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

Yea, thought l walk through the
valley Of the shadow of death, shall
fear no evil. for Thou arc with me;
Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort
me-"
My message says he walks not as
though he was afraid; he does not
run. ''Yea though waik--He
walks.
Just another illustration from home.
For twenty odd years we lived in
Chicago in q two and a halt story
basement house. The dining-ro
rng Infans. fbtA Vas ffiJ fr5ddt and
back parior and then n little den. and
the bedrooms were on the upper
floor.
Ono time. when George was little
boy. we'd come upstairs and 1t was
dusk and ! wanted something down
in the dining-room. and / said.
George, will you SO down and get
TT"
burn?"
mo. turned It out
WELL" he said, 'I don't like to
go down there"
/ said. ''why7~
He said. It's dark"
"Oh. shucks," said, "there's noEh-
iuB suAs Will HWh ycu uVWH snS.o AAA
tho dark. Go ON and don't be .
ninny."
He said to me, Pa. was you ever
afraid In the dark when you was =
little boy7~
said. Il should say I waa~ t0osh.
I could pass 4 graveyard 20 fast /
would make the Twentieth Century
Limited look like a freight train.)
He said. That's Just the way I
feel. as II there was something that
would just jump out there and grab
me-
I said. There's nothing down
there. George"
well" he said. II arm afraid
Come on with me-" I said TN
20 with you"
So / took him by the hand. lit a
match, and got what I wanted to get,
and l came back and said. Were you
afraid?''
why notr- I SAID
because you were with me-
/ said. That's what the Bible says.
7 will fear no evil, for Thou art with
me-"
You and go with our loved ones
N far as we can. We win 30 with
them to the CONN. to the graveyard.
That 10 as far a. We can 80, and
when va have gone a. far a. No can
20. Jesus will 70 m far A. that with
them. too, and he win 90 with them
the rest Of the way. where We can't
go.
Spirit Ii Always Present
So the spirit OF God Ii lowering
|, over your loved onea He watches
over his own. You have gone as far
as you can go. You have hired
doctor and nurse and cared for them.
Yea, though walk through the
alley Of the Shadow of Death. ! will
And say:
The light OF this world SHINES
brighter and brighter.
NY trials and my burdens ssem
lighter and lighter.
And fairer and fairer seems the
heavenly prize.
The wealth OF this world seems
poorer and poorer
The prize OF my calling seems surer
As straighter and straighter walk
in the Light
MY waiting. o Jesus. seeras dearer
and dearer,
Az longer and longer lean ON his
without him am nothing. SCENE
clearer and clearer.
AS more and more sweetfy IN Jesui
rest
My Joy In my Saviour - growing AND
growing:
IA stronger and stronger trust In
his word.
My peace like . river - flowing and
As harder ana harder I ,eaa On tn.
Lord"
! Thou prrparest . table Defcre me
! in the presence OF mine enemies
thou anointest my head with oil: m,
cup runneth over"
| AS soon as you reach this appre'
| citation, where you are dead 10 ths
| sense Of sin and iniquity, then thu
/ scene Is changed to one OF feasdnt
and blessing. IL you want the bless
ings Of God TO come to you. aftel
you have done your part and giver
1 yourself up to the Lord. then thu
| peace Of God will be yourA
The Roman emperors used 70 have
a brutal custom. They would return
from Z military expedition and brint
! with them their capiveS, and they
have . huge amphitheatcr and they {
have bull rings In the moor ana Pill
lars, and they used to chain thes'
capuves to the pillars and starv'
them for days. giving them neither
food nor drink, and on an appointed
day they would order this room Il
be ntted with tables and then the,
would put on the tables all the deli
cate vtands that they could produce
and they would ransack the known
markets Of the world.
| Starving and Dying Men
These men, starving and dytnl
/ from hunger and thirst, would drini
in the aroma OF the food and see thu
sparkling water. and they would tut
at their chains and beg and plead ant
TN plore and beseech and weep, tina
they might have one morsel OF food
Just one drop Of water to moistes
their hpA
Then At q signal the empcro'
would enter, and with his lords ant
ladies' they would sit down In tn
presence of the enmies OF Rome ant
feast and quar- their wine and gor
mandize and satisfy their epicureai
appetites, while the captives wer'
pleading and moaning. Az soon a
the repast was finished. the emperor
would give the signal. and through
the doors would rush the eagles Q
Rome with their spears and BATH
axes and cutlas, and they would Gu