The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
'TheLord Is My Shepherd


tPreached by Rev. William ST.
suppose IL you should ask people
TO repeat what they know best in
God's word more people would repeat
the sixteenth verse OF the third chap
ter OF John. For God 80 loved the
world that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whatsoever believeth in him
should not perish, but hive everlast-
ing iife." and the twenty third Psalm,
than any other portion Of the Bible I
am going to talk to you tonight on the
latter.
Three thousand years have passed
away since David wrote that Psalm
The harp upon which he used to play
to charm King Saul in his melancholy
moods. and the book OF the law out
Of which he meditated and got in
SEPARATION to do the will of God; the
sling which he used to huri the stone
that slew the giant OF Gath: the pal
ace in which he lived, the throne upon
which he sat and the crown which he
wore--they have all crumbled into
dust and they couldn't be found to-
day by any possibility OF research, and
yet this Psalm Is az sweet and In
spring as the day IL fell from his harp
and his lips, three thousand years
ago.
To me, nothing is tresher and more
inspiring than the truth OF 1t. II
comes like a gale from heaven and
like the song of angels.
Little children have lisped IL at
their mothers knee. / have no doubt
but that the infant .Tesus used to say
II over and over again as he knelt by
his mothers side. because every Jew
ish child was taught by his parents
familiarity with the Scriptures, and
| II We were only as particular today to
| insun the principles OF the gospel II
: the hearts and minds of children
| there wouldn't be SO many OF them
I going to the devil with the dew oi
youth on their brow; and there
wouldn't be so many of our boys mum
bered among the criminals; and
wouldn't be compelled TO stand ur
here and tell you that seventytwo per
| cent OF our criminals are Young mer
under twenty-one years OF age.
Every Jewish child was taught b,
it's parents. familiarity with the
! Scriptures-and / have no doubt that
the infant. Jesus, used TO say that over
and over as he would kneei by his
mothers side.
| Was Inspiration For All.
Pilgrims. as they pushed forward ir
their journey over roads hard Il
travel, have gained inspiration, ant
prisoners in their cell have forgotten
their gloom. and men and women hel(
by an enstaving, supplying. demon
izfng habit and appetite, have felt i
snap, as they became free creature:
lin Jesus Christ. Martyrs have gon,
to the stake and have been incinerate t
10 ashes, before they would deny tn,
God that they revered: and old mer
and women, young men and naiden
have pillowed theiE heads upon II
gaining inspiration. they have swep
out to meet the God that IL inspired
them TO love
Years ago n friend OF mine wa
preaching in Freeport. Illinois. II,
was being entertained in the home o
an old. superannuatcd Baptist preach
err. and while there, Gods time TO
the old man TO die had come. NJ,
friend would come down in the morn
ing and say. Good morning. Fathe
Chaplin. how are your"
The old man would stare hiankl,
and say. II don't know you. Wher,
did you come from? How did yo'
get in?"
My friend would tell him. and hex
say u hope you don't feel offended
am forgetting soeasily as l grow
older"
My friend would come in at moo,
and say, Father Chaplin. how ar
you?"
And the old man would say. IT dom
know you; never saw you before"
T. And when my friend would teil hin
who he was, he'd apologize again.
One morning they knocked on m.
friends door and said, Get up
Father Chaplin is dying" (His daugh
knew her welD.'
So my friend hurried down, and ;
few friends stood around---the wifi
and the daughter Ruth: and the wifi
bent over him and she said, Father
do you know me?'
4 The old man never said a word
I Then his daughter Ruth bent owe
him and kissed him. and the old mai
said. "Who are you
daughter"
He said. mo. we never had a child
God never gave us n child"
Their hearts were breaking. whei
my friend came In and said to him
brushing the hair back from his fore
head. Father Chaplin. do you know
Jesusg"
And. at the mention OF His name
the old mans face lit up like a hall
OF glory and he almost leaped from
his bed. He said, Who said Jesus
Know Him! Why preached Hi
blessed gospel for forty-five years, ant
yea though I walk through the vale.
OF the shadow OF death, will fea
no evil. for Thou art with me-"
Different names have been assigned
| this portion of the Bible by differen
commentators or writer's. One mar
| called 1t the Creed Psalm. He wa
asked at a meeting similar to this I.
| give his creed, and he arose and re
| matted this nxn I'm saving
Only Greed Necessary.
THAT Is NIL the creed i know
that u all need. My mother laugh