Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-04-28

not know. We hre 4-.siii.5 lustful eyes
upon their possessions. but God knows,
~ iiod. VIII condemn US unless we
i lase 10 PRACTICE this Tiffany
I.ufi5rfAA tCss.pIaiainr Women.
! 4 iBut the second secret sin IL like the
firstH 'l'fp same evil characteristic
which makes person wander around
the STREETS saying. 81 wish I could
have my ncigi1bor's house my neigh
boris wife. my heigiibor's 'manservant
ana his mifkisefvant." IL the same evil
charlottesville Which makes person
ignore the calls for help which are be-
liig spoken TO him ON every hand.
Therefore. though tile hands for s,ics'or
nre being stretched forth toward these
people. they act as aid the priest and
the Levite whct they saw the poor
bleeding traveller OF the good Samnri
TAN Pnratfe. they pass, by. On the 9th
er side and do nothing. Now. some
people do not believe this assertion b
true, but il is, nevertheless. Let me
illustrate It, Some time ago ! knew
yOung married woman who had ev-
erything IN the world 10 make life hnp-
by except her own discontinued heart.
She had fine husband, she had a
lovely boy. hut you would never be
ia her company five minutes unless she
was complaining about her lot. She
complained about her home and her
husbands salary. When she went out
walking she would always walk down
| the boulevard lined with the wealthiest
homes. and then she would say: II do
not know why | cannot live in home
like that Why II | could would al
ways keep open house for all my poor
relatives and try 80 help them all
could" Would she have done what she
said she would do IL she lived In yon-
der palace: Nay. for at that time she
had far more than some Of those poor
relatives had. and yet she gave them
nothing. ii we are false to God with
our little. we shall be false 10 God with
our much. II We refuse To give 10
those who are IN financial trouble
when we have one loaf VI bread, We
will not give crunb 10 the hungry
when we have whole granary full VI
wheat.
And. my friends. II we refuse to help
those who are In financial trouble how
much more sinful are we Ia refusing
TO help those who are In spiritual trou-
BILE, The world looks At us AS good.
respectable church members. Are WEI
| Down IN the deep recesses Of your own
hearts. are We; Have we done any
thing during the past year 10 win ut
least one soul to Christi q God. for
give our spiritual indifference and self
ishness. When We appear before thy
| Judgment throne. may We be able to
show an honest desire and an honest
zeal to save thy wandering prodigals
even as thou hast forgiven our sins
and brought us back into the gospel
fold.
Thus today | would have the search
light OF the Holy Spirit turned Oh TO our
lives so that In Gods sight we should
examine ourselves as we truly are.
Are you ready to be clcansed Of your
secret sins: Are you ready TO say:
20 God. purify my life. q God. cleanse
thou me from secret faults. o God.
make me clean every whit! o God.
thou great reader OF thoughts. may
live aud think and plan aud work only
for thee" IL thou art not ready TO say
this, then thou canst never be saved by
grace for the Bible says. God shall
bring every work into Judgment with
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Today | lift NJ for Inspection the rec
ords Of your secret sins. May God, by
the power Of Chrst's blood. blot out
that debasing and condemnatory past
and give us glorious and radiant fu-
ture. with no secret sin 20 mar the
white pages Of the book OF life.
Copyright 1906, by Louis klopsch.l