Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-16


Tn" President or the United states
his oath a, inauguration and not
the Importance OF tho ceremony?
can sign d"ed before notary,
witness any business pledge. and
realize Inc dignity OF such "a cove
II Who can n" present when
nz people join the church and not
o,ion a 'hey rl.dar Themselves "a
ana serve cod Who accepts their
risr ana zives Ills blessing while
sHycI. ~ Heaven .ine theIr glad
ERi rRAtER ~
HE\EN Al. OF OtR PIED'.E
iencr our pledge" Incomes very
nihcAnt hing ~ BODY ~ Chris
n. declare to cod and before
n. una ra,d. happy "a tho r'ivilc "
~ that "" h"licN" in Jesus christ
arc resdy aud Glad !" serve Him
RI We arc always thus rl"dgiui our
ycy anow I" God. Every PRAYER We
rr m private or public. every scrVic"
worship iu church. every reading 81
| Bible rs prrrrirc 10 God, y dcclar-
on Of oar trust md :. receiving 81
grace.
rho Christian End'1y"r plodlo has
"er '" holu us lUs, lu the repetition
~ love 10 read II over. u
nE' nr,- courage aud now corsc-
,tinn reading !, aloud - v.ry
90 plan for US ALL, ". recall tho
aiming of Our life and the friend :
~ ~ "ur dcar Master We mus,
have = vain repetition Of it. with
lin only While our near, Is cold
rccitrd earnestly thourhtfuily
ay,rfully m" pledge undouh,edly
sew our strcngth and brings us =
ore 'oal assurance tina, cod J., with
wonder = We ever realize IN.
= n' sDecch Man - tho only crrs
~, whom God has made that an
COX Hence There must he something
v'n' In speech IN tho very begin
w. Ncar GOD speaking And
~ "aid Gov. D. 3I-how solemn tho
question. Col. voice sourdinc out in
= nrtvor"c. tho uniformed masses Of
att-r needing INC s.urcd command
i"r' S'cmES to DO no ,"4ch.rv n, =
Nihr mnnipul-tor ~ matter. or ne.
'ni,9l making oi things lie snak.
ID u 49, done Iie commanded and
-t"od last b'=alm. NNNiii. - love
trinh Or cod calling" THINGS INTO
'tcnco 81 tho word ~ tho Lord
- N hcHNcuv made. and al the
81 thrm by tho breath AZ ~.
uih 'hsaim. NNNni, - MAJ &c
(; believe. therefore mat our voice
vt much 70 i" with HE win wor-
~. WIKI growth To pray aloud IN
iN-to 's :" add much 10 our spiri,
devotion
LEDGE GIVES iiI:r.r
Wy ms >iMpI.i,ir,
.,ssin. m" pieI-. slycs help hy The
pHlictiy .! .rs Wording suppo.s
nEu.1s capcrte r,lch, md faul, with
nothing human ~ perfect Eut IL Is
: rI"ir ana frcsp in its expression,
at even . chilli can understand rs
e5ninc. SiWpla rn,urs always he!p
( most The whole Gospel j. CON
,ircl I'm Tho rhIe" words. cod i.
NC. Man! o. Nc human cNprcs
IONS which cccic..lstjcs have used
Trough the Ag~s TO dcIuc Gods WAYS
nj works haS" rccu confusing and
ri :" much discussion. Eut The dca,
III Gospels are ruItc free from, con
Ision. aud whi!- their Dords have an
finite meaning which wears 81 de-
et.d study caun". exhaust. they ar,
n slrpic that Nc love - repeat Them
-ain ANA again. r, is a great ;hiuc
= hr hi" to Trims and speak and
'f!tc so thai people can understand
IA. rsulcmbcr IN C"linc" when ~"
ere studying k1u''s 'tri,iqUc Of rurc
Jason" out professor said Kant was
great philosopher but. gentlemen. IL
, very difficult TO understand what he
reans. Yet SOM people think oh
cure language and the use ~ foreign
ordS spell greatness. 4 country
onIn once Travelled many miles 10
car Phillips 1:ruui,s preach hftrr
I've service she said 10 - nci-hhcr,
WHY do ihcy cal him great preach.
> When could understand ali ho
: ID 80 Tho Master bids us to simple
neeCh Let YOU" conversation he yc,
"a nay. nay.
Ent the piedrr sivcs power prc-cmi
eutly. because II calls for consccra
on. "'rrustins in tho Lord Jesus
hrist for Strcucth-I viii" cousc
cation {" God always gives power
he m"rnius prayer by the bedside he
nc We leave tho room gives strength
r. tho days trials
'Ut1ER AND RiRIE READING
MEAN POWER so DO RIGHT
The prayer hour and tho Bible read
x mean power to do right The de-
jyc L" do what God would have us
= ripcus into determination. and dc :
eliminates in action. and
"tiou brings tho servant TO his Mas
>r's feet We arc weak often because
DO not Sive ourselves 10 God and
TX Him &" use MS when and where
10 will VIC try to rnlc our own
.,rs and follow our own nclinations
nd We generally make sad mess OF
All. How is it possible for a man
hose knowlcdac is limited to this lit /
10 Garth an atom in the universe. and
no knows so little Of il at his best.
), make his life worth while. to live
nhlv and finely" The very conceit OF