The Robesonian., 1917-02-22

envy OF '2er people was destroyed.
Her purity OF character and sweet
reasonableness have come down to
the present day as incentives to no
bility and purity of life The adorn-
ment of this heroine is white, a SYM
boil of light, purity and joy, the
mark of a pure and upright life.
1t is remarkable that almost all
the stories in history or in litera-
ture, that have lived, and do live and
impress themselves on the human
heart are tinged with sorrow. We
have the record Of a rare family,
which seemed in some measure COM
plete. There came day, however,
when one member of the family was
removed by death. And one Of the
remarkable things about it is that
it was home where the LORD OF
LIFE had been frequently welcomed.
But at time when Jesus was alb
sent the brother died. And I want
you to note, that there is no record
that anyone ever died when Jesus
was present, which strongly suggests
! that it is He, "Who brought life and
Immortality to light" Jesus return
ed few days after the death Of Laz-
arus, and one of the sisters, Martha,
had such faith in Jesus, that she
said to Him "Lord, if Thou hadst
been here, my brother had not died" )"
! And even then her faith was super
ior to circumstances, for she said,
Gwen now, I know that whatso-
ever Thou shalt ask of God, He will
! give it thee" Her faith was strong,
she was not overcome by sorrow, for
she knew that death was not the end
of things in the matter Of the soul.
She "soTroWed not as those without
/ hope, she knew that through the
gate Of death we pass to our JOYFUL
resurrection. Her trust was strong
and the conversation which followed
is the record of her faith in God, with
it's energy ard force, and has beer
/ the comfort and incentive of thous-
ands of people who would otherwise
has despaire1. Death brings sor
row, but it points to Joy. We are
called to part for a season that we
, may be united forever. It is exped
lent and sometime we shall know why
The sdornment of this heroine is
green III color, an emblem Of nature;
life and beauty. and a symbol O.
Faith, Hope, and Immortality.
In these easy-going times Of half
hearted religious zeal, we scarcel!
t appreciate the force of characte
: which is exemplified in the fervenc.
1 of love ard faith manifested by man.
E in the earlier days Of the Christian
Era. In the New Testament there i
e a brief but compact little letter writ
4 ten by St. John, the beloved disci
:: pie Of Jesus to the "Elect Lady
d She was probably but one of larg
It number of ladies who were equal
: select, who put her religion an
u her religious obligations far in fror
= of her personal ease or interests, an
Il as result that has happened, whic
y never happened to the self-centere
e and selfish. Her name and charat
} ter have floated down the ages lik
ej sweet perfume, the fragrance {
E. w:,ich has sweetened many lif
J. and strengthened many q waverin
Il faith. Her constacy, the fervency
II her love for ard her faith in Chri
e. her Redeener, helped her in her tin
ae' Of trial, so that she refused to de
1t ecrate even the symbol Of her fait
e, although for so doing she might ha'
cd had earthly honor, have been po
ular with the so-called "best peopl
in her community, and have been sa
SIS ed from persecution. But in SO d
IN ing her name would have died Wi
re her age, and we would never ha
no known at this distance that she ev
he lived Such a heroine might we'll
r. adorned in red-hued garments a
ed honored as one who was fervent
'r-- spirit, serving the Lord, and I'M
nd dently her fellow beings.
IS Thus have the heroines of all ag
se:: nobly endured, grandly maintaine
OF and fully exemplified the greatne
le. of our accepted principles, and
W we follow in their steps, we sh'
n forth the great ideal expressed in t
lth title of my address-SYNH ~
to And YOU will note that in all +f'o
me Illustrations I have used I have t1
re- abiding under the shadow Of hol
ND life, where daughters, widows, WV
the sisters and mothers do show to-
aat their deep and real RELATIONSHIP
'dy Home life governed by Scriptu
I'M. truth develops a condition of fam
eli, life which spreads to all the comml
[G- ity for good. 1t is such life
ri that which for each individual is
or dressed in that beautiful hymn
ex- George Ma,Eeson. An al 'ection
any tt, cvos ! az for long tiir.., occ11
'32r- great trouble to him, and he
de- been treated by the greatest OF sp