The Newtown bee., 1901-10-25

possibly be carved upon his tombstone,
but the names of these eight famous
battles will be found by his sarcopha-
gus nevertheless.
But suppose we do not contine our
selves to the world-renOwned, and
think rather Of the humble dead whose
memory is SO precious to us, father,
etc. Perhaps their only monument is
forever enshrined in our hearts, Do
we not love to think of them in con-
nection with particular deeds or say
ings, or else in association with GER
tain admirable traits of character, or
with certain influence that they so
beautifully exerted over all who came
within their sphere? So often have
been among you when you have refer
red to the dear ones parted from you
for season, and you spoke of some
definite incident or fact in their lives,
and seemed to delight to do So This
is natural. Man by nature is concrete
before he is abstract. 1t is only after
we have many individual things that
we begin to generalize about them and
SO become abstract.
Now when our Lord said "This do in
remembrance Of me-" He thereby es-
tablished
"THE SUPPER" AS A MEMORIAL TO
HIMSELF.
1t is his monument, or rather, part
of his monument, the whole being the
Christian church. Is it not apprOpri-
ate, then, that in this memorial rite
we associate with Jesus name at least
d few particular facts that especially
commend themselves to us? l suppose
no two of us have the same facts in
mind. Permit me, therefore, to speak
personally, and to tell you of three
that appeal to me: First, something
that Christ has taught me concerning
man; second, that he has taught me
concerning life; third, that he has
taught concerning God. | shall speak
in brief on these: Concerning man,
life, concerning God.
First, something that Christ has
taught me concerning my fellOwmen.
1t is characteristic of children to trust
all whom they meet. The facts of sin,
of insincerity, of dishonesty, of malic
iOusneSs, of meannesS and of ingrati
tude are unknown to them. To very
many children the first few years of
life are a heavenly existence. But
gradually, or sometimes through a
sudden cruel experience that wrenches
the whole moral being, the develop
ing boy or girl comes to realize that
all people are not good, that not every
person can be trusted. At first only a
few, perhaps one or two, in the child
rapidly increases, until it not infre-
happens, the child, now be-
come man or women, distruStS
everybody that has not been tested
and proven by him. have met wom-
en-, who having put absolute conf
dence in men Of their affection for
long time, have suddenly come to
know these men were false. The re-
suit has been a mental and a moral |
mind and heart undergo
a radical change, like to What is term
ed in science a chemical change.
These women henceforward hold all
men Unfortunately in deep diStrust.
have heard of men, though none are
Known to me, who have had like ex-
oerienceS with respect to women of
their choice, and the result has been
as similar. At any rate,
whatever be the cause, men and wom-
IN are not hard to find that seem to
nave deep rooted distrust of their
fellows. And think we all are more
>r less of this temper, being led into
t in spite Of ourselves by the inexor-
lble trend of our lives lived in unceas-
ny contact with others. 1t is one of
,he hardest things in the world to
maintain with advancing years a
Weet, cheerful mind and a trusting
leart, a gentle and charitable spirit,
n the presence of world Astounding
n all sorts of people.
1t is right here that Jesus Christ
lelps me. John records of him that
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