The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-23

and Torquatus, Cesar and PompeY,
| Columbus and the Spanish courtiers
Cambyses and the brother no slew be-
cause he was better marksmau. Dony'
sIus and Philoxenius, whom he slew be-
cause he was a better singer. Jealousy
among painters. Clostermau and usnH
rey, Kneller, Hudson and Reynolds.
Francia, anxious to see a picture oil
Raphael, Raphael sends him picture.
Francia, seeing it. falls in fit Of Jeal-
ousy from which he dies. Jealousy
among authors. How seldom contempt
raries speak OF each other. N"nophou
and Plato, living at the same time, but
from their writings you never would sup
pose they heard OF each other. Religious
jealouSies. The MahOmme 1ans praying
for rain during n droIth; no rain COM
ing. Then the Christians begin to pray
for rain, and the rain comes. Then the
Mahommedans met together to accoun
for this. aud they resolved that God wa
so pleased with their prayers lie kept tn
drOuth on so as to keep them praying,
but that the Christians began to pray,
and the Lord was 50 Disguised with their
prayers that He sent rain right away o
lie would not hear any more Of their sup
envy and jealousy! Let us stampit out
from all our hearts.
A wrestler was so envious OF Theogenes,
the prince Of wrestlers, that he could not
be consoled in any way, aud after
Theogenes died. and statue was lifted to
him in public place, his envous antag-
onist went out every night and wrestled
with the statue until one night he threw
it. and il fell on him and crushed him to
death. So jealousy is not only absurd,
but it is killing to the BODY and It Is kill
ing to the soul How seldom it is you
find one merchant speaking we'll q q
merchant in the same line OF business.
How seldom It is you hear Of physician
speaking we'll OF physician on the same
block. Oh, my friends, the world is large
enough for all OF us. Lot us rejoice at
the success OF others. The next best
thing to owning garden ourselves is to
look over the fence and admire the fow-
ers. The next best thing to riding in fine
equipage IS TO stand on the street and
admire the prancing span. The next best
thing to having banquet given to our
selves Is having banquet given TO our
prodigal brother that has come home to
his fathers house.
Besides that, II we do not get as much
honor and "a 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: at is very easy for
the General to command us forward while
he rides and when we walk" Then the
General dismounted and compelled the
complaining soldier to get on the horse.
Coming through a ravine a bullet from
sharpshooter struck the rider, and he fell
dead Then the General said: "How
much safer it is to walk than to ride"
Once more have to tell you that this
senior brother OF my text stands for the
pouting Christian. While there IS so
much congratulaton within doors, the
hero OF my text stands outside, the COR
ners of his mouth drawn down, looking as
he felt-miserable am glad his lugu-
brious physiOgnomy did not spoil the
festivity within. How many poutir
Christians there are in our day-Chris-
tians who do not Ike the music of our
churches, Christians who do not like the
hilarities of the young-pouting, pouting,
pouting at society, pouting at the fash
ions, pouting at the newspapers, pOuting
at the Church, pOuting ut the Govern
ment, pouting at the high Heaven. Their
spleen is too large, their liver doe not
work, their digestion is broken down.
There are two cruets in their caster al
ways sure to be we'll supplied-vinegar
and red pepper. Oh, come away from
that mood. Stir little saccharine into
your disposition. While you avoid the
dissolutenes s of the younger son, avoid
also the Feasibility and the petulance
and the pouting spirit Of the elder son,
and initiate the father, who had embraces
for the returning prodigal and coax NJ
words for the splenetic and malcoutent.
All! the face Of this pouting elder sOn ia
put before us in order that we might bet
ter see the radiant and forgiving face OF
the father. Contrasts are mighty. The
artist in sketchng the field of Waterloo,
years after the battle, put a dove in the
mouth of the cannon. Raphael, IN one OF
his cartoons, beside tue face of wretch
put the face of a happy and innocent
child. And so the sour face OF this iras-
chile and disguised elder brother is
brought out in order that in the contrast
we may better understand the forgiving
and the radiant face OF God. That is the
meaning Of it-that God Is ready to take
back any body that is sorry, to take him
clear back, forever, and forever, and for
ever; to take him back with q loving hug,
to put kiss on his parched lips, a ring
on his bloated hand, an easy shoe on his
ehafed foot, garland on his bleeding
temples, and Heaven in his soul. Oh, l
fall fiat on that mercy! Come, my BROTH
er, and let us get down irto the dust, re-
solved never to rise until the Fathers
fOrgivlng hand shall lift us.
Oh, what a God we have! Bring your
doxologies. Come, earth and Heaven,
and join in the worship. Cry aloud. Lift
the palm branches! Do you not feel the
Fathers arm around your neck? Do you
not feel the warm breath Of your Father
against your cheek? Surrender, younger
son! Surrender, elder son! Surrender
all? Oh, go in to-day and sit down at the
banquet Take a slice of the fatted calf,
and afterward, when you are seated, with
one hand in the hand Of the returned
brother, and the other hand in the hand
Of the rejoicing father, let your heart
beat time to the clapping Of the cymbal
and the mellow voice Of the flute.
1t is meet that we should make merry and be
glad for this thy brother was dead and is alive
again. and was lost and is found.