The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-13


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frzr even hsz Best frsenls kac ifs.e
anecurz semamt for him, hg- t1e mc-
nenE Jesls I1okec Ercz Eil be saw
the prcmIae % something far better
stz1 arr ofEer had seen THOU s12-f
he called ceDaza Waich j. hy inrerrrs-
taxson. A stone Tasz Is egulTals srf
10 aaysnz. n see ia Yon the possibility
q Z better nan than Ehay ycl are.
better mzn thzn what tae worsd
thsnks you can bscome. a better nzn
than what you yourself know o.
what message this for this weak
uncertain nans Ard this y the me@
zage he has fog all. TIE Gospel Is pre-
en1inently 4 gozpel of hope. Over
against every poor has-heeI il pats
better maybe. Il never tells men
one battle Is lost without aiao telling
then there is the possibility of win
nirg another. For the NAN wEoia De-
celtfui who tries to PASS for pure gold
when be knows be il only the chezE
est wash Of gold On the outside 70
one has geTerer condemnation than.
Jesus Christ. but Tor the nsSsn who Is
sfmpiy weak. who has lost his grip
ard hasn't the heart 10 take hold
again. TO one has snch sympathy Or
such encOgrs gement.
ze looks back of his wezkness and
failure and secs something as far be-
yono what IL as he did in the case
of Slmon The picture Of what be
sees fl men Is given fn the New Tes-
f3meut. Some think there ia more in
the picture than In themselves. And
though he himself hold tt uD before
them and say. This isSWhat see tn
you" they answer Eot with the
weakness 7 inherited; no. not Ii the
place where I have to labor; no, not
under conditions such as exist IN the
business world to-day" But he still
insists that every man has within
himself a better man than the world
sees Ana the ore supreme desire Of
his heart Is to bring that better man
out into the light No man with an
honest desire to DO better should ever
be kept from trying Jesus Christ
never becomes discouraged with men
as easily as they sometimes become
discouraged with themselves. The door
'of hope Is never closed against any
until closed By their own hands.
The task which Simon undertakes
when he sets out to become Peter
ia not easy. The weakness which has
years Of indulgence behind It cannot
be overcome all at once. But heaven
IL very patient The iMpuIsiys. IN
certain Simon, whom the world had
seen 50 much of, continued to be much
fn evidence right up to the hour Cf
cruesf>zion. However, even IN this
hour Jesus still saw In the background
the better man which he bad seen at
their first meeting. Luke says that
after the third denial the Lord turned
and looked npon Peter VINO went ou'
and wept bitterly. No word q re.
proach or disappointment was spo
ken; simply tender. appealing lsok
was given. a look which said, Peter
I am sorry for you; I still believe Il
You; still zee in you what I saE
when we first met" II was not lc-s
after until the world began to see The
same. The better man came more ans
more TO the front, 50 that he who wal
4 once so weak became one Of th'
strongest Of the twelve
The same eye that saw the Pete
there vas IN Simon sees the Pete
there is in men to-day. And he VII
bear Iorg with every one WHO vii
give him chance 70 bring him on
and put him on the throne.-Rey