Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-07-28
Ideal Friendship-Part 4.


"Love is like tree-vegetating of itself
striking deep roots through all our being
and often continuing TO grow greenly over
heart in ruins. "-DuBlds.
The false sentiment may seek an instru
ment to vanity, or ambitlon's aims. The
ialseness lies in the mental concept, the de-
PRAYED feeling, and deceitful actions. Little
minds are always tickled with praise; al.
ways intolerant of its lack. Ii u little bit OF
q fellow can contrive to be made president
of his club, he will work like Trojan II
appointed to lead in some department OF
church work, he will outstrip all others in
his fiery zeal, and create the impression that
the bringing on OF the millennium depends
solely upon the expenditure of his personal
religious energy; If unfortunately elected to
representative position, he puts all con.
sentative patriotism to the blush. When the
office falls from him, you will miss him from
the scene OF action, though neither the merit
of the work, nor the urgent need OF honest
workers has changed. He has gone on
new tack, hunting for more loaves and fishes.
There are 80 many of him that You fall over
him at midday. Yet this vulgar creature
prales of friendship, as II capable OF feeling
1t himself, or as fit to receive it from others
To so completely miss the idea, To so per
vert the sacred use justities the denuncia-
ton by Charlotte Bronte, In Shirley: an
their dense ignorance they blaspheme living
fire, eraph-brought from a divine altar.
They coniound it with sparks mounting
from TOPPER"
One OF the strangest and fatalest marks of
fallen nature is the pleasure with which
ordinary mlnps receive ilattery, and the dis
taste, il not enmity, with which they reject
desire their good. Faithful dealing with
mems souls is often the occasion OF resent
ment;. while the self seeking prophesler of
smooth things is never known To lack popu-
larity. Ii there were any true frendliness,
or any appreciation of it, conditions would
be instantly reversed, and new set Of facts
presented. Two things friend must en-.
dure: To wound, and be wounded. Faith
ful are the wounds of a friend. "-ProV.
27:6. Pleasant are the batteries of our &C
Quaintance. popular Version.) A friend
both loves and hates. Constant and mill
tant. Who ever is not both is neither. My
friends cause IS my cause. Ii he is wrong,
| will not indorse the wrong, but will night
for him. My sword Ia al his service. | Will
glorify his virtues conceal or extenuate his
faults. Love compels ii. II he is loved,
there is u supposed reason. Projections are
believed to exist; but intelligent affection,
ever keen sighted, marks frailties. These
love would have removed, that the object
may equal the ideal. ReproOl is needed,
then, as truly as praise. BY inflicting pain,
improvement comes TO one, increased ten
derness TO both. Suffering is not detach-
able from love. 1t is, indeed, the discipline
demanded to ensure strength and endu-
rance. Well is the doctrine stated in that
fine passage in Les Miserdbtes.' Happy, even
in agony, is the man TO whom God has
granted soul worthy of love and misfor-
tune. He who has not seen the things OF
this world and the heart OF man in this
double light, has seen nothing OF the truth
and knows nothing, for the soul that loves
and suffers is in sublime state" You will
have observed that throughout | have dis
eliminated between that pain which is in
eyitable, AID that trouble which is volun-
tarily inflicted. Sympathy is pain; jeal'
ousy is anguish but without both no deep
affection can exist. And II is well worth
the while To experience both by reason OF
what they effect upon nature, with refer
ence TO present uses, and future glorious
destiny.
To one who stands awed and reverent
in this holy temple, expecting Gods lace TO
shine out and gild it with glory, and where
he sees hands stretched out TO him from be-
yond the narrow river, his soul quivering
at the echo OF voices out OF the precious past,
any admixture of sordid thoughts with the
sacred passion Is too horrible for tolerance.
But the more sensitive the mind the more
readily IL perceives how the attachment OF
of true soul is used, or profession OF
friendship is utilized to further meSe TEN
poral prospects and procure advancement
A m a. lanHpT Whngg
bear the feet of increasing honOrs but the
dizzy height once gained, once seated there,
kicks the poor instrument CONTEMPORARY
away Henry VIII wrote book against the
Reformation, and Clement, the pope, styled
him "Defender of the Faith" But after
ward, when Clement righteOusly refused II
divorce from Catherine, the crully wrOnged
and abused queen, the lecherous and tilthy
old king, out OF spite against the pope, es
tabished church of his own, and enriched
II with the pillage Of Catholic properties
Cardinal Wolsey, bis great officer and faith
iul servant, failing 10 the matter Of the di-
vorce, Henry denuded Of his hOnors, con
fiscated his vast wealth, and drove him forth
ungrateiuly despised. This is his heart
broken plant;
My robe,
And my integrity 10 heaven, Is all
dare now 10 call my own. ., Cromwell,
Cromwell,
Had but served my God with half the zeal
served my king, he would not Va my age
Have left me naked TO mine enemies.
Pity he had not believed the testimony OF
the Bible, OF common sense, and all history,
without waiting for the shock Of certain
experience English history IL not required
10 furnish examples Of british ingratitude
visited upoL the deserving, once honored,
and lauded 10 the skies a. friends" They
are here, right here, at your doors.
As an abstract principle, or as rarely met
with as an actually, how true friendship
differs from all this The prsmatic colors
altogether maxi he solar spectrum, or white.
light, which Is more dazzling than any OF
the coors, and more powerful and pervaslVe
Friendship OF divine descent, itself almost
divine, combines all the separate qualities In
pure human loves On It's visage there
lives the enduring smile Of God bright face.
II loves It's object for what II Is, faults and
all II condemns the fault, but loves the
friend. "a friend loveth at all times, and "a
brother is born for adversely Prov. 17lI
False friends, like insects In summers day a.,
Bask 10 the sunshine, but avoid the
shower;
U Uncertain vsiants, they fee away
Fen when misfortune's cloud begins 10
lower.
Into life's bitter cup true friendship drops
Balsamc sweets TO overpower the gall;
True friends, like Ivy and the wall It props,
Both stand together or together fall.
! The ideal Is not too high, II man a.