The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-05

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give tr c< prac icsl fr;endiinssA Afathor
asked h.. it'll. d,ush'er: MARY, Why II
it thst everybody loves you:" She
wered: Il don't know. unless is 10 b.
cause 1 love s~veryoodv." "a man that
hath frienis must how himself friendly"
What i. tIus MAYNARD il true Godward
We must b the friends OF God il ws want
Him to be cur friend We can not trest
Christ badly al our lives and s1psct Hin
to treat Is lovingly. Twas reading OF ,
sea fight n which Lord Nelson captureds
French officer, and when the French mo-
offered Lord Nelson b hand, Nelson re-
piled: First give me your sword, and
tn n give me your hand" Surrend-r a
our resi- .tance to Col mu.s prec ,ds Gods
proner Of pardon tn Us. Repentance b.
fore forgiveness You must give up your
grasp OF the div n. hand.
O. what . glorious state OF things to
have the friendship OF Coil! Why. ~
could afford to have all the world against
rs and ali other worlds sgaiuss rs II We
had God for Us He could in . minute blot
out this universe and in another minute
make another universe. I have no idea
that God tried hard when He made all
hin - The most brilliant thing known
to rs is light, and for the creation Of that
hs only used . word Of command A
cut Of . dint the frontiersmAn strikes Q
spark, 20 out Of enc word God struck the
MONDAY sun. For tbs making Of the
presen, universe / do not read that God
lifted so much as . finger. The B bls fire.
quently speaks Of Gods hand and Gods
arm. and Gods shoulder. and Cots foot:
then suppose He should put hand a arm
and shoulder and foot to the utmost ton.
s:4a what cou:d He not make: That God.
Of such Demonstrated and undemonstrassd
strength you may have for your present
and everlasting friend. Not .
stately and rsticent friend. hard
to get ~, but - approachsbls
as . country maus,on on . summer day
when oil the doors VT windows are vide
open. Christ said: 81 Am the door"
And He 10 wide doc, . high door. . palaes
door, an always open door. Ny four.
year-old child got hurt and did not eFy
unit I hours after, when her mother came
home, and hen she burst into weeping.
and some Of the domestics, not under.
standing human nature, said to her:
why did you not cry before:" Shs An.
swered: There was NO q 70 cry to"
Now I have to tell you that GIVE huma1
sympathy may b absent divine syn.
pAihy is always accessible Give God
your love and get His love; your service
and secure His help; your repentance Ind
have His pardon. God . friend. Why.
that means all your wounds indicated,
all your SORROWS soothed. and II some u
den catastrophe shoult huTl you out Of
earth it wou d only huri you into Heaven.
II God is FOUR friend, you can not 60 out
Of the world too quickly or suddenly. 50
far - your " happiness Is concerned
There were two Christians last Tuesday
who entered Heaven; the one was s:And
ing At . window in perfect health watch.
ing . shower, and the lightning instantly
8 ew him; but the lightning did not fash
down the sky as swiftly as his spirit
flashed onward. The Christian msn who
died on thu same day next door had bsen
for . year or two failing in health. and
for the last three month had suffered
from . disease that made the nights sleep
less and The days IN anguish. Do you
not really think that the case Of the one
who went instantly Vas more desirable
than the one who entered the shining gate
through . long lane Of insomnia and con.
gestion: In the one ease ir was like your
standing YEARLY At . door. knocking and
waiting and wondering il it would ' e
open, and knocking and waiting. again,
while IN the other Gaze it was q swiuging
open Of the door At the 6rst touch of yoaf
knuckle. Give your friendship to Col
and have Gcd's friendship for you, and
even the wor.. accident will be . victory.
How refreshing is human friendship,
and true friends, what priceless treasured
When sickness comes, and trouble comes.
and death comes We send for our friends
first of all and their appearance in our
doorway At any crisis is reinforcement,
and when they have entered We say:
Now it is al right" o what would We
do without friends, personal friends. bus.
mess friends. family friends: But We
want something mightier b . human
friendship in the great e~xi2encieS When
Jonathan Edwards in his final hour lad
given the last goodbye to all his earthly
friends he turned on his pillow And
closed his yes confidently, saying: "Now
where is Jesus Of Nazareth, my true NJ
never TAI ing friend:" Yes. I admire human
friendship a. seen ia the case Of David
and Jonathan, Of Pau and OnesipA&tA
Of Herder and Goethe. Of Goldsmith and
Rev mods OF Beaumont and Fletcher: u
and Harvey, Of E~rsS6D6sIa =
TtOmas Moe, Of LesSing and Xsndel1sobn,
o. Lady Churchill and Princess Anne, Of
Orestes and Py'a1es each requesting that
himself might take the point Of theAaggeY
that the other might 30 spared. Of
and Pe'op,das. who soShsa
their swords in battle determined =, dc
together: but the grandest the mightisst,
III Iteaderess fr~iendshipin an the uf6Ssfst
is the friendship between Jesus Chr
. believing soaI. Yet after ali ] ave said
Z feel I ave only done what iyansS
AaIAsalI. the miner, did il ls1A IN
before its god mines were
Known. He reaeh he'd in and put upon IN
tabls Of his employer, Captain SuteAN
Of gold dust. Where did yoa
get 0at:" said his employer ne ferRy
Wass II ges il this morning fke0 o. &Ai
race from which the water had been
dsassn "a" But that gold duNl& Ne6
could have bsen takeu Up bstHteAtdshAs
finger and thumb vas the prophecy and
spscines hat revealed CalifesKiaH<weifW
70 al na.iont And sstdaxIA hsys ealy
put bsEore You > sp.eimen Of the value q
divine nisoA,kN only . tkSmb6eaiN
mines, ine4h91stibIs aud iaanitA,tAeQRA
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