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One fine morning this young man was greeted in the highway by a fine looking nobleman who said he had taken a liking to him and had decided to give him all the land he could cover during one day. ONE FINE MORNING THIS YOUNG MAN WAS GREETED IN THE HIGHWAY BY A FINE LOOKING NOBLEMAN WHO SAID HE HAD TAKEN A LIKING TO HIM AND HAD DECIDED TO GIVE HIM ALL THE LAND HE COULD COVER DURING ONE DAY
cessions to the people. As the darkest days in the history of the Chosen Race in Bible times was when "every man did what was right in his own eyes," so these Russian folks have been passing through just such a time. There has not been any law to speak of and every man has been doing as he pleases with everything he could get his hands on. But as Russia has produced some of the master minds of the ages some of us believe that some of these times a leader will appear who will bring order out of chaos. As a rule, in the days agone, when the people of a great nation were really ready for a mighty step forward the good Lord raised up a man to lead them. Passing the great estate of Tolstoi I could not help thinking of one of his marvelous word pictures and as it concerns everyone of us it will not be out of place to call attention to it here. As the story goes a youth had fallen heir to his father's estate and this taste of wealth made him crazy for the lands adjoining the little homestead.  OF CONCESSIONS TO THE PEOPLE AS THE DARKEST DAYS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CHOSEN RACE IN THE BIBLE TIMES WAS WHEN EVERY MAN DID WHAT WAS RIGHT IN HIS OWN EYES SO THESE RUSSIAN FOLKS HAVE BEEN PASSING THROUGH JUST SUCH A TIME THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY LAW TO SPEAK OF AND EVERY MAN HAS BEEN DOING AS HE PLEASES WITH EVERYTHING HE COULD GET HIS HANDS ON BUT AS RUSSIA HAS PRODUCED SOME OF THE MASTER MINDS OF THE AGES SOME OF US BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THESE TIMES A LEADER WILL APPEAR WHO WILL BRING ORDER OUT OF CHAOS AS A RULE IN THE DAYS AGONE WHEN THE PEOPLE OF A GREAT NATION WERE REALLY READY FOR A MIGHTY STEP FORWARD THE GOOD LORD RAISED UP A MAN TO LEAD THEM PASSING THE GREAT ESTATE OF TOLSTOI I COULD NOT HELP THINKING OF ONE OF HIS MARVELOUS WORD PICTURES AND AS IT CONCERNS EVERY ONE OF US IT WILL NOT BE OUT OF PLACE TO CALL ATTENTION TO IT HERE AS THE STORY GOES A YOUTH HAD FALLEN HEIR TO HIS FATHER'S ESTATE AND THIS TASTE OF WEALTH MADE HIM CRAZY FOR THE LANDS ADJOINING THE LITTLE HOMESTEAD
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