Milford chronicle., 1905-09-01

. found in the collection plates, but II
the church members laXity in refer
ence y amusements. When a man be
comes Indifferent to God in reference
to his pleasures, inevitably he becomes
Indifferent to all other deeds.
Lastly. | remark that the lukewarm
Christianity Of our mOlern Laodiceans
is demonstrated in reference to the
professed disciples OF Jesus Christ,
neglecting to win their brethren from
their sins. If the negative Christians
are spending an evening with a party
Of friends, they may not tell the lewd
story themselves, but they will not re-
buke that story when they hear some
one else telling it, II they see another
travelling the crowded paths of sin,
they may not follow. but they do not
90 forth and as a Christian friend say:
Brother, this is not the way to
Christ Let me lead you into the right
path" In other words. in their friend
ship to Christ they are like ehame-
leOn-changing their cu5Ors to suit their
surroundings.
WOman's stony HeHKt.
The religion of these modern Laod-
iceans is like the waveuing friendship /
Of Marie Louise, one of the most con
temptible characters of all history.
The second wife Of Napoleon Bona
parte elung to no one. She had o
heart Of putty. As soon as she left her
fathers palace she forgot hlar father.
her brothers and sisters and her step
mother When her husband was de-
ihFonedy Napoleon BOnaparte- at once
passed ont Of her life She hnd no fur
her use for him and almost immedi-
stely formed an affection for Count
Seippert, one of Napoleon's- Bitterest
oes. She would not write to- der ex-
led husband, and when Napoleon re.
urned from Elba she was in mortal
error lest her sins should find her out.
When the king Of Rome, her only son.
'as dying his mother cared no. more.
1r hiEn than if he had been a ueasRut's,
lild. When Count Neippert died. Ma
e Louise almost at once formed IL !
nful alliance with another member.of
le Austrian court. Her heart seemed
have slrned from a heart of puttM ID,
le of stone Her affections were. as. L
e waters OF the shallOwest of. brooks. R
hich co1id gurgle and smile no mat n
r what sun. shone upon them. Her st
Fing' pO~er was as dead as is, the "
art Of a dried up mummy which ias
en- buried a thousand years in one of 10
e Egyptian pyramids and is now nut
der a glass case in the Cairo muse n
l. So wish some of us. Like Marie, da
uise, we smile On God when we.are.
tn God; We smile on Gods enemies a5
len we are with Gods enemies. We J
never Gods trna- firm discipIes. ies
e'1ever uphold him. We never fight I
lin. We are never ready to die tsa
Tim as Christ died for us. Oh, re
It re might De faithful to God .iEs,rra-
king. the sins Of others as weg) as OK
@ 1o' linn in reference to the uer- 6li
al actions a6 eur own lives! Q
Would that we might be rs trr.e. tn, On
is idve in every way as DIR. J5seph ton
dy- tile great naturalist. was true IA
his noble affection for dumb bhfTte,.. gin
ne Years ago Dr. Leidy was lectnr- Yol
Ole natural history to the students Poe
SWartlimona college, abous. ten. =. :
rs ont Of Philadelphia, where. he '''A
d. DotllusTate his subject he took n
u tfts classroom three little mud 'tur- -,
oHr Of a nRarby pond. After the pss
ure'he locked these little turtles uD P.a
his laboratory, intending 10, tlrrn ~
n tdOse' next day That night DIR 81
iy was summoned to Germany by g.
e. He haG to catch the earFyr boati g.:
New HOrk next morning. There. sS
mo- train ont that night to,the col; 65
tewn. So, rather than let his lit. 8S
friends, THE mud turtles, starve to, II
h IN the closet of whical he only u
the key, DR. Leidy walked over, ~
pennsylvania hills to the college
1 and then walked back aud caught. '..' -.
early morning train for New York. toaI
said he to the college .janitory 81 80
not go away and sail for Europe. P,M'
think OF thOSe little Turtles starv. 20
to- death in my Closet ~
little Cdang, you say. Yes, iti was, 7S.
tie act, but it was a, noble act. ~
H. showed a tender heart Thus Isl
our l0ve to Christ 5e .demonstrat- : q
May H be a positive. love. NAV Of
'e true' to him in tae teachings. OIL Z "
ross May we be. true to- him iur q
lnaneial duties Of the store. Nav SS55
'e true to him ia our pleasures. Il
bWt not least, may we. ha. true 10, 9
Il IN rebuIing sin wherever it is,
/. And in our nebukes. may we. WOO
to lead the sinner into the spirit -
lrist's sacrifice. a
ogyright, 1sO5, hg Louis Klopsch.l sEad
-, - 5sasBREEas..