Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-11-30
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DAL11+4 By Rev. c. q. Wright.
LID tbou art made whole; sin no
Be1oiu, worse thing befall thee
JOnn v 49, ,-oss never heals itself, but
NlcA'4 srom had to wOrse-"till the
G pcs state 9a - is worse than the first St..
las. S|" # rs intends to go on contln-
AODI r. bis besetting sin, nor to IN
a'.E IL, IN vice to the bitter end. Blind
d'sS ~ weakness say usually, "Once
ness 'na ~. This once more" or For the
mel tine-the last time"
"s' s+o,n 4. remarked, when told tnat
az friend of whom he had inquired
al W. otn drinking heavily, "Ah, never
vas 9t mover to quit" and spoke wise
70 Y s+ no doubt, if his old friend had
y UuS .a # he would have disputed
W., y,s cad comment stoutly.
u, ,,srt If rs would be shocked II toid
NV ro,Id never quit our evil course
We .ro should say to US to-day, "Twen-
! Wv roars from now you will be
w.. this same thing or worse" or
OU'I1 o. and = drug slave in the asy-
wv or You'll die drunk" or You'll
on lfbertine and be devoured
W Ioathsome disease" or You're
,,nr RIGHT on in this crookedness till
S ,n ond in crime, exposure and the
.rorr we would be shocked and re-
nsp to believe it.
yo+ # is true that there is always
4 daddy danger of permanent entangle-
mont in sin after it is begun. AS the
.o,to which brought on dyspepsia con-
4 -tnnos 70 cry for more sauces ana
-uoo+s ca the passions and loves that
Iod n the first deadly sin cease not to
rrco its first repetition. Not only so,
,rt evil being gregarious, a sin soon
,o+hprs 2 company more evil than
.tcpIF and they enter in and dwell
tb4rpo Escape from this state is not
in the pooIs and potions of the world,
INF in the healing of the Great Ply
stefan, whose restoration enables us
n assert and help ourselves, and whose
sfpglard for the future is "sin no
more"
Grave mistakes deliberately repeat
e1 are inaxcusable. 1.-The first time
WAS taken in by that fellow it was his
fault. but if he fools me again 1t will
be my fault" So we might say of the
devil after he has tripped us once, and
as "a burned child breads the fire."
every soul that has once escaped the
clutch of sin should wisely dread and
shun it.
A government inspector told me that
be once thrust his revolver in the face
Of man who had grossly insulted
him. Realizing how near he had come
70 killing his fellow man, he put his
pistol away and determined never to
carry 1t again. Should a man do less
when he realizes what it may lead him
70 do?
know a young Kentuckian who
would never return to the race track
after attending once with his father
to see their own horses run because the
Wjd excitement he felt that day
warned him that he could not afford
to take the risk of becoming a race
gambler for life. Such men are help
ing themselves, and evil fees from
tneM Playing fast and loose with the
better way spells failure for many who
start IN 1t whose plans were noble and
whose hopes were high. The dead in
VenCorS loft full of half-finished mod
els told the pitiful story of his ineffi-
Uency and explained his failure.
TO thy way. from hencefOrth sin no
more less a worse thing befall thee"
luis IS wisdom from on high.
Let us strive sincerely with Him for
ue best things. He helps us to our feet
Sla calls us to take up our burden of
responsibility and carry it through the
"'tH Serving mankind and following
@'n him who heals and champions it,
III Us go bravely on our way with
1sI hearts and steadfast trust, so liv-
,|s out the rugged hours that at even
ny each hard day will stand as a
~"og prophecy of the ultimate tri-
s1pA we shall achieve at the end of
'o' life entrusted to us.