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


lie threw his arms about the cOlOnels
neck and begged his pardon. Then be
said, Colonel, why did you not let us
search you and free you from the sns
picion OF the theftf" "Because," an
swcred the colonel, though ! am poor,
am very proud. My vie and chill
dren have not had enough 10 eat for
months. Meat they have not had for
week. Aud while you We're eating !
slipped the meat Off my plate and hid
II In my pockets, that they might eat
II after | reached home" All, the
temptations Of sin, which must con
tinually abide with such starving men
and the homeless. God is going 10
Judge such sinners differently from
the way he will condemn our sins
Like Lots wife, we have had our
physical necessities supplied. Aye, al
most all OF us have had more than the
necessities. God has given 20 us many
Injuries as well. When we entered
into sin we went there 20 seek pleas
ure. aud not for the necessities Of food
aud clothing. We sinncd because we
wanted 10 vim. and not because In one
sense we felt We had 10 sin 20 live.
The Training Lots wife Had.
Like Lots wife. are wet Most OF us
aye, all have felt the gospel inspiration
Of a Christian home. know not wheth.
or this woman was born IN n godly
cradle and reared In q plous home.
know not whether IN her younger days
she was taught 20 say her evening
prayers at her mothers knee. But do
know that ns soon as she married she
was taken 20 godly home. Lot. her
husband. was Abraham's foster child
and nephew. His father died when lot
was very young Abraham and Sarah
had no children. therefore they adopt.
ed this oThnn-hls mother was evil.
IDENTITY dead-and brought him up as
their own son No sooner did lot bring
home bis young bride than. methlnks, !
can see this old gray haired patriarch
Abraham welcome her 20 his home. |
can see him place bis hand upon her
bead aud say: MY child. welcome
thee In the name u the Iord. VOL
come thee M my daughter" Methinks
I can see Sarah take the young girl In
her arms and press her 60 her heart
aud place a holy kiss upon her fresh
Young llps That night. m usual. the
aged couple have family prayers. lot
and bis bride kueel by the old folks
side Step by step Lots wife Is taught
10 trust God and 90 live for God and "a
he one " Cod's little children. She Il
not a cann.bal on the Kongo, taught
from her infancy that the best banquet
she can have Is tho qulvcrlng flesh q
captive whom her husband has
brought home 10 chains. She Il not or
Aztec indlpn. who thinks the best o.
fering abe eau make 10 God IL th'
bleeding heart % a human sacrifice
torn out from the ribs o. a plcadlnl
suppllant She IL a child OF the cove
nant. having lived az least for year
: amid the highest and noblest Of godl!
! surroundings She was destroyed be
cause she refused 90 obey the teach
, ings Of God which abe learned from he
father In Law and mothcrin.law.
Lots wifc's doom awful. you say
? Yes. but shall not God condemn nor
. severely those who have dcliberatel
wandered forth into tho ways Of NJ
! and who have once lived In Christina
homes than those who have nevc
beard thc name u Jesus except In blai
J phtmyl Shall not God more scverel
coud,mn you and me Tor our sins tina
be would our companions In evil who's
/, mothers were Ike pclllah. JcFebcl q
Rhhab instead u Ike Sarah or Esths
or Ruthi Indeed. 20 strong IL the Il
iiucnce OF our parental Chrisus
homes that they are Juggling AZ on
, hearts today IN spite o. present SIN
We cannot drown their ccholng calls
We would.
Ianusaes 90 the Ola usms.
Some time ago a dear friend u mlt
was out In a mining town. There !
that time was miner noted Tor b
sins Gambler, drunkar,i. blasphcm'
I, and pcidlcr % nlthy stories was b
!, Ny friend met lin one day and cal,
(, "Arc you bis lad a man ~ you NAL
, out to by You say you are Eolr
. home this spring to visit your moIhc
VIII you set drunk there as you {
hcrc1 VIII you tell her the vile s,ori'
/, you tell hcrcT Tho man looked AZ n
T, friend a moment and then said; ~
!. sirl would sooner cut OF my rig
I, arm than lei my mother or my sls,c
/. see me a. am. came from ChrI
!, tiau home. AMI the old truths viii
were taught me there are tull plea
b, ing with the 10 BE- a good Chfistii
|. man on. my friends. when LOT
I, wife went nstray abe asa not tln
!, Ignorance. Like ourselves. the on
I, lived IN q rcily home. like yond
/. miner. abe bad. as We have. he rra
|. On o. her pious loved ones pleadli
n with her 10 Keep pure and true 81
|. upright a. thr ought 10 have b.
u VIII you couiinus 20 disregard q
I. Christian teachings q your youshi
I. dsysi
n hut DO the lessons o. Lot's wife q
" hcrci No Drawing near today 70 q
h. | Abrahamic cncampmcnt we hear
Il great strife aud turmoil The hcrim
Or o. 10, and the hcrlmcn Of bis uncle a
10 In bitter strife Perhaps tho cause
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