The Newtown bee., 1907-07-19

and shuddering chill that follows fast the deeds of i'll, :" if before we went in to do such deeds of i'll we had the place of watching and listening to hear what the word of his message about this careless, wayward or wicked thing which it was in our heart to do. If Habakuk could have only gotten all Jerusalem with him up on that watch message-ah then the riot and debauch- cry which was defiling the streets of the beloved city would have been sud denly and effectively stayed. The thing we need to put in human hearts
 to-day is thoughtfulness, consideration of that clear and high message which great corruption of New York City un- der Tweed. one man as you know spoke out unceasingly, unf1inchingly against it all, and every day filled the editorial page of the New York Times with the
 exposures of the robbery that was go- ing on. This man was Jones, the ed itor of the paper. Tweed sent his agent Connolly to see Jones. and offered | him flat down five million dollars if he
 would simply cease writing these edi- l about as high a bid for a man in
 lump sum as the devil ever made. Con
 nolly dwelt on the luxury and the
 travel. and the pleasures of life and | SOClCCy WInCIl tillS very ulOu6TdIGly Sdl-
 cried editor could have with five mil
 lion dollars: but Jones replied "Yes,
 1 should enjoy all that but should l know l was a rascal; should never
 get over knowing 1 was a rascal" If all people only realized that before
 human hearts stopped to think that
 whatever man might fail to do unto
 them; if they did rascally deeds they
 would know themselves to be rascals. There is no getting over that. God
 sees to that. Think of that young man.
 think of that business man, and think
 of that all of us men and momen when
 ever the temptation comes for great
 CT or lesser gain the temptation for
 us to do the underhanded and hateful take the moment or the hour of quiet to stand still and consider-there is many an evil which tempts us that we will not then touch.
 | And then one last word. The proph-
 ct not only got this message from
 over the gate. but he also received
 with it a command that he pass the
 message on to others. Make it plain.
 Make it plain.'' That word was added
 to him in the message which said that if he waited Gods word to him will
 surely come-then he was to make it
 plain. Let that command also come to
 you whenever any thought or inspira-
 ton or hope or faith that is from
 God reaches your life. Remember
 Make it plain. What you hear on the
 housetops that declare in the opep , street. By your daily life and daily word, by your habits and your manner
 of living. by your conduct and your
 dealings with others make plain what Gods command to you and Gods coun-
 sel to you are. Let it not be that you
 hear the high and blessed words of God ], and understand them too; you know , how great and good they are, but ir your life and conduct you seem to ; ; teach the sordid counsels of selfish gain. or mean and petty counsels- o1 , trivial ways of duty and life. Make , clear, plain, so that they stand out ir :, your life, the great high messages o1
 the spirit of God. Make such clear SC that all may see and know that yor , have heard of goodness and mercy ano , fishness and truth from the spirit o1 ,, God. You have heard of these ano , your life clearly declares them. Make : that plain. An ancient cynic spoke o1 , possibilities. and he characterized then ,, , in one stern, strong. bitter phrase ''The Euphrates. said he, ''is migh ty river but it rolled to the sea all the dead dogs in Babylon" That was { picture of lives with great possibilities or petty ends. God forbid that the ! great and precious gift of the river O. life which you have may bear upon it. v surface only the carrion and the un . sightliness and the pettiness of living . Bear up rather on your lives something , that shows worthily, honorably, glori ously; for such burden was your Tiff, : gifted. with such burden may it b.
 weighted. It cometh forth from Cox . this river of our lives; it goeth unt' 2 God-this river of our lives. May i 7 bear along some worthy offering. som honorable burden. as it sweeps on t. . the sea.