Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-03

SAYS 10 IL to-day Heuent ". TOT the
kingdom OF Heaven is AZ hard
Dr. Bowie drew y vivid picture OF
this strange. :orcetui rnnu who came
on, OF ;hc desert 10 herald his mes
sage at the crowded croSsways az thu,
Jordan, III ths,, stern souutennnc. the
nanio OF tho terrible urgency %: .i'c
trU;h watch - proclaimed me who
feared no; the face OF any man.
WHOLE N,Tto. WARNING
FOR \ REI"1F;I: WORLD
Hero. therefore," went on the sneak
cr. "w" find The first high emphasis
Tor our thought to-day. We also are
Ncarnins Tor i better world. We see
its hiacous iniquitics. Their" are hours
when We seem confronted by the tri.
unph of brutality. and the physical
overthrow Of causes tina: we would
give our lives TO rec prevail. Then We
look for the means by which we nay
correct the deep confusion
I'VE will change II with our armies
and navics. We will change il hy mill
tary compensatory treaties and COM
mcrcial leagues But these alone Will
never make II rcgcncratcd earth. I, Is
not enough to conquer the enemies
without. There remains the deeper
task of "onqucring both in our enemies
and in ourselves the sins out of which
flow the bitter currents of carth's
shame and devastation. To-day also
we may say that the Kingdom of Cod
iS at hand. But there are two WAYS
of saying it--a careless. false way and
II deep living way. 1t Is false 10 assume
as some men do that by tho mere drift
of circumstances the world goes on to
progress. 1t is false to imagine that
after this war this world will as q,
matter of course. be !, better place.
| I'VE hear men talk sometimes with
/ what may be very pcriious ElibncSS
OF the new earth. We hear them re-
mark that after we have conGu-rcd we
shall put an end To war, and with our
| enemies at our mercy build "a kind of
world which shall be satisfactory TO us
and to coming generations for the rest
/ of time.
! say all this may be- Il falls assumption
because il may not rest upon those
/ foundations which alone can give
| ii strength. 1t may be fashioned out
/ OF pride. out OF AN arrogant conf
| dence in our shrcwd and worldly con-
/ triVances' out OF the vain optimism
| which assumes that the processes of
the universe must somehow hc obedient
. to our particular wish But there is.
on the other hand, the deep and glori-
GUS sens" in which tho prophecy OF our
new earth Is true. 1t is true as Il nos
! Sihility now. il can tee made true in
+ ~ tua!iiy If human hearts lay hold Of
/ the divine strength and JOY which build
} tho vision in fact.
/ rIIJNGs WI: t,,,,, .r,,..r,
/ an. mn -,
/ - ''S''T'
~. "l"N""'" ~ '"I is at hhnd. M
] tho tragic longing Of these years ia
not meant to be- in vain II is meant,
! !" Sh"t''r "id 'omr!H'cnci'S. 1t is
meant To make us see that the things
I IN which we have trusted arc but a.I.s
! i.bnld ,r;'nra ,, 49, "'.E loon UP 70
m a.. ,,,,a,. w. '''V'H arc 'ut
r,.v,s 40 .. ',I Wy ,heir Sor-
~ W." nc" humanity
~ us suns 'Hc ycarnlng after
an
i"-"aY orr world stands at the
i"pd-tn" 81 It's opportunity. o-day
a." "pirituh! GostinicS ircuble in the
''"'h'' m" Kingdom OF GODS new
pesSi"'Nli"s Is at hand Ii In this
'h'EhtF nm" IS" are great enough q;
S"NI 10 Welcome IT. We may enter after
t'i.S travail upon what Shall h.. ina..d
tn. new heaven ana tho nc,y o,,,, d.,
e ~. 'H!i fail in SIirituaI yisinr .,d
in the strength Of guiri,uaI cbcico
our world Will drlf, In,,, sncb eh,,aa
that men looking bach . coc,rry ,rn,,
now, vii! wonder what was eyer mar,
hy the pi,icul i,o:.ptr,,,n, $50. ~
;nigi- tie tho b.rinn,,,r -,
:irr" IA TINS sDirit. tb,rcfnr. ,.a
would frame our divine meditn,io,q
WIN ~" sens" of the great ana AWFUL
,"'''hh'y ~ 'h"t mich Is ~ once our
P anu OUT peril we would Try 20
''"h N""' Spi u uhl choices "" ough'
81" "'"H' nov "ht' moral warfare ",
w ""sc' u IN some very 'ca
'.o ht'rhr" our world fol
ne ADVENT OF Christ
From III. ave ciaysca Of o.o,t. :,
vhon lohn tho I!antist sunE. c.ct
81 which represented some .p.cj;,l Inn