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

uAo eyes were q little dim ana ne
had a spy glass. and he'd pick 1t up
and sweep the valley to. see where the
sheep were. and he'd speak to his
collie dog and say. sis, they're a lit
tie too far away; you'd better bring
them back
And she'd bound to her feet and
turn them all into the foothills. She's
come back painting. and he'd pat her
on her head and say. isis. you're al
good girl"
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his spy glass and say. isis. you'd bet
ter. bring 'em back again, my girl"
Away she would go and turn them all
into the foothills.
From that eminence he overwatch.
ed them.
Oh. think God Almighty saw thaa
this city was going away from him.
and l. think the Lord saw that yoa
were becoming dazed with your great
ness and grandeur. And believe
God Almighty dropped this old Taber-
nacle down here and sent this cam
paign as n sort of Shepherd dog to
turn the minds and thoughts and foot
steps Of the people back to the church.
back to the cross, back to the Bible.
Children Like wild Colts
Our children grow up like wild
asses coltsr--no family prayer in
your home, no reading Of the Bible;
sit down and gulp down . meal like
a hog drinking siop from trough;
never mutter a word Of gratitude;
dazed by your wealth and blinded by
your prosperity. God Almighty said
Il will have to do something, and
don't want to start famine VIII
send Bill down there to preach--and
don't want to turn off the water but
will have to do something"
l have been on the Job here. help
ing the preachers in the churches. and
my newspaper friends and you folks.
trying to help YOU. Ny. What good
crowd you are.
Many a night I have watched old
Father Duff come home and he would
Lave in each arm lamb. ! never
saw him coming home with an old
ram or an old eve. They could shut
tis for themselves But many and
many a night 1 have seen him with
two and sometimes three lambs In his
arms. carrying them home. He WIS
particularly solicitous for the weaS
and those that need help.
Wei. that's the way with the Lord.
When you think you can get along
without God, He lets you go. to show
you what u fool YOU are. But He
particularly helps the fellow that
says "a like TO be a Christian. but
feel so weak"
had friend one time who WAS
preaching. and one day an old man
came w TO him and said. Say. viii
you come up TO my house TO dinner 7"
My friend said. Yes, ] would be
glad to come"
He said. I'D like TO have you come.
You are the t,rst stranger that i have
invited in seventeen years" He said.
Il am not proud. ! am not naughty
nor arrogant, that's not II. but wa
have an imbecile son and we never
thought IL would be pleasant to have
strangers, go mother and have fore
gone the pleasure and delight III
would have given us and gwen our
selves to the care of our boy. Some
thing you said In your sermon led nle
to conclude you wouldn't mind. WIN
you Gomez"
The next day no was there Din
ner was announced and they led tbs
hoy in. He was twenty five years OLD,
They led him in and put "a napkin
around his heck and cut his food. lie
was almost as helpless as a child.
When the meal was finished. they
stepped into the parior and my friend
said to the father.
wa, your child born that way..
Is 1t hereditary or Was 1t the result OF
ani;ction 7"
PitifuI Condition
NO. not faint OF insanity In any
CT the ancestors. He WAS as bright
as an byoylhavmp6$w ghcmfwyp~g
as any boy ] have ever seen unit! he
was little over year old, and he
was afflicted with q nalady of the
brain. which left him In this coma
tose state, and many night We would
go to bed. thinking that when we soc
up in the morning he would be gone
Ia atr
SPARED of his living"
Ny friend said. 1t does seem to ma
1t would have been blessing Tor God
TO have taken him away when lac was
young.
Tue old man looked At my friend
just ii minute, and the tears rolled
down his cheeks. and blinded by them
and shaking with grief. hs walked
over aud said:
Il know you didn't mean IT, but
you couldn't have said anything that
mart me worse than that / know
he's an imbec,le, and mother and
have said, il his mind would only
come back aud say long enough for
him to put his arms around my neck
and kiss me and say. Well. father.
am sorry for any trouble have
caused you. for the sleepless nights
on expense. but ] couldn't nelp it
i love you. would be perfectly will
ing for his mind to go back. and Ia
feel repaid. And mother said. II he
could just put his arms around her
neck, we would feel repaid a thou
sand-fold, sir"
oh, II some OF yon people wera
only decent enough to say to Jesus
Christ, II am sorry. Lord. that have
lived In sin and served the devil
l am sorry ever did it, Jesus Christ
would feel repaid thousand-foid for
all the spittle that ever hit His face
| from that God-forsaken mob. or for
all the rocks.
| Throwing Rocks 1t Jesus
| Listen to me-~-you needn't TO talk
you are throwing rocks At Jesus Christ
every day you live without Jesus
Christ. the same as the other crowd.
and you are taking your stand with
the same crowd.
He'd feel repaid q thousand told II
you'd walk down the aisle and by that
act say you are ready to DO His will
He maketh me to Ne down In green
pastures; He leadeth me beside tbs
still waters"
Hungry sheep win not 10 down A
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