The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20

infinite depths. and he must build so
much deeper than he had thought. lie
had 1t on his lips to thank his friend.
and 10! suddenly he was dealing with
God and with the infinite relations be-
tween God and man.
This is the bewiiderment that IS
always ready to fall upon the super
fic!alness of our lives. for we live In
fragments, not erasping the great and
unifying truth that surrounds us.
The world unfolds its riches TO us
lessng-opportunity. which Is the
greatest blessing-opens around us on
every. side, but We live like children
compromising the house. AMI so We
go on through boyhood, manhood and
age failing TO touch the centre around
which the great circle of these powers
and blessings is constructed
Suppose that In your effort to ind
the central fact suppose that meaning
to thank God for the .fulness of your
life. for health, wealth. power life
and friendship. YOU would suddenly
meet with this question-Dost thou
believe on the Son OF God?--what would
you answer: 1t is not your. little tall
trail fact OF the Incarnation. Powers
OF every sort are glimpscs of a pos
sible manhood with us manifested In
Jesus Christ. Blessings OF every sort
are but the reflection Of the great
blessing of His incarnation. That is
why the question, "Dost thou believe
on the Son OF God?" Is the central and
important question Of the universe.
Superfcialncss and Representatives. go
| together The more profoundly YOU
get into the heart of things the more
| simple they become, and the more their
unity. comes out The question from
Jesus, then. was a demand for depth
of feeling.
And the sort OF feeling that makes
us to-day wish to see and ask OF
every Industry and undertaking, Of
/ every giant orGa IMITATION, of every mas
| ter intellect, the same question, "Dost
| thou believe on the Son of Code
this is the underlying inquiry behind
! all philanthropy and life. behind all
/ law. behind all progress. and 1t means
do you believe there is spiritual pur-
pose behind and through and above and
| beyond all that you are doing? DO
YOU believe in and are you inspired by
faith in Gods love and in mans
destiny as gathered up in the redemp
I ton brought by Jesus Christ? This
| is a strange question but, IL they could
answer st. what now life It would
bring for them and for us all
] Now what was the mans answer?
who is Hc Lord" said he, that I
might believe on Him." Who Is lie.
Lord? The simplicity and frankness
and opcnness OF the man make us
like him more than ever. He shows
that trait that SO many others have in
their nature--the willingness to accept
faith, to give love- 10 reach out for
good There are many who are just
the reverse. They seek only for rea-
| sons to dislike, to hate, to belittle and
! exclude. But this blind man was cast
in larger mold. His whole disposition
was towards faith, and then, II a
glimpse is offered of the Son OF God.
4 manifestation of the Invisible Diety
who sends happiness and sorrow ana
who can forgive sin, there is no ten
dcncy to disbelieve. There Is a hunger
OF the heart Ieaping with fearful hone.
there Is the stretching out OF the arms.
AS when they told Bartimeus, Jesus
OF Nazareth passeth by
This seems to me part of what Christ
means when He tells us that Except
we become as little children VIC can
not enter into tho kingdom of heaven"
The little children are ready for every
revelations that may come The strang,