Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-02-12

will be here tomorrow, and the blood
which 10 shed to-day shall have ran
somed the life OF ny friend. Oh !
could ! erase from your bosom every
mean suspicion OF the honor Of Damon.
| should 10 TO my death AZ I would to
my bridal. Ny friend will be found
noble, his truth unimpeschabf; he
will speedily prove il; he is now on his
way, accusing himself, the adverse ele-
ments, aud the Gods, but | haste 70
prevent his speed. Exscutioner, do
your Office As he closed, voice Ia
the distance cried, stop the execu-
toni" which was repeated by the
whole assembly. A man rode up at
full speed, mounted the scaffoId, and
embraced Pythias, saying, "You are
safe. my beloved friend! now have
nothing but death To suffer, and sm
delivered from reproaches for having
endangered life 80 much dearer than
my own"
Damon replied, Fatal haste, cruel
impatieucel What envious powers
have wrought impossibiliiies in your
favor? But I will not be wholly dis
appointed. Since I cannot die to save
I will not survive you"
The king heard aud was moved to
tears. Ascending the scaffDld. he
cried: Live. live. ye Incompatible
pair! Ye have borne uDquestiouable
testimony to the existence Of virtue,
which equally evinces the existence OF
God 10 reward il. Live happy, 1--we
renowned, and oh form me by your
precept., as ye have invited me by
your example, to be worthy Of the
participation Of so sacr ID friend
ship"
II such friendship was found in
hesthenism what ought we to expect
of Christianity
You will observe that the fret law
Of real or true friendship 10 sincerity,
and the second law Is fidelity. Adver.
sity will test your friends. Job had
many friends during his prosperity;
he was considered by his neighbors to
be the greatest Of all men of the east"
on account Of his vast stock interests.
When his oxen aud asses were stolen
by the Sabeans;. the lightning con-
sumed his sheep aud the herders; the
Chaldeaus drove off his camels, end
his children all killed by u cyclone,
aud Job left dead broke" and boils
from the sole of bis foot to the crown
of his head, just when he needed
friends, how many showed up?
Only three; by appointment they
went to comfort him. They stayed
with him seven days and nights, and
not one word uttered during that
time, "for they saw that his grief wa,
very great" Here is an illustration
OF real friendship iD the time OF need.
The friend,h ship of such friends is TO be
priced above gold and silver.
II the real friendship Of some OF our
fellow men is priced so high by Us,
that we would sacrifice (if necessary
pleasure and personal interest TO retain
such friendship, how ought the friend
ship Of Jesus be priced by US? Chris,
Jesus is the friend that sticketh closeI
than a brother. He is styled tn,
"friend Of puplicans and sinners.
His friendship is proff.red to all
When there Is on your part an accept
ance OF the friendship OF Jesus, yo
have that for which the youn
seek-pleasure. The highest and pur
est pleasures are spiritual, Joys OF pal
doued sin. "pesce. which passeth a
understanding filling the mind an
heart" Tasted Of the good word {
God and OF the powers OF the world
come"
Peter on the Mount OF Trnnstigur,
ton said, Lord II is good TO be here,
"Sitting together in heavenly place
In Jesus Chris" THAT my Joy nigh
. remain In you aud that your Joy migt
, be FULL" are expressions describin
, spiritual pleasure. The experience
many hearts are expressed in the lsr
gusge Of the poet:
Content with benolding'his face.
Ny all TO his pleasure resigned.
] No changes Of season or place
3 Would make any change in my mind
/. while blessed with tho sense Of His love,
= A palace toy would appear
And prison, would palaces prove,
fJe,us would dweIl with me there
] Second, personal interest, ought Z
! lead each one to accept the protfereC
: friendship OF Jesus. Your souls pres
J ant and eternal interest is intimatel.
. connected with the friendship q
, Jesus. The law says. "The soul ths
slnneth shall dle.n Universal eIper
ience is, ''all have slnned." The deatl
penalty hangs over the sinners head
YOU are now under sentence Of death
Do you not need q friend at court
xuIor, ,,ouId vou trnst with such stu