The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-14

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fiaNe we in our generation become
moro tolerant of enthusiasts whose
whole thought and life are centered
upon learning how to brighten all
homes with the light that never was
on land or sea? No longer do collie
Eians crudelN preach that education
is means 10 make more money. but
Is that incentive not stressed more
/ than obtaining knowledge which will
I end the possessor with power to reach
ana improve the condition OF men
denied the leisure and opportunity
Tor study,
The earlv Methodists saw the
soualor of the world. the hardships
Of the poor the hopoleesness where no
light Of faith flashed into weary bodies
aud nurnhed souls. They had no
, nostrum that would tomorrow reduce
/ hours of labor increase paw. and
Guarantee better living conditions
They yvero no ,oere statisticianc and
J settlement patron{zers az the moor
whoea ,netbnds were tn docl,ot dr;1,
order rasulata ana +horohv ;,,,nro,a
q social oo,,a,,io,s ~, nc 1as. fort,n,+o
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/ nhcdiant The, followed tbeir COW
4 ,ictiora- thoi, i,lu,,inatio, i , no,
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mon would cav or bou, their narsorot
COM o,,t would he ,rec,oa Thev NO
/ formally he,iovea that Gin wac ~ the
/ hottnn, Of ,,ost nc the rersopal m.
o,d ,h,, u,;tbou, rnrartancc ord NC
tjacatio,, ANA accentanca n, tho Chris,
/ no moral ar socia, rnvolution cou,a he
effected in This world or the next They
dia nor 90 inta the mines to offnr
/ some ouicI, ,refhod ~ Improvement IN
NAV hardened nv toll and deprassna
hv unsanit,rv surronnainps they
saw cvorv n,an-~tbc king uno, his
( thron,. ANA INC Iahorer in the milI--as
( , sin,o, ,,.t1 .,o,,1a Ne sa,,a, onl, Nv,
J cr.ro .:rho,, ort tha WAN, n,as thcir
tlirect neeyape delivered with the sol
cmnitv Of a prophet of old accompanied
with an enthusiasm and zeal OF men
mo had experienced fhe upliftof the
religion they preached. THAT which
we have felt We publish abroad" was
the burden OF their message and the
melody of their songs
|. In plain living and in simple dress
no messengers of the gospel practtsed
"A more stern asceticism. but their
iarcticlsno did not withdraw them from
thcir fellowmcn hut sent them to
mingle with their fellows: They
gained no audience by soft words and
pointed to no Easy Road TO these who
| coined their societies. Religion was
the chief concern of men and they
taught that life must be simple.
straight nethodical. 1t would have
won no adherents If il had not been
giorifed by supreme faith and by
gli1npses of the Better Land which
came in full surrender. "Our men
die well" was an early Methodistic
complete reply to doubters in its power
to take away the fear of death.