The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-31

be offended because of thee yet will
I never be offended; but he didn't
know himself when he made that
boast. When put to the test he went
back on himself, ana acted so much
like a coward that he actually went
out in the darkness and cried about
it, No. we don't know ourselves. We
have not been tested at every point
We may have stood the trials we
have had but at some other point, q
less temptation may cause us, like
Peter, to lie and to swear.
am trying--indeed have been try
ing for nearly three-fourthS OF q CEN
tury-to thoroughly understand my
self; but I am so partial and SO len
lent toward self 7 find it difficult TO
be as stern ana rigid in my work as
I would be if | had the other fellow
in hand I'd soon finG out what ",
was, for I'd send the probe right
through him. I'd pick the splinter out
of his foot if he did hollow. But
somehow, | can't be rs rough and as
harsh. and as honest in the examina-
ton of self. When it begins to hurt
! stop.
Right here I am reminded of an in
cident. When preaching on the
Youngsville circuit some years ago !
used as q text on one occasion: let
a man examine himself and in the
/
a man had better be honest with
himself and look into his
treacherous. sinful heart; get out all
| the filth and meanness and have II
| thorough washing out before death
comes along and finds him too vile
for citizenship in heaven and he'll
have TO take up his abode with the
| vile and unclean.
The next day an old gentleman
~ mo fn In IN. ~
me that. after the sermon OF the day
! before, he had been doing his best To
examine himself; but, said he, every
+, time / took the top off and tried TO
| look into my old heart, it smelr 50
rotten and looked so filthy, 7 couldn Z
proceed any farther. ] can dissec;
! other folks, but ] must be excused
from probing my own sores" Most
of us are ashamed to uncover the
! past even to ourselves.
1T is said that a corporal was re.
quired to tap at the tent door of Philip
of Macedon each morning and cry
out. at the top OF his voice: philip,
remember thou art mortal We'll
would it be for all of us. if. in every
thing we do; everywhere, and every
time. we could feel and act upon tina;
awful fact-we are mortal. and that
our mortality is SO out OF harmony
! with God. it can not be arecOnciled to
| Him except by faith in a Saviour
whose PROJECTIONS are imputed only
to tho who fall out with and loathc
their sins. To do that we must see
ourselves as we are. and not try 60
hide nor palliate. I think Oliver
| Cromwell did very wise and praise
worthy thing, when a great painter
set before him a picture Of himself
| that did not show a very ugly Wart
which had grown on CromwelPs face
81 see but one defect i'm the paint
ing" said Cromwell to the painter.
What is that?" asked the paintc;
in distress.
you have failed to paint my wart. '
The painter tried to reason with
him. saying how much better the pic
ture looked without the wart
without the wart, that's not my
picture. Let my imperfections as
well as my PROJECTIONS be SEEN"
And so the wart was added.
This time the Presidential race IS
between two New Workers and OF
course there is going to be the biggest
kind of q tussle on Manhattan as well
as up and down the Hudson. and al
around by the takes-the like of Whtcf
has not been seen for many years
and money will flow like water; and
bets will be lost and won, enough
to give a years. schooling to all the
poor children in the country. ! ar
J glad the biggest part OF the fuss is to