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And behold woz1sn In the city, which Wis sinner
when she knew thst Jesus 81 Il 1oat ia the fnaseea
notsse brought sn eta21stcs bo1 o. c'hts9ea.. anp
stood u. His feet behind Him, wec:!ne anu oe3aa -
Eash His feet with tc4rs, and did Nie th'n a7a ~
ham .. her head and kissing HIS fee ahd Amounted
ktem With the ointment
The incident from which our text Il taken Is
pne Of tho most toucl.1s!y beautiful and in
struc.ive which marked the ministry ol Ch11kt,
.nd Afforded Hin ths opportnnit: to administer
souo wholesome rcbnkcs: First, to the Pharisee
BY whom He was being entertained, @ho said
that If BE were prophet He would hare known
that 1he uomnn was Eiuuer. And next to Ills
discibles, who conplainedof the extravaganza OF
the offering; that it might hare bcon so'd Tor
500 peuce, ard The proceeds given to the poor.
&c knew THAT she Vas o s1nuer, and tnat fact.
instead of causing Hin to turn h-r away with
ecoin, constituted her strongest claim upon us
loving sympathy. His NILSSON on earth was to
seek aud to save the lost, aud Ills tender COM
passion for this sinner cansed her to shed tears
OF geuuine pcntence, and when she realized
that tEero was forgiveness for her she was
prompted to manifest her gratitude in The most
expressive form IN her power. She loved
much, ~ waz the explanation Of tho Master, be-
cause ehe had been foratyon much.
Tunsa's lore, if it to real, p.rtakes largely
Of the nature OF worship, and there is no oUer-
ing, no sacrifice, too great or too costly for her
Ia lay upon tie altar Of herr affections, End the
only regret She feels is thar she has not eooe-
thing richer and more valuable still that sha c.n
sacrihcr to the idol OF her heart The annals Of
history furnish numerous instances Of the
truth Of this proposition, and history is repeat
ing itself in this respect il thousands of in
stances IN our own times, and they vim continue
to be repeated SO long as woman sha1i t1ast on
the earth. TO lore and to be loved ie y necessity
of vomans .nature it is part Of her religion.
and many who have been shut out from human
love. or rather from the relat1ons between the
sexes growing cut Of this demand Of Their na-
ture, gre themselves wholly to religious works,
devotion and chE11tt, a. the only expression
thes can give Of this predoninating sentiment,
and II ii probable 1hht tho ma jurty of those who
FL the ranks OF the various 1lous bsterhoods
possess in = high degree the very characterist,cs
which, under other circumstances, Eouid have
made them conspicuous as devoted wives, and
xeif-sncrihcing mothers and. whatever may be
our denominational associations, the devoted
ttves OF the majority OF the religious sisterhoo3s
must challenge our admiration, and Of many a
one it can be truly said, a.. Christ said Of The
she could"
As We have already remarked, to the woman
who truly loves there is no offering too costly, :
no sacrifice too great, for the object Of her love
and many one haB lain upon the altar the price,
lees jewel Of hef honos, ana oosn 1ne seoIn and a
without complaint.
In i village churoh-yard in New England I
onca Eaw pure marble slab upon which WAS in
ecribed the SIMPLE words,
"SuE LOVED MCcH.".
It told. the old, old story Of all-absorbing, IN
Questioning lore, Sacrificing all, and being 1fe-
ouited with base desertiop; but hers was i love
which could not be ouenched, not even by its
cruel roou1ta1, aud Us her yoaug life was cbbing
nwsy Here was no word Of reproach for her be-
othe1s. II loved him. / still love him be
was and ia nv idol and oply regret that I had
not mora 10 riyo MIN. sho would cav: md her
iatcst t1eath uas expended in supplications for
l,ig happinose.
Mrasn-ed by our conventional standard. this
,>ac- p;rl wns sinner: and vet have no doubt
~. fhn Mastcr said Of hcr sS1,e loyod mucn.
md is forgiven much"
This strong and al.-prcvaitirs wornan's love is
not contingent upon the worthiness Of its object,
henI of the ycricst 1e.rcba!es.-1nen Of low eyen
h,11tal inaf;nr.s-who ara the rec;Yicnts ~ ovn
Etro,irer thaa death vbich no amo1nt Of ne,-
iect or peraonal yioleuce is eutficieut to ouenc,
Iust,ncns m mis- aro not ,yonr;nn oroanr tha
naost Sbsndoncd won, IN Of he to1rn who hecnmo
n s.vonc1v ettorhn3 tn sovna IL? 1arstc1, +fnf
tlrr .ri;t Al ~ s,,fyc; anyrl,;,,9 n eno-,v ~
w,nts of titeir lovers Ainonr the h;rhc2 and
more cultivated classes Ills loye survives 10ne
x.a.ra .ftsr ~ 3t.s31, ~ t1a 1n,,S e,,a
f,n ,xsta;,ra = fn1,r5 j., +,a rs.a - .d,, -
IL, ,rhe ~ .or. ttsn ~ ~ a,..
s;ror ~ hnr t;n,e ,na n5c.;;s n;+sont st;r+ ~ -
i;scnrer snnne,hinr re,;aIIs ard;nt. ~ ~
u.e1o.e' eoIe.us a4 tsHaoio leeatu.iS 1ue 1A,e
81 r oes a9as-tost nusoauu auo sue LIS teceal's
o+E1eu III lu1s iesaiu w tle t sESlo TVa euu:
Inv H1n.e. p1es'9us ~ tue wax Nu'!e ePeno,
te" ssghs eat ~ 2asa1oan, ~ laaue se'esal
sihats 70 cenetefy' anu alMass observed
pale woman Ii deep mourning standing or walk