The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15

man spoke. All hung upon Ills words
All. even His enemies. admitted His
power. All knew His mastery and
witnessed Ills grief
In tho hearts OF many rose the same
! thought that had come t. Mary and
! Martha, thought they both expressed
In that cry: Lord. If Thou hadst been
here my brother had not died" But
ii was Martha who spoke it FIRST. for
AS soon as she heard that Jesus was
coming she went and met Him. out Of
her burdoncd heart sushcd the cry
part complaint. part declaration of
faith. part piteous wall for the ire
vocable past-'Lord If Thou hadst been
here my brother had not died, but
Mary sat SIN in the house"
1t is OF Mary. in her loneliness and
grief, that we wish t, speak to-day.
At times past. when the Master. who
loved her brother. Lazarus had come
to their humble dwelling. in those
happy days when Lazarus had yet been
alive. life had been so full OF Joy and
power that death and sorrow and sep
aration hnd only been vague phanton.s
that sometimes came to others. But
now all WAS changed. Death had come
and touched Lazarus The Master. tho
wonderful Messiah. the promised deliv-
ercr. the marvellous healer the beloved
and loving friend. hi,d been absent 1t
an might have been so different lie
might have forcsocn and come, And had
he been there. in Mary's heart there
was no doubt that "her brother had
not died. But He was not there to
stay the hand OF death. To His dear
friends, "a to HIS enemies to the home
He blessed with His presence. as to
tho dwellings, OF those who hated Him;
to those that believed in Him. as to
those that denied and blasphcmed Him.
death came alike.
The problem with which Mary Crap
Pied as she wept alone was as old az
JOB and is as modern as each now sor-
row for Gods obedient and faithful
servants to-day Why is sunerlnE2
Why is not Tho Lord present when all
TINT is needed is His word to ward
Of the dreadful blow?
Docs not the story or Lazarus itself
contain the answer? Even while Mary
went alone Jesus was making tho mos,
Tremendous announcements, tina, ovor
human speech had framed-"1 am mo
Resurrection and the Lie; he tina, be-
llcvcth i'm No. though no woro de,5
get shall he live; and whosoever liv-
eth and believeih in Me shall never
dic1 at these words Martina sorrows
were healed ana bor ,o,rs va. u.,,aa
away for faith is tr,unphant ovor all
human yr,ar Mr.. hos -,
divine declaration sno ma ~ ,n
the power of ,ifo ava aoo,A
Of the Master rro rro,v 80 -,
low-believers today .hs s,n, 49,,
alone Rrt To-. be, as T.. ,r..
that u.s. for oocr t,-r,, so,.,
hour Of aso,ae, ,ood ros.s
message NJ life. She ala nat rnov. :,
then Peace Was not vet hers The /
power Of God unto salvation sa,va,ior
from fear ana fai,hlessness had no,
vet come 10 hor. But whe, N,r,b.
said THE Master is come ana cans,, I
for thee" "she arose ouicJ,lv ana c,,,o
unit Him" Across her sorrows IKE =
rag OF sunshine across a stormy soe
came the call o. tho Aras,ar 500
flf,,.~
sy.r.a ~. No. =" 'fi 'ul an
90 coa I -''"i munger IN the heart
anu she arose and went quickly
"''''" went not know
LIN. -, 10y, " 'uid ie@u, ana saw the
Elk. .''u W"e" Lazarus burst
,n '"' 'o''''
,ras, J., was pea'h mat brought the
TO n'thanY. 1t was sorrowfui
II was suffering that brought into plav
Ills infinite longing TO comfort ana
help. IT is only to those in deems O,