Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-24

tellscntly. They rarely read it
alone. II is 10 them sealed book cx
ccpt rs it is Interpreted for them by
the pulpit 1t is just rs much a sealed
book rs during the dark ayes. when no
laymun WAS allowed to touch ii any
moro than profanc hands could touch
the holy Of holes during Mosaic
times
Reading the HibIe.
You rarely rcad the Bible Yet you
are an intelligent woman You are
on" of the leaders of the woman'~
club You take a very active part in
that organization only Il short time
ago you read before 1t an essay on
Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Brown
ing Why did you not take that sun
day school class Of Young girls the
other day when orr sunday school su-
perintendcnt asked you 10 do IT.: You
made this excuse ana that excuse and
the other excuse. You lid not tell the
real reason The real reason why you
did not become a teacher Of that class
Of young girls was because YOU did
not know your Bible. ana you were
ashamed to expose your ignorance
Your ignorance of the Bible Is 50 APP
palling that 10 not believe YOU know
whether the book of Corinthians is in
the old Testament or the New. | do
not believe you could tell me. 10 save
your life. why Jesus was born IN Beth
lehem or why Moses was not allowed
TO enter the promised land Now. you
would laugh NJ Il woman who was 50 j.
norant aS 10 suppose that Goethe wrote
Hamlet or that Alfred Tennyson
was the author Of "rhanatupSis Yet
you are 50 ignorant of Gods word that
you could not hccome n teacher of q
Sunday school class Of little girls. So
my friends. some part Of each evening
ought 10 he held sacred FOR Bible study
and prayer. Carefully guard AT least
half mn hour as sacred for Bible study
and for PRAYER. Then you should turn
To God and say: Master. teach me
thy will Master let me talk 10 thee
This Is thy quiet hour when thou caust
put thy amounting hand upon me 10 ut
me for the duties Of the coming day
and for holy communion with thee on
the approaching sabbath" In this
darkenlng twilight can you not with
an earnest, prayerful voice repeat these
beautiful lines Of Emma Z. Emhrey.
But. Oh II thou wouldst keep the spirit
Turn from the beaten path by worldlings
trol
Go forth NJ eveutldo In heart TO walk
with God
One night during the last sickness Of
the sailorprcachcr. Father Taylor of
Boston the nurse heard some one talk.
ing earnestly In the next room. lie
was very much surprised. because he
had left the aged preacher only few
minutes before lying in bed alone So
he went into the sickroom. and there
he found the evangelist standing in
his nilhigpwn before looking glass
ana pleading with himself 10 accept
Christ The old man was saying 10
himself You are sinner Don't
you KNOW you are lou dtt an hll
man. The grave is directly IN your
path Repent of your sins. Accept
Christ now There is yet time Was
not that beautiful way for Father
Taylor 20 spend his last night gu
earth? Aye. would not that be "a beau
tiful way for Us 10 spend part Of
every evening ON earthf After the
hard work OF the day is over after
our babies have gone to bed. let us
steal away little while and open our
Bibles Let us see ourselves IN Gods
looking glass Let us talk with Cod.
Let us plead with God Let rs then
empty ourselves Of self AMI be tllcd
with the spirit OF Christ Then will
our evenings be- spent Alright Then,
with renewed spiritual power, shah
we 20 forth % labor for God in the
work Of the coming day.
Copyright, 1915. hy Louis Klopsch.l