Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-21
EVER, MAN HAS no
LIVE his OWN LIFE

mess Every man has TO live his own
h'" ana no one can HELM him very much
~ tho living Very few car understand
'our motives and tower stu can i,ppre-
"iafe our deep desires: conscquen,lv. We
are nj times solely tried By isolation 4,
such times we should 60 10 Him Who
lone can understand. and cast our
SclNes ut HIS feet and hear Hi,r, say
'hnt nc loves US. II our loneliness
makes us gloomy or keeps US from low
ing other people then we have not
stood tho test
Another test is failure. When we ,ry
h.rh. ana then 90 not succeed, II is
'"'chty difficult 10 feel cheerful and 20
void UP our heads and let our hear,
P"at hopefully. And vet failures are
sometimes the building stones OF sue
cess. Ih"E not only reveal 10 US our
weakness and so show us where We
need STRENGTHENING. but they drive us
20 Him Who alone is our strength and
naEe us rely upon Him and His power
Moreover. the real character OF our
christianity Is shown not so much by
IN" wonderful freedom from error
which may at times seem to be ours
= but by the persistent rising from our
'alls and pressing on. The man who
VIII not give up is the man who has
within him the root OF faith
FAULTS OF OTHERS TESTS
OF OUR RELIGION
think the faults OF others are also
great tests OF our religion We try not
10 he critical but we arc so in spite OF
cur best efforts, and We feel tho orrors
cf our friends as II they were our own
Consequently We are obliged often to
carr: pretty heavy burden and under
~ We stagEcr and wonder whether We
can pull through. 1t is n splendid thing
20 feel that the mistakes OF Others can-
not be separated from our own lives;
but IL is still moro splendid thing 10
have such big faith that we will not bc-
licve that anywhere evil can hernia
rently master. In other words the man
whose Christianity is genuine knows
that somehow. somewhere, and some
time. righteousness will be complete
Another test comes from quito tho on
posite direction. namely. from succcss
sometimes men can bear failure and
vet they are carried off their feet bv
success lie is Il strong man who can
hear up against the burden OF riches
o. praise or popularity. Here comes
;cs'. which, If met fairly. makes our
christianity glow. For the man who is
humble and gives TO the Master all the
praise and success that comes to him.
knowing that he could do nothing hui
| for the Christ. is the man whose faith
| is we'll grounded.
i GREATEST TEST IS
DAILY TEST OF LIVING
one other test 1t is the test of daily
llNlnG Whcn man goes quietly
@ and earnestly day after dry, leading his
e l'fe, doing his work. being kind TO
others and helping Gods cause in every
way he can. he shows what his Chris
,ianity amounts TO. For it is really our
everyday religion that tells Men Judge
us not so much by some great thing we
NAY say or do as by the regular and
normal beauty OF our lives SO the test
comes In the home and in business 1t
comes every day and hour. II we stand
firmly God is glorihcd and men take
knowledge Of us that we have been
with Jesus.
when temptation sorely presses.
In the day Of Satan's power.
n our times Of deep distresses.
In each dark. trying hour
BY Thy mercy.
O, deliver us, good Lord,
When the world around is smiling,
In the time OF wealth and ease,
Earthly joys our hearts bcguiling,
IN the day of health and peace,
BY Thy mercy,