Evening journal., 1906-07-07

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Daily Readings.
Monday, July 9-Practical forgive
ness. PROV. 25: 21-2S.
Tuesday July 10-Heart forgiveness.
Prov. "a: H. rs. 2S, 30
Wednesday,, July 1.-THE unforgiving
servant Matt. IS: o1-S5.
Thursday. July Pour divine exam
pie Luke g. 8i-37
Friday July 1s-without limit Luke
II: Ia.
Saturday, July 1f-of one mind 1
Pet. 3: S-il.
Forsiveness-Dootrine Of.
There was a time when the doctrine
of revenue was held 10 by the wisest
nations and the wisest men as a mark
Of noble mind. and the doctrine Of for
giveness was utterly unknown until
taught by Christ and enforced by His
example. as recorded I'm st. Luke 6:
"a; and this new lesson was a dinicult
one to learn. III is still a difficult one
in the heather countries. 1t is said that
in one Of our Methodist Protestant coll
{ leges in Japan, a Japanese young man
came 10 study English. At one of the
chapel services. he heard. the Bible
read from the gospel according to ST.
Luke where it said Il say unto you.
love your enemies, bless them that
curse you, do good to them that hate
YOU. and pray for them who despite
fully use you and persecute YOU" He
had hated Christianity. but desiring to
learn the English language tolerated
the religion in order to learn the lam
guage. But so deep and intense was
the impression produced upon him that
as soon as the chapel service was over,
he went to the one who lead the service
and said, If the religion OF the Lord
Jesus Christ teaches one to love his
enemies, / want to learn something
about it. Onelbeing given Bible he adj
journed to his room and read from
the Gospels and while reading. the
spirit Of God began TO strive with his
unenlightened soul, until finally he fell
upon his knees by the chair and. bury
ing his face into the sacred pages Of the
word OF God. and crying aloud for
mercy. he was made to see and TO un-
derstand something Of the efficacy Of
the passage OF scripture which lead
him to study the Bible and the happi-
ness found in Being able to love his
enemies and TO do good to those who
prosecuted him. He was changed man
as every one is who chooses the plan Of
forgiveness rather than avenge. The
new doctrine is great improvement
over that OF the old dispensation. for
it puts an end to an eternal succession
of injuries and retaliatiohs let ts
learn therefore, to cherish this noble
and wholesome disposition; let us see
% & that our naost bitter enemy is
softened BY rs eject let us consider
also. how much it would add to our own
happiness, and how much IL would pre-
vent the unhappiness Of others.
Efheasiousness Of Forgiveness.
The family feuds and animosities be-
tween neighbors. which disturb the
| general intercourse Of human life ana
compose half Of the misery of it. find
their foundation in the want Of for
giving disposition and il can never
cease except by the exercise Of this vir-
tue by those perpetuating the mali
cious spirit. The man who prays the
Lords prayer with an unforgiving
heart prays really that ne himself
may not be forgiven. Matt s.: II. If one
says | win forgive but / will not for
get il is very doubtful as to whether
or not he has forgiven. God cannot. and
will not forgive those who do not for
give othersa for the reason that they
cannot receive a blessing they know
nothing about. For the same reason.
when we wish - be forgiven of our
offence toward others. we should ask ID.
The others may forgive without being
u . I.lt D. Al.
ton on their part; but While it would
satisfy the mind of the offended one.
It could do the one giving the offence
no good because having not asked for
gtveness would not likely know he had
been forgiven and it would do him no
good If he did. Some men do not like
to forgive and will not do IL If il can
be helped they only do il for policy
sake. some men are minors to am in
suit and reflect it back. others are sem
sitiye plates, and record II i'm perma-
nent photographs: others flowers and
plants, and are merely excited 20 ra-
dance IT is said that Socrates. on
being abused in a comedy laughed. but
Polyargus, not being able to bear such
an indignity, went ana hanged himself
Augustus slighted the Satires. and Bit
ter invectives which the Pasquins of
that time Invented against him: and.
when the senate would have further in
formed him Of them. he would not hear
them"
Christian Forgiveness.
Just as a seal leaves its mark I'm q
wax tablet, so it is with every one who
has a readiness to forgive others: for
by It the Christian may know that God
mas sealed the forgiveness of his sins
upon his soul We read that in a
school i'm Ireland. one boy struck an
otneri and when he was to be punish
ed. the injured one begged for his par
DON The school master. on asking
Why do you wish to keep him from,
being fioBged ?" received in replv u
nave read the New Testament that our
Lord Jesus Christ said that we should
forgive our enemies; and therefore ]
'orSive him. ana beg he may not be
unished for my sake" Christ. vou
'emember, while on the cross askes
hat his enemies, who put Him there
might be forgiven-Father forgive
tnfm Tor they know not what they 40. p
4 ietE Source from which forgiveness
I Comes.
y The ability to readily forgive tho~e
iao offend us even our enemy is
- rtue we'll worth our while 10 atfai
A. ITO And Jesus is the only soure,
al ON which such ability can come.
y once Oh old slave WAS asked by hi~
M aster when IN the acl Of applrin
~ he larpf1tlnR fQhip to an oIraa. .lv. car-i. Z.