The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28

! Master. where abidest thou?
Come and see Now as
then, life has this one supreme ques-
! ton, to which there is this one suf-
: ficing answer From deeper depths of
I the human soul no other questio.
arises. 1t is deeper than all other
| questions because 1t Includes all
| Others. Where is He who made us
| and sustains us. ana redeems us, and
! brings us on our way: Master, where
! abidest thou"
Life that is fallen and blinded is
! yet too big for nothing but happiness.
I too dig for nothing but care and
WEAKNESS, too big for nothing but
+ labor and prosperity. There rs a spirit
I in man that reaches far out beyond
/ all these things He hath set eternity
/ in their heart
And one day there Is an awakening
I 10 the Voice divine a new hope Is
/ born, new desire. a new repentance.
new prayer. Little or nothing may
| be said about it at the time 1t may
not go into words at all But IL is
as when the first snowdrop appears
above the wintry ground bearing the
promise of the spring glory, the
pageant OF summer, and the golden
wealth of autumn. White and frail IL
is. but it is life--life from the dead
life for eyermore
The souls awakening Is the ASKING
/ of the oldtime question: Master
where abidest thou? Dear Lord OF
life and love. where is the place that
I may be with thee. whore this won
derins heart may rest where this ac-
cusing conscience may be eleansed.
and where this life so MARRIED and
MANNED may grow 70 It's fuidlment ."
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sires are born. Let them not be
suppressed Thou shalt not kill"
and ht--wh he, ee4 ffr-rr1 ttt1 ut If nj
hirth shall answer them Exceeding
abundantly. ''I}e shall not break The
| bruised reed, nor quench the smoking
/ fax" The frail stem shall become
pillar in his holy temple. and thu.
hickaring wick shall shine as the
! stars for ever and erer.
Not at the frs, would it dawn
! upon these two seeking men how
! large and sufficient was Chvist's an
| swer to their question He led them
20 his lodging in what vas proba bly,
| a WaEside inn, for he was then a
| ttrauEeT in that part Of the country
j The king OF glory, in wayside
! inn lnhahiting eternity, and yet shell
! tering under the roof Of a wayside
/ inn
We watch them passing through the
/ portal To a quiet place, and there sit
/ ting down They would have some
questions To SAX him. and be would
Ifepiy. And as he spoke the spell
] would deepen. / think the humble
/ walls, would seem TO melt away. and
the world itself grow small as he
! spoke to them OF a kingdom which liz
Righteousness and Joy and peace and
/ a love that passeth knowledge In his
! eyes, in the tones of his voice, and in
| his whole bearing, the king himself
/ would appear.
And they-oh, II must have seemed
| is if they had never known themselves
until now What sweet glory was this
which was stealing into their souls,
humblng them 80 strangely. and yet
/ liheratine ard eXaIting them above
all that hurts and destroys?
There was orlv one thing to say,
! only one thing to be done. Andrew
went straight from that iowly iodg-
nag straight 10 his brother simon,
fand exclaimed, We have found the
{ Christ"
And the -nthe1- disciple who WIS
ne? surely IL was John, VINO records
the Incident, and who, looking back
upon It all and diIed with fhe won
made flesh, and dwelt among us. and
We beheld His glory, the glory az
|of the only begotten III the Father
fun OF grace ana truth"
Andw now. where shall we find the
Lord dwelling place
f'son HE gracious lips today.
A. Of old, breathes Come aud see
He is still TO he found in .he lowly
spot We cannot ascend into the
fish and hoip place" We may not
ichmh the heavenly sleeps" But He
a. to be met where penltent sorrow
land humility crave His heavenly
& ace He "reyiyes the spirit Of the
hunrle. and revives the heart of the
icohrrite ones as when. after the well
come rain the sun lies warm on
the summer fields
ard We musI seek Him in the
lioN'y walks Of life. The common
people heard Him gladly" Whvp
Because He lived near to them
shared their lot. and by His presencs
and lfe-giving truth redeemed them.
ara dignified their common things.
Tfen shall We find Him everywhcrs.