Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-12

anu MS CodA on ueE ATlns II was as sol
emn TO me as two funeras-the funeral
OF the body and the funeral OF the soul.
Beware, lest thou also be tempted!
An invalid went 10 South America for
his health and one day sat summing him
self ON the beach when he saw something
crawling up the beach, wriggling toward
him, and he was affrighted He thought
it was 4 wild beast or a reptile, and he
took his pistol from his pocket. Then he
saw it was not wild beast. 1t was
man, an immortal man, a man made in
Gods own image, aud the poor wretch
crawled up 10 the feet of the invalid and
asked fot strong drink, and the invalid
took his wine flask from his pocket and
save the poor wretch something to drink,
and then under the stimulus he rose up
and gave his history, He had been a
merchant in Glasgow, Scotland. He had
gone down under the power of strong
drink until he was 50 reduced in poverty
that he was living in a boat just off the
beach. why" said the invalid. Il knew
a merchant in Glasgow once. a merchant
Of such and such a name" And the
poor wretch Strengthened himself and
said, Il am that man." let him that
thinketh he standeth take heed lest he
fall"
Again. remark that the senior brother
Of my text stands for the spirit Of envy
and jealousy. The senior brother thought
that all the honor they did TO the returned
brother was Il wrong 20 him. He said
Il have Staid at home, and | ought to
have had the ring, aud | ought to have
had the banquet. and ought to have had
the garlandS." Alas for this spirit OF
envy and jealousy coming down through
the ages, Cain and Abel, Esau and ia
cob, Saul aud David, Hannah and Nor
decai, OthellO and lago, Orlando and An
gelica, Caligula aud Torquatus, Caesar
aud Pompey, Columbus and the Spanish
courtiers, Camhyses aud the brother hi
slew because he was better marksman,
Donysus and philoxenius, whom he slew
because he was better singer. Jeal-
onSy among painters. Closterman and
Godfrey kncller, Hudson and Reynolds.
FranCia, anxious TO see a picture Of Ra-
phael Raphael sends him picture. Fran
Ella, seeing H. falls in a lit of jealousy,
from which he dies. Jealousy among au-
thors. How seldom contemporaries speak
of each other, Nenophcu and Plato liv-
ing Mt the same time, but from their writ
ings you never would suppose they heard
OF each other. Religious jealousies. The
Mohammedans praying for rain during
drought; no rain coming Then the Chris
tians begin to pray for rain, aud the rain
comes. Then the MOhammedans met to-
gcthcr to account for this, and they re
solved that God was so well pleased with
their prayers he kept the drought on so
as to keep them praying but that the
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was 80 Disguised with their prayers that
he sent rain right away so he would not
hear any more OF their applications. Oh,
this accurscd spirit Of envy and jealousy.
Let us stamp il out from all our hearts.
The Absurdity of Jealousy.
| 4 wrestler was SO enyious of Thcog
/ cncs. the prince OF wrestlers. that 50"
could not be consolcd in any way; and
| after Theogenes died and statue was
| lifted to him in public place his enyi-
| Gus antagonist went out every night and
wrestled with the statue, until one night
he threw It, and 1t fel on him and crush
| ed him TO death So jealousy Il not only
absurd, but it Is killing to the body, and
1t is killing to the soul. HoY seldom il Is
you find one merchant speaking well Of
q merchant in the same line Qf business.
How seldom it is you hear d physician
speaking well Of physician on the same
! block Oh my friends, the world is large
enough for all Of us. let MS rejoice at ihe
success of others. The next best thing
/ 10 owning II garden ourselves is TO look
! over the fence aud admire the flowers.
/ The next best thing TO riding in fine
| eouipagc is to stand on the street and ad
/ miro the prancinE span. The next best
! thing to having a banquet given to our
/ selves is having n banquet given TO our
! prodig0l brother that has come home to
his fathers house.
Besides that, il we do not get ms much
honor and as much attention as others
we ought TO congratulate ourselves on
what We escape in the way Of assault
The French general riding on horseback
at the head Of his troops heard a soldier
complain aud say, 1T is very easy for the
general to command us forward while he
rides and we walk" Then the general
dismountcd aud compelled the complAin
ing soldier 10 get on the horse, Coming
through rayinc, bullet from sharp
shooter struck the rider. and he fell dead
Then the general said, How much safer
il is to walk than to ride"
Once more | have To tell you that this
senior brother Of my text stands for the
poutng Christian. while there il 80
much congratuation within doors, the
hero Of my text stands outside. the cor
ncrs Of his mouth drawn down, booking
as he felt miserable. ! am glad his lugu-
bri0us physiognomy did not spoil the feS-
tiyity within. How many pointing Chris
tiuns there are iu our day Christians
who do not like the music Of the
churches, Christians who do not like the
hlarties of the young pOuting, poutng,
pouting at society, pouting at the fash.
ions, poutiug at the newspapers, pouting
~ the church, pointing at the Govern
mrnt. pouting ut high heaven. Their
spleen is too large, their liver does not
work, their digestion Is broken down.
There are two cruets IN their caster al
ways sure to be we'll supplied viz rglr
and red pepper Oh, come away from
that mood Stir a little sacchariu into
your disposition. While you avoid the
dissolutcness Of the younger son, avoid