Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-05-09

heart. Give me success, and ! am will }
ing to sell you my soul" When a man
comes to such a decision as that, he
naturally let's loose the lower part of
his nature. AS merchant he becomes
a mere money making machine. AS a
lawyer who seeks political preferment
be becomes an Aaron Burr.
Unworthy Rewards.
When he reaches thus for soldiers |
reward, he is a Benedict Arnold Then, |
finding that the worldly success which |
he has won at the expense of his soul |
does not bring the much sought after |
happiness he will let his evil passions !
run madden riot. He will drown his !
sorrows in the Grunkard's cup He will
dazzle himself into blindness by the |
hell liame Of licentiOus carousal He
will curse sin as a drunkaTd after suf
fering the terrors Of delirium tremens
will curse liquor, and then drink. He
will curse sin as the poet cursed 1t and
yet keep on SHINING.
"Goodby." l said to my conscience.
"Goodby for aye and aye"
And ! put her hands off harshly
And conscience, sOrely smitten.
Returned not from that day.
But a time came when my spirit
Grew weary of its pace.
And cried: Come back, my con-
science.
l long TO see thy face"
But conscience cried, Il cannot;
Remorse sits in my place"
New, while there is nothing in this
world that can be compared in value to
an immortal soul, my text does not
imply that if a man gives his soul to
Christ he shall have nothing but pow
erty and humiliation, the poorhouse
and potter's field The Bible refutes
that idea. In the thirty Psalm
we read 81 have been young and now
am old yet have ! not seen the right
eOus forsaken nor his seed begging
bread" The same God who cares for
the sparrow and who numbers the
hairs of our head will not let Ills chill
dren want The Divine Father will
always see. If we do our duty, that we
have enough to eat and to drink,
enough to wear anG place where we
can sleep. Every one who gives his
soul to Christ will be able to sing
Channing's symphony. He will have,
at least. an opportunity to live content
/ with small means, to seek elegance
rather than luxury, refinement rather
than fashion. to be worthy. not re-
Bpectable and wealthy, not rich; to
study hard, think quietly, talk gently,
act frankly; to listen to stars and
birds, to babes and sages with open
hearts; to bear all cheerfully, do all
4 bravely, await occasions, hurry never
/ in a word, to let the spiritual, unbid-
! den, grow up through the common.
Could happiness demand any greater
opportunity to exist than these OppOr-
tunities which are given by God to all
his children who obey him? I would
that we all might go back more con-
tented to our everyday duties Of life,
no matter what these duties may be.
Whether they are in the store, the Of
flee, the pulpit, the parlOr, the nursery
Or the kitchen it matters not. l would
that we would all go the more cheer
fully, because the harder our lot in
life the nearer these troubles can bring
us to God. When we are friendless
and poor and helpless, then God is al
ways ready to pour out the measure
less wealth of his affections upon us
his suffering children.
What Shall II PrOhtF
noted London preacher was deliv
ering his sermon in an open field. Up
on the outskirts of the audience ther,
halted the carriage of a famous fam
fly. Lady Anne Erskine for that wa
the name Of the Occupanb became al
absorbed listener. Suddenly the min
lister turned and, facing this aristocrat
ic beauty, began to sell her soul, a
though she was on the auction bloc
and he was the Ouctioneer MY bretI
rem" exclaimed the preacher, 81 an
now going to hold an auction sale, an
bespeak your attention for few me
: ments. have here a lady and he
equipage to expose to public sale, bU
the lady is the principal and the Onl
1 object that wish to dispose of at tn
present time. There are three earnes
j, bidders in the field. The first is til
4 world. Well, and what will yOn Civ
! for her? 81 will give riches, homo
pleasure" That will not do. She
4 worth more than that, for she will Liz
when riches, honors and pleasures
the world have passed away, You ca
n not have her. The next bidder is Il
p devil. Well and what will you gi,
d for her? Il will give all the kingdom
70 of the earth and the glory of them
& That will not do for she will continl
s. to exist when the kingdoms of the ear
;e and the glory Of them have vanishi
- like the shadows of the night befo
If the rising sun. You cannot have he
10 But list and hear the voice of anoth
le bidder, and who is that? Why. t
II. Lord Jesus Christ. Well, what W
n you give for her? 81 will give gra
If here and glory hereafter, an inhe
lance incorruptible, undefiled and th
fadeth not away" These three b
A ders still contend for the possession
to sOuls-your soul, my soul and the sc
es Of every one that cometh into t
nd world. One bid or the other we mt
-er accept The choice must be ma,
It's The decision rests with you. May G
di- help every one of us to decide arig
re- "fOr what shall it profit a man if
ng should gain the whole world and Il
IN his own sOulP
nm Copyright, 1902 Louis Klopsch, N. Y