Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-05
HEEATORITEs OF HE.1YEy.

And the Lord loved him.-II Samuel xii:24
The NEUROLOGICAL love of many nations
represents the gods as having their favor
ties among the jewellers Of earth. Jove
and Juno his wife, the chief Olympian del
ties aided the one, the Greeks, and the
other the Trojans in that memorable war
of which Homer sang. In the triumphant
days of Greece and Rome if man was
peculiarly gifted in any way he was called
a favorite of the gods, and the oft quoted
lines"They whom the gods love die young"
arose from the belief that the gods loved
them so well that they took them
to dwell continually in their presence
These mythical gods were supposed to be
actuated by the same passions as mankind,
hatred, love, revenge, envy, jealousy and
cruelty, and their favorites were usually
chosen through caprice or from some
beauty of form Or face, or superior strength
and proves in battle.
Does the creator and ruler of men have
his fsvorites among the beings he has Gre
ated, and what sort of persons are thus
distinguished, are pertinent questions for
those who believe that he is the only God
holy. Interchangeable and true in all his
ways. The Bible mentions a few persons
as the especial object of Gods love. David
was man after Gods own heart. Solo
mon, his son, was the one of whom it was
written, 'And the Lord loved him." Daniel
was called 'sman greatly beloved" What
was there about these men that they could
come SO near to the heart of God? And is
it possible for men now to be greatly be-
loved by him? One trait of character nee
essary to co1nradeship with God is gener-
osity. GOD loveth cheerful Civ
en-" How could it be other
wise? His hand is ever stretched out in
blessing, his heart is full of pity and
mercy for all. and how could he love
misery, sordid man, who spends the few
days of life in boarding money, which he
must leave this side the grave. A close
listed, penurious man is built on such a
narrow plan that all his faculties are
dwarfed. His mind and heart are so
clanped by righteousness that there is no
room for kind thoughts or
generous impulses. He is like
sponge, absorbing everything
within his reach and returning nothing.
Every one has met such men and women,
so small and mean in living world where
the sweet sunshine, the refreshing rain, and
scenes of surprising beauty are free to all.
they spend their little hour in boarding
pennies.
In celebrated painting called "The
Game of Life" angels and devils are rep
resented as silently struggling for the pos
session of a human soul, while the man
moves the pieces in this fateful game un-
needing the battle going on around him.
The most charitably disposed per-
soas can hardly conceive of struggle
for narrow, stingy soul. The devil him
self would withdraw from the contest. not
considering ''the game worth the CANDLE"
Another class of persons who can never
be the favorites of heaven, are the impure.
To refined, cultivated mind vulgarity is
disgusting; and companionship with the
vile is loathsome. With what aversion and
disgust must that being, in whose
sight the heavens are not clean"
look upon men whose minds
are servers of corruption. To such per-
sons there is nothing pure. The most
trivial occurrence suggests some vile
thought, and from the rotten mind tina
corruption spreads through the whole sys-
tenn producing moral ruin, as an internal
sore ends in blood poisoning and death.
The blessedness of seeing God is prom
lsed only to the pure in heart. she that
hath clean hands and pure heart shall
stand in this holy place."
No one will believe for
moment that God could love
liar, for to be liar is
to be not only false but cowardly. A liar
is afraid to say what he thinks, to defend
his own acts. He does not dare to appear
the creature he is. When men drink un-
paid for champagne or beer,ride unpaid for
horses, wear unpaid for clothes, they are
not only dishonest men but towards. Be-
cause they are afraid to seem to be poor,
they lie and cheat. Sometimes dishonesty
pays better and men grow rich by knavery,
but their glitter only serves to show their |
worthlessness, 'as the glow-worm's light
reveals the grub.''
HE that telleth lies shall not tarry in
my sight"
History has recorded the names of men,
Of whom it could be said "The Lord loved
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