The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-12

II think you win find the name
OF the donor on a card
He reached out and felt among
the flowers and took out a card. H.
looked at 1t and said. Doctor, did
shs write that Of her own free will.
or did you urge her to do it7''
Il wish you could have seen her
- she did It. You wouldn't have
asked that"
The. 1exs day when. the doctor went
-, r-ry:sct tfSys de--+-$ T,-tH 3sA
a yd The next aay he had taken
kte cruel. and the next day no
waA sitting up. propped UP with =
pillow. The next day, he was dressed
and being wheeled In An invalid 9
chair In the corridor. The next day
no was making a laborioux effort to
walk with crutches, and the next
day. he was walking with one crutch
and . cane. The next day he went
without crutch or cane. and on the
ninth day, there WAS quiet wedding
In the annex Of the hospital.
l have looked into this book we
eAli the Bible. / have looked up into
the taco Of God. ] have looked out
fnlo this old sin-cursed world. and
hAve said, Lord, this world u Ike
= great big hospital after ALL There
- the drvnkards' ward. the libertines
ward. the tnfidelS ward, the thieves
ward. the blasphemers' ward. And 1
get the poor cursed. damed, MANNED,
struggling bruised. crushed humanity
IN the various wArdA
Two thousand years ago, God took
pity on m and leaned over the battle
hnents Of glory. Looking down upon
M. he saw struggling under the
weight of SIN. He walked out into
his garden and piucked the hly-of
the-valley and the rose OF Sharon He
intertwtned with them The smile AMI
foryet-me-nots OF his love and drop
ped II down into the nangex OF
Bethlehem.
Gods Love Story
When the Wise Men Of the East
game and picked up the baby. they
read Gods hove story to the world
In the face OF the infant Christ.
For God 10 loved the world, that
ne gave his only begotten &on. that
whosoever belicveth In him should
Dot perish. but have everlasting life"
And what did they do? They spat
10 his taco, and they hurled stones
NJ him. They danned him. They
said. You are a wine bidder. You
are . giutton, . devil" They pu:
him on the cross, skr. but
"Out from the tomb.
On that Eaptee morn,
He burst the bands OF dean
That none e'er broke b,fore.
And rose In conouering majesty
To stoop to death no more"
And the Holy Spirit came down.
and John picked up the wcll-worn
pen aud wrote the words OF my text
'Behoid, / stand at the door. and
knock, IL you will let me in, we will
have a great time" Come on! Come
on.
When I played baseball. quit and
went into the Y NJ T.. A. In Chicago,
and the sudden change from an
open, outdoor. athletic life 70 an In
door life, drinking coffee, and eating
beans and sinkers, and dairy lunches
Kind OF got on my nerves. so resign
ed.
went up 10 Lake Geneva, Wis,
.hc pretttest body of water beneath
the stars, to recuperate. Al the 7.
NJ c. A. camp one day In August.
strofled out on to the pier Looking
down Into the clear. blue waters Git
s. fed with springs) | saw something
like pearl held in the grasp OF =
raw Of sunshine. ] said to my friend.
what is that. Isn't II beautiful"
lie said, Every year when the sun
is sust about here In the sky. at this
season, there IL something down
there that shines and Scin'illates. II
81 very deen and the water Ia cold"
"Oh. shucks." ssfd. 'Tha, isn't
deep"
Well he said. IT'S too deep to
go down there"
said. Lets try T."
So hurriedly changed my clothes
md came out I'm q bathing suit !
raid, II used to be a good diver u.
the old swimming hole out In Iowa.
when the frost was on the pumpkin.
and the folders In the shock
think / can get II"
Johnny said. ut Ia too deep.
But I said. II win try II
SO took . deep breath and tiiled
my lungs and divcd down and down.
eyes open and hands outstretched to
win nv prize. It seemed to smile
and beckon to me. so down I went.
deeper and deeper, with eyes open
and hands outstretched to get Il. It
seemed to beckon and smile and say.
Deeper"
I felt my breath getting shorter.
could hear the roar Of the water m
n bubbied from the springs below.
.eeth chartered thought. We'll.
once more and II fail. fail"
90 with eyes open and hands out
stretched, down / swept and reached
out my hand. and whiried and shot
up to the top Of the water.
heard John say. Ibid you get II
Hiilr"
mo. too deep, too deep"
heard people talk about tho love
of God. ] said, II will fnthom II"
Thirty years aEu, one dark. stormy
night In Chicago. I staggered into the
arms Of Jesus Christ and have
been trying 20 fAthom his love for
thirty years. It 10 too deep.
Then ! said. II viii scale the
heights I took the wings Of faith.
mounted up with the wings OF the
eagle. II n too high.
I said, y will 60 around Il" For
thirty years have tried. Its ciYcum-
ferenee n TOO great
Understand IT. No, never ex-
rect 70 understand II until God
wipes tho smoky nlament from my
vision and see him face to face In
the days when he makes up HIS
Jewels.
o, God. knock louder kuock longer
UPON the hnrd ohtnse hearts Of some
Of these old sinners.
Jesus Christ has knocked 20 long.
He Knocked thrrurh the doctor
- VI NJ