Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-29

Adams did Hancock and John Adams
and Otis ami Joseph Warren and Qun-
cy. l,ut. for the most part linen work
best in amy great cause when individ-
ualiy they are working for themselves.
Ii is not natural for IL young lady ut n
reception to be particularly pleased
when most of the young men are how
cring about her rivals chair as
swarm of bees might circle about a
beautiful flower. Neither is 1t natural
for any one to truly rejoice i'll another's
success when that success in one sense
seems to undermine his own success"
Yes. my friend. you are right. 1t is
not natural for II sinful man to "re-
joice with those that do rejoice" But
the gospel of Jesus Christ can make
what is unna. ural for sinful man nat
ural for Il redeemed man. 1.-The hard
est act of life is to get any man to be
willing TO completely sink his individ-
ualty in cause" once wrote General
Samuel Armstrong the founder and
first principal of the Hampton insti-
tute. 1T is comparatively easy to get
rich men to endow scholarship or to
erect a building or to do this or that
for which their names will be known
far and wide. yet it is almost impossi-
ble To get any man to give his money
TO help out the ordinary running ex-
penscs of college. which have to be
met and must be met right away"
Difficult. is it. to rejoice with a man
when he rejoices and to help on his
success: Yes. but / believe the grace
OF tie Lord Jesus Christ is even able
to accomplish that wonder, and 1t can
accomplish it. . man, in your heart,
so that you can go TO your successful
brother and say: Brother, give me
thy hand. l rejoice with you in your
success. How can Lelp that success
to become greater!"
why Not RejOicef
And why should you not rejoice in
your brothers success? When does
your brother need your true help and
friendship more than when he is scor-
ing Il success? Is not the time of sue
cess Just the time when he is most apt
to be thrown off his guard and destroy
ell 10y evil temptations? Is not that
the critical moment when the Satanic
temptcrs are ready TO scrape and fawn
about him. us the seductive young fiat
tercrs did about Rehoboam when he
went To Shcchem to be crowned, as
they did about young King Charles III.
after the English restoration, as they
did about poor Louis XVI. when he
came to the French throne only a
lad twenty years OF age! Do you
not feel that your successful brother
needs your atfectionate and hearty CO
operation in this his hour of success
rather than your sneers and your oppro-
brium! 1t is almost time for you to
cease sitting around and sulking be-
cause of his victories. Do not try to
undermine his usefulness by pulling
down the temple of fame which he has
reared. even as Samson pushed against
and cracked the pillars which tumbled
the roof of the temple of Dagon down
upon the skulls of the screaming and
crouchng Philistines.
Ii brother needs your help in time
y
all the more Ito weep with him when
he weeps:" Does he not need you to
come to his sympathetic aid when all
the world seems black and when it tru
~ seems, Oh account of his wrongdo-
ings. that he can never become no
BILE man again? Does he not need your
help when. iioundering in the quick
- Iii hn RI "a
by God and man alike and to be only
the sport and playthng of devils?
And does he not also need your help
when. in the awful hours of black
temptation. he is about to yield as well
as in the black hours of remorse after
he has done wrong!
If man vino has done wrong or is
about to do wrong needs your help.
how much more does woman in her
hours of trial? l always had great
deal of sympathy for the prayer of
that woman who said. 20 God. keep
me from going over the precipice OF
sin. for if my feet ever leave the path
of virtue even thou canst not bring
me back to the straight path again"
today being torn and lacerated by the
thickets of sin who could be brought
back to live honest, pure, true, respect
able lives if only the Christian men
and the women in the name of Christ
would go forth TO bring them back.
The beginning of my text opens amid
the shouts and gay laughter Of the
merrymakers. 1t closes with the sobs
and means and the groans of breaking
hearts. Brother, sister. will you today
in the name of Christ weep with
those that weep VIII you stretch
forth the broad. strong. loving hand of
rescue and say. Brother. sister. in the
name of Jesus Christ. give me thy
hand. and I will help thee up to God.
up to heavenly and an earthly res
cue:' Will you do this for Christ?
Will you weep with those that weep"
and help others. no matter how far