Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-23


ruin.
I've Just tasted the fruit. She was
curious 20 find out how il tasted. and
that curiosity blasted her and blasted
al nations. SO there are clcrvymen
In this day inspired by unhealthful in
quisitiveness who have tried 10 look
through the kcyhole OF God's inys-
tCrieS-mvstcrics that were barred
and bo.ted from all human in
SpcctiOn, and they have wr.nched
their whole moral nature out OF
joint 10y trying 20 pluck fruit
from branchc, beyond their reach,
or have come out on limbs OF the
tree from which they have tum bled
into ruin without remedy. A thous-
sand trees of religious knowledge
from winch we may eat and get adj
vantage, but from certain trees OF
mystery how many have plucltcd their
ruin. Election, free agency, trinity.
Resurrection IN the discussion Of
these subjects hundreds and thousands
OF people ruin the soul There are
men who actually have been kept out
the king ION Of Heaven because they
could not understand who McIcuisc-
dec was not!
Oh how many have been destroyed
10y an uuhcaltlfu. iuquisitivcncs,. It
is seen in all directions There are
those who stand with the eyc-,tare
and mouth-yap of curiosity They
are the first 10 hear fIlschood. build
1t another story high and two wing,
TO it, About other peoples apparel.
about other peoples business. about
other peoples financial condition.
about other peoples affairs they are
over anxious. Every nice piece OF
gossip stops at their door and they fat
ten and luNuriatc i'm the cudlcs, round
OF tsc "rca, world of tittlc-tattle
They invite and sumptuously enter
tam at their house Col Iwaddje and
Esquire 1hitchlt and Gov SmaIltaIil.
Whoever hath AN iuuuendo, whoever
hath % scandal, whocvc. hath a valua-
bic secret let him come and sacrifice IL
20 th., Goddess of Splinter Thousands
of Adam, and lives do nothing but eat
fruit tua, does not belong TO them
Men quite we'll known as mathcmati-
clans failing IN this computation OF
moral algebra, good sense plus good
breeding, minus curio~.ty,cqguI mind
ing your own affairs
Then, how many young mon through
curiosity go through the whole realm
of French novels. TO sec whether they
are ready as baj o., moralists have
pronounced them. They como near
the verge OF the prccip.ce Just To- look
of They want to- see now far il
really is down, bu; they lose their bal
ancc wuilo they look. and fall into
rcmcdI,ess ruin; or. catching them
selves Chamber up. bleeding and
CHASTITY, on the rock, gibbcriug with
CURSES or grooming Intellectual PRAYER.
By all means encourage healthful in
quis.tlveucss, by all means discourage
iuy-rerulateI curiosity.
his subject also imprcs,cs me with
the fact that fruits that are sweet to-
the taste may a5terward produce great
agony. Forbidden fruit for Eve was
SO pleasant She invited her husband
also 90 take OF IL; but her punishment
from Paradise and 5000 year, OF sor-
ROW, and wrctchcduc~s. aaI war, and
woe paid for that luxury. Sin may bc
very sweet az the start, but il may
induce great wretcheducss after
ward. The cup of sin is sparkling
AZ the top, hut there J., death "a.
tuc bottom. INVESTIGATION ina, rrea.
cNn..rratuu for awhile. and DO GIIin,
ta, blood and il makes man -.c f.c
s. tars where others can sec ont. one
STAR, and it muEc, the poor man
rich, and turns cGce.i, which are
"a.'e rad 90, roses; but vha, about
tho e-.. tuat come after. when he
seems falling from great height. or is
prur.rl.et bv other tluc.ea disasters.