The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-06

curse Of her criminal uncha hastity.
: When a man falls, If indeed it be
|. ever known at all a soft forgiving
: society is ready Is ready to lift him
to the choicest place ia their CON-
paniopship and homes.
s Oh how much truth there is in
/ this sad picture drawn by the pen
| OF the poet:
/ There was man. it was said one
, time,
. Who went. astray in his youthful
. prime.
Can the brain keep cool, and the
heart keep quiet
, When the blood is a river that's
orunning riot2
r Aud boys VIII be boys theold tolks
say
And man is the better who has had
his day.
The sinner reformsd;and the preach.
er told
OF the prodigal son who came back
to the fold.
And the Christian people threw open
the door,
With warmer welcome than ever
before.
Wealth and honor were his to COM
mand,
And a spotless woman gave him
her hand.
And the world strewed their path
way with bIossoms abloom
Crying "God bless lady. and God
bless groom.
There was a maiden who went
astray
In the golden dawn Of her life's
young day.
She had more passion and heart
and head,
And she folio " ed blindly where fond
- love led.
And love unchecked is a dangerous
guide
To wander at will by a fair girls
aide.
The woman repcnted and turned
from sin,
But no door opened to let her in.
The pre- acher prayed that she might
be forgiven,
But told her to look for mercy in
heaven.
For this is the law Of the earth
we know:
That the woman 10 stoned, while
the man may 60.
A brave man welded her after all
But the world said, frowning, "We
shall not call"
Let the man be treated az the wo.
man is--if she be banished, Danish
him. Surely her crime and sorrow
is no worse than his-Why should
her punishment be greater? An
other has said. "Very often when
a woman falls, she falls because Of
what is best in her; her longing to
give her best and loye her best,
and fling herself at the feet Of the
man that will even trample her in.
to ruin and degradation; but when
a man tails, he falls by what is
worst In him--his disposition to lust
and sensuous indulgence. And he
is willing to satisfy this disposition
at another's bitter cost-running a
bill with the devil and knowing th;t
when the time comes for payment
he can sneak out but the woman can
not. Indeed she does sneak out
though even to the rivers bank,
and looking up to Heaven for the
forgiveness that can never be given
to a suicide, hurls herself into the
dark waters, to cover her crlmc-and
his.
Christ forgives even this awful
sin. The Scribes and Pharisees
once brought to him woman taken
In adultery in the very act, re-
minded him OF the law touching
such case viz. stoning and waited
to see what he could do. He wrote
with his finger as though he heard
them not, but they continued asking
until finally he raised his head and
said "He that is without sin let
him frat cast the stone.' And be.
ginning at the eldest even unto the
last they went out one by one and
the woman was left alone with
Christ. woman. said he, "Where
are thine accusers? Doth 10 man
condemn thee?" mo man Lord?"
Neither then dol condemn thee.
20 and stu no more. Jesus lorgave,
yea he removes all our transgress-
ions from US as far as the East 10
from the West Yea though your
sins be as scarlet they shall be as
white as snow. Jesus forgave the
adulteress aud he will forgive any
who come coufessing sin,
Aud last: The marriage relation
is analogous 10 the relation 1t sus.
tains to the Church. She Is the
bride, he the bridegroom. Follow
ing other gods Is in6delity to the
marriage vows and our God is a
Jealous God. Israel was called an
evil and adulteress nation when
she was untrue TO her husband
God. Oh how intimate is the rela-
tion which the Lord assumes. He
becomes one with the Church, They
hall be one. What God both joined
together let no man put asunder.
For just little while the BRIDE
groom has gone from US, and we
would sit ID lonely widow hood, but
for the presence Of that other com.
forter, who came to finish the work
her husband began to do Will the
bride be true and pure till her Lord
returns2 Like the bride who bids
uood hive Ia her hus b nd aa hA ia |