Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-01-26

, helped him on the best 1 could, ana sure,
he was different man. Well, come Sun
day morning, Joe Healey called, around to
pay his usual VISIT, He used to come
with him, and them two would spree it all
lay until they turned the whole house into
a bedam. Well, | saw Healey coming last
Sunday morning, and | was afraid it would
be all up with poor Murphy if he got with
him. l went down to the door, and when
he asked if Murphy was in L said. No,
Murphy is out. He don't live here any
longer. So | sent Heaey off and saved
Murphy from temptation. But what
want to know, your reverence, is this, did
! tell lie? | meant that the old Murphy
did not live there any more. You know
Mr.. Moody told lis that when man ~
converted he is a new creature: old things
have passed away. | believe Murphy is a
new creature, and that the old Murphy
does not live any more in that attic
"If any man he in Christ he is new
hold all things are become new After
man makes this discovery he begins to
learn important truths, He learns that he
must now walk, not after the flesh, but at
ter the spirit This is by no means an
easy thing to do. | wonder how many
have mastered this art? IT'S one that can.
not be acquired in a single lesson.
sometimes think we shall never know per
fectly how to walk after the Spirit so long
as we bear this body of flesh. There is
much misrepresentation on this point Not
a few have been sorely perp'exed, and
some have been quite disheartened in their
attempts to make the plain facts of their
experience fit certain doctrines taught
from the Scriptures. Here is a typical ex'
ample. A Young man entered upon the
Christian life. There was no doubt as to
the genuineness OF his conversion. ne &C
cepted Christ inteligently, and with an
earnest purpose to give Him loyal serv'
ice. He had run the whole gamut of sin
full indulgence, but the change in his life
was a radical one. He ceased to do evil
and tried to learn to do good. But he was
hindered by old habits and tendencies
which still lurked in his flesh. The strug'
gle was fierce and he faced it herocally,
until one day more severely tempted than
usual he went to his pastor and sad; III
no use. | might as well give up trying. !
have been guilty of some of the same old
sins that used to indulge in, and | won't
be a hynocrite, 80 YOU can take my name
off the record" The pastor made use OF
his Masters method, and answered the
Young man with a parable. 1t was the old
story of farmer who was plowlng IN
meadow lot He kept his eyes fixed on,
tree at the farther end OF the field, and de-
termineu 10 lhake n,S ,'o' i"' -"
straight as possible. That was to be his
guiding line, and it was his intention to
make each furrow as straight as the first,
lie succeeded fairly we'll for awhile, until
a bird flew close to his face and startled
him so that he jerked on the rein with the
result crook in his furrow Several times
in the course OF his plowlng ne got on the
line, but Just as soon "a he discovered n's
DETECTION he pulled back ana got on inc
Il
straight line AGAIN
How aptly this illustrates the initia! OK.
per,ence of a child of God He starts out
with the determination to walk in the
footsteps of his Master That Is the cen.
trail purpose of his heart. HIS new nature
throbs with single motive of LOYALTY tn
Christ Rut in his immature condition he
bIundrrS. he flies i"to a passion perhaps.
or INDUCES some old sinful habit forget,
ting MS new reIali"iin'p WIN 'oI' an"
he makes a crook IN ms tuifoW. ~. ~
Tie instant when ne comes 10 n!mael nc
repentS ot hlS dehtctlon anu ming in'
eyes uron Jesus, h" gets PACK on the me
and tres dea,n, SGGh d'SlHtlons rom ,ne
On" OF rectltude often dlNhear'eh young
Christians, Their h'nndefs OF immatuf,tV
are mistaken tor 'nkenS OF 'hslncerlty'
Walking with lhrs' the Schoo 'l eNpe,
ucncc they Will learn that the evidence OF
their 'oyaitN to Nun IN whose footsteps
they seek TO follow, IS not fonmd N ~, tne an,
So'nte perfection OF th'r wax me t'aI
test lies IN Their immediate repentance
aud tnmm% back TO the line Wnen Ie'
walton or detection has h'cn discovered
4 ,oul.mspn'ng truth that one ought 70
gr1-u at the beginning OF the hrlSt'dh ne
i that waking with Got i"ndS ultimately
ia Gods house. hrduNlul commentary
ON this point wa thai made y! a niue
Grl IL related by ", Morgan, ct London
Her mother questioned I've, about the les,
sou learned &, Nn"d'F.IrNGr'. Hhe nan
been studying I.u"ch, ana to-" her mother
that he was man. VINO used t" take loos
wd'ks with tod. And one gay 'Gcy went
lor an extra long Walk, ana Goa '2'u -