The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-04
DON'T THROW STONES
Or. Young Gives, This Advice to Those
Who Live in Glass RouSsS.
AN IMMENSE CONGREGATION PRESENT
The Brilliant Young Minister Gives
some sound nnd rorciblc Doc
trinc in the Second of Els Sermons
on Popular Mmxims-A Synopsis
of the Sermon.

At Epworth Church. Sunday night.
the pastor. DR.. Young, preached the
second sermon on maXims of the day.
| The subject WAS, People Who Live in
Glass Houses Should not Throw Stones
| The text was. Above all things have
fervent charity among yourselves, for
| charity shall cover the multitude of
sins. The church was literally packed
with people.
"rhe FIRST objection would raise to
the naNim.' said the preacher, us the
appeal II makes to the too prevalent
idea that the chief sin is to be found
| in the publicity OF an evil deed Surely
| II would be safe and right to condemn
the SINS of others, provided we put our
own in the pile. The confession OF our
! own sins is Il condemnation not ONLY
| of ourselves, but of all sin everywhere
Jesus himself said that we were to cnst
inc beam out of our own eyes In order
thaf we might see clearly to cast the
mote out OF our brothers eye Nor need
we ne perfect, III order TO condemn sin
i'he bent, the purpose of the life is what
counts. There is Il confession of sin
which is nsinccrc Look how pharaoh
ana Baiaa'n and Saul and Judas said
nave sinned, and were no better for
.hctr confession But the maxim would
nave you take care Of yourselves; would
Keep you from calling attention to your
SINS by condemning others. Indeed. on
inns stage OF the world you are expected
| 10 play; you are Kissed IL you appenr in
| every day clothes, or presume to tear
inc mask from others. However vilc
YOU may be. you will be tolerated pro-
Nidcd you take your part we'll a COW
ara may play hero, an adultcrcr may
| play Joseph. and no one calls attention
to the fact. If the coward and the hero
ie' every one else have his own way. 1t
! rs uhderStood-ft is all n farce anyhow
May ask, would 1t lie right to throw
stones, If we did not live i'm glass
house: or even if the life were clean?
| why wish to throw stones at all? Our
Lord taught us To pray, Forgive us orr
trespasses, MS we forgive those who tres
pass against u.s. and then. on His
cross, plhiied for His prosecutors,
liner, NnSive them. they know not
what they DO. Christian character de-
tnanus that we deal with. justice to-
wards ourselves, but with love towards
! Others We must scrutinize our lives
WIN microscopes; we cannot be too
hard on our lives. We must he ready
10 think gently of the errlng ones.
| Wien James and John would command
/ ire from Heaven on the Samaritan VII
inSc, Jesus said, 'Ye know not VIVA
spirit We are of, for son OF man Is not
come to destroy mems lives, but to
save them
Tho sin covered spoken of in the text
IS not yours, but the other man's-we
| throw the mantle of charity over the
man. not, however. for the sins sake,
out Tor the mans sake. We cannot he
! too hard on sin. Love demands that we
RID the man if possible of his trans
Sression. his sin, the worst enemy OF his;
/ lie. the hypocritc is always the most
| cruel to those who go astray. The man
| VINO most severely spoke Of sin, and
! revealed even it's lurking: places. had
I htip and kindness for those who had
5lnned. The Pharisees wished 10 stone
the adultcress: Jesus said. Go and sin
no more. How often the lepers OF high
life are incensed AT the efforts TO raise
the fallen out of the slums. Those who
work the most faithfully to correct the
I evils in n community are the most ready
10 lead the wandcrer 10 II lovin,: Christ.
Too frequently men get the idea tina
the faithful preacher is angry with
them l'ut is II kind to leave the can
Ger on the SanErenous foes 10 work the
destruction of the whole body? If thy
right eye offend thee. pluck il out TO
condemn the liquor traffic is kind to the
men engaged in it. for him there is u
deeper hell than for the poor fool IN
whom he sells the hel-broth. If world
hness eats out The life OF The church and
threatens for some the loss OF he crown.
then he is an enemy of human welfare
that does not tell the truth about IL.
Besides. the sin Is part of the Very life
OF the man, and there is no chioroforn
or hyrnot!sm by which YOU may keen
him from knowing that the process Is;
going on--%ou cannot make II pleasant
for him The value Of il consists largely
In his fun consciousness Of it, God
tries in many Providences to wake us up
and keep us awake. The danger is that
We be hailed to sleep by the poison in
the very member that ought 10 he re-.
moved.
The man is never 10 be stoned. Love
must seek TO save him. There is a true
| sense in which il may be said tina. God
| does not conSign TO destruction those
who persist in rejecting him. The soul
| lost has sent himself TO pertlition. Even
| the mother may sit and weep nj home
over q wayward hoy, around whom she
! longs to throw her arms. but in vain.
| Goa wecns over those who viii not be
| saved and cries. How can give thee
! up? How can | give thee up?' Love
does not search for faults Only love
| can anywhere see the good. Tie critic
| is ever telling others how to do what
ne cannot d-s himself. \ few months a.ro
| | SAW Il child pat the cheek OF a Very
| rude and ugly woman and heard him
say. pretty mamma. pretty mammal
| il was love that saw the beauty love
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