The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-29

now the Y. NJ C. A. Ia doing aggres-
sfve Christian work In practically ev-
cry nation of the wof ID. About Atty
years ago Florence Nightingale start
ed TO the Crimean War to try to per-
form her humble task OF caring for
the sick with no thought of anything
save TO use what God had given her
to upilft Others, and today the Red
Cross flag In lifted on every battle
field. and the thousands OF trained
workers are caring for the wounded
the sick and the dying. In 1889 a
little body OF consecrated men under
the leadership of John and Charles
Wesley began to consecrate their lives
more absolutely to the Master. and
today we have a mighty host of Meth
odists seeking to inc lcate the high
Ideals OF experience I'D Christian
citizenship. A great nan arose by
the name OF Moody N message
from God, and he war willing to let
God have his entire LIE. Multitudes
hung upon his words and thousands
were born into the Kingdom. and yet
he was not man Of learning, but a
man who gave his all to God. The
world knows about the Mortified
conferences. the Northfield Seminary
for girls. the Mount Hermon School
for boys, the Moody Bible Institute
in Chicago, but the world will never
know how much the spirit OF Moody
has done and Is doing and will do
to bring this world back to God Give
God chance with your life.
In every mans soul there is sleep
Ing giant that needs TO be awakened
When the workmen were excavating
at Pompeii they threw up soil that had
been covered for eighteen hundred
years: exposed to the sun young trees
an NC L> "A
flowers to bloom without the force Of
light and heat and dew and rain, these
seeds were dormant or dead. so in
every mans life there is THAT SOME
THING whch lies dormant until
aroused Sometimes that something
is found ~ the child while playing -
his mothers knee. Some men ca Z
luck. but luck Is but the fleeing ST.
of fortune. A mans success depe"' =,
alone upon finding the big thing in J. s
life. and making 1t count. VIVA. j
that something? 1t is confidence, hat
something more. 1t Is faith, but
something more. It Is ambition, hut
something more. It Is God 1t is the
spirit OF the eternal transforming po-
tential power to kinetic force. Abra-
ham Lincoln found II when a lad. It
added light to the fickering glow Of
the wood fire That something" IL
an HWIui FORCE. 1t made or a puny
Corsican a ruler of the world. 1t has
made Edison one of the great men
of this age. 1t made Carnegie. It
made Woodrow Wilson President,
and more. It made Luther; 1t made
Wesley; IL has made every great man.
Some men have used their power to
destroy, others to COZ s'iuct. II was
power that tore thieves asunaer
and tossed them uto mountain
heights and frighters The disciples.
but 1t was the powc Of Jesus that
stilled the waters. That something"
that awakes Is surely power. but we
need God 10 direct that power, for I'M
less God puts His hand upon the
throttle that power will play havoc
rather than be the blessing to hu-
manly for which God intended IT,
Awake the sleeping lion. but let God
bring him into subsection unto His
Holy VIII. Use what we have for
Him. and we will have more: fail TO
use ii. and we will have less. Use
what is given us and 1t will increase;
fail to use II. and II will cease to be.