The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-08

In F1FSi COrint MANS. txau iIHcs quay
ter. eighteenth verse: For the preach
foolishness but to u. which are saved
II In the power OF God"
Man has always been looking and
striving after power. The world
wasn't very old before he noticed tho
strength OF the or and coveted II and
he caught 1t and he yoked 1t and he
trained It. He made II carry his
burdens ana plough his nelds and do
his labor.
Man went on finding power here
and there and approprfatang to
himself and beneh,ting by its labor.
That 10 why the world has grown.
That In why we are not ploughing
today with \ forked stick like they
did In the days Of Abraham. That
u why the world II full of knowledge
and inventions and progress
Man discovered that the horse could
the horse, and he caught 1t and
briddled II, saddled II. harnessod II
and he made II draw hts wagon and
plough his fields and become the most
useful beast Of burden In all the world.
Man, the weakest thing. who was
ambitious to become tho strongest
led to tho invention Of the sling, the
bow. the dart, the gun, the locomo-
tive. tho railroad. the battleship. the
electric light. the teiephone---ali that
we havs today.
Man saw that there was power In
the current ~ he was swimming In
the water. and - he bridled tho river
He harneased It. He made II turn his
millwheei; and that put his brain tn
incubating and he Matched out ths
.fk
Man Was never content TO romair
weaker than he had to. but IN spite
Of his lust af,er powor. he learned
very slowly. Man was slow and h
siov today TO appropriate the good
things that God gives him and make
them work for him.
have no doubt but that II tool
ages TO reach the nrst wagon-vhcci
II might have beon known ages be-
fore they ever put II 70 practical use
Nearly every good thing that VI
couldn't get along without now WA
foolish ness when It was flrst proposed
We built our present civiiisea'or
around the electric light instead Of
the taIlow candle, and around the au-
tomobIie instead Of the ox-cart
around the motor boat instead Of thu
lbirch-bArk canoe; and We have reach
ed our present station because OF thess
developments
Looks FOR Dese Of II.
Man has always been looking fol
the best OF Il. and he u today. fol
al long a. the grass In green and n
long a. the birds sing and ~ Ions
A water will seek its level, man vii
bite at o gold brick and he will take 4
, chance on q wheel Of fortune. He h
looking for the best. Of it. II he think.
he can get three dollars for one. he Il
giong to try for 1t. always.
Every power that we have toda,
was fooiishncss at first. The preach
ing OF the cross 10 to them that per.
ish, foolish ness. but to us which arr
saved, II Is the power Of God"
Every power that we have today
that We couldn't get along without
was foOiiEhncss when II was drst pro-
posed. We know It II true In mod.
ern times, and human nature IL th<
same In all ages. I am safe In -.
Stunning that it Ii true in tho past and
will be In the future. The people
in tho future win snecr and mock a.
/ we do when somebody proposes some
thing that ID az far In advance OF what
we have today az many things we have
now are ahead of what we had . hun.
drcd years ago.
The man who discovered them wal
sure to DO put down A. q fool and
dreamer. suppose the man who In.
vented the bow and arrow died withou
getting his tribe to beneft by II.
When steam was discovered, u WA
long time before they could get any
body to use II: and when u was pro
posed In the British parliament Il
build \ railroad from Manchester Il
Liverpool, Z peer arose and opposed
the proposition. saying that : mar
couldn't breathe going through ~