The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02

passenger and which ship has
not yet entered New York har-
Dor, and as the tears trlckled down
his checks H. wrung his NJ nds and
said "Of all men and women into
who's" faces / can look, there is NOT
one / cen call my friend"
! Aaron Burr came with one vote
of being president cf the United
States. The election that year was
Il tie and cong ess decided Thomas
Jefferson should be presideng and
80 20 the white house. Ono Tune
ss5s,eos5aastkssss1 fEa 49, ~ +, .i@s Re,
I the scroll OF disgrace. RE was moved
under the foolishness of preaching.
( lie was near the kinguom--poor
Bufr--but ne never entered the
kingdom to which he WIS so near
/ How 1t might have changed the
history OF the United states had he
done so, for he and Alexander Ham
tlton were bitter enemies 20 the very
last. Hamilton had n bank charter
and great Teal of influence
They wanted to start water
works in New York, lay pipe line
They cut ~owu a tree about a foot
LhIck and heated a piece OF iron and
punched hol- through Ii SO the water
could come through. Ihat was
away out in the country then, where
the tornbs stands nov Trey called
Il This Manhattan COM ny. They
gol "a charter. and In mat charter
was this little claus tThey had a
charter for 100000 for the Man
haitian Water company that they
could use the surplus for any purpose
they saw Ill The charter was
given to them, containing that privt-
lego. Hamilton awakened to the
fact tha: they had given Aaron Burr
n right to start bank, which vas
started, It Is down on WI street
today. And that iittls trouble caused
The duel between Aaron Burr and
Hamilton. and Burr killed him. Burr
was brought near the Kingdom OF
God through prayer, but he DID not
eEtee II.
The Mothers Frazer.
! 4 iot IF you men and woHner
don't realize h-w near you are. due
20 your mtht prayer. There never
has beneath the stars and STR oes In
my opinion. been q revival acid whore
more people IN every NOOK and cor
ner have been praying for the cam.
( paiGu than h4re. And, 80. men and
-voIuNa whose yea haze never gsZed
upon your sky -iine have h"en she'd
d4rs tears and spe1din@ siaepNess
nights praying Goa to open thu
GAGS q heaven. end when you get
10 glory yea viii realize then
how thai ktul ycu ought to DC to
Goa for the prayers OF peopla that
have turned reu down these aisles>
God answers he prayers OF people
on tho P4cifio coast. OF people who
1--we III tn dug-outs on thu plains
~ ka1sa or down in Tennessee. o.
the Southland
Eoolsghnees g prayer Nultitudes
Of you wouldn't be here tonight If
it hadn't been fer prayer. Prayer
brought you into your seat, where
you gre now.
Moody WIS preaching years ago In
Chicago. A soang FELLOW got up and
said: May gay I woro?''
III 90 Is a confession, yes; II It is
trying 10 tell me h7w - preach. no"
He said 7. is q confession" The
young man said IT beg Of you, don
Lat these & fuences pass and you Dot
give your heart 20 Jesus Christ" He
n. My fath~r and mother were
Cody people. and my mother used
30 read the Bible twice j day. !
used to chafe under u; and she
prayed Id have excuses to go some
place, and as ia pass the window
ia hear my mothers scaver.
made up my mind ia run away.
LEFT th9, influence.
Il got to gam ling and drinking
One night they handed ne a tels-
gram. It said: Hurry home. you'
mother Is sick. constantly calls your
name" / said I viii go; my con-
duct must have brought this condition
about My baser nature triumphed
and said: L won't CO. and / didn't
Another telegra m was given 20
me saying: Your mother had re-
lapse. cons family calls your name
Come | said: IF stay away mother
will die, and l lSn1w | am respon-
sihle for her condition"
He got on a train and reached the
little town near where his mother
lived out In tho country couple OF
miles. To reach home he had &c
pass by the cemetery. 1t was a
beautiful morning in June: ard he
looked between the boards at the
fWIdily pier. tEe' ~aw "a. sIewly made
grave IN the spot where they always
said they would bury his mother. He
was too late!
lie climbed the reoce and buried
his face in the flowers and 5000 I'd
and sohbed himself 10 sleep. A man
coming along later saw him lying
there. He wa taken into the house
and laid upon the bed. He cried: 'Oh
God, who will pray for me now
.mCther's gone"
Don't wait until these Influences
have passed into his ory--make II
now while the food tide sweeps past
your door and In front of your Home.
The love OF God Is shown In innumer-
able ways, h,rt 7 haven't time to tell
all OF them ! feel ASHAMED % start
for fear III leave out something that
ought 10 te enrr hasized. The love II
God has brought salvation to this sin
cur sed world.
A young man was away from home
and his father was taken very Ill.
They sent him Il telegram. He
Jumped on the first train and hurried
home. His mother met him at the
depot with tn family carriage. She
SAID; Charles. you are too late. your
fathev is dead. We were waiting for
you"
+, II never shed A tear,
! He was driven 10 the old home and
walked into the parlor, and there. IN
front OF the bay window, ranked with
flowers and palms. the father slept
IN the coffin,
He never shed a tear.
/ He stepped 70 the coffin. looked
through the glass. and never shed q
rear.
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