The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-22

his wants thln $500 u yea and II g TINT
would Tot support hin, he must draw lir5s
what lacked from the rent OF his house
ara Ills negroes IN s.. Louis.
.;.} Wheat and Tares.
fse iected ( Tor 8,rhe Times ri spatch.) N
~ ..rhe kit,gdom Of heaven is llkened unto
~ ianwhic on sowed good seed II, his field
but wilhelm slept, his enemy u cn nm !,
and sowed tares among 81 he Whe A. u a ING
went liBsway. But ,yhe n the blade was y;
sprung up and broug fort sfru tilere
nppeared the stercs also. So tie servants l
3ofitileS llousehold came and said. unto him:
Sir. didst Thou not SOW good seed In N
field /? From whence, Them la tn ~ tarcsi
He sal tlRlinto them, an enemy ha IN done
this. TIL Kill q go.
Thls 1857 till true Of III erldeayor to DO
good III the world. We have not got one ne,
inch beyond this parable to- ay,Witth all
our inlprov ements, our atnpli ficat lions l q
sefvlce ana 1cnd jtlstmcnt Of me- hods The
account VI f8S%all cducat iona, pliilan.-
sthropic patriotic Christian endeayor lies
within the lines Of I his pa rable
b AZ good imam desires to assist in useful
reforms he lectures IL public pri,S
syate freely spends his time and his
money 8itl spreading his Views and sprln- I,
clples he establ soho OILS and pub
fishes Iterature, in fact. lays himself out
M every way to enlig ten md benefit l fit
mankind. But he is followed by the enc
my. VIII ken suspicion, auest l',rlI
his Mo tiVes;$ assail his reputation, doubt
5hisNintegrit and in a tl,ousan ways d will
5tllwart sbaffle the purp he had a 4
heart. ssss ts
IL this true to-day or is 1t not Is the
good man living aud 8honorcd, and Isl he
3enen dead buried, forg gotten f Fl
There q Is no 5:ghost mystery here. You y
5canno Il point to wheat field ia whlchs
there are 'SI3
SSSlIT axe our own educatlon; your tier
your Sc hool teacher and II our friend al
eiidea yored sto SOW the seed ) 5of good
heart;
yet, wha How n
came osq "a field ~ our moth.
not ~ .i,!n your atllleE
nor your teacher. nor yotlr loving frle nd
Whence, then. cam 9 MI hose "a res Ar
enemy hath done Till !ss,
Look at your pr speri ty, you, narS$ q
business ;s riches have been showered on
you. When you were 20 OF. 4 and tile lii
your own eyes, you were gentle, synlpa-.
Sthctic, approac enable 4; but with your sue q.
cess has come GOODNESS and 3haugh tincss;'
you are no longe slmpl ], tender, ccesrl7,
3ble.{ How did these to res come into your
field enemy lla h done this
The inquiry made b, a the seryant s, S;is3
the same which is mad 9 TO- day s Whence:
hath it tares ?.,5SI AS the puzzle OF evcry
honest mind how the tnres ire mixed In In
our thinking and feel rs, our motive and
service. It Is N ystcry to us md IND We We
are puzzled Ito X tho point Of int lectual
ana moral distraction by the problem,#o ifSS
what NC call the origin Of cyl. Vi 81
You cannot SO il up and down i ~ the
world without asking the question Of
the servants. Go Into an cdue ted con. %
pany, listen to their converts Hon. It Is
bright, pure, II oble, and hen the bitter
word, unkind. 81 s ggestlye, harsh judy
mont, the biting criticism. From whence
then, are these tares yc, from whence VI !'
Gan enemy hath Il done t his.g!15 That Is
our one, our rcpl goes to the the
root Of thc&,nattcr. Every man has his
enemies. His work is watched and
every attempt will DO made TO mar q =
There are men love to sdo&eyil THEY
arc only happy Ia he working Of llestrl yI:5
ltlon. 1t is easy q 9 owl easy to atleer5
easy to tempt they have chosen the
light end Of the burden. 5 ~ tf f5
\ In Tyndale's {traNsla lon I. we read y -" An
cnyious person, hath done this. That
brings tho text near to us and in appalls-;5
Ing English. beware OF envy; 1T Is
cruel; It is the sister Of jealousy; tvs
relentless, hard, bitter. II Is ono OF tho
last passions and Vices to oyercon Envy
eats up its victim, does not hurt 1 the
person envled. but eats ike e cancer GEL
tho soul that 5harbors IT. 'rh g Bible says
ii lis rottenncss to tho bones and q says
truly. You have no pleasure 8ln your w
own house While YOU are e'lYyl ~ an ans
others dwelling place and the want NJ 4 q q
that viii make YOU + poor man forever
though YOU count your money 4 by MIL
lions ana travel on your own land for
miles. 81 a ss5a5 E$s s3 IS 81 ~ SSs, 38SSs Y
Let lis he frank with ourselves, a 1T is
easy ia see where the enemy has 2, been cen
working on others, but more dittlcult TO g
know when5be "a ncing on us, l'ares,
cannot DO hidden II ~ aea ~ 20 snow NOV
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