The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06

He that plougheth should plough
in hope" II is not said that he must,
but that he should. One writer re-
marks that unless a man ploughs IN
hope he might just as we'll not piousn
at ALL" IL not this an overstatemeht
1t is better to plough IN doubt and
sorrow than not to plough at an Ioi
ploughing is hard and healthy "olh'
II does prepare the ground, IL Goes
provide the opportunity for the seea'
the man will have done his duty an"
even II there be disappointment III
the end, he will, at All events
spared the remorse when comes Va
idleness and nseIessness
If is .always possible, moreover tha'
while he is doing his work dcspoh"-
inytv hone may be born. Inc oh0
homeless thing is indifference II 40
better to have ploughed and ios' IMAM
never to have ploughed at all.
He that plougheth should pious"
In hope" He should because nc may
PINT first lie, a friendly word De put
in for good work thdt ls oo
the zest of an inspiring nope
Thars. is one broad fact to be eoFhe
IN mind. namely. that not all are gii'-
ed with natural hopefuiness- Account
tnr n as YOU will. there is the Iact'
II ia hard for them to DeheNe' aNN
~ ia hard for them TO nope IL ~"
osn I, defect. you will not be wrong
h,,. of,en Il ia a constitutional deieel.
~ was born with them; they are o0'''
!. NAV be accounted for. to e larse
extent. bv impaired health, OF w
unfortunate experience, OF pf
cient information on whieh hop
be based. sht,a the
,ns ~ human life, watch with
It,tia svnnathy the half hidden forces
-, work there. see how certain nataies
1,ava stern and lonely fight 10 Secu l1a
,.aa, others seem to ENJOY @Ano .
..i,hou, effort; mark the urireiisSe"
s,ralp tha frequent disappointment
r. slender strength. the highl}~struhs
uervous temperament. ana the So
&c not that they I'VE ineif ~
follow, their work wttR SO ,1i.taa ~.
fulness, but that tnes
bravely as they do ,~,,,
In . book which passed through ny
h.nds recently there wac The ioiio"-
tru statement; There IL nellheF use
,.or room in the world OF Spoas rV' 't'F
Tns, / recalled wise and tender
septYnra Of George Elots q qu"t"
from memory There IL nnNh i'oV's
service done in this world WA" 80, 49,
and aching hearts 10" u"e va
is. 80, a bruised
reed shall He not break. and sInoKtns
tax shall He not auench- TINS AZ
.,1re.4lr includes within its large fheaH
q,,.. ,ha fact that Christ has great
AND gentle regard for the hRe Ntae
is ,,ypd under disanlemen'. and ~
IN. honest work that Is zone un.
difficuisy And what sorer
ment. what heavier difficulty eah 1ise'e
be than despondency a =,
.s4Ee that ploughs should ptoasa IA
ho,,a = vet II hope be sick and fart
ri stfll he pioughs. that sFiah be
a eoef thns me. .a
n the understanding eyes OF 'he
Maxte~ that mans pioughing may
mean more than the piouEhfns o. af
man who carries an unencuthpeieN
heart. ..,-,r, ro.
mnch dash and darins.. ent 800
nlourhing calls for more hoiiiespais
qualities. II is largely mater
CONCENTRATION ana patient cohtihu-
80 No, much zes,. perhaps, or
contagious energy: but the appoint
ment Ia kept. the obligation IL ols-
cbarvsd and when the evening
nometh the credit side of ife's &C
coun, win not be n blank--far from
/, .aTShey that sow in tears shaii reap
In Joy.
The will of the master lis, however
that his friends should have pleasure
In their service, He that piougheth
should plough in hope. why: be
cause while the earth renaihssn
harvest shall moi cease
There may. indeed. be "A bad year,
but not all years are had. The bad
year ia the exception. and even then
II IL local. ii lis not universal. 80 bad
hav been the harvest In some dis
,r,ets this wear by reason Of the rains
that certain ministers have declared
against holding a harvest THANKSGIVING
service. And let this he said: there
can be nothing but heartfelt sympathy
for the suffering farmers. Some or
them. 4 Is to he feared. are ruined
If this be the fact. it should quicken
the suggestion Of government grant.
IN order that the men who have stood
by the land shall not he driven away
through disasters over which they
have 10 control.
But the harvest has not been spoil
ed everywhere, even in England Many
of the cornfialds abroad, on which this
country SO largely depends, have given
richer yield than usual
- To what extent, after last years
drought, the recent heavy rains were
needed, and how they will contribute
to future fruitfulness. IL IL not in our
power 10 saw But. the long view is
the wise view, since with il comes n
'hberating hope.
So in the spiritual realm; hope is
justified because harvest shall not
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