Milford chronicle., 1904-04-29
Ready TO Forgive.

and take a drink
Ready to Forgive.
"From that moment. sir, that young
fellow let loose all his evil desires
He seemed to leap into very whIrl-
Dool of sin. Within a few months he
was expelled from college. Within two
wears he committed suicide, and this
is the letter he wrote on the night oil
his self murder: Dear Mother-Ihis
is the last letter you will ever receive
from me l have broken your heart
but try to forget and forgive. If
there is no he'll, as Jim says tins
world is a hell enough for me. From
YOUR G5sgraced and dying boy. 'Dld
YOU do all that? >" Yes he answered
We'll. my friend, l know not how
God will forgive. but lie can and he
Will The blood Of Jesus Christ will
even cleanse You. if you will only ask
for Christ's forgiveness 'NhosoeVer.
All that is the word 'Whosoever,
whosoever" That means YOU Yes. 1t
means YOU Though your sins be rs
scarlet they shall he as white as SHOW;
though they be red ike crimson, they
shall be as wool
Christ is ready TO forgive also the
merciless thief's sins. even as he for
gave the thief upon the cross. He
is ready to forgive the thief's sins,
Whether you have by evil Jealousy
stolen away mans good reputation
or have rihcd a widows pocketbook;
whether you have stolen good name
or a financial income.
Man, you know that was desper-
ately mean act for you to circulate
that evil report about that physicians
life You know that there never was
a squarcr. truer man than he, yet you
did it in order to ruin his practice
aye. and you have succeeded! From
worldly standpoint you can never make
atonement for that damage. But God
+ will forgive you. even you, if you will
come and ask for his pardon. Woman,
I that was an awful statement you made
/ about the character of that sister. You
say that you are sorry, that you did
not look into the facts before the evil
was done. and she died Of a broken
heart. 1t is now too late to bring her
back to life But God will forgive you.
/ Yes, whether we are thieves who have
robbed men and women of their good
names. God will forgive us If we only
repent. Though your sins be as scar
let" That means you; that means you.
As the Divine Mercy.
But" you say, this appalling emu
meration of crime has no applicability
to me- l have neither robbed nor SIAN
dered nor slain. nor am l either drunk
ard or gambler" Assuredly not; but.
though by divine grace you have been
merclfully kept from such depths of
human infamy and degradation, your
heart must still tell you that you are
4 sinner in need of q pardoning God.
And if he stands ready to forgive the
greatest of criminals and to wash away
their scarlet sins how much more is
he willing, 0 man. o woman. to give
to your soul pardon for penitence and
to welcome you into the gospel sheep
fold.
Paul. the greatest of the apostles. in
his abasement called himself the chief
of sinners. Like him, by Gods grace
you may become more hOnored spiritu
ally than ever you have been in all
your past life. After Marshal Lannes
on account of insubordination had
been deprived of his command Napo
leon Bonaparte declared he should new
er be allowed again to draw his sword
in the service of France. What did
Lannes do? Did he go over to the enc
my? Oh. no. He shOuldered a mus
ket and said to himself If l cannot
draw a sword for my own country
can at least fire a private's gun.
When Napoleon found his late marsha
fighting i'm the ranks he not only re
stored him to his old rank. but CAV,
him a greater command than he eve
had before. So. my friends. if you
like Marshal Lannes, are repentant, /
you will throw yourself upon the di
vine. mercy. if you will say. 20 God
forgive my past sins and let me be
humble servant in thy household" tn
1 tANAAEA " III NNlNOAAC gOu btlNh do III
child. AS with the prodigal son. h
will put ring upon your finger an,
sandals on your feet and white rob
Of spotless purity about your SCARE
and eyilly scanned shoulders. He Wi
make you part of himself and part 0
his throne. Though your sins be a
scarlet" you shall be recognizes
] ~ Il. -.
Will you, o man. o woman. accept tn
omnipotent and endless and eterna
forgiveness of God? VIII you hav
your sin stained garments washed il
the bloOd of the Lamb?
. copyright. 1904, by Louis Klopsch.l