Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-02-25
Communicated by j. E. CeryeII.


j. E. Coryell who is soon to be taken
10 the penitentiary, requests the Index
TO publish the following communica.
ton. We freely grant the request:
1T Is my desire to write a few words
70 the young people of Medicine Lodge.
MY reason for writing IS because love
Medicine Lodge and all its people, an
other is that have bad a desire to
SOUND word of warning to some that
they may learn from the experience of
others what an awful thing sin is. The
words L write will speak for themselves
as to intent and purpose, and my hope
and prayer is that they may not be
misunderstood.
"As rule think people are inclined
TO blame the Divine Father for all the
trials, trouble, and bardships they
have to bear. In fact 1 believe it is
human nature, but the more I read
Gods word and the more pom der over
1.-THE more believe it is all caused by
sin, and [ think we car truly say with
the inspired writer that The way of
the transgressor is hard.
Young people, L write to ysu because
In my sutferings here l have come to
realize the value Of soul saved from
the consequences Of SIN, because I love
your souls and wish it were possible for
me to leave some word or thought with
you that would arouse in you new de-
sire for pure and noble life-a life de-
voted to Gods service and the up
lifting Ofyour fellowman. Some word
or thought that would give you de-
sire to do good rather than evil.
Your lot may not be the same as mine
in life. Il pray God it may not BEL
But the consequence of sin as far as
your soul Is concerned Is just the same
az mine-'The wages OF sin is death. ,
And the agony Of soul tortured with
guilt and shame is harder to bear than
punishment received in the material
world. When think of the opportuni-
ties to lend helping hand to some poor
lost soul, the opportunity lost to adorn
Gods kingdom even in a small way
my burden becomes almost unbearable.
Young people you have liberty, health,
hosts OF friends, and all that goes to
make life happy, but On, Liberty how
many crimes are committed in thy
namel' and I would plead with you
to use your opportunities for the saliva
ton of your own soul and to the help
of some poor suffering one who by q
kind word, a. loving act might be led to
purer, better life.
ASH read my bible see my Saviour
not as one so far above me that I can
not reach him in my suffering but as a
human being subject to all the trials
hardships and suffering Of this world.
can see him as man forced to toll
and labor for his daily bread, tempted
In all points as We are. yet withou,
sin; and as read of his work for the
redeeming of poor suffering humanity
my heart and soul 60 our in love toHim
What life was Hist A life filled with
abuse. revilings. false accusations
scourgings, without q place 70 lay nil
head and then an ignominious deatl
on the cross. No word OF complaint
did he ever utter but his sinless spirit
suffered to show as how to suffer, livei
on earth to show us how to live, prayed
to show as how TO pray, died to show
US how to die, rose again to impress up
on us that there was In truth q liz,
hereafter.
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