The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-27

cause you will say something NEAR
and contemplate about me. You are
not finding fault with me, but you are
the mouthpiece Of the deyil IL am
not Gods mouthpiece. come up and
show me. Therefore, you are not find.
ing fault with me but with God. You
are trying to divert attention from your
own pustllanimous lives by trying to
make people believe 1t liz my manner
is,ms and my, yoc.abula7xst ,pa,eadA a
s s E sasos i r4,sse p's 'sas haS'
Take Chance with God.
Don't worry. Bud. I'll take my
chances with God any minute. If God
wants me to go to heaven this after
noon, am ready to go. so don't you
worry about me. l have to settle with
the Lord when l am through. and when
get to heaven. God won't ask me
now liked you or you how you liked
me. He viii say. Did you get on the
Job down there and do your utmost to
bring people to Jesus Christg~
so. get right in your homes. II I
ala not have a home where I could
nave family prayer, and IL l was not
married, I'd bow my head no matter
where I'd go. 1t don't make any diff
ference where I am, whether I am in
the Waldorf or down on n railroad train
In dining car. II the Lord was good
enough to give it to me, 1t seems to
me ! am an migrate IL don't thank
God before / eat 1t. The hog never
thanks God.
Did any of you ever know Major
whittier I wish you might have known
him. II you were able to call him
your friend. want to compliment
you. When Major whittle and d. l.
Mnndv n nj ~Af la -
men l ever knew, they knew God more
intimately thanNany other three men
and felt poor for their loss. But
know they are interceding.
The last night / saw Major Whittie
was up In Troy, and the major came
down to the hotel. and he put his hand
on my head and prayed. ia go a long
distance to hear some men pray. I'd
go some distance TO near MAJOR Whit
tie pray. Some men have wonderful
power in prayer and teaching. Major
Whittle could preach, and Oh. how he
could pray He said to me,
William. Moody and are getting
old and we are not going to be able
to stand the strain of cvangelistic
work much longer. and we are prayin e
God to raise up a band of young men
that Will keep this evangelistic work
going"
/ did not try to keep the tears of
gratitude from falling. for felt highly
honored.
Major whittle was preaching down
In Scranton, Pa. and he received word
from Mrs. Whittle that his SON. Charley.
had been injured. and for him to hurry
home. He started for home imme-
diately, and q friend OF mine was trav-
cling West. and in going through the
sleeper. he saw the major sitting there.
with his open Bible on his lap.
He said. Hello, Major, which way
are you going?.'
He said. IT am going to Chicago.
Charley has been injured but don't
believe God win take him away. He
Is our only boy. and he is going to
college out here at Wheaton. and we
are preparing him to keep the name
OF White upon the evangeiistic firing
line. when I grow old and can't do
the work"
Broken with Grief.
After a while, the train reached
Niles. Mich. and my friend got of
to buy the Chicago paper. He bought
the Chicago Inter-Ocean. and on the
front page. he saw the words.
Charley Whittle Dead
He hurried into the sleeper to tell
the Major, but the Major had bought
the Chicago Tribune, and had read 1,
ttlIO Iouhu Out- le Ndu Stlu 10
his knees. and was sobbtng as II his
heart would break. The passengers
had learned who II was. and my
friend entered. elhowed his way
among the people, and said:
Major, II must be some comfort to
you to know that in your hour OF
grief and sorrow. there are those who
sympathize with you. We wish we
could help you more"
| The Major looked up and recog-
mixed my friend. and jumped to his
feet, brushed the tears out of his eyes,
and said:
| These tears are not an evidence
OF a controversy with the Lord. God
gave and God has taken away. Bless.
ed be the name Of the Lord never
knew before how easy it was tc
preach and how hard to pray. have
a sermon on the text, AN things work
together for good for them that love
God. The hardest task of my life ii
yet to come. when reach Chicago
and look into the face OF my only boy
and through my tears say AN things
work together for good for them that
love God"
Then he said: y will tell you how ]
won Charley. He did not die withou,
hone in Christ"
The major used the occasion 10
preach little sermon
He was preaching up In winona
MIMI, when he received q message
from Mrs. Whittle to hurry home, that
Charley was going to leave. There
comes time In the life OF nearly every
boy and girl when they get the wan.
derlust bug. and they think that home
Is the worst place on earth. Well
Charley had that and he was gpins
away: he did not IKE the religiouA |re-
straint
| The major hurried to Chicago and
went out to Buena Park. and Charley
was upstairs packing his grip. The
major walked in and kissed Mrs
Whfttle. and said: HAS Charley
gomez"
She said, No"
| The major said. Mother. you know
there was one thing ne always thought
I'VE were wrong about I'd hate tc
have him go away without clearing
that up"
| Charley did not know MS father was
there. and when he walked down, he
stepped back. and the major walked
up and thrust his arms around him
and kissed him.
Not Ashamed tn Kiss Dad.
hope my boys viii never get sc
! big that they will be ashamed to kiss
lOld dad I don't HE tn zee TIM Svoru