Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-15

Golden Text: Bless Jehovah.
my soul and forget not all
al thine iniuuitie who
healeth all thy discusses.
,,,, Psalm ciii. %.
aor,unate the government which
mas at It's disposal n commander of
Skill mn r eXperisnee and integrity. He
hour the expense OF his support in all
ola In Manila Bay. Three thousand
IN the employ OF Syria. lie was the
incarnation Of bonhomie. his very
Ws the SssH chlai pro GOOD ID feIow nc
ana was rich and prosperous. but
i3 3 small words heavily discount II
Slave girl wa" acts web ieRsf hor mr., i' Tie
stirring scene. She might have cX-
Sused herself on account of her sex
h an seirvitude but she had carried
environment. Alert and Intelligent.
she knew her masters malady. and
she remembered the miracles the
she believed her master could be in
GUIDED In the charmed circle OF ''Di-
S,ns tSsa I'M quick as possible she
knew it would most likely take root
as she said TO her mistress: Would
ina! my lord were with the prophet
him.. The King. when he heard
OF the matter. acted quickly in be-
h IA or his c0mmander-im- chief whom
nateiy. he did not rise To the CON
ception OF tho prophets true char
acter or the nature of his office. lie
Musician. subject To orders froi
King. So he wrote letter u So
horani. rather than 10 Elisha. .,.
Israel was in adversely he always
resorted to the prophet. but when
there was n prophet. So he read be-
tween the lines of the Kings letter
cause OF war and In his fear came
sovereign at the Same time that ne
relieved his fears. as he said LET
nm MN come unto me. and he Will know
Dignity of conscious power, Any
one who imagincs that Elisha was
grumpy toward Nnnman misses the
brought his heather ideas with
MN TO the prophets very door. He
had to be disposscsscd OF them some
way. for the man OF God wished 10
convert him az we'll ny cure him.
Naaman thought Elisha would come
TO him like a Syrian nccromancer. take
formula. make Il solemn gesture and.
departing. not forget his fee In
stead, me prophet gave q branh-ncw
money went FOR nauIht. for amy slave
could have met the terms prcscrihed.
That was just what he had 10 learn.
or price. So the man who had come
with money must be cmpticd OF his
crude , notions and submit to ccre.,
and accept healing as Eif, He
must also show faith by obedience
The victorious generals greatest vic
pride. his stubbornness. his heather"
iaith-hc was to Siay them all and
bury them. along with his leprous
incruStatiuns, deep In the waters of
the dcspised Jordan.
Under the study Lamp.
a mighty man-but." That but"
liz the wolf-note that DESTROYS the
harmony; The meaneSt Syrian soul
Nahnan. l'riHatc war. ireebootery
on land and piracy ON sea arc at an
end forever. That Is one mark of
wars as that In which the little maid
or Israel was taken are no longer
13ieraiGd - except in Armenia.
inns I'm ,a aiti'e ,o girl did not NOPE over
was cheerful and helpful. She did
what she could. and her contribution.
c nnmp bi um as me source Of IT, Vas
OF the providence OF all the ages
which makes God known to man.
Help often comes from most unlikely
sources. II was not the first nor
the las, time that word OF wis
dom was on the lip Of a slave. And
when misfortune is great no advice
posed gift muy have been worth
$4,000. not including. the changes OF
rhilncnt. which. coming from Il Kings
not unlikely shot with threads OF
gold and sewn with pearls. Elisha
refused these gifts because he would
".heathen" inagi. lie Would have
Naainan know this. that Jehovah
alone had healed him, aud that his
gratitude was due To God. not To
his prophet. "Kaiscr's beard"
came 10 be known az fictitious cause
OF war. Anything would serve the
casus bclli between two Italian cities.
No wonder Jehoram thought the
hi,nE OF rS syria sought quarrei with
for. Small TrS wonder Samm Gn " ahe
:nircd the rivers OF Damascus:
Abann means. golden flowing" 1t
~ said TO shine like an emerald in
the morning sun and like an emerald
in the evening. Jordan, on the other
hand. was Il muddy stream. But It's
Palpabie infcriority To the rivers OF
healing was not in the water at all.
1t IL to Naaman'a everlasting
honor that he returned 10 give
me samaritan among The ten lepers
is a parable Of sin and salvation.
moral nature resultant upon an evil
choice. II can only be cured when
the Will Is enlightened. strengthened
and disposed TO make Il good choice
There can he no adequate or true
sociology which ignores this condi-
ton. But there are some sociologistS
who ignore IL. and also. like the
King OF Israel. have forgotten that
there Is prophet. There is Il
current preference also for the
streams of education and culture to
the River OF Salvation. The error
is that they are not mutually exclu-
sive. Both may be used II In their
right order and proportion.
tnpfvsiS md Key.
Naaman, Kings Favoritc.
Rank Wealth, Power
DISCOUNTED by Disease
SlavcsGirl'S Contribution.
Kings Letter 10 Il King
Casus Belli 60.
Elisha Assumes OnuS.
New Prescription for Lcprosy.
No Money. No Price.
y Gift: Not To BE Purchased.
Nictor's Greatest Victory.
Preaent-Dny Applications.
Few lives. however, apparently pros
perous and happy. yet do not hide
some mortal grief. The urgent uueS-
ton Is still one OF cure. PalIiation
is not permanent or adequate. The
cure must come 10 all as IL came to
Naaman. The cure is still one OF
faith: an intelligent voluntary sub