The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12

Denver, March 1.-At the broadway
Temple yesterday morning the Rev
Myron W. Reed said some characters
tic things about the national admins
tration. His subjec. was: "Othello's
Occupation" and Ills text us follows:
Blu; say unto you that We resist no,
evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on
the right cheek. turn to him the other
also" Matt. 500.
Mr.. Reed said:
The only man / ever saw who made
a literal following Of Jesus Christ was
FRANCIS Schlatter. whom many Of you
hnve not forgotten. He followed his
Master In fasting and prayer. He
walked, his hair was wet with dew
ana slect and snow, and he did no,
i've. He went about doing good about
i's many months as his Master. A lit
eral following OF Jesus Christ and n
long life will not go together. 1 have
heard OF n man who tried II in London.
He found jail and poor house on
the road
Count Leo Tolstoi believes in a literal
obedience to the Sermon on the Mount.
lie says the whole OF the command.
ments are comprehendeti in these two:
Resist not evil" and Judge not. Let
Tue wrong-doer go his way" Tols.oi
does NOT lhck experience OF life. He
ms NOT been n hermit or monk. He
ms been acquainted with the polished.
frivolous, profigate society of high.
Dreu nussia. His father was a soldier.
lie himself was n volunteer in the
Saucnsus; he commanded a battery at
sebastopol. He has been county mag.
lStF0fR hns
and romance for forty years.
l do not propose to explain away the
sermon on the Mount. 1t Is n plain
uocuiheht- II was not n set sermon.
u IN made OF scattered savings Of
Jesus. Cleaned up and bound into n
bundle by some disciple with n gpol
memory. But 10 consider any saving
we must consider time and piacr
MOSES. with the Red sea In front of
MIN says: Stand still" When tho
WIND hns made a path he saws: go
forward. With the church against
,hehi' and the state agains, them. there
was nothing for a disciple Of Jesus to
no put 10 he extremely peaceable. Live
MS long rs he could and learn and
teach.
man with n great crrand cannot
nhord TO risk and lose Il all in n street
hGh'. l have been on an errand nv
sell and some Infantry man yelled Mt
me. Who ever saw n dead cavalry
man l wanted 10 stop and converse
with him. but had not the time. Jes,,s
christ considered time and cIrcum.
stances. He took account of his forces
lie told Simon Peter TO put up his
sword. Peter was fisherman. no
swordsman. He made one awkward
cur ut a mans neck and shav we'd OF an
ear. The crrand OF Christ could moi
oe zone at that time In That way,
PERSONALLY. l believe that there have
men ana may he just wars. Wendell
nhii'ips said that ''ihc government of
nussia Is despo'ism tempered by assns
s,natioh. suppose that there is some
thing worse than war. No, man,
ihings, few things.
Charles Sumner. youn. man ,..
turned from foreign travel. was Inv,t.
cti by Boston to make the orn,Ion On
the Fourth OF July. He s,Dke on
Peace. and said In effect that the
questions OF our revolutionary war
could have been settled by argument.
Dy persuasion. He was 100 close IN
lexington. Concord and Bunker Hill.
lie was never popular afterwards on
bos'on Common. Massachusetts sent
nm term after term TO the stena te. but
Boston did not help. For tweuty.,wo
years Mr.. Winthrop would not sneak
10 MIR. Sumner ON account Of nj.
speech. Mr.. Summers speech on
Peace" is great. but I do not believe
It Is right.
Here Is an instance Tint mnkes tho
o'hcr way from the way I feel. There
" sect known among t;ic worlds
people ns Quakcrr. You will know
theni MS you go through Pennsylvania
ny their big nd harms aud general
,hrih. They are not In Jail or moor
houses. The light thnt iIghteth every
man that comc;h into the world ia the
light they steer by. One ~ our ortho.
uox prayer meetings Is measured az 10
its value by the number Of words and
me volume OF sound. I was always q
,a1lure IN prayer meeting. Any huah
II not desirable. Somebody striker uD
some OF the Moody and kankev dor.
gerel act to music. myscIf have
sung 'Oh. TO bc Nothing" and nr.yc,,
inwnrdiy. "Oh, TO h Something" II
have fcebiy assisted Ia Ringing, .J.xur
died AMI paid 1t all. NIL the debt owe"
when ! knew In my ininoxt heart TINT
must myself face every had thought
RI milne and word and decd. supIose
I liked the tInklc of tho tune. In nm.
other city used TO stroll Into fourth
day meeting" of the Friends. Nobody
said anything unless he had sonnet hing
to say. The silence wns ti,c lies, on h.
The stiffness was the s.rt OF Il. II WAS
the shadow of great rock In q weary
land. No rulsIn juice from New Jrr.
rey. no bread handled by man. lust
dead siIencr. Then shake hands In
token os The brotherhood and 70 about
your business. You will not do sny
pawnbroklng that afternoon. I like
the Qnakcrs. out Of this doctrine In
com" the practice Of rlnuy ps,opie 20
devote one hour a day to meditation.
sitting In silence. Center oue hour :
dny Oh the good of all thIugs llyIne.
do not forget trrrA They DO NOT Tor
get or forgive nasty cash cut inio
them. Ho'nc day they wiil blow down
on your tent.
TlH colony cstnb shed by William
Fem made n treaty with the Indians.
II wns To the advantage of the Eng.
llshm"n who mndc II. Hut hero In 4
fnct. III" colonies ~ New Enslnnd
werr Mt wnr with tisc lndians. Nns.
rnsol' had welcomed them to the bleak
coast. ''Wclcomr Engiishnien." And
Ia rrinrn New Enxlapd village had
lined NJ nlc ~ Indians To drsg 4
cannon nnd when they W~rr well In
Iinr the gunner touched the Infamous
loudcsl metallic least or rud killr,i
tliIrtsV.u hsn then