St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02

-EuGoi0 s. BumStead. in Woman's Tribune.
Thoughts from a Sermon on Thought
by c. H. Sturgeon.
Every envious thought of another man
every desire to possess myself of what i
not mine; everything of this sor. in whicl
would grasp that which does not belon.
TO ms, is q constructive theft.
II man can but see tn mercy of Coz
in everything, instead of looking away a.
me back side of the picture, he will b.
happy indeed. The fruit of Thankful,
thoughts will be sum1ne in his soul, ever
when the depths of winter are outside.
Cultivate thankful thoughts as you cult
Vate sweet flowers in your garden.
say not that the thought of the sin is
as bad as the sin itself, it cannot be so,
certainly, in its result to others, but still
it is a sin, and q sin to be answered for il
that tremendous day, when the Judge of
all the earth shall sllot their portions unto
men.
Avoid any false witnessing In your
thoughts, and you will not bear it In your
words.
We must acknowledge tie God of the
Bible and not make q deity to ourselves,
or else in our thong is we have broken
the divine law, and the fruit of that
thought will be that we shall be idolaters,
and sin will be laid at our door.
Bad thoughts and their fruit exhibit a
very large variety. l shall, however. but
refer you to the twentieth chapter of the
book OF Exodus, where the ten command |
Tents will help US to a list of thoughts, |
all of which are horribly mischievous.
AS God takes cognizance of our thoughts
let us be mindful of the responsibility TIL
entail upon US. Let Us no longer des pise |
them, but look into the nursery where
hey are reared, and begin to search our
and to judge ourselves as in the
OF Him that searcheth II hearts.
If on any occasion I say within myself.
Il clearly perceive that l ought not to in.
iulge in that sin, but then it will give me
treat pleasure" should l still indulge in
t., then | make pleasure my God-thst is
o say, myself. I worship myself instead
4 God.
Honor thy father and thy mother"
! when we were children, and since
hem. unkind and unhallowed thoughts of
ur parents Lave been quite sufficient to
onvlct US of offense against this law. With
ut a dlsobedient action, without q re.
ellious word, the child in thought NAV
Q a r. bel to his parents.
God grant us grace to be rid of every
roud thought, for we have nothing to be I
roud of. A proud man is nothing but q i
ind bag, and when either the ills of life G
the crisis of death shall put a pin into '
what a collapse there ill be, how the O
aughty one will discover himself to be '
othlng but emptiness and vanity Get y
d of proud thoughts, for, oh what will y
'eY doS Pride dragged an angel from u
'aven n made a devil of him, and pride n
drag any of us down to the level of b
. devil If We fall into its snare.
If think hardly of my neighbor with
t Q cause; If l conceive an unjust preiu-
CO against him; If I look coldly upon v
m when he really does not deserve it: if b
up my mind out of some within or v
ncy hat he is q bad fellow, and shrug m
: shoulders, and [ know not what be. q
les, though L have never said a word, vi
t, still in thought l have injured nv fl
lghbor. Above all things, bretheren, do u
OLD Thai shoulder Struggling. 1t is an it
of
very much forgiving thoughts -.
yard your fellow-men. Never be hare az
be persuaded to na-don an offense. BE g.
it taketh his brother by the throat will ~
to be taken by the throat himself. 81
IL for evil, 1t Is said, Is beast-like; good -
good is man like; evil for good is devil -
2; but good for evil is God-like. Try -,
1t, and If anything can make the hi
Is ring in your heart, it will be to for ~
Q one who has very greatly and wanton. ~;
INJURED you, The worse the offence, if ~.
can overlook it, the greater VII; ~ h.,
+ joy, and the better proof o ias
lave That you are q child of God. ss'
God So that the w~ickedness of man ba,
great in the earth, and that every i'm hol
,ation o. the thoughts of his heart was mo
evil continually. And it repentsd cir.
Lord that he had made man on the
b. and it grieved him at his heart pro
i. vi, b. g. Do not, therefore, make yet
t of evil thoughts. Ii your conscience and
wakened, truly awakened, you never owe
g E%s@@ GU
is certain that thoughts are the eggs ne
- AAOSo J. VIC cA4UIlO Out OIL winch Wa
spring-the spawn from which every Lax
of iniquity is developed. We hear
stimes of fever-lsirs aud pest-dens. T
thoughts are just these. They are SOU
ungles where The monsters of sin fat and
nd grow. Thoughts of sin are the exc,
woods that harbor all sorts of evil: -
are the evil birds of prey that destroy 1
orts of good. man
10 thousht in itself NAV not ba va~r HON
thing, but what will 1t come TOT it MIN
be even q very little thing, but what G
10 end thereof? Thoughts of evil are =
emselves thoughts. It Is questionable tt
her We can even read the report of Lon
eighbor's sin without producing some o,n,,
| thoughts in ourselvee. 1t is de- =,
lie whether a person can have much In N
with speaking or hearing of the II
'es of others without in some degree let 8
ng himself; for as pitch sticks, and Lap,
things black and dirty defle one v.1 ,
Q slightest contact, so doth sin in any '"
passing over the mind. Touched ~.
Q hand it might scarcely leave any Ia
'nable mark behind; but there ia a pape
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