The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-23

Oh, my sister, your words are tragical
What! You have no use for the churcl
of Jesus Christ merely because you arr
harboring bitterness against some
church members who did not do as
they ought to do? Do you mean to tel
, me- that you today have divorced al
! your interests from the church Of the
. Lord Jesus Christ, which has done sc
; much for your spiritual life and Is do
ing so much for the salvation of the
world merely because you do not like
a few members in it?
Turned Against Church.
When I speak to you thus I am not
| talking at random. There are hundreds
and thousands Of just such people as
you who have turned their backs upon
the church, Gods mightiest agency for
| doing good, merely because they have
had an unfortunate experience with
some Of its members. The other day
was talking to noble man. He gives
away hundreds and thousands of dol
| lars each year. Within his large mer-
! camille establishment he runs 4 school,
that his girl clerks and his boy clerks
who have to earn q living at the time
they should be in the schoolroon
should not be entirely deprived of an
education. He gives hundreds Of dol
lars annually for the temperance cause.
No man who Is trying to do right and
is flung on his back ever appealed to
him for help in vain. Yet that man,
with all his vast influence, has not for
years darkened church DOORS Years
ago there was church difficulty which
revoked about him and his family.
Sad, sad, Infinitely sad, that he should
refuse to be one with the church be-
cause Of bitter grudge he holds
against some church members who did
not treat him right! For, in spite of all
he has done, l confidently assert that
the seed he had sown would have null
tiplicd thousandfold instead Of, as
now, producing only sixtyfold had he
been working inside, Of the church of
God instead of outside. That man for
years has held aloof from the church
because he cherished resentment
against some Of it's members. He dis
obeyed the injunction Of my text. LET
not the sun go down upon your wrath"
Never ask me to be member of the
Humane society again." said the wife
OF one OF NY elders a short time ago.
"N'hy not?' About ten years ago I
went to one Of their meetings. OF all
the. backbitings and censorious criti-
cisin ever heard theirs were the
worst" Oh, friend. Is such q state
mcnt right? Because Judas betrayed
Christ, is that any reason you should
refuse to be disciple Of Christ? Be
cause last year one of our missionary
leaders or one Of the trustees Of an
orphans home proved a rascal and was
found to be defaulter, is that any
reason we should refuse our aid to-
ward those benefcent Institutions? In
your hatred for man you are binding
your eyes to the good you can do to
institutions and great reformatory
movements. You are acting as foolish
ly as the astronomer who would refuse
to climb the stellar ladder Of the night
and walk with God amid the infnities
Of spdte merely because a fly speck
gets upon the lens Of his telescope.
O man, grow bigger! Widen your
horizon. Do not pecvishly stop your
tramp up the heights Of Mount Wash
ington, where you can see all New Eng
land under your feet, merely because
q snarling puppy comes out Of barn
yard and barks at you as you walk
along the country highway. Do not
sap your lifes usefulness by your
grudges against few men. Live for
principles. Live for movements Live
for institutions. II some people who
are working by your side for those
causes arc not what they ought to be,
then do not as a coward desert your
post on the picket lines Of the worlds
great armies in the time of mortal |
combat
Drop HuCr s3atre .ta.
But there Is yet another reason nhy |
you shOull drop al! J ot1s' hl:r@t.; ana |
animoSitieS us k.ndiiEgs into the :, eat |
CONGREGATIONS of the scttin; sun. Iou
may be purified by the diI::il G.c:, o.
trouble. but IO man WIS ever ;lDic
make 4 brothe: better and TIA and |
purer by hatred and malice aid ~ at,
and contempt. Yol have tied II ii |
the past. You t:v' ii:'i Up your tx |
remarks in -, 1t heaps. "
have rolled down ere Il ava al: he, OF |
deEunciation. 70: ii "Sxh,ils i yotl'
whole vocabulary and roan:c.i tilroug, |
hundreds Of Dictionary ;g.";t1 End ve.'-
biage sulphuro:;s crov'::i t. d::1i:.t y,l: |
contempt. But did / 90 a. |
good? Have you male YOU h oillc: lo.'r !
you any better? Have you ma l.: him a
truer or better man? Have you hep |
ed your relationship with h:il In tn, |
least? Fer fifteen years YOU have
walked down the street and met him |
on an average at lea.t once a week |
Yeu stare at him. What good are you |
accomplishing by such bitter actions? |
none. Absolutely no good |
results for yourself. Absolutely no |
good results for him.
Motive Fer Crime.
What is the purpose hidden in your |
heart Of harbo-ing up that grudge or
malice or hatred against your neigh |