Milford chronicle., 1901-07-05
MILFORD, DEL FRIDAY JULY 5, 1901.

Christian benediction was pronounced.
do not positively say that in a prolonged
illness there would have been a retrac-
ton. but / think there would
The renowned infdel, Mr.. Barker, aft
er spending his long life in lecturing
against Christianity in all our cities and
n publishing large and elaborate books
IN depreciation Of the Scriptures. in the
closing years of his life wrote to me that
he had changed and that he would like
to stand in my pulpit and undo the evil
that he had wrought for the most Of his
lifetime. / wrote him IN cOngratulation
for his souPs sake that he had turned
back from infdelity. but that / thought
he could not undo the work Of a lifetime
and that he had talked so long on the
wrong side I did not think he could do
anything by talking on the right side.
The mercy Of God is so great that many
Of the mightiest antagonists Of our reli-
giOn have in their last days been brought
to repentance and eternal life. Let the
thunder Of your wholesome Indignation
be followed by the kindly rain Of pity
and love. BE ye angry and sin not"
But let me confess at this crisis of my
sermon that there is not an injunction in
the Bible more difficult to obey than the
words of the text. While it applauds q
wholesome Indignation. it warns against
sinful anger. And there is 10 all the
realm Of passion nothing more destruc-
! tive than indiScriminate hate. First Of
all, it frenzies the nervous ganglia. Those
] people who easily fare up on little provo
! cation 20 into high dudgeOn, take UNI
bragg without reason, snap you up quick,
have ruined their nerves. and there Is
only one thing worse to ruin. and that Ia
the brain, and we say Of one that is Civ
en- to frequent ebullitiOns OF temper that
he is an unbalanced man. A business
! man of our acquaintance said: II can
not afford to get mad. It hurts me so. o
And IL sinful anger damages the body
how much more it riVes the disposition
There are thousands OF men clerks IN
stores who would have been members OF
great business firms, aud undermechanies
who would have been boss carpenters
and attorneys who would have been lead
ing advocates. and preachers to congre
cations who are starving them to deatl
WIN might have had appreciative sur
rOundings. who have been kept back anC
kept down by ungOvernahle tempers
The outbreak lasted only a little while
but It impeded a lifetime.
The Work of an Instant.
A man thoroughly mad can say enough
in two minutes to damage him for q
years. 1t took only five minutes for tn,
earthquake TO destroy Caracas. One un
fortunate sentence uttered In affrOnt 10
speech in the United States senate shu
} forever the door OF the White HOus
against one Of the most brilliant men o
] the last century. You can never trust
} horse that has once run away, and yol
: do not feel like trusting a man who ha
t just once lost his equilibrium. You nee
{ to drive your temper as a man drives
4 fractions span amid the explosions Of
Fourth Of July morning or the pyrOtech
} MICS OF n Fourth Of July night. wit
) curbed bit, taut rein, commanding voice
( mastering yourself and mastering whH
D you drive. II you are naturally high ten
] pered. do not unnecessarily go among irr
j taHons and provocations. Do not bull
r a blast furnace next to gunpOwder mil
1 Then, also. such demonstrations OF VI
t governability belittle one. Men take OF
e their lead pencils and In estimating sue
}. a ne take so per cent off. About Il
t most hdeOus spectacle on earth is an al
s CRY man or woman burning not with Il
/ anger commanded Ia my text. but wit
= the sin reprehended. After such a di
s play Of gail. Feasibility, virulence, his Il
s huence with many is forever gone. tt
e world Is full of politicians, doctors, Law
y yers. merchants. mechanics, minister
4 housewives. who have by such explosion
a been blown to pieces.