The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
ROCKEFELLER, JR.
breaches ON HIS
FAITH IN PRAY R
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| when he is willing to do battle. The
answer may call for courage, sacrl-
! ice, II may involve a Encouragement
OF your life plans. but let no man
ask the question who fears the an
swer. 1t may lead you into the mis-
, sionary field, the ministry. or a BANK
| ing house. And possibly to dc wuEk
I with a pick and shovel. II its GOD
call that bitches must be dug, it's Ron
orabls work. No task for God is too
humble or too lofty. He will help us
bear our burdens. and IL we are weak
he will make us strong.
Cannot Go Alone.
May be some of you Will say All
right. I've asked. for help from COG
and never received any answer 1
answer you by putting two other ques-
tions. Did you really want God TO be
your counsellor and to direct your
life, or wera You too satisfied with
your way OF living? I knew a man
onca who thought he was seifsuni-
Gent. Time went on and he had
,everses He was crushed to earth
Still he said he needed no help from
above. Time went on and he, was
cruelty disappointed in love. / talk
ed with him, and l saw his spirit had
changed. He said I have made a
mess OF 1t going 1t alone. and he
looked up to the Great Counsellor to
guide him"
Perhaps you are afraid of the an
swer. There may be a duty to per-
form that you will be unwilling to pay.
II so, you can't blame the Great
Counsellor. The second question is.
Have you done the thing necessary
to get the answer Have you put
yourself in the way OF getting the
answer as Paul did? Paul got on
the ground and went into the city and
did a mans work. A good many OF
us want the Jobs to come out into
the country to US instead OF going
into the city to get them A man
with that attitude will never get an
answer to his prayer. The men who
tiers to Santa Claus for toys and can
dy, will never find much in prayer.
Prayer is intended to get into closer
communication with God. so that you
can hear his slightest whisper.
Meets the Crisis.
Then MIR. Rockefeller told of the
crisis in hi, life. mo man can prove
10 me-" he said, that there Is moth
ing in prayer after my experience
God answered me. There is not q
man present whom he won't answer IL
he asks sincerely.
Mr.. Rockefeller then spoke of
them.
1T Is a great deal better to try
to try at ALL" he said. Don't look
for an easy answer or any easy job.
Don't mind II the hands get soiled.
Don't look all around for a Job thar
Just suits you. Take the first job that
comes along. have with me today
Bible / treasure above all else be-
cause my mother gave 1t to me thirty
years ago. ! prize the book because
1t tells me that night and morning
my mother IL praying for her boy.
think I've got the best mother In the
world. Every man here thinks he has
the best In the world. too.
Maybe some Of you boys have
somewhat forgotten your mother.
as often as you used to. How she
dotted on the letters from her boy.
But IL they don't come she will explain
to the neighbors that her BODY is
probably 80 busy that he has not had
time to write. She will always make
excuses for him. And she will toe
praying for you tonight.
Facing = New Year.
I'VE stand upon the threshold of a
new year. The old year is nearly
dead. No doubt II contains some rec
ords that we would like to tear out,
but we can't do II now. The new
year Ia coming with every page clean
and white. You soon will begin slety.
record. Men, shall we write clean.
manly record? Have we the
to do IT. There can BE- no
Sinking In answering this young
mans question:"
Then Mr.. Rockefeller met the peo-
pie. and when one man. who looked
poor and III kept. said; MT. Rookie