Milford chronicle., 1903-06-26


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Numbers xxxa, 23. BE sure your 81
Will find you out"
What are you going 10 do this sun
mer? Take a vacation" you answer
Il am going away to the country
There was once time when did no
believe in summer vacations. though
they were merely lazy mems excuse
for shirking work. But now l know
that I was mistaken. I have beer
gradually breaking down under tbs
oeaseless mOnOtouies Of business
want and need a change. l am going
out among the green hills or down by
the seashOre. | will leave word that
all letters and kilograms at the store
as far as possible must remain unan-
swered until l get back. l an going
to rusticate. | shall turn myself out
to grass and let my mind run fallow "
Good resolve, that! | always did be-
lieve it better to pay for fresh air
tonic and country sunlight than for
medicine chest. l always did believe
It far better TO associate with the farm
er. the fisherman and the country toll
gate keeper for a little while during
the summer than 1t Is to have the doc
tor and the trained nurse your con-
stant Visitants during the winter The
hammerings of the wOOdpecker are
much more pleasant for one to hear
than the creakings of rheumatic Joints.
The sunrise over the eastern hills in
the country after one has gone to bed
at . O'Clock and slept through the
night is far more enjoyable sight
to see than a sunrise in the city which
one witnesses after an agonizing night /
OF sleeplessness caused by that worst |
OF all inqustorial fiends called insom-
mia.
beware of sabbnth Dissertation.
But my hearers, before we separate
for the summer. as your pastor I
would like to ask you another ques-
hon What do you expect to do when
you are in the country? How are you
going to spend that vacation? well"
you answer, 81 really do not know. /
am going to let things drift and not
make any plans. If feel like fishing
] will fish. If | want to take a drive
! will go driving or will take trip
upon my bicycle. But the simple fact
Is am not an enthusiastic sportsman
l fear the time some days will drag
heavily. But 20 away to the country
l Will. ] know | need the trip" Yes.
my brother your answer is that which
most men can give. You have been
working hard during your life. In one
sense you have destroyed your ability
to play. Therefore when you 20 to the
country and do not know what to do
temptations will there assail YOU
which would never tempt you when ,
'Ou are at home and at work. Now.
he purpose Of this sermon is not TO
ak to liE~'rtines and loafers and dead !
'eats. 1t is not to upbrnid the social :
utcasts and the sinful vampires who ;
S human leeches try to suck the life's .
Hood out Of their fellow men at the =
ummer watering places. That class Of =
eople are not those whom ! want to :,
ak to now. But ! would today. as a >
astor earnestly and prayerfully give :
few words Of practical advice to y
ard working people who will spend :
leir vacations away from home / "
'ould try 10 warn you against the =
'mptations which Will confront you -
nd which. II successful. may destroy =
our entire Christian character. The "
prous germ absorbed into the spir- ="
1al body In Il day may continue TO -
ork its mnIformations clear on down -
the grave and change your whole - -
ernal destiny. l
Summer red light the first: Beware u
Sabbath dissertation That means
ware that you do not unarmor your. ~
Ives by one false move and leave w
ur beating hearts defenseless before 10
poisoned arrows Of the Satanic "a
,hers. Beware that you do not prac. W.
ally say TO the evil tempters: Here Nh
J l. or on my summer vacation. / 'n
We left my religion at home. am su
dy to let you lend me where you .l''
j. For two or three weeks. or one Nu
nth ut least. will enter no church. sr'
en- to no sermon. utter 40 public nA
yer and ask for no divine protec- neI
!. | will take n holiday from re- ue'
on as well as from business. and as the
will disregard the Lords an'
!" ret
How 60 Start n Vacation. wo
What do yOu mean by such warn. pn'
as that?' some one asks. why do eas
place such emphasis upon sabbath pul
'rvnnce?" Because. my friend. the Is
you generally start your summer sun
tiOn is the way you will end IT mol
Sabbath desecration is the Key wit
as rule. or the forerunncr. sf a tho
series OF spiritual backsHding thst
q? In all probability your summer kho
ton will start on u Saturday aft be
IN How win you spend your first dau
in the country? Will you do II Gina
prayer and conservation? wiz hyp,
10 it by taking your children tc the ing
ay school and joining the Chris Ing
Of that nelghborhood in whic
E worship within the four walls dam
e little village church. or Will done
o it by coming down in your fish den