The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-01

In Philippians. 4:S: 'Whatsoever
things are true, think on these
things"
1t pays in thousand ways to be 10
harmony with things that are fore v''V
and eternaliy true. II is fact that
there is a certain needle that always
points in a certain direction--that is,
always north--And shaping II course
accordingly, has been the salvation OF
every ship that has ever made safe
journey from port TO port
1t liz fact that there is n great
giant in steam that waited for ages
and begged for the privilege or COM
ing and turning our machinery and
doing hard work.
1t Is a fact that there is another
giant in coal that had long sleep
in the mountains. waiting to be awak-
ened to come and generate our steam.
1t Is fact that there has always
been enormous power and blessing In
electricity, and it waited for ages to
come and illumine our homes, drive
our machinery. and make its applica-
ton in mechanical pursuits.
1t is fact that there is fortune
In almost every weed that grows by
the road, and 1 do not believe that
there is a disease that hesh Is heir
to that there grows not weed or an
herb that will cure it Ii is there,
and when We have wisdom and intel
ligence enough TO find ii GU. We will
discover that God Almighty made II
to cure some disease.
The day viii come when the white
plague, consumption. will he con-
qucred. OF all the people that die,
one out of eleven die from consump
ton. or all the women. ono out of
eight dies OF cancer. but the physi-
clans, with their marvellous skill and
their tireless iabors for the benefit OF
humanity. viii some day discover
something that viii make us laugh In
tho face OF consumption. as we do
now with smallpox and diphtheria.
And the sum of ali human expert
ence goes to show that it has been
profitable to think on these things"
for without thought and investtga-
ton having been expended upon
them they wouldn't do us the slight
est good. All the good that we enjoy
today has come to us because some
body took time to think, and we re
ceive the benefit of their thought and
investigation.
1t LIZ because Watts took time to
think Of the steam engine he saw
poking its finger at him out of the
spout of his tea-kettle, az he sat there
and watched it boil that we have the
locomotive which came putting out of
his brain.
benjamin Franklin took time think
OF the giant OF electricity that he saw
cracking its whip In the sky, and 1t
Was Franklin's hand that caught the
horse that was harnessed by Morse.
That is why we have the telegraph.
tho telephone and all these wonderful
inventions that benefit us. We must
think on things that are forever true
or we Will have to suffer for the loss
and inconvenience of doing without
them.
Material Things and Spiritual Tllings
What Is true of material things 10
equally true of spiritual things, and
there are eternal yerities that have
to do with your soul and mine that
are just as true as the, fact that have
to do with cur bodieA The thuths
that affect my soul arc Of vitality more
importance to me than those that sim
ply affect my body, Just - your health
n more important TO yOu than tho
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