Milford chronicle., 1904-10-28

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not give up. Tomorrow you may see
him. What, then, will your sympathy
| be worth?
What Is Your Sympathy WORTH
Here is Il poor, weak sewing girl
| struggling on to make an honest living
and to live right. But try on hard as
she will, in her weakened physical con-
dition she can make but So a week.
and that is just 80 cents less than she
can live upon. Oh, what an awful
lifei No sounds are heard in that
room save the continual scratchings Of
her needle, the sighs of crushed heart
or the low, hectic cough of diseased
lung. Sewing for others while she has
hardly a rag of her own. All well
enough for you to talk about the holi-
ness of virtue. You have your three
good meals day. But tomorrow. when
you ask her to make you new dress
or you see her going down the street
in her faded shawl, what will your
sympathy be worth?
Here is street urchin, just as good
a boy as yours, and if he had any
chance he would make just as good a
man. But what chance has he? The
kindest word he ever received was
curse No mother save a drunkard;
no father save a felon; no school save
sin; no literature save an obscene pic |
torial. Where did he spend last night? |
In a low BOwery theater, the ticket |
bought by pitching pennies.
Last winter when one of these boys |
was shivering upon a street corner Of |
one of the eastern cities such a little
newsbOy turned to another street arab |
and said: Jim, dey say der is a God.
I'm hungry, Jim. I'm cold I don't
know where to go. And, Jim, don't !
care for any God dat don't care for
me-" Tomorrow such a boy will try
to sell you a morning newspaper
What will then your gospel sympathy
be worth? Oh. my friends, Christ
came into the world to weep with
those that weep" He came to save
the lost sheep. not those safe within
the fold. Be ye like Christ Go out
AAAAO AiAN hA@LAh ~ anu tic uEu6No anu
compel them to come in. Fine churches
will not do it. Missionary subscrip-
tions will not do it. But by the help
Of the Holy Spirit Christian men and
women can do it. who in a plain, prac-
teal way will share the joys and the
sufferings Of others and thereby, by
the help Of God, bring those sinners
back with them to the Masters feet.
There is no picture on earth more
beautiful than that of a Christian, by
the Holy Spirit inspired love of Chris
tian sympathy, trying to bring lost
souls to Jesus Christ. There is a beau
Hiful legend told of Zacchaeus when he
had become old and feeble He still
lived in the outskirts of Jericho Ev-
FRY morning he would go off alone for
4 walk and remain away two or three
hours and then would come back smil-
ng and happy. He would never tell
my one where he went. But one
his wife followed him. Then
she saw her old husband 90 to the old
sycamore tree made memorable by his
history. He kissed it. He caressed it.
He watered it, He plucked up the
weeds about it. When his wife asked
him why he was doing this the old man
"Why. do you not know, my
lear? This is where 1 first saw Him.
This is where He called to me, Fac
'haeus, make haste and come down."
Ah, that is a beautiful legend. But
t is not to me the most beautiful story
have heard about Za'cchaeus. The
most beautiful fact l know about the
publican is not that he caressed and
Kissed a tree but that after his con-
-ersiOn he was ready to do anything
md everything to serve Christ among
inful men. When Zacchaeus said
Behold, Lord, the half of my goods l
1--WE to the poor" l know that Zac-
haeus at once went forth to tween
With those that weep" know that
It once he had an unquenchable de-
ire burning within him to bring all
lasses to the feet of him whom he
allied Saviour.
Oh, my friends, will not you and l
ave this holy desire burning within
Is? Will we not live to bring the hap
y and the troubled alike to Christ?
copyright, 1904 by Louis Klopseh.1