The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
Look to the Heart.

Look to the Heart.
How many profes,ed Christians can
/ stand this searching test? in the light of
this chapter men who have been acctis.
| toned to think themselves free from the
! terrible sins of murder. adultery, ueriurv,
revenge and gross selfshness. find their
lives laid bare. and to their astonishment
all is not 50 sweet and pure as they sup.
posed Arc we Phari-ccs yet: j. it posi-
BILE! After all these years of reading
Chrst's teachings have we got no further
than Thou shalt not kill or. "An eve
ior an eye. tooth for TOOTH
Strange indeed to the ears of those dis
cples, used to the lctten of the law, must
have sounded Christ's words. But | say
unto YOU. that whosoever is angry with his
brother without a cause shall me in dan.
ger OF the Judgment etc. Not only pun.
ishment q to re theirs. but their gift, like
Cain :. will be refused at the altar until
the hate toward the brother is gone
hereiore' II thou hring, thy gift to the
htar ana there rememberest that thy
pnrother hatn angnt against thee; leave
thert tny sift before me altar. and go thy
way nlst DC recpnciied to thy brother,
ana tneh come ana oiier thy gift.
II j. not much easier to-day to do t;,is
man IL was men; r. Is. Never tells how
W 'ame 10 churcn one morning and tonnd
tnat MS Nerger had done verv foolish
II lost my temper. I was going Ia nreach
within a quarter of an hour. As result
~ losing my iemper ! was as tar out o,
,netlloWsnlp with Coz, a. q man may get,
Wy oIhccrs were all coming IN to pray
did net know what to do. / knew I had
fallen. ! knew | dared not preach Cod.
gospel until uas riuht with man bccou.n
on cannot be more right with God thnn
win ms orother man: one position a.
man j. the gauge and indicator Of ones 10.
Stior before God. | Thought tbcv ,vo,,,I
al think hat was crazy. but I rang fbe
bell. called thc verger in. and said 10 MIN.
You did an uncommonlv unwi.e thina
Just now-I cannot take tbat b,ol. Lr1
that did not cyoneratc ne fo- losing my
temper. Forgive me. The man looked
more startled than! pleased, but that did
nor matter. had done what was right
and my soul shout into the blue of Gods
heaven again"
The fact that before God fho tborgAt in
the heart is equal to the action .eems a
hard one for us to accent We continuc
Judging others-and most of ali ourselves
-by tLe outward ornaaro,,oa al - -:
forgetting that ''the Lord looketh on the
heart
To quote once more from Mr.. Never.
of silt betray Themselves ns they fali ono
hy ono to tLe Lnttn,, g ;f NV, nv lHIl o'ic
YOU may become aware of the presence in
your soul of permitted evil Dare to con.
slider t.. Do not avoid the sight AS the
bankrupt avoids his telltale ledgers. or as
the c.nsumptive patient the stethoscope,
Compel yourself quietly to consider what.
ever lvil the Spirit OF God discovers to
your aoul. 1t may have urked in the Gun.
boards and c.oisters OF your being for
years. suspected but uniudged. ="
In lesson like this each one Of us sbo,d
take this quiet time for self.eyamination'
1t is Necessary that we know if we are
one of those to whom the Lord is dircctinc
the truth. For instance. how many Of ms
are willing to take our revenge in doing
good to the one vino has injured us? Nav,
how often our carnal hearts crv ont a.
eye for an eye" He did so and 90 to me
why should | speak to him or have orghr
to do with him or his until he aDoopizcsg