Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-16

raculOus magician which can change
the deserts of trouble into oascs of
Joy and make even the dying bed feel
soft as downy pillows are" The story
Is told that during our civil war Il
soldier hoy WAS dying lie was only
boy OF fifteen. oh said the lad,
Il am going 10 die. and there is no one
here 10 love me. If | only had my
dear ones here" The nurse said: MY
boy. love you. Let me take your
loved ones place" Then she stopped
over and kissed him. All" said the
boy. that feels like love. Kiss me
again. Then he looked ut another
nurse rs he said: Wont you kiss me
too: | do not think il would be so
hard TO die IL | could feel that you both
love me- No. IL is not very hard to
bear the burdens of life IL we feel that
those who are near ut hand love us
and are syinpathizing with us. DO you
not read between the lines how Jo-
scpls loved ones chung To him because
he was always true To them.
A sad story.
II Is only by loving others that 9TH
ers learn To love us. Some years ago
Il steamer was wrecked on Lake Pont-
chartrain. Among the passengers was
family of six children. besides the
father ana mother. The father was
powerful swimmer. First he took his
wife in his arms and swain toward
shore. Then lie came back five differ
ent times and took of child each
time But now his strength was al
most gone. only one child remained.
Only one, and yet the question was.
Could he save him: The father swan
out to the ship and called TO his young
est boy: Jimmie, jump. 1t is papa.
jump" The boy jumped into the sea.
All that the father then could do was
to clasp his last child in his arms, and
both sank together into Il watery grave.
You say n sad story" Yes. but TO
me beautiful story. II Is the story
of family devotion. 1t is the story of
Il father loving his way into the hearts
Of his children and OF children giving
back their love TO the father. Such is
,Ioscpl's life 10 me. Wherever | turn
he seems TO be loving his way into the
hearts of his associates. His heart
seems to he 20 big that ii can forgive
every enemy and love every one. and
almost every one was compelled to
love him. My friends. are you like Jo-
scpl. rich in the worlds affcctionsi
Do you love people? DO people love
you:
But Joseph was rich also in his OPP
portunitics of doing good To others.
When Il child he dreamed strange
dreams. lie had his brothers shcaves
bowling down 10 worship his Shcaf and
his brothers stars doing obclsalcc To
his star When lie became Il man those
dreams were literally fulfilled. What
happened when he became prospcrousf
Did he strut around the room and say:
"Think of what have accomplished.
Think of how men are cringing the
knee To me"' Nay. He practically
matlc the same prayer of thanksgiving
which Jenny Lind. the Swedish night
ingalc. made when she first found out
she had throat filled with golden
notes of perfect musical harmonics. He
said: "Oh. God. thank thee for the
prosperity with which thou hast bless
cd me. With my talents may | honor
thee by serving my fellow men" And
did he not honor God by noble, self
sacrificing service:
Picture him down in Egypt as the
prime minister of Pharaoh. He could
have made millions upon millions of
dollars for himself during the seven
years of plenty. Did lie do IL? Nay.
lie gathered together the corn. He
stacked il up in granarcs. Then when
the seven years of want came and the
starving people began 10 cry, Bread.
bread. Give Us bread" Joseph opened
the granaries and said: Here. friends.
come and buy corn Here is enough
bread for all and TO spare out of
your seven years of plenty are you
helping TO care for any who are strug-
Cling in the seven years of want; You
told me only the other day that you
made more money last year than any
three years of your previous life. An
swcr me now this question: During all
the months of last year how many hun
CRY mouths did you feed which did
not belong to your own family? Fiji
teen: Ten: Five? Two? Not one.
not one. My God. Can IL he that we
are the selfish Dives. caring not for
the poor I.azaruscs starving upon our
very doorsteps.
Joscph's Sacrifice.
Then picture the great prime minister
of Pharaoh taking his old father and
brothers into the royal court ana intro
lucing them there rs his relatives. ia
cob. the father. and Reuben and 81
neon and Judah and the other brothers
were nothing but shepherds. With
their ilocks they We're nonads. OF all
classes in Egypt the shepherd life was
lcspiscd the most. Yet when Joseph
went NJ In the world AMI made Il sue
cess he did not ,lcspise his family be-
cause they were living a humble life.
lie said. IF prosper my family must
prosper" He brought Jacob down 10
Memphis just rs he was. lie said 10
the king: pharaoh. my father has