Milford chronicle., 1903-10-09

sorgive not only seven times, but sew
enty times seven.
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he slow to Condemn.
Be patient in the next place. with
the Peters of the three denials. There
are many. very many. of them. Ihey
are not the sinners who mean TO 90
wrong. but they are the sanguine TEN
who overestimate their own
abilities. They at times love the Loru
with all their strength. but. then un-
derestimatlng the strength of evil they
deliberately run into temptation to De
overthrown not once, but twice ana
thrice.
The Peters of the three denials! Per
haps that young man whom you uis.
charged only last week was one Oh
them. He was a fine young telloW' |
Everybody who came in touch Win |
him liked him. Bright? There was no
brighter boy in your store. de was
not only bright but he was the son
of a good Christian father lie knew
better. but he would drink. He came
into your office drunk about one year
ago. You fOrgave him once. You Tor
gave him twice. When be did 1t the
third time YOU said, out you go!
And out Of the store last week he went.
Or perhaps he was that employee OF
yours who was arrested because ne
stole from your safe and then. to cover
II I'm moninulated the ledger. His def
olcations went on for months. Or
perhaps he was that Peter whom you
caught lying to you. The first time you
said nothing. The second time you
proved to him that he prevaricated.
The third time you discharged him on
the spot. And yet in spite of those les'
of those defalcations. of those drunk
ennesses. you could not help liking this
Peter of the three denials. You loved
him for his own sake. You liked him
on account of his father and moth
er Then, my brother, If you like thar
lad, if you think he has even yet tie
making of a good man in him, II he
can overcome that one fault, why not
take him back again? Why not give
him another chance? mo, no. you an
swer. Il have given him three diher-
ent chances. Three times are enough.
/ Are they enough. my brother? Remem-
Der the lads parents. Remember that
I he is an impulsive fellow and not bad
at heart. Remember that Christ for
gave Peter again and again until at
last Peter rose above his weaknesses
and gave his life fully and freely back
TO Christ. Will you do as much for
that young man in your employ as
Christ did for his impulsive and deny
ing disciple?
EVIL of Hnsty Judgment.
From the filthy pieces of clothes gath
cred by the ragpickers in Germany and
France l have seen the manufacturers
of Watervliet, Mich. make the pnrest
and whitest writing paper. From even
the modern Peters Of the three denials
there have been developed the Peters
Of the martyred blood. One day Cen
eral Charles George Gordon, more
widely known as Chinese" Gordon.
saw a handsome Chinese youth being
led out to execution. The condemned
had been guilty of many crimes. Cor
don was struck with the looks Of the
lad and begged for his life. lie said
that he himself would guarantee that
the hoy would do right. Gordon's re-
quest was granted. The famous soldier
Of Queen Victoria and of Jesus Christ
took the lad to his own quarters. He
made the Chinese boy then and there
promise never to do wrong again. Did
he fulfill his pledge? From that day OIL
the most faithful servant Gordon eveI
had about him was that boy. rescued
by the Christian general from the exc
cutioner's AK. He followed Gordon IL
his Chinese mission work. He followed
Gordon to Egypt And the CHINESE
lads blood mingled with Charles
George Gordon's blood when the mas
sacre at Khartum ended the ear.hl!
life of Englands most famous Chris
tian soldier. All, the Peters Of tn
three denials are worth saving.
Be patient, in the next place. witt
: those sinners who have no sympath.
! with their fellow mems sins. 1t is yer,
easy for us to pass judgment upon 9th
ers. It is very hard, however. for u
to be willing to let others criticise thei
neighbors when they themselves ar
hagrantly guilty Of the same sins. Ye
: everywhere we find that those phai
lsaical people who themselves are mos
= open to criticism are the most criticf
Of others
Sit any day you will in a crowde
= CITY street car and find an illustratio
!. Of what mean. When the poor old co
ored washerwoman tries to enter wit
her bundles and drops some package
:, who laughs-the educated gentlema
" or the refined lady, the man who's
cerebral development indicates II
dome Of his skull covers well deve
oped brain. OF are the laughers and Il
:; scofrers found among the ignorant al
= the stupid. among those whose intelle
in all probability is not even as gre