Milford chronicle., 1888-08-17

A wrestler was so envious OF Theogenes,
the prince Of wrestlers, that he could not be
consoled in any way; and after Theogenes
died and a statue was lifted to him in a public
place his envious antagonist went out and
wrestled with the statue until one night be
threw it. and it fell ON him and crushed him
TO death. SO jealousy is not only absurd, it
is killing to the body and it is killing TO the
soul. How seldom it is you find one mer-
chant speaking we'll of a merchant in
the same line of business. How sell
dom it is YOU hear Of a physician
speaking well Of a physician on the
same block. Oh, my friends, the world Is
large enough for all OF US. Let " rejoice az
the success Of Others. The next best thing 70
owning a garden ourselves is to look over
the fence and admire the flowers The next
best thing to riding in fine equipage is so
stand on the street and admire the prancing
span. The next best thing to having ban
auet given to ourselves is having a banquet
given to our prodigal brother that has come
home 70 his fathers house.
Besides that, If we do not get as much honor
and as much attention as others, we ought to
congratulate ourselves on what We escape In
the way Of assault The French general,
riding on horseback at the head OF his troops,
heard a soldier complain and say, 1T is very
easy foF the general to command us forward
while he rides and we walk Then the gem
eral dismuunted and compelled the complain
inc soldier to get on the horse Coming
through a ravine, q bullet from sharp
shooter struck the rider, and he fell dead.
Then the general said, "How much safer it Is
to walk thanto rider
Once more / have to tell you that this
senior brother of my text stands for the
pouting Christian. While there is so much
congratulation within doors, the hero OF my
text stands outside, the corners Of his mouth
drawn down, looking as be felt-miserable.
I am glad his lusubrious physiognomy did
not spoil the festivity within. How many
pouting Christians there are in our day
! Christians who do not like the music Of our
| churches, Christians who do not like the
hilarities of the young -pouting, pouting
/ pouting at society, pouting at the fashions
! pouting at the newspapers, pouting at The
/ church, pouting at the government, pout
/ ing at the high heaven. Their spleen il
too large, their liver docs not work
their digestion is broken down, there ari
two cruets in their caster always sure 70 b
we'll supplied-vinegar and red pepper! Oh
come away from that mood. Stir littl
saccharine into your disposition. While yo'
avoid the dissoluteness of the younger son
avoid also the irascibility and the petulanc
and the pouting spirit Of the elder son, an'
initiate the father, who had embraces for th
returning prodigal and coaxing words TO
the splenetic malcontent
Ahl the face Of this pouting elder son
put before us in order that we might bette
see the radiant and fOrgiving face Of the ia
ther. Contrasts arc mighty. The artist !
sketehing tho field of Waterloo, Years afte
the battle, put a dove in tho mouth Of th
cannon Raphael, in one Of his cartoons, b'
side the face of a wretch, put tie face OF
bappv and innocent child And so the sou
face Of this irpscible and disguised eide
brother is brought ont in order that in IL
contrast we may better undeTst0nd the tol
giving and the radiant face Of God. That
the meaning Of it-that God is ready to tax
back ANYBODY that is sorry, to take him clea
back, to take HIM back forever, and foreye
and forever. to take him back with lovh
hug, to put kiss on his parched lip, a III
on his bloated hand, an easy shoe on q
chafed foot, a garland on his bleeding ter
ples and heaven in his soul Oh, fall III
on that mcrcyl Come my brother, and J
rs get down into the dust, resolved never
rise until tne Fatiier > LOlsl'Ans manu- 9ii-
lift us.
Oh, what God we have! Bring your do
olosies. Come, earth and heaven, and jo
in the worship. Cry aloud. Lifts the pal
branches Do you not feel the Fathers ar
around your neck? Do you not feel Il
warm breath of your father against yol
cheeki Surrender, younger sonl SurrendC
elder soni Surrender. ALL Oh, 60 in tod
and sit down at the banquet. Takea slice
the fatted calf, and afterward, when You
seated, with one hand in the hand Of the !
turned brother, and the other Land in t
i hand of the rejoicing father, let your hea
j beat time to the clapping of the cymbal a
the mellow voice Of the flute 1T is me
I that we should make merry, and be glad; [
, this thy brother was dead and Is alive agal
3 and was lost, and is found.