The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-11
low TO MAKE FRIENDS.
L,sy THE DEFENDERS COME.
s,c,cd and Divine Art Discussed
nv the Rev. DR.. Taimage.


by the Rev. DR.. Taimage.
"a nnn that hath friends must
" h;,mseif friendly" Proverbs XVIII, -.
~ ,he sacred and divine art OF making
Aoous oas,',nv friends I speak--a subject ON
pa lever heard Of any one preaching
| In.n !, ~, Sod thought Il OF enough importance
~, Il In the middle OF the blble, .nese
pl.ircs az Solomon, bounded on one side py
sonular Psalms Of David and on tne otner
y ,Sc writings OF Isaiah, the greatest OF tne
~, N seems all matter OF hnphazard
Fopne friends we have, or whether we
pw la anv friends at all; but there is nothing
eys ey.isntai about IL. There is a law which
ns tho accretion and dispersion OF
p,.isbins They did not Just happen so"
1 = more than the tides just happen to rise
Pm or the sun Just happens TO rise or set.
.@.a @ .,ience. an art, n God-given regila-
tai me how friendly you are TO others
P1n't iii tell YOU how friendly others are TO
40 not say you will not have enc
~. indecl. the best way to get ardent
E.rds is 10 have ardent enemies II you got
w. snmity in doing the right thing. Good
u, anI women will always have enemies be-
lrss their goodness is n perpetual rebuke TO
N. but This antagonism OF foes will mako
D"y friends will gather closer around YOU
S..rss Of the attacks Of your assailants. The
r. vour enemies abuse you, the better your
S.Shtors will think of you. The best friends
4 over had appeared at some juncture when
700 especially bombarded. There have
r. times in my life when unjust assault
[,hipliel my friends as near as l could
Il-siate. about fifty a minute. You are
{pnd 20 some people by many cords that
<.tbsr time nor eternity can break, and /
4 \ warrant that many of those cords were
kis,el bv hands malevolent- Human ma
4 p was shipwrocked about fifty-nine CEN
H., ago. the Captain of that craft one
Iam. and his first mate, running the fa-
<pls cargo aground on n snng in the River
kliekel. but there was at least one good
kno Of human nature that waded safely
orc FROM that shipwreck, and that Is the
kpostinn 20 take the part of those unfairly
k,t with. When it Is thoroughly demon-
<sil that some one is being perse-
rel although ut the start slanderous
kyles were busy enough, defenders
kally gathered around rs thick as honey bees
A trellis Of bruised honoysuckle. IL, when
upon by the furics, you can have grace
k,ugh 20 keep your mouth shut, and pre-
Fye your equipoise, and let others fight
ur battles, you will find yourself after n
NE with a whole Gordon of allies. Had
. the world given 10 Christ on His arrival
Palestine very cold shoulder, there
snd not have been one-half as many angels
bnting glory out Of the hymn books of the
bound in black lids OF midnight. Had IL
been for the heavy and jagged and tortur-
J cross, Christ would not have been the adj
red and loved Of more people than any be-
who ever touched foot on either the east
or western hemisphere. Instead, there
y, Of giving up in despair because you
e enemies, rejoice in the fact that they
" Tor You the most helpful and enthusias-
admrcrs. In other words, there Is no
klence, human or diabolic, that can hinder
text from coming true: "a man that
friends must show himself friendly"
is my ambition 10 project especially
y the young, a thought which may be.
ply shape their destiny for the here and
hereafter. Before you show yourself
hdly you must be friendly. do not rec
pend dramatized geniality. There is
thing as pretending to be en- rapport
others when we are their dire destruct-
and talk against them and wish them
unity. Judas covered up his treachery
reSounding kiss. and caresses may be de
)iacal. Better the NEUROLOGICAL Cerbe-
the three-headed dog OF hell, barking at
than the wolf in Sleeps clothing, its
died hide covered up by deceptive wool,
It's deathfm howl cadenced into an inno-
bleating. Disraeli writes of Lord
ired, who, after committing many
hges upon the people, seemed suddenly
become friendly, and invited them to
pnquet. After most of the courses of food
been served he blew horn, which was in
times signal for the servants to bring
Pc dessert but in this case il was the sig
Tor asSassins to enter and slay the guests.
pretended friendliness was cruel fraud,
there are now people whose smile Is a
ehood. Before you begin to show YOUR
Friendly you must be friendly. Get your
4 right with God and man and this grace
become easy. You may by your own
lution get your nature into u senblance
his virtue but the grace of God can
pmely lift you into IL. Sailing ON the
lhameS two vessels ran aground. The
rs of one got one hundred horses and
on the grounded ship and pulled
2 pieces. The owners Of the other
nded vessel waited till the tides
IN aad easily noated the ship out of all
PIE. 30, We may pull and haul mt our
lded human nature, and try 10 get into
coalition; but there is nothing like
ceanic tides of Gods uplifting grace TO
Us INTO TINS klndliness | am eulogizing.
heh under the flash of the Holy Ghost
y our own fOibles and defects and de-
fties, we will be very lenient and very
with Others. We will look into Their.
peters for things commendatory and not
patory. II you would rub your own
ilttie more vigorously you would find a
IN H. the extraction of which would
you SO busy you would not have much
10 shoulder your broadax and 20
70 spht up the beam in your neigh
eye In Christian spirit keep on
ns the characters of those you
uuu 1 am sure YOU will find
hing In them delightful and fit for a
palon OF friendliness. You invite me
'ic ~, 20 your country seat and spend a few
ihshK you! l arrive about noon of
lehui summer day. What do you do '
as arrive you take me out under
ato~ oi the great elms. You take me
tne artilclal lake, the spotted trout
"a ana out among the white pillars of
md lilies You take me To tho stolls and
Is where you keep your fine stock, and
fe the Durham cattle, and the Gordon
ana the high stepping ste sds by paw.
lghlng, the only language they can
asAihg Tor harness or saddle, and
,urn down the road. Then we go back
mouse and you get me in the right
the Bierstadts on the wall
u me INTO the music room, and show
nlId cages, the canaries in the bay
answering the robins in the tree tops.
you! never enjoyed myself more in
i,p length OF time. Now, why do we
.hat way in regard TO the characters
~ ana show the bloom and the music
ne orignt fountainsi No. We say
,ong and let me show You that mans
Ier' Here is a green scummed frog
ahu there'sa filthy cellar, and / guess
,nai aI hedge there must be black snake.
,a. asa ,,.ss; !ei US Tor an hour or two regale
cover up the faults and extoi
virtues and this habit once
'shed OF universal friendliness viii
Hs easy us IL Is this morning, fol. a