The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-05-05
JUDGE BURROUGHS SERMON.

JUDGE BURROUGHS SERMON.
OPENING OF the Fair Being Held for
the BENEFIT OF the Hospital.
Wednesday evening Judge Frank E.
Burrough was invited to make an ad-
dress at the opening of the fair. His
address was in the form of sermon,
and was so appropriate to the Occas-
ion. that it is published herewith.
''Though 1 speak with the tongues
of men, aud of angels, and have not
charity, l am become as sounding
brass or tinkling cymbaL And
though 1 have the gift Of prophecy
and understand all mysteries and all
knowledge; and though I have all
faith SO that I could remove noun
tains. and have not charity, l am
nothing. And though / bestow all my
goods to feed the poor. and though l
give my body to he burned, and have
not charity, it profteth me nothing.
Charity suffereth long and is kind.
charity vaunteth not itself: is not
puffed up; doth not behave itself un-
seemly: seeketh not her own: is not
easily provoked; thinketb no evil: re-
joiceth not in iniquity bxt rejoiceth in
the truth; beareth all things, believeth
all things, eodureth all things
These words are the grSndest Paul of
.Tarsus ever penned, and in nv humble
Judgment. ,he nOolest ever written.
They are as eternal as the everlasting
hills, true rs Polaris in the Heavens,
as deep aud profound as the ever resi-
less sea. Rich with the feelings OF
noble heart, they gksten with the
golden sunlight of b&manity.
The ideal perfect map, him fren
whom humanity has drawn its in
'spiration and its hope, has said en-
simplest words.
"For l was anhungered and We gave
me meat: was thirsty and ye gave
me drink. ] was a stranger and ye
took me il; naked ane ye clothed ne:
L was sick and ye visited me: was in
prison and We came uRto me-" Then
shall the NJ ghteous answer him saying:
Lord. when saw we thee an hungeted
and fed thee, OF THIRSTY and gave tkee
drink? When saw we thee a stranger
and took thee in, or naked and cloth
ed thee? Or when saw we thee sick or
in prison, end came unto thee?" Aad
the King skall answer and say unto
them; 'Nerily l say urto you, mas
much as ye have done it unto one OF
the least of my brethren, ye have done
it unto me- These words need no
comment Rrooding Ger the sins and
wrongs and sorrows of mankind, with
almost his latest breath, he pointed
out the way TO righteousness and love.
The millennium has not come, the King
dom of righteousness is far, toe far
away. TOO often in our eager greed
for wealth and pomp and power. we
forget the Other struggling half, and
forget that of the same cold clay
nature has made us all, and to the
dust we must all come at last. | be-
lieve that ii mankind had less
theology and more religion; less
Scribes aud Pkarisees and more
Samaritans there would be a greater
sum of joy ia this tough world.
These g0od women for whom this
fair is beiag opened, have consecrated
their whole lives to the sick and suf.
feriny toil-worn sons of earth. They
ask of us nothing for themselves.
They ask for them for whom the
Nazarene has preached his nobles'
sermon; they ask that they may
lessen pain; the ask that they
may hold the cooling water to
the parched and fevered lips: they
ask that they may fan the pale,
wan cheek of illness until it bushes
with the rose OF health: they ask thai
they may add more nectar TO the cuf
of Joy. Let US initiate them, if We
can. At least let us tonight determine
one and all to make this fair a grand
success, and thereby aid to streN
more flowers in the thorny path o
suffering mankind.
Memorial Day Services.