Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-23

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Golden TcAt: The surplicu-
tons OF Il righteous man Availcth
/ much IN its working y.
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N-hcminh's Prayer.
Picture, Il YOU, viii. Nehemiah
him are IUodly palaces. and In the
NOR. distant background tho noun
,nins of ELAN. Hard by is the tomb
| uf Daniel Hut Nchcmiahs mind *
far away. lie IL thinking Of tn"
( scpulchrr az his fathers and the
! mountain rt the Lords house Hank,
! can II be- lie hears the accents OF
, MS own loved dialect. Returning 10
the pnrapct. n. Gees "A company OF
| travel stained Jews He grects them
| with Oriental demon. one Is his
I own brother He do"s not stop To ask
/ his brothers health or fortune. or
I To harratc his own remarkable prefer
mcnt AT court. Ills hrst question is
/ as 10 the stat" ~ the J"wS Ia Jcru-
! salem and OF the temple. The tat"
| the travellers tell il of the nature
/ OF terrible surprise. In the al.
/ all ""S Well, y" him personal pros
/ p"rity il no substitute. FOR the wei
! iar" of Zion. Surs"> of sorrow sweep
ms snni i;u,, better than that
traits which God delights to honor
/ presidency and Impurtunity. He
prayed probably three times day,
! was no answer; but, nothing dauntcd
/ he began tn" second week. and 30
! continued for seventeen! weeks And :,
I uaS. one Aunurcd and w cuty da
| just the time IL would have i.uuircd
! To measure with hts footprints an IN"
! way from Susa &" Jerusalem. God
| was in fact answering Nehemiah :
/ PRAYER Will. liz seemed To- hr with
| hn!Ginr the answer. In this period
| "' sISpcns" plan OF procedure
wa" bong Developed in the mind Of
The surpiiant. it's general principles
! us innut"st details. with the growth
! 81 the plan grew the conviction that
he himself must put i; into execution
| study of this incident reveals Ne
| Eeru!ah az one OF the most illustriOus
example, OF DISTINGUISHED patriotism
! which history. sacred or profanc. AZ.
! fords. He had a lifo tenure upon an
! office Of high rank and many cmolu.
! ments lie stood naAt TO the monarch
! disposal. with all lis luxurious ar
/ poin,mcnts. But :ur the SAX. OF his
/ couhtrymen he rclinquishcd all. What
| enhances tn" decd s that /, was not
/ after considerable period in which
| every element and phase OF the sItua-
I
! knew that his life might he the for
| feit OF MS plea for h!S fellow country
/ men TO the ncklc tyrant with whom
I h" had TO deal. Ease and safety must
! sand miles Journey across Be
douin- Infested desert undertaken.
riots and comnt-rplois wcr, In thu
way Of his hcrCuleau task. Hut in
spite OF all with splendid dclibera-
tion and pcrsistcncy he made choice
Of God and his country.
Under the study i.nmp.
y General 81 the CIv!l War. when
prayers. took a bit OF chalk, and. turn
ing 10 the blackboard behind him
wrote in ho;d hand. Alteration. Dep
rrcchtion' THANKSGIVING. Confession.
pray he followed closely in his pc.
| btion IN" formula on the board Thus
on the sensitive plate OF memory. In
| oo9 young minds. the parts that 20 10
make 4 perfect prayer were imprint
ed forever. All these parts Will be
found found, In Nehem!ah's prayer, :. Ne
ers OF the Bible. It furnishes an ideal
Tor use In case OF national aff!ictiou
why does God delay His an
swtr To prayer? No advantage from
such dc!aS can possibly accrue to
iod, OFTEN the thing requested ~
ph!paoly in accord with His Will ana
purp"S" II may he that. in the delay
Importantly required. that state of
mind and heart is developed which
VIII make the best and uttermost
use OF the blessing when at length IL
~ conferred Prayer is an active
factor In human affairs. Things come
20 pass through prayer that other
wise Wise never would transpire. II Ne
would have availcd nothing. he
PRAYED, and his name stands next to
mat OF Zernbbabei as having supple
nchted ana conserved his work: for
| nave stood until shiloh came.
GLORIOUS acEic vemcntS arc the out
come n,,oo OF deep feeling, ,Nehcmiah,s
! ms had been mere passi ng and SEN
timental regret at the forlorn con-
nition or Jerusalem. he would never
walls. He Is immortal. because his
heroic. patriotic and dcvout soul was
capable of the deepest feeling
AnnlySis and Key.
An exile's thoughts Of Jerusalem.
Unhappy tidlngs
Forlorn conditions OF city and in
a PATRIOTS deep emotions.
Ills prayer persistence and impor-
Prayer answered while sccminrIy
denied.
Evolution of plan in suppliant's
mind.
Call to execute IL
Ihere are perhaps more sorrowful
ana perpleXed people in the world to-
day than ever before in human his
tory as result Of the war OF nm
paraiIeled proportions Tho greatest
soiace and clariher of vision is ouict
soiitary or congregational communion
win me Invisible. and Divine prayer
is not so much duty toward God
as high privilege for ones self,
Young Peoples Devotional Serytc.
August %. l922-Psalm viii Ia
Motto: Nature In the common
sense refers 10 essences unchanged
oS man space. the air. tho river.
the leaf-Emcrson ''''
~ Gods Out-of-Doors,
nc garden God planted was not
a niue wailed-in paradise. II was
as wide as the world. II Is the world,
y garden without walls. IL Illustrates
the saying that What God does il
Well done" Is il color? who can
paint like nature? Is il form? Every
where there is Gods eternal line OF
beauty. the curve! y reaching sky
and rounded hill. To all this wealth
OF beauty man is created with facul-
ties and senses responsive Beauti-
ful? Yes. but moro than that, n
sphere for thought. power. love. And
when tho garden was complete and
God had smiled upon IL Ho wrnfe