The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-06-17
A LIFE BLEMISH.
DR.. Talmage on the Folly Of Re-
Numbering Past Sins.
Low Fretful Christians Continually Nex
God by Asking Pardon for That
Which He Promises to Re
member No More

one knew by experience and had heard
.extolled from their schooldays up, but
they learned from Or. Talmage's ser
mon that the art of forgetting is worth
cultivating, and that there is the high
est possible example for its exercise
His text was Heb. viii u: Their sins
and their iniquities Will remember no
more
The national flower of the Egyptians
is the heIiotrope, of the Assyrians is the
water lily, of the HindoOs IS the mari
gold. of the Chinese is the chrysanthe-
mum. We have no national flower, but
there is hardly any flower more sug-
-gestive 10 many of US than the forget
me-nots.r We all like to be remem-
bcred. and one of our misfortunes Is
that there are so many things we can
not remember.
Nnemonics. or the art OF assisting
memory, IS an important art 1t was
first suggested by Simonides of Cos 500
wears before Christ Persons who had
but little power TO recall events, or TO
put facts and names and dates in proper
professions have. through this art had
their memory reinforced TO an almost
incredible extent i good memory Is
an invaluable possession. BY all means
cultivate il. I had an aged friend who,
detained all night at a miserable depot
in waiting for rail train fast in the
STOW banks. entertained a group OF
some ten or fifteen clergymen, likewise
detained on their way home from
meeting of Presbytery, by, first, with 4
piece Of chalk, drawing ont on the
black and sooty walls of the depot, the
character OF Walter SCOTS "Marnion,"
and. then, reciting from memory the
whole of that poem OF some
eighty pages of fine print My
old friend through great age
lost his memory, and when l
asked him if the story of the railroad
depot was true. he said: = do not re-
member now, but it was just like me"
LET me see said he TO me, have l
ever seen you before?' Yes l said.
'-you were my guest last night and
was with you an hour ago" What an
awful contrast in that man between the
greatest memory l ever knew and no
memory at all
But right along with this art of recol-
lection. which l cannot too highly
.euloyizs, IS one quite as important and
vet never heard it applauded- mean
the art OF forgetting. There Is a
splendid faculty in that direction that
we all need 70 cultivate. We might,
through that process, be ten times hap
pier and more useful than we now are
We have been told that forgetfulness Is
2 weakness and ought to be avoided by
ali possible. means So far from q
weakness. nv text ascribes il to
God Il Is the very top Of ON
r:potence that God Is able to obliterate
= part % His own memory. II we
repent OF sin and rightly seek the Di-
vine forgiveness the record OF the mis-
behavior Is not only crossed of the
books. but God actually lets It pass out
% memory. Their sins and their in
i7-tt:cs viii remember no more To
re--e-rber 10 more Is TO forget, and you
cannot make anything else out OF It
Gods power Of t1-rettinC i so great
that if two men appeal 20 him and the
one man. after 4 life all right, gets the
sins Of his heart pardoned. and the
other man. after = lie OF a50miC2tion,
-e-s . srioned. God remembers 10 more
against one than against the other.
The entire past OF both the noralistr
with his imperfectiOns, and the profit
gate. with his debaucheriss. Is rs much
ob-itarated IN the one case as in the
other. Forgotten. forever and forever
Their sins and their iniquities Will
s7enenber no more"
-1,---a Of G-1-r-.a- I
ness on the part Of God you and need,
in orr finite way, 10 initiate. You vii
e well . east out OF your recollection
81, wrongs done you. During the
course Of ones life lie Is sure % be mis-
REPRESENTED. - be lied about. u be in
i1-eL- There are those who keep thess
things fresh by frequent rehearsal Il
things have appeared il print, they
keep them Il their scrap book. for they
-cut these precious paragraphs out o.
the newspapers or books and At leisure
times look them over, or they hav;
them tied up IN handles, or thrust II
pigeon holes. and they frequently re
ca-e themselves and their friends by al
inspection OF these filings, these sar
casns. those taIsehOods. these c-Uelties
I have known gentlemen who car
--ied them Il their pocket books. s.
that they could easily get at these irrf
tatious. and they put their right hand
Il the inside Of the coat pocket over
their heart and say: Look here. Lee
ne show yOu something Scientist,
catch wasps and hornets and pOisOnOu:
Insects and transix them IN curiosity
bureaus for study. and that Is well
Bat those Of whom l speak catch II,
wasps and the hornets and poisonou
insects and play with them and pu
them on themselves ana on their friend
and see how far the nOxiOus things cal
Jump and show how deep they can sting
Have no such scrap book Keep moth
inZ IN your possession that Is disagree
able. Tear Up the falsehoo1s and III
ISLANDERS and the hypercritjeisms- Imi
tate the Lord IN my text and forget
actually forget, sublimely forget
There Is no happiness for you in an.
other plan or procedure
Another practical thought: Whe,
our faults are repented Of let them 2
out OF mind If God fCrgets them. W
have a right 70 forget them Havini
once repented of our intelicities an
rcisdemeanOrs. there Is no need Of on
repenting Of them again Suppose
owe YOU large sum OF money, and 20
axe persuaded I am incapacitated I
pay, and you give me aequittal fror
that obligation You say; 7 cacc6
that debt All is right now. Star
again And the next day come
and say: You know about that bi
debt I owed YOU I have come in TO OF