The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-10

mind or the heart. may become t5Vnp1-
tons u pride and 2rbitrar.ness and to'l-
ish assumption.
The my-h0logical story Of a man VINO
seeing himself IN a stream. became 50 2 i
amOred of his appearance that he died
The effects Illustrates The fatalities ind a
which thousands of both sexes have faaei
by the view Of their own superiority. IN
tr3Ordinary capacities cause extraordinary
temptations. Men who have good mora
health down in the valley. on the top of
the mountain are seized Of consumption.
Nominal the wife Of MiLhridates, was
str3ngied with her own diadem. While
the most Of us VIII n0t have the same
kind Of temptation which Had2sS1h must
have fe-t from her attractiveness OF per-
sonal appearance, there may be some ID
whom il wiz be an advantage u hold up
the character Of the beautiful captive VINO
sacrificed not her humility and earnest
rsss of disposition to the words adniTa-
ti1n and hattery. The chief secret Of the
beauty Of ,he violet is that away down i'm
tia grass from one weeks end 10 another
it never mis,rusts that it is a violet.
Domestic Trials.
Again. our subject exhibits what reli-
eion may be under bad domestic Influences.
H3dassah was snatched from the cody
home into which she had been adopted
and introduced into the abominable assoc
Citations Of which wicked Ahasuerus was
the center. What a whlrl Of blasphemy
and drunkenness and ucentiousnessi No
altar, no prayer, no Sabbath, no God, If
this captive girl can be a Christian there,
then IL IS possible to be a Christian any
where. There are many Of the best peo-
pc Of the word who are Obliged 10 con-
t5nd with the most adverse domestic in
fiuGnces, children who have grown up
into the love Of God under the frown OF
parents and under the acknowledgment Of
bad example. Some sister OF the family
having possessed the faith of Jesus is the
subject Of unD0undel satire inflicted by
brothers and sisters. Yea, Hadassah was
not the only Christian who had a queer
husband.
Ii is now no easy matter TO maintain
correct Christian principle when there Is
a companion disposed To- scott at them
and to ascrIbe every imperfectlon Of
character TO hypocrisy WHAT n3rd
thing for one member of the family 10
rightly keep the Sabbath when others
are disposed to make il day Of reNelry,
or to inculcate propTiety of speech in the
minds of children when there are others
to offset the instructions by loose and
prOfane utterances, or 10 be regularly in
attendance upon church when there IS
more household work demanded for the
Lords day than for any secular day.
Do / speak to any labOring under these
bightng disadvantages? My subject Is
fun of encourag cement. Vast responsible
tiles rest upon you. Be faithful, though
you stand as much alone as did Lot in
Sodom, or jeremiah IN Jerusalem, or Jo-
nah in Nineveh, or Hadassah in the court
T. of AhaSueruS. There are trees Wnlcl
grow the best when their roots clutch
among The jagged rocks, and You verify
have but poor soil in which TO develop,
but grace is a thorough husbandman and
can raise a crop anywhere. Glassware
is nodded over the fire, and in the same
way YOU are to be fitted as q vessel of
mercy The best timber must have on II
saw and gOuge and beetle. The tOunda-
ton stone of yours and every other house
came out only under crowbar and blast.
Files and wrenches and hammers belong
to the church. The Christian victory viii
/ be bright just in proportion as the battle
! is hot. Never despair being a thorough
! Christian in any household which is not
I worse than the court of Ahasuerus.