Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-09-06

Turning aside from the tumultuous
events in which David's life was passed,
we linger to-day to consider one import
ant factor in the development of his
character, namely. the beautiful friend
ship between himself and Jonathan,
which "shines for all ages, an eternal
type"
When we remember that on the
friendships formed in youth depend so
much of future pleasure and profit, we
see the great importance of bringing the
lesson of the day home to every young
heart and life with all the earnestness
possible
l. The Beginning of Friendship. 1t
will be well first to call attention TO u e
circumstances which surrounded the
beginning of the friendship of Dayid
aud Jonathan. l Sam. lS:1-4. We
find the friendship was founded on
mutual admiration and esteem, on
unsellish love and confidence, and with
love to God as its chief corner stone.
All these elements belong to every true
friendship which will bear the test of
time and adversely.
2. The Testing of friendship. II is
with this that our lesson proper has to
do. There is but step betwc n mo
and DEATH" was the pathetic exclamn-
tion of David rs he realized his perlou
condition but he had true friend.
For "A friend loveth at all times and II
brit thcr is born for advrrsity," or, as the
modern proverbs run, "A friend in need
| is friend indeed" Such WAS Jonath; II
who planned to save David in his time
of distress. Such friends are the Only
ones worthy of the name And To show
such devotion should be the j"y of every
loving heart.
g. The Friendship of Jesus Christ.
"Human Friendship is ~ shadow OF
Divine. Tie Greatest and best friend
is God in Jesus Christ. Happy is every
one who can say from the heart, This
is is my beloved, and this is my friend. "
Rev. B. Dale.
81 have called you friends" said our
Saviour, and if we have heard that low
| ing call we shall hear the tender assur
ance, "Ye ale my friends, if ye dc
whatsoever l command you.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
A man on being asked the secret Of
his success in life, answered: Il had II
friend" How much is wrapped up in
that answer
Namertcs was on an embassy, when
one told him he was happy man in
having so many friends, and asls' d
him it he knew any certain way to tty
whether man had many real friends
or not. Namertes replied " Advcrtisy."-
Foster.
Twenty years ago there occurred in
Saxony a dreadful and tragic col
liery disaster. Employed in the mine
were two brothers named Jaehn. They
worked in alternate 'shIfts." Upon the
fateful day the one whose hour for
work had come was unable to 20, and
his brother, already spent with toll,
took his place. This man was among
those who died. In tho gloomy dark
ness he scrawled upon n scrap of paper,
the last generous thought of his heat
"Thank God for hls goodness. brother.
You are safe" How was this love for a
brother less noble and less self-forgetfu
than Jonuthan's love for David ?-llev
w, G, Sperry, in Sermons OF the Mon
day Club.
"Dr., What shall do" asked a pa
tient of her medical advisor. any
friends are all out of town" "Yol
may have one friend" was the answer
"who is never out of the way but evel
near, and ever true. Jesus is thu
best friend for earth or heayen," Tho
last words of President Edwards, after
bidding his relatives good-by, were
"Now, whore is Jesus of Nazareth, my
tme and never failing friend ?" Aud
SO saying, lie fell asleep. Foster.