The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-05-26

you think ne will be inspired by Low,
to return TO you fOurfold Of what h
tOokf Because youslate him do yot
think he will be Influenced TO be {
beuel-nnd nobler characterY Becaus,
Won hate him do you think the OLD
bonds Of affection will be knitted to
gether againi Oh, no. Continued
wrath may destroy. but Il never vel
purified, Dr. Adams once said, "The
angry man Is like ship sent to sea
which hath n devil for a pilotw say
In our dealings with brother, a bitter
ylndictlve, hating man is ike pirate
sailing under black flag, whose only
purpose Is 10 wreck and not to help or
rescue or save.
We should rcnounce oil our hatreds
and bltterncsscs and anmOslties to
ward our brothers because these ba.
treds are cursing our spiritual lives as
well as theirs. You can denounce your
nelghbor for doing wrong. You can
hate him or desplse him. Oh. yes. But
when you do. be well aware that your
own spiritual life Is gradually ebblng
away Week by week, month by
month, year by year, on account OF that
bitterness you have been lifting higher
and higher and higher an unsurmount.
able wall between you and God
Brother, sister. II Is high time you tore
down that obstructing wall. II IL
high time you consumed that hatred IN
the connagratlonof the setting sun. It
Is destroying your spiritual hopes.
There Is no.doubt about it-you cannot
love your God with all your soul and
mind and strength and bate your
nelghbor NJ the sane time.
Forgiveness OF Others.
Can you not forgive others as you
would have Christ forgive your Not
many years ago, wrote a famous writ.
or, a missionary was preaching 10
crowd OF natives In faroff India. Sud.
denly native who stood behind him
lifted huge stick TO crush IN the mis-.
sionaT's skull, but happily the blow
fell short The crowd would have torn
this would be- murderer 10 pieces, but
the speaker commanded them 10 stop.
"Klll him XIII him" cried the multi
tude. NO said the missionary. Il
Will not allow yOs 20 lii him" Then.
turning 10 the afrrighted man. he said
Brother. my religion commands me TO
love my enemies and TO do good TO
those who lniure me forgive you.
brother. But remember that though
you ESCAPED punishment at my hands
you cannot escape punishment az the
hands u God unless you repent OF your
lns." Men. women. can you forgive
as this missionary forgavef Christ
bids you 90 forgive. Can you not feel.
Us tie missionary taught. that when
you ATE hating your brother you are
hating CHRISTI There Is no escape
from eternal punishment unless you
repent ~ your sins and forgive those
who have injured you. See. the sun Is
set II is now the twilight hour. Hear
Sc not the divine commandment: "Bo
ye angry and sln not let not the sun
go down upon your wraihT
In closing ! would draw a picture Of
tho evening hour which we used 20
spend 10 our childhood days and fnd
In u n symbol Of our evening relation.
ship with God. The breakfast was
nearly always a hurried meal. The
Children had TO get % TO school. The
father had 10 rush away TO business
The mother had no servants In those
days. aud al the housework bad 10 be-
done with her own hands. Many CARES
came with their imminent demands and
said. Tend 10 me. tend 10 me nov.
Thcu when the lunch hour rolled
around the dining room table was sct
only Tor two or three Most % the fam.
ny were away. Hut Ia the evening
hour father came home from the siorv.
Then mother had her work finished.
She bad put on her clean dress The
boys were home from school or work.
aud The Girls wcrv an ready Tor the
games and lunoscut pleasures % the
evening How Oh you Tct on. fathcrY'
mother asked. "Oh." sald he. "thlngs
were k.nd q topsy turvy az the storr.
II dld seem, Ne though had TO scold
and nui fault an awful lot Hut after
all, mother. think the boys az the
store VIII Improve II only continue o.
teach them right" Then mother told
her experiences u the day. The chill.
drrn bad an their happy stories 20 ~.
peat Then one " the girls bcran a.
tell how some cue had trraici her bad.
~, aud ,hc said. Mother. avn Just ~
mad ~ Clara ~ eau 10" Their.
hcrc, there. chlld," said your mother.
stop that You have no rlFht 20 bring
home d.sagrvcablc things aud fccl uu.
harry toward any one. Let us leave
an our carcs aud worries and bitter
ncsscs on our front dOurstrp. This Ia