and In
many ways well-doing, persons in the
world today who have never acknowl-
edged even to themselves the sinful
ness OF their own hearts and their
need of Christ as a Saviour from sin,
and who reject either with indiffer-
ence or with disdain the atonement
for sin which was provided at the cost
of so awful sacrifice on Gods part.
What right have such persons to ex-
pect favor or forgiveness from God
after they have deliberately refused to
avail themselves Of his offer Of mercy
an and through Christ?
"Ye must be born again" Jesus
said. THAT which is born of the flesh
is flesh, and that which is born OF the
Spirit is spirit"
The New Testament teaches very
plainly and in very many different
form of expression that msu can
not be saved by his own goodness, but
only through the atonement for sin
made by God himself in the person OF
his son, and that therefore all true
righteousness begins with faith in
CNist; that Is with the acceptance by
US or .ios1 offer of mercy through
Christ.
Loving ant Serving.
True faith in Christ will impel US to
love him, and true love for Christ will
impel US to serve him. Faith that
does not lead to loving service is
therefore not true faith. AS James
says, that sort of faith "fs dead in
ITSELF" But good works that are not
born Of faith and love and obedience
are not good at all in Gods sight.
This is the work Of God," Jesus said,
that ye believe on him whom he hath
sent" In other words, submission to
the will of God by acceptance of Gods
terms and receiving pardon as free
gift In Christ's name Is the beginning
Of right relation between the sinner
and God. And no man can please God
until he has placed himself IN right
attitude toward God.
Many will say to me In that day,
Lord, Lord, ded we not prophesy By
thy name, and by thy name cast out
devils, and by thy name do many
mighty works? And then will pro-
fess unto them. I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work inquity."
Over and again, Jesus repeated the
warning that many who thought while
ON earth that they were living right
and even doing special work for him
will be grievously disappointed in the
end.
How is it with US individually? Have
we each made our peace with God in
Christ, and accepted Christ as our
Saviour from sin itself as we'll as
from the condemnation due to us for
sin? Or, are we preparing for our
selves the disappointment Of finding
when it is too late that We have been
trusting In a false idea.