The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-13


lowing him with his hat in her hand and
his coat on her arm. 1t was as solemn to
me as two funerls-the funeral Of
the BODY and the funeral OF the
soul. Beware lest thou also be
An invalid went TO South America for
his health, and one day sat summing him.
self on the beach, when he saw something
crawling up the beach, wriggling toward
him, and he was aflrighted. lie thought
1t was wild beast, or a reptile and he
took his pistol from his pocket. Then he
saw it was not wild beast. II was u man,
an immortal man, man made in Coils
own image and the poor wretch crawled
up TO the feet of the invalid and asked for
strong drink, and the invalid took his
wine flask from his pocket and gave the
poor wretch something TO drink, and then
under the stimulus he rose up and gave
his history. He had been a merchant in
Glasgow, Scotland. lie had gone down
under the power of strong drink until he
was so reduced in poverty that he was
lying in boat just Off the beach. "Why,"
said the invalid, 81 knew merchant in
Glasgow once, merchant by such and
such name, and the poor wretch straight.
encd himself and said, 81 am that man"
let him that thinketh ho standeth take
heed lest he fall.
Again, | remark that the senior brother
OF my text stands for the spirit OF envy
and jealousy. The senior brother thought
that all the honor they did to the returned
brother was a wrong to him. lie said, ~
have stayed at home, and ought TO have
had the ring, and ought to have had the
banquet, and | ought to have had the gar
lands" Alas for this spirit Of envy and
jealousy coming down through the ages
Cain and Able, Esau and Jacob, Saul and
David, Hannah and Mordccai, Othelo and
lago, Orlando and Angelica, Caligula aud
| Torqnatus, Caesar and Pompey, Columbus
and the Spanish courtiCrs, Cambyscs and
the brother he slew because he was II
better marksman. Dionysius and Phi
loXenious, whom he slew because he
was a better singer. Jealousy among
| painters. Closterman and Godfrey,
kneller, Hudson and Reynolds. Francis,
anxious to see picture OF Raphael, Raph-
ael sends him picture. Francis, seeing
It, falls in fit of jealousy, from which he
/ dies. Jealousy among authors. How sell
! dom contemporaries speak OF each other
! Ncnophon and Plato living at the same
| time, but from their writings YOU never
would suppose they heard Of each other.
| Religious jcalousics. The Mohammcdans
| praying for rain during drouth, no rain
coming. Then the Christians begin TO
pray for rain, and the rain comes. Then
the Mohammedans met together 10 ac-
count for this, and they resolved that God
was 80 well pleased with their prayers he
kept the drought on so Us 30 keep them
praying: but that the Christians began Ia
pray, aud the Lord was 80 Disguised with
their prayers that he sent rain right away
50 he would not hear any more Of their
suppliCations. Oh, this acclScd spirit OF
envy and jealousy Let us stamp il out
from all our hearts.
A wrestler was 10 envious Of Theogencs,
the prince OF wrcstlcs, that he could moi
be consolcd in any way; and after Thcoge.
mes died, aud statue was lifted 10 him IN
q public place, his envious antagonist went
out every night and wrestlcd with the
statue until one night hc threw Il. and II
fell ON him and crushed him 10 death. ),
jealousy Is not only absurd, but II il Kill
ing To the bodyand IL Is killing 10 the soul
How seldom IL il you find one merchant
| speaking well Of n merchant In the sam,
line OF business. How seldom IL Is yOu
hear OF physician speaking well Of ply
stefan on the same block. oh, my friends
the world Is large enough for all Of Us
Lot " rejoice at the success Of others The
next best thing 10 owning garden our
selves il 10 look over the fence and admin,
the flowers The next best thing 10 riding
in fine cquipagc is 10 stand ON the street
aud admire the prancing span. The ncNt
best thing 10 having banquet given e
ourselves Is having banquet given b. oul
prodiral brother that has come home tC
his fathers house.
Besides that, IL We do not get ~ much
honor and ~ much attention rs Others, W
ought 90 congratulate ourselves ON Wha
We escape In the way Of assault, tn,
French general, riding on horseback n
the head OF hs troops, heard u soldier
complain aud say. at IL very easy for th,
general 20 command us forward while hl
rides aud We walk" Then the genera
di,mouutcd and compelled the complain
Ing soldier 10 get on the horc. Coming
through q rayinc, n bullet from q sharp
shooter struck the rider, and lac fell dead
Then the general said. "lloW much safe
Il l. 20 walk than 10 ridcl"
Once more have 10 tell you that thi
senior brother Of my text stands for th
routing Christian. While there Is N
much congratulation within doors, th
hero Of my text stands outside, the corner
of his mouth drawn down, looking as h
iclt miserable. ! am glad his lugubriou
d physiognomy did not spoil the icstiyit
{ within. How many pouung Christian
, there are In our day-Chrislians who d
not like the music Of our churches, Chri.
tnns Who do not like the hilaritics Of th
: young-pouting, pouiing, pDuting nc soc
I cty. pouiing nc the fashions putting NJ th
2 newspapers, pouting at the church, poul
I ing nj the government pUuting NJ the big
I heaven. Their spleen n too large, thcl
7 liver does not work, their digestion
2 broken down. There are two cfucts !
. their castor always sure 20 be- well supple
: vinegar aud red pepper. Oh, come awa
i from that mood. STIR little siCChnfin
] into your disposition. While you ayOi
Il the dissolutoncss of the younger son, ayOi
= also the irascibility aud the potulance an
@ the pouting spirit Of the elder son, an
y initiate the father, who had embraces f
q the returning prOdignl and cOaXing wOrt
u for the Eplenctic malcOntent.
J, All the face Of this pouting elder son
c nut before us In order that We might DE
i Ter see the radiant and iorgiying face
2 the Father. Contrasts are mighty. III
10 artist In sketching the field OF WatcflO
n wears after the battle, put dove In Il
n mouth Of the cannon. Raphael, In one
.. his cartoons, beside the face Of wrctC
b. put the face OF a happy aud innoccI
d child. And 30 the sour face Of this ira
u ellie and disguised elder brother is brougI
nj ont In order that In the contrast we ma
batter understand the forgiying and ~
Ia iant face Of God. That Ia the meaning
Of it-that God ia ready TO take back an
Al body that is sorry, TO take him clear bac