The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-18

arc younr, are you seeking Him carly
Remember those words II lovo then
that .ovc Me, ind they who seek Nc
early shall find Me" Tho mama
was gathered In the early morning
otherwise 1t dissolved and was lost
4 If wc do not seek God early in the
morning of life. later on we shall have
40 desire for Him. The early dow OF
the morning. the mannn. the Bread OF
Life are gone. Brethren. what DO W
seek first? what do you think mos,
| ease, or pleasure? They will not last
! they will not satisfy. Put God first
seek we first the Kingdom OF Heaven
and His righteousness: make religion
| tho chief and foremost thing In your
| life
My soul thirstcth for Thco in Il dry
and thirsty land. where no water is''
| David was in tho wilderness of dry
sand. where there was no water; but
he was not thinking of his body; his
was the souls thirst. "3Iy soul
thirsteth for God. yea. even for the
living God" There are times when we
all, in tho journey OF life. como to n
| Wilderness where wo thirst for some
| thing bottcr than the world can give.
we come TO tho Wilderness OF sorrow.
and we do not care to taste tho sweet
cup OF worldly pleasure: We say, l am
weary of crying. MY throat is dry
| Wo want the Water OF Life. water out
4 OF
The streams of tho world arc poisoned
, for US; we say. My soul thirstcth for
Thee. o. God. my God:
We SEQ that this life Is fun OF
change and decay; man never con-
tinueth in one condition. We want
something better than tho wilderness
OF this world can give; we must look
up from earth to heaven. from man TO
God; we must cry. "Oh. God, my soul
thirsteth for Thee. my nesh longetil
for Thee. In dry and thirsty land,
whore no water is
Thy loving kindness is bctter than
life" Life is very precious 20 us all
we arc willing to sacrifice nuci, for It.
But God is bettor than life: lie can
give us eternal life. What Is life
without Gods loving Kindness. without
religion or hope? II is a WEAKNESS of
the flesh. vanity OF vanitics: life with
out God is not worth living.
We cannot 1.-Two on the desert sand,
we cannot satisfy our hunger with the
husks OF worldliness. or our soul with
money; We cannot quiet our conscience
with hard work-all these things do
not make life. True. life is lifo
lived for God. when wo feel that we
are Gods. and lie is ours. For all of
us, even the most favored. this world
is often dry and thirsty land. n
weary land. where we grow weary OF
crying, because this world is not our
rest, it is tho wilderness. not tho good
land beyond Jordan.
For some of US our path in the
wilderness js dotted with graves
dear friends. bright hopes. fond wishes
and desires. all are dead and buried
here in the wilderness. For many OF
us the world is n wilderness Of lone
liness. there is the sad memory OF
happier days. and we arc forced to
say:
"An, all arc gone. the old familiar
faces"
Then let US cry with David. "Oh. Cod
Thou art my Cod; God is my portion
forever, Thy loving kindness is better
than the life itself"
David found the wilderness a dan
gerous place. His enemies were
around him. but nc did not forget to
sing the praises of God His hand
clave to his sword and he fought. but
he said also: My lips shall praiso
Thee; thus will bless Thee. whilst
live: my mouth shall praise Thee with
joyful lips" We In the Wilderness OF
this life arc in danger. We are In the
midst of foes: the devil and his angels
are ever lighting and troubling us:
they set pitfalls for our feet; the very
air Is full OF poisonous foundations
Every walk in life, every calling md
profession and position has It's spccinl
dangers. What, then, shall VIC do?
We must march 10 battle with the
Gods praises on our lips. Let us but
fight tho good FIGHT. and we may DO
certain that God Will give us tho vic
tory. and we may say tho Lord is my
helper: whom then shall fear?
Yes. OWL spirits. evil men. evil sins
will fight against U.S. evil tongues will
speak evil of US. but take courage
brethren: put on tho whole armor Of
God: fight the good fight with all Your
might. here in tho wilderness looking
up to God crying to Him early and
late Quit you like men and fight: lot
Gods praises be In your mouth. and
you shall conquer: the mouth OF all
lies shall be stopped. and our lips shall
sing Gods praises forever.
Mr.. Gillctt. Of Massao husetts, has
accused MIR. Bryan OF preclpitating
war with Mexico by failing to do his
duty The only reason he chose this