Milford chronicle., 1901-07-05

/ say to all young men hoping to
achieve financial, moral or religious sue
cess-control your tempeTs. Do not let |
criticism or defeat rebuff you. Verdi. |
the great musician. applied to become a
student in the Conservatory Of Music at |
Milan and he was rejected by the direct |
or, who said that he could make nothing |
Of the newcomer, as he showed no dispo- |
sitiOn for music. But the criticism did |
not exasperate or defeat him. The most
Of those who have largely succeeded in
all departments were characterized by
self control. In battle they would calmly
look at the bomb thrown at their feet,
wondering whether it would explode. In
commercial life, when panics smOte the
city, these men were placid, while others
were yelling themselves hoarse at the
Stock Exchange. While others nearly
swOOned because a certain stock had gone
100 points down, they calmly waited I'M
til it would get 100 points up. While the
opposing attorney in the courtroom froth-
ed at the mouth with rage because Of
something said on the other side, he Of
the equipoise put a glass Of water to his
lips in refreshment and proceeded with
the remark, "As l was saying when the
mt 0EAL G0nlLOAa
Whit a glorious thing! We want it In
the doctor feeling the pulse Of one des-
perately III. We want it in the engineer
when the headlight OF another train comes
round the curve on the same track. We
want it In Christian men and women in
times when so much in church and state
seems going to demolition-self CONTROL!
What are you going to be good for, o
ma mn In, -u,p1A
and anon your dander up, and so often in
the sulks? We admit that you have
many things to stir your blood and fill
you with wholesome indignation, but 60
ing to such extremes you offend my text,
which says you must discriminate and not
lose your self control, "Be ye angry and
( sin not"
Mercy For the Sinner.
Surprising all other characters in the
worlds biography stands Jesus Christ
wrathful against sin, merciful to the sin
ner. Witness his behavior toward the
rObed ruihans who demanded capita
| punishment for an offending woman
denunciatiOn for their sinful hypocrisy
pardon for her sweet penitence. He die
not speak of HeTOd as ''his majesty
or 'his royal highness," but dared t,
compare him to a cunning fox. saying
GO ye and tell that fox" But, alert t.
the cry Of suffering, he finds ten lepers
and to how many Of the ten awful In
Valids did he give convalescence ant
health? Ten. Rebuking Pharisaism Il
the most compressed sentence in all tn
vocabulary OF anathelna-"Ye serpentI
ye generation Of vipers, how can y
escape the damnation of hell?" - We
looking upon Peter with such tenderness
that no word was spoken - and not
word was needed, for the look spok
louder than words. "And the Lord lool
ed upon Peter, and Peter went out an
wept bitterly" Oh, what a look 1t mus
have been to break down the swarth
fisherman apostle! It was such a hui
look such a beseechhg look, such lo1
ing look, such a forgiving loOkl Ws
there in any other being since time bega
such a combination of wrath againi
wrong and compassion for the wroni
doer3 "Lion of JudRh's tribeP Hel
that! Lamb Of God who taketh ava
the sins Of the worldP' Hear that!
Defying the mightiest government
the world, the Roman government, y
rubbing his hand just below the for
head OF the blind man until the opt
nerve Of him who was born sightless
created, and the sunlight has two ne
paths to tread. Best illustration Il
world ever saw Of anger without sin-a
ger against the denominations which ha'
! mauled and blasted the earth from
deepest cavern to its highest cliff, but
much pity for the SHINING and sufferil