Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-04-28


askance 81 these rising evangeilsts. They
are snubbed. They are jostlcd. They
are patronizingly advised. 1t is suggested
10 them that they had better know their
place. If here and there one with more
nerve, and brain, and conservation, and
divine force, 90 past the seniors who want
TO keep the chief places. the young are
advised in the words Of the Scripture
''Tarry ut Jericho till their boards are
grown They are charged with sensa-
tionalism. They are compared To rockets
that 20 up III a blaze and come
down sticks. and the brcvity
of their career is jubilantly proph-
esied. If it be a denomination
with bishops, a bishop is i'm
plorcd To- sit down heavily On the
man who will not be moulded; or if "A
denomination without bishops, some Of
the older men with nothing more than
their own natural hcavinoss and theolog-
zeal avolrdupois are advised to tlatten out
the innovator. In conferences and pres
b~yteries and associations and conven-
tions there is often seen the most damn
able jealousy. such ecclesiastical tyrants
would not admit that jealousy had any
possession of them, and they take on u
heavenly air. and talk sweet oil and sugar
plums and balm OF a thousand flowers,
and roll UP their eyes with an air OF
uuctuous sanctity when they simply mean
the destruction OF those over whom they
pray and shuttle. There are cases where
ministers OF religion are dcrclict and
criminal and they must be put out.
But in the majority or cases that ! have
witnessed in ecclesiastical trials there is n
jealous attempt 10 keep men from sur
passing their Theological fellows, n aG
AT the presidential elections in country
/ places the people have a hArbecuc-wbi Il
is Il roasted OK round which the p ople
dance with knives, c%uttingOfT a slice here.
and pulling out a rib there, and saving
of IA beef steak yonder, and havinga high
time-so most Of the denominations Of
Christians keep on hand "A barbecue in
which some minister is roasted, while the
church courts dance around with their
sharp knives of attack and one takes an
ear, another a hand, another Il foot, and
II is hard To tell whether the ecclesi0stical
plaintiffs Of this world or the demons
of the neither world most en-
JOY it. Albert Barnes, than whom no
man has aCcomI lished .nore good in the
last thousand years, was dccrccd To sit
silent for Il year in the pew Of his own
church while some one else occupied his
pulpit. The pretended oncnse that he did
not believe in a limited atoncment, but
the real oiTcnse the fact that all the men
who tried him put together would not
equal II Albert Barnes.
Yes; amid all professions and bust
ncsses and occupations and trades and
amid Ill circles needs TO be heard what
God say in regard to envy and jealousy,
which, though, not exactly the same, are
twins: ''tnvy is the r%ottenness of the
bones "Where envy and strife is, there
is confusion and every evil work 'Jeal-
ousy is The rage Of man" My hearers,
if tuis evil passion is in any OF your souls
cry nightly unto God COR is expulsion.
Thai which has downcd kings aud cm.
perors and apostles and reformers and
ministers Of religion and thousands Of
good men and women, is too mighty for
you 10 contend against unaidcd. The
evil has 50 many roots of such infinite
ConvoIutiOn that nothing but the en-
gjnecry of omnipOteucc can pull II out.
Tradition says that when Nose. lifted up
bis hand to pray il was all encrusted with
mamma and 10 sooner do YOU pray than
you are helped. Away with the accursed
~ ~ HANai' pAf' N AiiS bhAiiibA1iS 'lI' "
jealousy. Allow il to stay and it viii eat
up and carry oil all the religion you can
pack into your soul for the next haif-ccn-
fury. II will do you more harm lhan il
does any on. ii leads you to as5ail. 1t
will dclude YOU with the idea that you
can build Yourself up by pulling some
body else down. You will make more
out Of The success Of others than out Of
4 hnfr IN fSt,rt tItal SyaGk Enll ,F ~. ~.
body. Stab no man in the back. BE a
honey bee rather than a spider; be above
rather than Il buZzaNl.
Surely this world is large enough for
you and your rivals. God has gwen you
a work to do. Go ahead and do it. Mind
your own business. In all circles, in all
businesses, in all professions there is room
for STRAIGHTFORWARD success Jealous enter
tanned will not only bedwarfyour soul but
it will iiattcn your skull, bemean yoUrcye,
put pinChcdness o. look about your nos
tril. give a bad curl TO the lip and eXpel
from our face the divine image in which
you were created. When you hear man
or woman abused, drive IN on the defend
ants side. Watch for excellence in
others rather than defects, morning
glorics rather than ~nightshadc. If some
one is more beautiful than you. thank
God that you have not SO many pcrils Of
vanity to contend with. If some one has
more wealth than you, thank God that you
have not 81 great stewardship to answer
for. If some one is higher up in social
position, thank God that those who are
down need not fear fall. If some one
gets higher office in church or state than
YOU, thank God there not SO many TO
wish for the fastening on Of your obse-
quies.
The Duke Of Dantzig in luxurious
apartments was visited 10y a plain friend,
and 10 keep his friend from aluusy, the
Duke said: you can have all ! have If
you VIII stand twenty PAGES OFF and let
me shoot az you a hundred times No,
no" said his friend. We'll" said the
Duke, ITO gam all my boHors ! faced on
IL" battle field more than thousand gun
shots fred not more than ten PAGES OF. >
4 minister Of small congregation com.
planned TO a minister of large copgrega
zion about the sparsrness Of his attend
ants. All" said the one Of large audi
eucc, ''my son, you will find in tAs Day
Of judgment that you had quite enough
people for whom to be Deld accountable. Y
Substitute for jealousy an elevating
emulation. Seeing others good, let us
try To be better. Seeing others induslri-