The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29

that comes near IL dies; birds, vegeta-
ton. fish can't lie In It; Il has no out.
let
So we've got people that 30 &c
the song-everything--but never pass
Deadi
! There are two forces that 20 to the
end--hrst, good--and bad God and
the devil. Jesus said: HE that In not
with me In against me-" ''He that
Sa, ..E ~ n g with ,ms scas'ereth
Henry ward Beecner said. ''wner
you night the devil hit him with any
what i do. TN ten You that. brother
1t doesn't make any difference what
HE that winneth souls In wise 81
Wise!
Wesley said. ''Give me thirty meu
who love nobody but God and hate
nobody but the devil. and I'll storm
the citadels Of hell and capture them
for Jeeus Christ"
Enthusiasm! Cromwell against the
king; Luther against the church :
Paul against an empire! Faith Is
courage taking hold. Hope Ia cour-
age holding ON. Enthusiasm is cour-
age on Ora Get On IRE for Christ
and for the church and he cause OF
Jesus and see what the world will do!
Don't be afraid Of religious en-
thusiasm. Our Christianity today is
too cold: conventionality is sufYocat-
ing It You can yell like Comanche
Indians when your side wins on the
diamond or they bring homo the pen
nant. but let some soul be won from
| quiet: don't get excited"
Where is the delight? A man
makes a home run, breaks the tie or
wins the game, you carry the hero
of the grounds on your shoulders, but
when tbs prodigal son makes a home
run from the hoE-pen to heaven. and
| breaks away from the devil. you carry
him out and put him in the refrigera-
tor. and pack him on ice.
Oh. the devil delights in stupidity!
My! My! Garibaldi said, ut were bet
ter that fifty Garibaldis were in prison
than that Rome should not be free"
Nothing great was ever accomp-
lished without enthusiasm. Oh. ad-
mire Admiral Decatur who In 70
Spouse to the toast. my Country"
said MY country--may she always be
right, but right or wrong-my coun-
try"
And we need perseverance. Per.
severance! Gibbons studied and
{ WtoIc WHICH hC was OhAy t"GAiNs 80
years cid, THE Rise and Fall OF the
Roman Empire."-when he was
thirty-six he gave us his dictionary.
| Men have done many things to
achieve success, and received the
emoluments for their ability-why
not for God? Be like General Grant
when he said. IT will fight 1t out on
this line IL It takes all summer"
/ Perseverance Is Contagious.
-
do something for God and his truth!
demic. You've got to rub elbows with
som ebody to communicate 1t to 9TH
ers in the world. The Romans short
ened their swords and extended their
kingdom. You shorten the distance
between you and the sinner and you'll
add to the Kingdom of God. Walk up
! and take him by the hand and give
h'~1 a smile and you'll bridge the
chasm between the church and the
word. That's the way to do. Don't
1 sit around and expect him to come
and hunt you up.
Personal work! What is it7 II is
that department of the church. eff
cient to deal with the individual
| rather than the masses; 1t Ia ahalog
Gus to the work OF the sharpshooter
d, in the army, SO dreaded by the oppos-
ing force.
/ have a friend out In Iowa who
never made a political speech in his
life but he could get more votes for
the Democratic party than any man
in that section of the state. When
Grover Cleveland was elected presi
dent. the first term he gave him the
postoffice out there, but when he was
elected the second time, ne said In his
inaugural address that nobody could
hold office under him during his
second term who had held office dur
went TO Washtn gton for the postmas-
tership. he had the endorsement OF
Governor Boise and he had the en-
dorsement Of Walter Hughes. the
only Democratic Congressman from
the state and q lot OF Republicans as
we'll He could deliver the votes. so
he could have his pick all through.
! was out there last summer, and
though he didn't want the position a
iol % o.ner fellows did. One fellow
had his name sent to Washington
VT h seven hundred OF the leading
Democrats In that part OF the state,
ana he said Sure I'll get it, But
little boy used to so to school with
, sent in his application to Washing
ton and 1t only had my friends name
on it, and he got the postoffice. Presi-
dent Wilson said Harvey Sheldon
could have anything he wanted In his
administration. He can go out and
make the voters do what he says. I
used tc husk corn for him---he can
get votes. believe me. but he can't
make speech. He will go out and
buttonhole a fellow and he will come
across and vote the Democratic tick
ct.
| Surprising I were a physician and
you were all sick. I wouldn't at
! tempt to prescribe for you en- masse
I'd say, isis. let me see your tongue
AS much as you can spare"
That's the way the doctor does. He
goes and talks with you and says,
where's the pain?"
Right here" q
Appendicitis! Hurry to the hos
pitalr-'
Now that's the way physician
docs--he diagnoses the trouble. goes
and talks to the individual, finds out
where the difficulty lies.
| Surprising / were physician and
you were sick and you send for me
and I'd come In and say. You aren't
feeling well today? Here. take this
medicine"
But you say. Doctor. how do you
know that medicine Is good for me?"
oil ma i~iv DO