The Anaconda standard., 1895-03-25
ON PERSONAL LOYALTY
RsE Mr. ShepaFd's Thoughtful Sermon
al the Congregational Church.
STORY OF RUTH AND ORPAH
Orpah Kissed Her Mosher-In-Law,
6ut Ruth Clave Unto Her
Love ana Affection for
Our Fellows

'he SUBJECT OF Rev. II. Il. Shepard
uiscourse at the Congregational churc
s morning, the clergyman using as hi
.+At the story of Ruth and Orpah and III
.n n verse OF the first chapter of Ruth
And Orpan kissed her mother-in-laW'
out Ruth clave unto her."
mere was famine in Bethlehem q
ouuan and Elimelech went to Moab win
h's wlte and his two sons. These son
married In the land of Moab, and thei
wives were Ruth and Orpah. BY and b,
LllInelech d ed and his sons died ais
ms ms wiie; Naomi, and her daughters-in
law were left alone. She heard thar ther,
was Dread again III Judah and started q
ic'uru. her daugh;ers-In-law accom-
,'n.I u.ieu ner out she said TO them. go, re
Iurl each or you TO her mCther's house
dnd tue Lord deal kindly with you as =,
nave dealt with the dead and with me-
1he TWO daughters took very different
courses At first Naomi kissed them. and
.ney "ept at thought of parting, and said
10 the mother of their husbands. Nav
but we will return with thee unto tI,v 80
pic. but Naomi repeated her reouest for
l!lelr return and told them how little helm
they could expect from her. The dauoh-
ters "ept again. and Orpah kissed her
ihotner h anu went oIck to Moab. She had
suo"n tenderest outward signs of love
ana OF deepest grief at thought of Darting
ohe had made n show of stayinp with tho
lonely and afflicted mother of her ms
pand, but like those who sought to follow
Jesus, she turned back when told that
seh-denying hardship lay before her i'm
the land of Judah.
=, Orpah kissed Naomi and went back to
-hoao; ana Naomi said to Ruth: Behold
lny sister-in-law is gone back unto her
people, and unto her God return thou
alter thy sister-n-law' And Ruth SAID.
'Entreat me not to leave thee. and TO re-.
turn from following after thee: for
Whither thou goest | will go; and where
thou lodgest will lodge; thy people shall
ne my people, and thy God my God.
Nhere thou dlest will die, and there will
L De buried; the Lord do SO to me and
more also II aught but death part me and
thee And Ruth kept her word. Tho
Two nad SHOWN the same outward signs of
devotion and of love, but one had shown
what she felt IN her inmost heart, while
than the surface. Ruth carriod
out her love in what she did. Orpab cave
ine KISS OF parting and went back. Very |
HkeIy Orpah reasoned thus: | do not |
care Tor my mother-ln-law, but she is n |
poor woman alone in the world and | |
must make her think she has INV Sun
pathy. She is going to leave us and I |
viii go with her little way. | will ween
Tor her sorrow; l will kiss her and saw
good bye. cannot leave my people and
IN the gods OF Moab; l must consider INV
iuture, and yet must make as few enc
mies as possible. l must seem to be
lrlends OF those for whom / have no Iik-
lhg' Tor they may have power some time
10 harm or help me. There are sins in
my Hte winch Naomi knows; there are Sc
-IetS oi our Iamlly which she could use
20 my great injury. Hence, we must part
as friends. P"i'
1T is thus that men are reason-
nc IN the 18th century. They saythat
ne end Justifies the means. They can be
aise and play the hypocrite, because
10 4 I
u this kind are required to gain il. So
ne man Is dishonest in business; an
lher is immoral IN society, and a third
lnslncere in religion. Sometimes an |
llice seeker tries to please all parties be-
ause ne wishes their support. He favors !
eeper; he advocates higher wages and a
hofter hourS when he talks with tho | v
iporer; he declares that free trade is u
is dearest wish when he talks with n
le Tree trader, and he stoutly defends r.
rohlbition, monopoly and protection. 5
hen his hearers are supporters of tbesa o
tier views, His heart is with Moab and b
S God. but he seeks to please Naomi he II
iuse she may harm or. help him, He | n
oes EVIL that fancied good may come.
mere is town IN distant state which ol
I'd no water. There was a pure, clean bl
ke In the mountains. Money was la
'eded to bring il to the plain below 81
ne citizens contracted with several COM it
mics to aid them in taking down the ht
'ter from the hills. They robbed their ey
Vn poor OF land and gave it to the COM w
MES and gave them business franchises oc
ID took their gold TO tunnel the moun- ha
ms and TO build the acuueducts. Then pa
money lenders built their factories nc
u IlIed the stream as 1t came from the th
with the waste and filth from, de
nuns anu polsoned the waters as they on
ssed TIL the people had to moye awav tn
the companies captured the town. TO
e people had gained what they sought az
Q water was theirs, but II did them no ga
ID. On
This is just what We do when VIC usa bo
means to gain good ends Tho water sta
'o!soned and we cannot drink il We ! IL
II nothing and lose our all, ira
A stlll poorer motive is tho motive of wa
utatlon ana appearance. Thus our TO
siators sometimes pass good laws be-
sc they sound we'll and because II We
I'D disgrace their body to do otherwise of
m when 1t comes to putting the laws In wa
e tney are a failure. The men | sou
made them and the executive anC
eers who should enforce them never dow
II 10 thlnk that the laws were made Thi
use. Ihey were passed as Orpah -
ca her OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IL
Nee wen: SUCH laws remind US of
81 ) words: Woe unto you, scribes III;
fhlrlsees, hypocritcs, for ye are like
Wnited sepulchres, which outwardly
mems bones and of all uncleanness
SO ye outwardly appear righteous
men, but inwardly ye are fulI of q
,crlsy and iniuuity.'
ne west has been cursed financially
lr!ous times from the Mississippi 10
'acitic and from tho great lakes 10
Iuit OF Mexico by land excitements
gold and silver crazes. These exctte-
Is have been cursed with falsehood
lecepuons which have impoverished
sands of homes and wrecked manS
, lives. Glowing accounts of western
ados and pictures of an occidental
Im have lured the unwary into sDeru-
4 and ruin and have shaken the con-
&C OF the East in its sister West
the honest sons of toll who haye
d IN our western states and are Try
, builI up Its interests. are thus
TO suffer uniustly. and the disbou.
with the spoil of their disfr"ss ..'.o' Tho A pu
of these i,nposto-s AMI tbe p s,,,,,l.+'- from