Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-28

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after his selection by the king because
he was foreign born.
"what Have You Doae~
AHA the people cry. "Ahn! II he
does not eat the kings meat we will
expose him Then this foreign upstart
will remain slave as he ought 10 do"
! And yet. my friends. as hear the enc
mics OF Daniel gloating about his over
throw. can ! not hear Your eL "Inies
gloating over Your spiritual over brow
In the same way: You enter certain
line Of business The proprietor de
rides TO keep his place open on sun
day. or. what is worse. his foreman
comes 10 you and asks you to do some
thing which is not squarely aud up
rightly honest. But" you say 10 the
foreman. Il never work .on sunday"
or you say THAT Is not honest | nm
not going to do IL The foreman
shrugs Ills shoulders aud says: All
right. IL YOU won't do IT, | Will tell the
boss. Then | guess you will have 10
hunt another place" Then all your
enemies will cry: AHA. We will de
stroy him. Ahn. aha" What have you
done Are you today compromising
your Lord In the presence Of your enc
mlesi
But there Is yet one more fact about
this kings meat TO which wish 10
call your attention. II was spread In
foreign land. II was spread scores
and hundreds Of miles away from the
place where Daniel was born: II was
spread In the Bahylonsh capital: IL
was spread 50 far away from home
that mcthinks nj first can hear
| Daniel whisper to himself these words
We'll. wha1 Is the difference If | do
eat the kings meat and drink the
kings wine: II will only he for II short
time that | will do II. Father and
mother will never hear about IT, They
are away OF now among the Jndean
hills. aud even II | do 20 back TO JertI.
salem. why. then | viii start all over
again and he consistent Hebrew. as
used 10 be But no sooner does he
speak thus than hear him say: Nay:
| Will not do this God sees: God
knows see: | know. And | Will be
true TO myself and true 10 my absent
loved ones and true 10 my God wheti-
er | am III the Babylonish capital or
In my own dear Jerusalem or in my
own fathers house. oh. my friends.
has not the tempter come 10 yOn. as
have imagined he came to Daniel.
Whispering why don't Won eat the
snclcan food? No one knows; no one
will know Why don't you eat the
fruit Of the forbidden tree inst once"
The Tempter PerJurer.
but, though the tcmpter may come
TO us aud whisper. child, inst once,
and no one viii know of thy sin. he
lleve him not: the tenlpter is per
lurer For no man ever sinncd hut at
last that sin found him ont. In that
fascinating book of travels. ION the
Frontier" Mr. Campion tells us how
in the isthmus OF Panama he tried TO
gather some beautiful green plants of
most delicate shade aud form. No
sooner would lie reach out and pluck
one than this leaf would become moth
Ing but withered. shriveled. brownish
weed AT first" said MIR Campion.
II thought was stricken with "A de
| lirium of the fatal Panama fever, but
after awhile | found that had been
| plucking n sensitive plant. 50 sensitive
| that as soon as | touched one lnnledi
ately Il lost It's color and life" SO II
IL with sin. We may think we can
pluck the beautiful leaves OF sin and
press them 10 orr lips 10 kiss them
and no one will know II. But alas,
the world will soon see that we are
not holding In our hands the beaut-
ful flower of purity. but wthered
stalk of sin No sin can be safely hid
den. Every sin will ultimately he
found out No Babylon is SO fnr away
bnt the misdeeds of a Daniel viii be
carried back to the home land and, what
Is far worse. carried up 10 be written
down in the pages OF the great book
which shall lie opened by the recording
angel at the judgment seat of Jesus
Christ Hear II. man. Hear IL, wom-
an. Hear II, child.
Thus II IL with great JOY that hold
up before your eyes the character of
Daniel for you TO copy The last time
ever heard H. l.. Moody preach WAS
about this mighty man OF God In
that sermonlc picture he showed us
how Daniel was able TO stand with
unblanched cheek amid the gaping
mouths OF the lions den. But II you
have followed me you know ! have
not once mentioned Daniel as the
mighty statesman Of Nehuchadnezzar'
court. My sermon has revolved about
the first great temptation OF Daniels
life. when he refused 10 eat the kings
meat. as the first great temptation OF
Josephs life was IN potiphar's home.
When these two young men We're
found true TO God In the first tempia
lions of youth the way was paved for
them to become the premiers OF kings
So may we be true To God in the first
temptations May we be true 10 God
IN our youth. Then whether we rise