The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

Tor YOU 10 hurt you Tie sends for |
you TO do you good Scotch preacher /
had the following circumstances |
brought under his observation. There /
was a poor woman IN the parish who |
was about 10 be turned out because
she could not pay her rent One night
She heard a loud knocking at the door.
and she made no answer. aud hid her
self. The rapplng continued louder.
louder. louder but she made no an
swer and continued TO hide herself
She was almost frightened unto death.
She said: That's the ofiiccr OF the
law come 10 throw me out OF my home
A few days after a Christian phllsn-
thropist met her In the street. and said:
my poor woman. where were you the
other night? ! came round to your
houso 10 pay your rent Why didn't you
let me In? Were you at homer"
"why" she replied. was that you?"
Yes. that was me: came TO pay your
rent" why" she said. III had had
any Idea Il was you would have let
you In. ! thought Il was an officer
come to cast me out Of my home" o
soul. that loud knocking NJ thy gate
today Is not the sheriff come TO put
YOU in Jail: II Is the best friend you
ever had come 10 be your security. You
SILVER with terror because you think
d is wrath. II Is mercy. why. then.
tromble before the King OF heaven aud
earth calls you TO his palace? Stop
trembling and start right away. "Oh.
you say. Il can't start have been 20
famed by sin. and 80 famed by evil
habit. can't start am lame In both
feet" Ny friend We come out with
our prayers and sympaihies 10 help you
up 10 tho palace. II you want 10 get
20 the palace you may get there Start
now. The Holy Spirit will help you.
All you have 10 do Is just throw your
fclf on your face at the feet OF tho
King as Mepaihosheth did.
Mephlbosaota's saninai comparison
seems extravaganza 20 the world but
When "a man has seen himself re- he
really n. and seen how be has been
treating TIRE Lord there Is no term We
hcment enough 10 express his solf-con-
demnation. Tho dead dog Of Mephi-
hoshoth's comparison fails 10 describe
the mans utter loathing OF himself.
Mephibosheth's posturing does not
seem too PROSTATE. when n soul Is
convicted first he prays upright. Then
'he muscles OF hts neck relax and he Is
able % bow his head After awhile.
by an almost superhuman effort he
kneels down 10 pray. After awhile.
when ne has seen God and seen him
rolf. he throws himself Oct on his face
40 the feet OF the King. Just like Ne
I phihosheih The fact is. II We could
see ourselves as Id sees us. We would
perish at the spectacle You would
have no time 90 overhaul other people.
Your cry would De. God be merciful
| 10 mc a dinner
And again. MCphlbosheth In ms
I text stands for the disabled human
| soul saved for the sake OF another
Mephibosheth would never have got
[ into the palace on his own account
Why did David ransack thercalm 70 Ind
I that poor man. and then bestow upon
him a great fortune. and command a
/ farmer By the name Ziba 20 culture
the estate and give 20 this invalid
Mcnhibosheth half the proceeds ever,
yeare Why AID King David make
such a mighty stir about poor fellow
Who would never be- OF any use TO the
throne Of Israeli Il was Tor Jonaihan's
sakc. Il was what Robert Burns calls
for "auld lang syne" David could
not forget what Jonathan had done for
him IN other days Three times this
chapter has % that an this Kindness OF
the part Of David 10 Mephibosheth was
Cor his father Jonathans sake. Tho
daughter OF Peter Martyr. though the
vice OF her husband came down 20
penury, and the Senate OF Zurich
took care 90 her Tor her fathers sake
Sometimes a person has applied
10 you for help. and you have
refused him. but when Won found be-
aas The son or brother OF some OnJ
who had been your boneiactor IN form.
CT days and hy glanco yoi saw thS
tcsemblanoe OF your old friend In ths
face OF the applicant YOU rClCutcd. ant
you said. oh, will do this Tor youi
fathers sake You know by your cx
pcr,eRce what my text means Nov
my friends. Il is on tina, principle tina
you and are 20 get into the King.
palace.
Again: I,phlboshoth In my tex