The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-10-25
RELIGIOUS READING.
THr POWER or KINDNESS.

No man hath measured it-it Is houndless
no man hath seen its death-for A. "a etornol
IN All ages OF the world. in every cline.
nlhohy every klnd. II hath shown out. a
bright and beautiful star, n beaminp glory
Look at the ease Of saul and David Ri,,or
and asting Jealousy filled the heart of Snul
and he "sought 10 take the Young mans lifn I,
With hellish hate he haunted him. oven 10
the dens and caves Of the earth. But David
conquered MS enemy-evcn the proud spirit
OF saul ne humhled. And how2 Not with
sword and spear, not with harsh wor,ls nnd
coarse contuney, for these did meyer touch
the heart with gentle influence, MOI but
with a weapon simple ne the shepards slin,,
yet sure ns the arrow of death Twas lind
ness. This Killed ranking hatred. nnd Ion
saul to live. And when Il had done its work
saul snid TO David. It iou art more right
.vus Inth H. lor thou mast rewarded mo good
whereas nave rewarded thee evil Was
not here victory more glorious. more God
like, than Wellington ever knew,
See Joseph IN the hands of his wickcd
Drethtcn. For few pieces of paltry silver
they sold him into Egypt. Providence in
klhdhtss broke the bands which held him in
slavery and made him a ruler there. Fnmino
spread over the land her mantle and tho
cruel brethren Of Joseph hungorcd. They
went To Egypt lcr corn. And how actcd J6.
sephC More than once he filled their snrka
ana returned their money. aud then he made
himself known, 81 am Joseph. your brother.
whom We sold into Egypt Here was Kind.
neSs-iorgiv"ness. And 1t crushed 10 death
the spirit OF jealousy that had once mado
him slave. lie had conquered.
Come farther down in the worlds history and
tell me what word Of all those spoken hy tho
meek and lowly Jcsus"-the "pripro of
Peace. the Saviour Of the world was best
calculated to soften and subiuc the hard
near's OF MS rersccutotsI Are wenot pJiutcd
TO the cross Of Calvary
Arc not asked to listen TO tho soft swcct
tones OF that voicc-"Fathcr, forgive thcmY"
On hero was kindness
LOOK over our extended country at tho
present day. What has changed those mis-
cradle hovel ot other days. where misery and
wretchedness had dwct. into the neat and
beautiful abodcs of plenty and pcnco2 Whnt
has klndled anew the flame Of lovc and M.
lection IN hearts long cstranged aud freezing
with coldnes~y What has made happy thu
homes Of thousands Of wives and tens OF
thousands OF children2 what In short. ha4
been the great propellant of the late temper.
ancn reformation, which has carried Joy and
gladness all over the lanJ2 What but kind
ness.
Reader, have YOU nh enemy whom you
would make friend. In neighbor who needs
repentance, n fallen lfoth"r whomyou would
restore TO sobricty a4d virtue? Forget not the
power Of kindness. christian Sailor.
Let us not troupe ourselves with unproilt-
able dispuintious, Ibut all agree to spread 10
the uttermust ot(our power the Gospel 81
Christ. Nearly nifty years ago. great and
good man gave advice, for which have ever
since had ucr1ion To bless God. III you
desire 10 be extensively useful do not
spend your time or strength In con.
tending Tor Or against such things as
are OF disputabc nature, hut in tea
testiiying against open, notorious vice, and
In promoting essential holiness Let u~ keep
this leaving thousand disputablc point, To
those that have no better business than to
toss the hal -. controversy To and fro. Let
u- keep 20 our point. Let us bear faithful
testimony In our several states ~ against all
ungodliness. ana with all our might rccom-
mend that inward and outward holiness,
without which no man shall see tho Lord -
JOIN MEhLlA