The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-14


we must exemplify what we would do
IL he were here in the flesh and blood.
Synsendorf said, Il have but one
passion--thee. O Christi"
When Philip Sidney lay wounded
and dying he asked for food and
water. They brought It TO him.
~ Aear nnsl IL xTeans q aiseldler psar.
ties are greater than Hiae." No Wen
der his name was spoken with rever-
ence by those who knew him,
Oh, but so many people today just
simply do what they wish to do, and
they don't care anything about what
God says
| A little girl / heard OF went ont to
visit her aunt, and they had pie for
dessert, and the aunt said. win you
have a piece Of pie? o.
She said: mo, maam."
mo pie? Why?''
She said, Well. my mama don't
! want me to eat pie" and they could
not get over the fact. They dflated
all day upon the fact that the little
girl would obey her mothers wishes,
though miles away
The next day they had pie. and h0
aunt said, Darling. there's no use to
ask you II you will take pie, because
you mama don't want you to eat
pie"
/ "Oh, yes, she does
Her aunty said. What? Why
wouldn't you have pic yesterday
She said. why. didn't like that
kind. the kind you had yesterday
! say. did you do THAR
Yes
But didn't God tell you not 10 10
it?'
Yes"
Well. what made you do itr"'
Well. like to do it
Did you do that?'
No"
Well. didn't God tell you to do
| it,
yes"
Well. why didn't you ebey7~
Il don't like to do that
Now bless me. dear Lord. for Je-
sus' sake. Amen
Wen, God will give it to you where
Queen Elizabeth wore the ruff.
Arabian In An Oasis
/ read of an Arabian In Ar oasis On
the desert. who had hocks of sheep
and of cattle and OF goats. Wedges
of gold and silver were his. the CUR
gle OF falling waters was in his ears.
the perfume OF the vineyard In his
nostriis.
That day his herdsmer had found
the body OF a man In the track OF
caravan that went ten miles below
the oasis through the desert. That
night sleep forsook his couch, al
cough, although the gurgle of waters
was in his ear and although the per
! fume OF vineyards in his nostrslH. and
he arose az midnight and he called
his servants. and he bade them AL
the leather-skinned bottles with wa
ter and hurry into the desert
Listen. The next day caravan.
pushing It's way through the blixtcring
| sun and the scorching sands, halted
| in front OF booth that had been
erected. covered with the leaves OF
| palms and of grass, and there they
! found buried leathern skinned bottle.
filled with sparkling wafer. They
found clusters OF figs and OF date and
of pomegranates and bags of barley
and parched corn. and above all they
found written these words.
| "As long az God gives me breath.
every day shall be like streams OF
water in a desert land
/ Every day God lets you live, help
somebody else to climb II few rounds
higher in the ladder toward heaven
and dry the tears on their cheeks and
ilet them catch a glimpse OF Jesus
| through your life and through your
| influence
You know the famous French mu-
stefan said There was time In my
| life when spoke only of myself,
| When ! grew Older I said. T and
/ Mozart As grew older said. Mo
| cart and l. Now in my old age
uncover my head and bow and say,
| Only Mozart"
Oh. the bitter pain and sorrow
l That a time could ever be
When I proudly said TO Jesus;
/ "Ali OF self and none of thee"
Yet he beheid me: ! behaid him
bleeding on the nccurEed sreA.
! And my wistful heart said family
Some OF self and some Of thee
Day by day his tender mercy.
| Helping. healing brought me-
! Lower: and whispered,
/ Less OF self and more Of thee"
Higher than the highest heavens,
i Deeper than the deepest sea:
/ Lord, thy love al last WAS conquered
! None OF self and all OF thee"
! That's religion. Are you ready -
! live 1t? Are you ready to Join me in
| that kind OF reIgiong Stand up; I'd
/ like to look at you-all OF you tina.
are. Yes. / am. The whole country
lis waiting for this citys answer to
Jesus Christ.