The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-01

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able TO excite their hearers to mad
frenzy. lt has been recorded TINT when
the Greeks used to listen to the recitnl
OF the "Adventures Of Ilysa..s' On, the
story OF Helen OF Troy" they would
weep mud cry and shout nv they climb
cd from To" lowest depths Of grief to
the highest pinnnrI"S If joy. Whas
would be the effect ON the hcorers ~
til" tale OF our lives WAS t,IIr Womb
IL "Ari'' them to n frenzy Of sin or
would 1t draw from them triumphant
and holy "incuIHtionsr
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which ! desired to impress uron yo,,
When our tale Of life nrr told. they are
not only spoken into human ears, bu.
also into the MI hearing ear or h:u, II
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rue '"s~'"E year
we sp'hd Our years rs n tale that
Is told. That means, in the story Of
il'' mat we are ABOUT TO pass from
one DOCK 10 announcer Inc year or ly-
IS nearly hhished. The year or lH3
Ii just ABOUT 10 begin.
The passing year has been sad one
FOR many of us. During the past
twelve months two Of my family have
finished their earthly lives. as tale
that ~ tod. AS sit writing this dis
course, | hold In my hand one Of the
last letters my father ever wrote to me.
IL goes something like this: Dear
frank~My last birthday tells Inc that
nave reached the psalmist's limit
threescore years and ten. My earthly
Of life will not continue
very much longer" Within few
months that journey ended. How soon
It was TO end he little thought. Within
the past year my brother-in-law left
us. leaving behind widow and her
little children. who are now nearer
ana dearer to us on account Of their
loss. In your life the year 1902 has
been Il sad year. You hive had yottr
troubles just the same as |. But the
year loo2 has also been joyful year
1t has been year Of many blessings.
It has also been year when those who
nave left Us have gone to be with him
who ~ their Saviour and their King.
But The year 1902 has also been for
III OF US II year or sin. IT this chapter
u the tale or life ID written. how many
'oiteu pages there are! Not one Of us
has lived up to our many good oppor-
uh1tles. we have been guilty both Of
ms OF OMISSION ana sins OF commits
Il n q hu Aya