The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-07

han becomes the SIN OF many Olncfo"
The thief makes other thieves The I
gambler entices many others into !
the same business. The drunkard, |
perhaps, leads great
many into the same downward road
in which he himself is travelling.
A story is told of n traveller in
Italy, who one day heard the mourn
ful notes of some birds, and was led
to inquire the cause of their sad
twitterings. He found in a room a
Iarg, member of birds in cages, and
that the eyes Of each had been put
out by some pointed instrument. At
night the owners OF the birds took
them outside the city, and hung the
cages in trees that were vanished
with heavy coat of a kind of muci-
lage. These birds kept up their
mournful songs, and attracted other
birds to their cages; and the coat I
ing Of mucilage 50 fastened them
that the men could easily capture
them.
How true to life is the illustration.
Satan puts out the spiritual sight
from millions of poor mortals, and
uses them to decoy others into this
net. On every hand we see the ef-
feet of wicked menswho are Satan g
agents in alluring others into the
net.
1t behooved every child of God to
arm himself with the whole armor of
Jusus Christ that he may be liable
to withstand the wiles of the Devil" +"
and constantly keep his eyes upon
God who, Twill not suffer you to be
tempted above that ye are able, but
will with the temptation also make a
way to escape, that ye may be able
to bear it."
Dear friend there is no real safety
from the power of temptation ex-
cept in Christ Jesus.
BY his strength, and his alone can
we hope to come of victors. III we
abide in Him and he abides in US we
shall be able to overcome the temp
tation that assails us. A gentleman
NJ on being asked for n remedy for
] temptation, replied, keep yourself
so full of Christ that sin can find nc
crevice i'm which to breed mischief =
= Mr.. Spurgeon said, "the sea can dc
i the ship no harm until the watel
r enters it," No wonder we oftimei
II find it hard to keep sinful Thoughts
= from our hearts. How easy it woul'
Z be il we kept Christ there.
Is The heart cannot remain vacant
n and if we do not have Christ's pres
d ence to fill it, we cannot hinder Sa
1t tan from taking up his abode With
e us.
If But | must turn for little time {
is our second enquiry; namely, wha
i'd purpose is there in temptation
,e What wholesome benefits result frol
r it? Why all the sore tests and tria
that come upon us? James found
Or good reason for temptation and tria
in which he expressed in the followin
st undying words: blessed is the ms
.e. that endureth temptations for whs
.e- he is tried, he shall receive the crow
We of life, which the Lord hath proI
nix ised to them that love him." II
en- same beautiful thought express
af- again by Job: behold, hap
MS is the man whom God correctet
he therefore despise not thou the cha
lat enings of the Almighty" VIII
m Luther was asked what made {
nd best divine, he answered temptatio
nat And what makes the best divi
he makes the best Chistian. 1t is ten
md tation resisted that makes stro
ia character. Temptation is to c
sin spiritual life, what the gymnasium
YES to our physical life. Without {
the spiritual training our charact
md would be weak and delicate. WI
red has made a Spurgeon, a Joe McCi
on ly, or a Ballington Booth, and b
and of others that might be named, 81
.on. itual giants but an every day C
ut- quest with temptation and sin.
aas- such men Christ is their every'
,oes food and strength. And if you
, al expect to cope successfully "
ON Satan we must rely upon the ss
and divine, inexhaustible strength.
mod When we are sorely tried and tel
am ted, and it seems that we just can
ne q resist longer, but must yield, o,
first us fly to Christ and ask for div
INK help.
her, When evil Is presented 10 ,
into mind, and your VIII Is alniOs' On
erty point of yielding, viii you not
and your eyes toward heaven and see
man sympathizing face of a crucified
ocial ior, pitying you and ready to p
Of a his mighty arms about you and
ran tect you.