New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-20

hlr ii bis youth Il was not 81 SOD pat y
man and ID Young man, too. that dc met s'le
devil and drove him back. Inc young leilvw
N 4 Navy York Office, tho lad IN shop, s1Eus-
fling to keep their lives decent ana nonese
NAV be sure that this man Christ jesus "a 'ne
Syrian desert eighteen centuries ago VS.
tempted in all points as they are.
Each youne mai, and woman have strongly
within them the consciousness OF power. Ihey
have NOT vet grown backneyed or despicapie 70
themselves through long use or abuse OF tneir
powers. They are sure OF the Immortal sp@.l'
the breath Of God within them, Wltn Wnicn
they shall presently Tighten and warm .ne
world. Then comes the test. They are nunRiy
for the good things Of the world; their pnysical
aupetites are strong. Other men ana women
have money, fashion, power; why nos taey
Why should they fast when they can buy 1000
Some tempter il sure to come to the young man
saving; sTurn your talent or your honor Of
vour God-eiyen sense Of right into houses ana
hank stoolx into fast horses and costly suppersD
The young girl is tempted to sell her beauty
and love TO the highest bidder under the sane
rion of the priest. @Command these stones"
said the devil, to be made bread" u was ior
these and such as these that the story was tolu
of how this Jewish peasant, falntlng WIN
forty DAYS fast, refused to use the miraculous
mower given to him to help mankind 10 make
food for himself "Man," he cried IN the agony
of starvation, "shall not live by bread alone
What ia he to live by, then9 By every WORD
Of God.u Truth was one Of His words then
ond Ia now. and honesty and chastity and
LOYALTY and love and high thoughts and noble
1E iva nj
noyadaysq How many of us feed on the money
and fashion and fnery which the deVli onereo
to Jesus as pay il He would serve MN, anu
offers to us now If We viii serve bin by lying
or vanity or selHshnessf How many OF US turn
our backs on these words OF God ana are not
fed by the devil, simply because we are ready 10
serve him without payF We are untruthful
and vain and selfish, without the reward OF
money or fashion. We fain would satisfy our
hunger with the husks that the swine did eat,
and ask no better food.
The tempter, we are told, took Jesus to an
exceeding high mountain and showed blm ali
the kingdoms of the world, Offering them 10
Him il He would fall down and worship him'
| He does not offer to the y0nng man or woman
who reads this 80 wide prospect. de shows
them only glass of wine perhaps, Dehind
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which lies delirium OF JOY, or card table, OF
the chance of making other women enVious
Each one of us knows how cheaply he Is trying
| to buy us; how mean and vulgar is the price Tor
which we are willing to become mean anu
vulgar, to cheaper and debase our whole lives.
The temptation of Jesus involved terrible
suffering, issues in which the whole world nad a
stake. Our temptations take place In the cheer
ful business of every day. The stakes seem
trivial and small to others, and even to our
selves. But as our history in the lives which
succeed this depends upon the manner IN which
we deal with these apparently trivial matters
now. IL ia as well that we should look into them
closely to know how we are dealiDg with them.
For this purpose, any season is useful OF grave
reflection, or withdrawal from the hurly-6urly
and tile acknowledgements of business aud routine,
Of fasting-not from beef or mutton, but from
the physical or mental pleasures which are
likely to obscure our clear judgment. IL Is moi
necessary that we should call it Lent, or time II
bv the full moon. But close study OF the
withdrawal and temptation OF Jesus VIII help
us Co understand our own position. Our human
wants are the same as His, the tenpter is the
same, and the same God is ready to send Hi
!, ministers to us,if We resist the evil.