Dodge City times., 1889-10-31

wore large collars, but they did not have
any of his genius. You cannot success
fully copy a man whether he is bad OF
good. You may take the very best man
that ever lived and try and live like him.
and you will make failure. There
never was a better man than Edward
Payson. Many have read his biography,
uot understanding that he was a sick
man, and they thought they were grow
ing in grace because they were growing
like him in depression of spirit. There
were men to copy Cowper, the poet. a
glorious man, but sometimes afflicted
with melancholy almost to insanity.
The copyist got Cowper's faults but none
of his virtues.
There never was but one being fit to
copy. A few centuries ago he came out
through humble surroundings, and with
a gait and manner and behavior differ
ent from anything the world had seen.
Among all classes of people he was a
perfect model Among fisherman, he
| showed how fisherman should act.
! Among taxgatherers, he showed how
taxgathe-ers should act. Among law
yers, he showed how lawyers should
act. Among farmers, he showed how
farmers should act. Among rulers, he
| showed how rulers should act. Critics
| tried to find in his conversation or ser
mons something unwise or unkind or
inaccurate: but they never found 1t.
| They watched him, oh how they watched
! himi He never went into a house but
they knew it, and they knew how long
he stayed, and when he came out, and
whether he had wine for dinner. SLAM
der twisted her whips and wagged her
noisoped tonone and set her trans bnt
couId not catch Him. Little children
rushed ont to get from Him a kiss. and
old men tottered ont to the street corner
to see him mass.
Do Won want an illnstratiop of dexo.
tion hoboId Hin wboIa n;obts in
PRAYER. Do Won want an example in
/ snfferino 500 His natb across Palestine
! tracked with blood Do Won want an ex.
annie of natience. see Him abused and
never oiyino one sharn retort. Do Won
want an examnle of industry. see Him
without one idle moment Do vou want
! a specimen of sacrifice. look nj His life
of self. denial. His death of ipnominy.
| His sepuIcber of humiliation. Oh what
I an examplel His feet wounded vet He
submitted to the Journey. His back lac
Grated, and vet He carried the cross.
Struck. He never sfrnck hack aoain.
! Condemned. vet He rose higher than
! III is calnmnla latnrS and with wnnndS
His hands and with wounds on His bYow
f; and wounds in His side He eiacnlated.
| Father. forgive them they know NOT
| what they do All nv brethren that ia
the poIe by which to set your comnass.
that is tbe beodland bv which To steer
that is the light by which to kindle your
lamps, that is the example that we ought
all to follow How il would smo,tb ont
the roupbness in our disnosition. and
the world would be IMPRESSED by the
transformation and wnnId saw. At
know what is the matter with that man
he has been with Jesns and has learned
him
Alexander was poinp a1ono with his
army in Persia and the snow and ice
were So oreat that tho army halted and
said: We cant march arv frrtbet
Tben AIey.rdey dismoi,nind from his
horse. took n pickay went ahead of his
army and strnck into tba ice and snow
The soldiers said: If he can do that,
we can do if and tbev took tbair n;cks
and soon w tho Mov ~ wos 'cHM c,aarad % and 1ths the
,rrov morcbed o3 So INV TorJ 5;so
monpted from bis glory and tbronob oil
lev obstacles baws nth for b;nsa1f
and notb for ms sav;p". ~Fol,ow mol
T do not ,st Won 70 go .brouob ony
suffering. or f obt onv battles where 7 DO
NOT lead fbe wayi FolIow me,-
Aoain 7 remark that We are to look to
Christ as n svmnat bizer Is there anv.
bod IN the borse to.dov wbo doas not
w,nt svmnotbyS do rot lnou how
onyhojy con live ,r;tho,,t s,-n,notnr
There are tbosa bowavsr Whn have
oona tbrouoL verv ronob maths in i;fe
Hbo b,J NO J;y;na orn, % Low On How
thav GO alone 40 NOT eractIv tnow
Thar fortunes tool winos in some nm.
fortunate Investment and Gaw owov
The bank failed and tbav bnttoped M
a penniless pocket. Ruthless specula.
estate they were twentv-t;ve Years
;n na,.inn v;th h.rd uaui, IL III
thew stand if w;tbont Cbrist9 Daath
came into tho nnrsery am5 thara
wos an emnty cr;b Ono y,;ca ,.s. in
the bousehoI5. One fountaip less of
ioy and lauobter. Two hands less. busv
ali day lonS in SNORT Two feet lass to
90 bounding and rompinp through the
hall. Two eves less to beam witb love
and pladress. Tbroiioh ali that bnrse
shadow afts, sbodow sbodow oftor
shadow nntil If w.s midn;gbt How did
tbev oct tbronob ia do not Lrow
Tbev frndoad tbe oreot SoLara w;th Nv,
water in fbe GOAT SKINS Tbev ninnoa5
to their chin IN the sloucb of desmond
and had no one to lift them. In an nm
seawortbv craft tbev mt ont into a b,aeL
Fnrocivjo,.
Nv brother. NV sister tbere is a hahn
that cnres tba worst wonnd Tbara 10 a
liobt that viii Iird,o mn Tho worst dorL"
mass Tbere &c y barSor fron, The ronah-
est ocean. Yon need and NAV have fbe
Savionrs svmnatbv Won comnot Get On
D.
yo, onf body and mind ond sonI 7 cnme
IN No fooTs arrandt 20 Jar on,,a a;tb |
a boIn, that con haa1 ~ You'd A.
ron s;cLS Jesus was s;cE Are vow
wesrrS Jesus was waorv Aro rou ~
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vou boraaraJS ma .ot ~ Iasrs 80, go
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