The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-08-04

was gnawing al our vltuls and where
temptation came snarlinr and snap
ping at our heels ia our desperate
struggle FOR q physical existence. We
never knew what il was 20 long 20
earn our bread 10y the sweat Of CUT
brow ana never Doe able TO crunch q
crumb
Even murder the worst Of crimes
has degrees Of turpItude God pity the
man who is placed n the awful posi-
ton Of one who realizes that be has to
slay his brother or die himself God
pity the starving shpwrccked sailor
who crouches upon the edge of a raft
In the middle Of the Atlantic ocean
watching his companion at the other
side of the raft who is hunger mad
Ike himself God pity him as be leaps
forward as tiger might leap upon the
back Of a trembling fawn and burics
his teeth ln the iugular vein of his
| friend and drinks the flowing blood ln
/ fendish glco as mountain li0ness
would bury her teeth in the soft fur
Of a rabbit or u fut prairie dog 1 tell
you. my friends God has different
standards Of Judgment for sin 1t
makes a great deal Of difference how
he condemns MS for sin IL. on the one
hand. we. like Lots wife. have hnan-
] rfn r.H. .fN hu.n.A
we are poor. hungry outcasts with no
work and no means OF earning any
kind Of an honest livelihood TO sin for
pleasure and 90 sin because you do not
know which way to turn for food are
two entlrely different propositions In
Gods economy
on. the temptations that come 10
some men on account Of their struggles
/ for q physical existence, 1 was never
more impressed with the awfulness Of
such temptations than when reading
this tragic story Some years after the
overthrow of Napoleon q banquet was
being given IN London 10 the British
officers who bad fought under yelling
hilA AT " MNNA lWWs ANNNA AAAA AAANNA MNNAlNN|A
the old commander. then the most hon
orod man in England. took ont Of his
pocket a beautifully jeweled snuifbox
which had been presented 10 him by
his sovereign In order that his com
panions In arWs might see 1T he passed
It down the table a short time after
Wellington asked where IL was, and no
one could find II. Tho ieweled snuffbox
had disappeared OF course all the Off
cers present felt that there was thief
among them Some one proposed that
the doors Do locked and every one
searched. Much to the surprise OF the
company. an honored eX-colonel Of q
limo regiment refused 10 be searched
Evidence, of course. pointed TO him as
the guilty man, but on account Of old
associations snke Wellington let him go.
That night when the great duke was
undressing for bed much 70 bis sur
priss be found tho jewele6 snuiTboX
In his pocket IL had not been stolen
He had absentmindedly thrust it into
his pocket At once Wellington order
ed his carriage and rode 10 the resi-.
dence Of the suspected colonel IN and
out Of the streets he went until his
cOachman drew up before a poor tene.
ment house Wellington climbed the
rickety stairs and found his old com.
panion living In poverty and squalor.
He threw his arms about the colonels
neck and begged his pardon. Then he
said, Colonel. why did you not let us
search you and free you from the sus-
picion OF the theftf" Because" an.
swered the colonel. though I am poor,
am very proud My wife and chill
dren have not had enough to eat for
months. Meat they have not had for
a week. And while you were eating I
slipped the meat of my plate and hid
II In my pockets, that they might eat
il after l reached home" All, tho
temptations of sin, which must con.
tinually abide With such starving men
and the hOmelessl God is going 70
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 tho
necessities. God has given 10 MS many
luXuries as we'll When we entered
into sin we went there 70 seek pleas
ure, and not for the necessities Of food
and clothing. We sinned because we
wanted TO sin, and not because in one
sense we felt we had 10 sin 10 live
Like Lots wife, are we? Most Of ia
aye all-have felt the gospel inspiration
Of a Christian home I know not wheth-
er this woman was born IN a godly
cradle and reared i'm plous home
know not whether IN her younger days
she was taught to say her evening
prayers at her mothers knee But / do
know that as soon as she married she
was taken 10 a godly homo. Lot her
husband was Abrah0m's foster child
and nephew. His father died when Lot |
wos very young Abraham and Sarah |
had no children. therefore they adopt |
ed this orphan his mother was evi- |
IDENTITY dead-0nd brought him up as /
their own son No sooner did Lot bring |
home his young bride than, methlnks. / /
can see this old gray haired patriarch /
Abraham welcome hor 20 his home I /
can see him place his hand upon her 4
head and say "Aly child. welcome |
thoe 10 the namo Of the Lord. l well
come thee as my daughter" Metblnks !
I can see Sarah take the young girl in
her arms and press her 70 her heart
and place holy kiss upon her fresh
young lips That night as usual the
aged couple have family prayers Lot
and his bride knecl 10y the old folks
side. step by step Lots wife Is taught
10 trust God and 70 live for God and 10
be one OF Gods little children. She is
not a cannibal on the Koneo, taught
from her infancy that the best banquet
she can have is the quvering flesh Of
4 captive whom her husband has