The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-08-19

are human, and therefore fallible; hence
one should be careful to see that his own
eye is clear of the beam, before he pre-
sumes to find fault with the mote in the
eye OF his brother man. Indeed it mat
tiers not how sure he may be of his own
receltude, he has no right to sit in iudg-
ment upon his brother without taking
into account that brothers means of
learning right things, and his temptations
or associations. For all of these have
direct bearing upon character, and must
be reckoned with IL we would pronounce
right judgments. In the~third place
MANY OTHERWISE LOvABLE CHRISTIANS
| ARE VERY ToUCHY,
to use common expression, about the
amount OF respect due to themselves. 1t
may be on account OF wealth, intellect,
ancestry, or present social position; but
for whatever reason, this self conscious
ness and its exactions are the bane of
modern life. But let me tell you Young
men, as an open secret, you are entitled
to the exact amount of respect that your
character will command aud no more.
You cannot take society by the throat
and declare, 81 am a gentleman and you
/ have got to respect me as such!' for de-
clare as loudly as you may, your title to
respect, society will not believe it unless
your conduct and general character show
you to be worthy of respect.
The next unlovely trait that occurs to
me is fault finding. There are many pee-
pie in the world whose lives are one con.
tinual grumble. A cold day in summer
is rather dismal experience, but the
gloomiest weather at the worst of times
is not half so dismal as one hour with a
chronic grumbler. Nothing ever pleases
him, it is always too hot or too cold. too
wet or too dry; his food is never half
cooked or else it is burned to a cinder.
His linen has either too much starch or
else it is as limp as rag. In short, moth
ing is ever just right, and he makes the
life OF mother, sister or wife a sore bur
den by his daily and hourly complaining.
1t Is quite likely that some of you young
men will be setting up family of your
own some day; If such a thing should
happen never find fault with your wife
on any account, and above all things
never tell her how much better your
mother could do things than she does
them. / came across a case of this kind
the other day where young husband
said to his wife while they were at sup
per one evening, II wish you could make
doughnuts as my mother used to make
them; we should have something fit to
eat then" every well,' said the wife,'I
will send and ask your mother for her re
ceipt." So the next morning the good
wife mailed letter to her mother-in law.
asking the desired formula. In response,
the good mother did better than she was
asked and sent, not only the receipt but
q nice box of doughnuts of her own max
ing. That evening the husband seeing
the doughnuts upon the table, asked his
wife ii she had gotten the receipt, and
received an affirmative answer, but no
further explanation. He made haste to
take some OF the coveted food, but at the
first mouthful
MADE A VERY wRY FACE
and then burst out grumbling: ~ might
have known you couldn't do anything
right; you have just spoiled them by not
knowing how to use the receipt" ssMy
DEAR" replied the wife, ssyou must have
| forgotten how mothers doughnuts tast-
led for these are her very own make, sent
by express to-day" That was very Sc
! we're lesson for the young man, but well
!, deserved punishment for his uureason-
able grumbling at his wife, who was do
ing her best.
+. The last unlovely thing that I shall
! note at this time is tsAn Unforgiving
] Spirit" or that temper of mind which re-
fuses TO see any extenuating circum-
J stances for the lightess offence, but holds
! one responsible to the last degree. Our
, Lord has treated this temper very fully,
! and His conclusion is that, IF ye forgive
not men their trespasses, neither will
your Heavenly Father forgive you your
trsspasses, !" and in the Lords Prayer we
pray Forgive us our trespasses as we
forgive those who treepaes against u.s.
Thus do we pray for our own condemns
tion, il we refuse TO forgive the slight Of
fences OF our brethren against us. When
we say that prayer, we either mean what
we say or we do not; II we nse the words,
taking in their full Significance, we must
forgive as we would be forgiven IL not