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

Wv VI N"lAk ana lAs done, lie Is Ike
ranchlnan ur a farmer who peevishly
goes forth aud with his AK htws down
whole orchard merely because the
ran Jose scale h0neycombs few trees.
lie Is Ike lapldary who throws away
Il valuable Jewel because he has found
one flaw IN il. Because OF some
iault Of character, because OF some
weakness Of nature. because OF some
lptnnness, bccHuse Of some poor. little,
petty fault finding disposition or some
depr"calory Jealousy In the makeup Of
your friend you are ready TO turn your
back upon him aud let the future part
You as the waves Of the sea separate
The new hemisphere from the old
Only First Onens..
One ofreuse is often sufficient to
break up lifetime OF friendship.
What is the matter Mr.. soand soT'
l ask. Has any one done you an IN.
juryj You look angry enough 70 make
somebody suffer" "Well. should say
so.' you answer You know my old
friend, John Newman. We have been
FOR years the closest OF associates. We
grew up together ns boys. We have
had many business dealings IN com.
mon. Some months ago he came 10
iue and said Harry, have n fine herd
OF cattle out In western Kansas. I
want you 20 help me weather the win.
Ter through p ! lent him $500. lie has
not only lost every cent OF Il. but az
far NJ ] can make out he lied 20 me
about ile cattle lie never owned a
horn or n ho1f lie squandered my
money 10 Wall street" "ls that so7
What are you going 20 doi" "Noth.
!hg" you answer what can do eX.
ccpt'couicmptuously leave him aloneT'
Yes you can DO that II you will. Hut
tell me. friend has John Newman ever
failed YOU hcforei grant that he was
not truthful grant that be did not
do right Hut are YOU going 20 let that
one act, that one sln. blot out the Eve
hundred coed deeds he has done you
In The past and the Eve hundred good
deeds be would DO Tor YOU IN the IN.
turo n you wouI only forgive him
this once and give him another chnncef
because gun misses Ore once or
twice or thrice shall the hunter throw
u aside ~ usclcsyi Yet that r. tho
way some N us deal with those who
have done us wrong Suppose you
were IN the position ~ very dear
friend % mine some years ago. lie
took a young man into bis employ and
made him bis right hand man IN the
business lie couhded 20 him bis most
treasured secrets and purposes. one
day that young man. under great
temptation. betrayed my friend. lie
tried 20 start rival business and 20
cntica away 90 bis clerks aud steal his
employers agencies lie failed. What
would you do under such condltlonsl
For The ote error. Tie one mistake
would You blind your eyes 10 many
years 81 faithful scrylcci let not the
suu 80 down upon your wrath" You
had o. r.ght 20 he angry Tor little
while lu one sense. you had n right
20 strike back Hut do not bear that
grudgr any longer Forget and Tor.
give e. the meaning u the Pauline
commandment
Home HaIe's waterloo.
Hut he danger ~ harbor.ur resent.
mcut d. not limited 10 the breaking u
iricndshlps. We max suffrr Il TO prcJu.
dlcr us against good causes. Try NJ
hard us We VIII. we must aud do asso.
,.ng The succcss ~ TIE failure ~ the
onVurl movements 81 great principles
asd causes With the personalities OF
cur friends and nelrhbors. when
charles Stewart Farrell was dcthroncd
from thy rrspcct aud affections ~ bis
colleagues The Irish cause 10 home rule
met its Waterloo. Home rule was de
feat no The time when the palm Of
,ic ry .us aiout 10 b. r5asItd by the
uut .a o ug hands " its advocates.
vi % .,ark Antony loved his sinful
Egyptian ,uchauircss more than he
bowed Hs then the mlghticst war
,hrfiru who ever trcd IN the foot.
step & aul.u. Caesar saw bis follow.
en- t.vl standards, even ~ the birds
OF the forests s,yk the shelter OF their
uDsis lHiurc the tempest blasts ~ the
ousWryplug tornado when Mintcau
hraihyi bis last and was thought 10
lc untrue by bis hyuyhmou. then the
ru,alsts' cause was defeated In
Tuucc aud The Tulllutluc had to hc
drcn,hod with Ihc blood " a Marie
Aulo.u,iiy aud Louis NNi Say
what you may. every MAN naturally
represents a cause or a principle apart
from hIs personality When you bear
gruders against men you b,at Frudgcs
against causes When you divorce your
affections from individuals you lose
your ndyliy a. the causes and move.
mcni, whi,h those men. in more than
ouc sense may Upify
Let mc illustrate. Why are you pref
udicrd against the church " the Lord
Jesus tir.stl You arr not bad You
believe in Jesus as your Saviour You
vcrc rarc,i la a CHRISTIAN home. Some
% The byst aud happlcst rccollcctlOns
ot your lie are of the Sunday school
aud Of The church Of which your moth.
cr was member. Il know H." you
answer Il never think 81 the church
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