Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1906-12-07


hearts with JOY. whea a boy was made
happy with a pair Of skates and his
sister with a dolls house What would
1t take now. my brother, my sister. to
cause you so much joy? l suppose the
deed of a house and lot or beaver
sack and a diamond ring might cause
some citation. But it would not be
such whole souled joy as that you felt
over the little gift of those Christmas
days of old. The gifts now must be
commensurate with our larger ideas.
What would really make you happy
now? Could any gift in the world do
it? l doubt it. Well. then. want to
draw your attention to another world.
where one sits who. better than your
mother in the old days, knows your
needs and the gifts that will satisfy
e.em
Temptations Of Ola Age.
at as I go,on making these Christ
= rs requests there comes TO me still
another. which we should all be willing
to make. We should come to God and
say: 20 God. give me these blessings
take away my position Of Influence as
soon as l outlve my Influence for good
or when ] am to meet temptation
greater than can bear" When ]
make this plea / especially make it
against the temptations of the fOrties
and the ffties and the sixties and the
seventies as well as the temptations of
the twenties and the thirties. 1t is
easy enough TO pray for help to guard
against the temptations Of youth. But
who specially prays for help to guard
against the temptations of middle and
old age? Yet | for one always feel
that the temptations of middle age and
of old age are as great as if not greater
than the temptations Of the twenties.
The young man has many restraints /
surrounding him which the older man /
has not The young mans finances are /
generally low. To go to destruction
styllshly and pay the way Of your il.
friends there costs money. The young
man is living. as a rule, in his fa-
TIERS home and is carefully watched
by parents and by elder sisters He is
as a rule, looked down upon by the
world at large because he is young.
But when man becomes a successful
minister or lawyer or merchant then ,
comes the greatest test of temptation.
When he becomes an employer instead
of an employee and there is a large
account to his credit in the bank, then
temptations come to him with all their
most subtle enticements. Deliver me, o
Father from the temptations of middle
life and of old age
But. though the words of my text
open wide the door of invitation for
these Christmas requests, we must re
member thar God limits them 10 one "
condition. Let me read the text TO you: n
Whatsoever We shall ask in my name u
hat will | do" If you are going to m
make these Christmas requests you III
must ask them in Christ's name. And W
an you ask them in Christ's name I'M
ess you yourself are part of Christ? go
IRE you part Of Christ? Have you sur p d,
andered your heart to him? Can it be u
hat, with all your hopes and plans for ~
ext Christmas, you have not planned In
} celebrate that Christmas by becOm-
X one with Jesus?
All. my friends, instead of talking on
bout what God is going to give to you me me
t us first for one moment talk about an
hat you are going to give to God. I'll
on say you are young and weak and =,
alpless You say you do not amount q,
much. But. my friends. you amount
enough TO have in your power the
of giving pleasure even to Z
Cd. DO you not remember how when Tof
" were out in the country your little WI
by girl went and collected few
eeds and came running to you. say
8: Here mamma. Here are some
'wers from bIby?' Don't you re-
ember how you caught your darling -
in your arms and placed Il kiss up
her lips as you said, What. did my
by think enough of me to give me
these?" Have you not those faded
eeds preserved among your precious
assures? Are they not laid alongside
the little yellow curl you cut off Just
fore her last sickness? And tell me,
your baby, now in heaven, made you 8
ppy by the gift Of a few weeds, will
t you make God happy by giving to
n the Christmas gift of your immor-
soul? In my name-in my name"
e you ready to make your Christ Ii
Is gifts in Christ's name by first Civ No,
; your heart as a Christmas gift for Thu
Il to keep forever? tell you verify MOI MOI
ere Is joy in the presence of God Mot
er one sinner that repenteth. My NV
4, my son, give me thy heart, Wee
copyright. 1906. by Louis KlopschI nv
VIII
Hazel
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