Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-12
Written for the LEDGER.
MISTAKES IN LIFE.

dwell too long on them. They have
a tendency to make one Respondent
aud sad. We should always look
on the bright side of life, for in do
ing so we find its sunny side. Life
is what we make it. Of course we
cannot control all the circumstances
in our lives, but We al get the rich,
good and beauty out Of it that is
due us if we do our duty. When
we know a thing is right and We do
it not, it is q sin. Alb, we make
mistakes along SO many lines. We
make them in our daily walk and
conversation, in our homes, in Jul
social life and in our Christian du-
ties. We must know our mistakes
and correct them; not let them go
on, for they will grow on us. If
we will, We can tone our error down,
and, as the primer uses the prun-
ing-knife, successfully and with
great benefit. Do not let your life
boat float down the storm-tosed sea
and be caught by the snags and
rubbish of sin. 1t is so easy to float
down stream and hang upon those
places so beautifully gilded with
wickedness to entice US. Heed not
the warning Of the tempter, for he
is cloyen- footed and his tongue is
oiled with the oil of death. We
should strive to float up stream On
the smooth, beautiful sea, which is
free from all the snares and tempta-
tons of life. None have made the
start on this voyage without the
knowledge that it is a struggle.
What is life worth without struggles
and sacrifices? We cannot accom-
plish any good in life unless we
make them. We will arm ourselves
with the armor of love and Justice,
lending a helping hand to correct
those mistakes that come in our
pathway. There is none perfect
but Christ. Let us try to initiate
Hum, as the love for God takes in
everybody else. We should have
that kindly affection for all, and
more especially for the unfortunate.
Grasp the first rays of light which
illumnes their gloom, and convert it
into a dazzling brilllancy to tighten
up their obscurity, and not let them
be involved and deprived Of any
Joys and win them back to right;
for what is spent for love is never
wasted. Show sympathy and love
for those who are not so strong as
we, and not idle in heart as to not
recognize in them, that with US to
help uplift their hands, We can
ward them over the dangerous bridge
which will so easily swing off if not
barred and bolted with God-love
and goodness chained to His mercies.
Let US add fidelity as a link to help
secure the bridge. Sin may open
bright as morning. 1t will close
dark as night. Do not make mis-
takes in omission or commission. 1t
is wrong to omit any duty. We
should have charity of words as
well as charity ofpurse. How many
hearts are aching and dying for
want of kind words. They cost so
little, and yet what a world of good
they do. With a sweet smile and
kind words we car win any heart,
l care not how hard or how deeply
dyed in sin. Why notthrow around
them strong arms of love and mercy,
and be instrumental in helping to
lift them from the sinking sands to
the realities of a pure and noble life?
Oh, those sins of commission; they
are more dreadful still, with their
blackened hearts ready for the worst
phrases of sin. They can pluck the
loveliest rosebud from a home and
drag it down level with the earth,
and trail it in the dust until you
would not recognize it being the
same sweet bud, with its pink.
tinted leaves withered, blighted and
ready to crumble and die with its
sweet innocent life crushed out Of il
by those old forked tongues probing
out its very heart to satisfy theil
hungry nature.
They are as the bloodhound
thirsty for the trail, and are trailing
the innocent to their graves for they
sicken and die after such a chase in
hunting down their souls, and fol
what?-envy and malice. There i:
one weed amongst the pretty flower:
that is jealousy. Vile tongues
what have you done? Do you wan
this sin laid at your door? 1t woult
have been better if a milestone were
around your neck. The mills OF thu
gods grind slowly, but the day o
wrath will come Tor you yet.
Take warning if you are guilty o
those sins of commission. Wasl
your hands of them, and rins'
them in the tears of your pardon
then you will get forgiveness ant
peace, if you go and sin no more
Sin is black clear through, SO Their
is no need trying to whitewash an,
of its phases, for what is black
black and you cannot make it white
There are three Christian graces il
every life-faith, hope and charity
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