Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-03


Patience Is WnntinE-Pity Rather
Than Condemn the ErrinE.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2-ThiS discourse
of DR.. Talmage is full length portrait
of q virtue which all admire, and the
lessons taught are very helpful; text,
Hebrews X SO, Eye have need of pa
tience.''
Yes. we are in awful need of it, Some
of US have a little of it, and some of us
have none at all. There is less of this
grace in the world than of almost any
other. Faith. hope and charity are all
abloom IN hundreds of souls where you
find one specimen of patience. Paul,
the author of the text, on cOnSpicu-
Gus occasion lost his patience with d
cOwOrker, and from the way he urges
this virtue upon the Hebrews, upon the
Corinthians, upon the Thessalonians,
upon the Romans, upon the COlOsSians,
upon the young theological student.
Timothy, l conclude he was speaking
out of his own need of more of this ex-
cellence. And l only wonder that Paul
had any nerves left. Imprisonment,
flagellation, Mediterranean cyclone, ar
rest for treason and conspiracy, the
wear and tear of preaching to angry
mobs. those at the door of Il theater
and those on the rocks of Mars hill, left
him emaciated and invalid and with a
broken voice and sore eyes and nerves
a-jangle. He gives us snap shot Of
himself when he describes his appear
ance and his sermonie delivery by say
ing. In bodily presence weak and in
I'll L..
inf1amed eyelids when, speaking of the
ardent friendship of the Galatians. he
says. IF it had been possible. We would
have plueked out your own eyes and
have given them to me-"
We all admire most that which we
have least of. Those of us with unim-
pressive yisage most admire beauty;
those OF us with discordant voice most
eXtOl musical cadence; those of us with
Stammering speech most wonder at ell
oquence1 those of US who get provoked
at trifleS and are naturally irascible
appreciate in others the eQuipoiSe and
the calm endurance of patience. So
Paul. with hands tremulouS with the
agitatOns of 81 lifetime, writes of the
+'GOd of patience" and of ministers of
God in much patience" and of patience
of hope" and tells them to follow aft
er patience and wants them to run
with patience" and speaks of those
strengthened with all might to all pa
tience" and looks us all full in the face
as he makes the startling charge, Eye
have need Of patience"
Do Not Boast.
Some Of the people ordinarily most
excellent have q deficit in this respect
That man who is the imperSonation of
amiability. his mouth full of soft words
and his face d spring morning. if a
passing wheel splash the mud across
his brOadcl0th. see how he colors up
and hear him denounce the passing
Jehu: the Christian woman, an angel
of suavity. now that some social Slight
is put upon her or her family. hear how
her utterance increases in intensity.
Oh, il is easy enough to be patient
when ahere is nothing to be patient
about. When the bank account is
good and in no danger of being over
drawn. and the wardrobe is crowded
with apparel appropriate for the cold
Or The heat or the wet. and al the fam
lily have atteste0 their health by keen
newspapers. if they mention US ut all.
qua right construction upon what we
do or say. ard we can walk ten miles
without getting tired, and we sleep
eight solid hours without turning from
side to side. the most useless grace | car
think of is patience. 1t has no bust
ness anywhere In your house; you have
no more need of il than of life pre-
server while you are walking the pave
neat of Il city. no more need of it than
of an Gmbrplla under cloudleSs sky.
no mOrr need OF it than of Sir Hum
phry Davy'S safety lamp for miners
while T0u are breathing the tonic air |
OF an October morning, Do not boast
that goa are plaeid and optimistic and
free from the spirit Of Se0ld. If those
who are unfortunate could change lots
with yOp. they would he just rs sun
shiny. II is not religion that makes
you so happy. bat capacity to digest |
your food in three hours, and enough |
coupons cut off TO meet all your ex-
penses, and complimentary mention
and capacity to leave your horses in the
down the avenue.
Easy to Go Down.
The recording angel. making a pen |
out of some plume of a bird of para |
disc, is not getting ready to write OPP |
posite your name anything appia uda- |
tory. All your sublime equilibrium OF |
is the result of worldly |
success. But suppose things nightly |
change with y0u. as they sometimes do |
change. You begin to so down hill. |
and it is amazing how many there are
to help you down when yen begin to
go in thai direction s<rQst invest