Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-18

things In your life that you have hidden
from your dearest Are you not conscious
that X certain sins were mentioned, . cer-
In the indulgence Of some EVIL habit: you
are living for the world or the flesh; you
have some secret in your life that keeps
cropping up in your holiest moments. There
may be man or woman living some
where with whom you have vowed you
would never speak again. There Is q record
somewhere that has never been cleared up.
God Almighty cannot save you unless you
are willing that He should deal with you;
you must be judged as those who do not
want to be ashamed at last. but would hear
the Masters blessed Well done when they
God sweep out of your life that which is
gifts."-F. B. Meyer.
A pin dropped upon q web Of cloth as It
was being passed over q drum. 1t cut a hole
In the cloth with every revolution of the
drum and damaged 1t to the extent of $780,
Little sins, lies, exaggerations, small dis
pins that damage the fair web of charac-
ter, and the rest of the fabric may be ever
SO fine. but it will yet be spoiled by the little
holes all through 1t.
In Florida and other southern states
there grows lovely gray moss. 1t hangs
upon the trees and floats in the breeze,
and gets its life from the tree 1t hangs upon.
This moss is blown by the breeze from one
- " duOtHcT, anu at uFSC IL iOOkS very
pretty az It hangs in festoons and garlands.
Just little Of 1t. But gradually. as 1t
grows thicker and sucks the life from the
branches, the tree begins to die, and many
and stark with only wreath of old dead
moss to hide Its ifeless branches. So little
sins suck the life from a Christian charac-
ter II they are allowed to remain
when Pompey could not prevail with a
city to billet his army with them, he per-
suaded them to admit Of few weak.
MANNED soldiers; but those soon recovered
whole army. And thus 1t is that the devil
courts us only to lodge some small sin-a
sin OF infirmity or two-which, being ad-
mitted, soon gathers strength 6Ad sinews
and 80 subdues us."-Price.
I'm q fertilization Of city or town all
the ramparts are not castles and strong
holds: but between fort and fort there is q
makes the place impregnable. So It II in
the fertilization Of the soul by sin AL
sins are not stronehoids Of Satan; they are
greater and grosssr sins; but between
close that you cannot find q breach In It.
and by these the heart IL fenced against
God. "-Secker.
How to Help the Leader.
Speak Of some little sin which in your
Christian community. Suggest how to
guard against It.
II you are q Junior tell Of some little
fox that has spoiled your vine Of char
acter sometimes, and how you are trying
to overcome 1t. When the sentence pray
ers are called for pray. Dear Jesus. help
,me to watch against the little temptations"
PA Parallel PaSsages:aEzekisl: 5ih;Ass; PROV.
Psalms. xxxvii:e; Proverbs, xvi:82; Prov
cribs. x:22; Proverbs, xxv:28; Romans, xii:
iN:5-1O.
Hints to the Leader.-The Endeavor
Hymnal33. II. AZ. 40. 80. 81. 30, 80.
Call for a list Of eo-called little sins
and put them on the blackboard. Ask
those who have spoken OF them to tell In
what ways they may become great sins. or
how they lead to great ones. Ask the
juniors to tell some of the ways In which
older Christians seem inconsistent to them.
Then ask the seniors to tell some OF the
little foxes that the children let into the
household and school to spoil the tender
vines Of love and peace. Try by preparing
this beforehand to have q frank heart-to-
heart talk, the older brothers and sisters
with the younger ones. each trying to show
the other how they might work together
in unison and live life such as would
please Jesus Christ.> Sometimes the
younger ones do not realize now much
little thing like the slam OF a door, or the
careless leaving Of coats and hats and
rubbers and books around. may annoy
their elders. even causing them to sin by
losing their tempers, and sometimes the
elders do not realize how much they de-
mand OF the younger ones, nor how incon-
siderate and trying they are. But the
main thought should be to impress the fact
that no fault is really little after all, but
much depends upon every little action,
every little thought, whether It be pure
and right, every little word. Only thus
can q beautiful, Christlike life be MAIN
tanned. Be sure to close by q series Of
sentence prayers in which the juniors
should by all means join.
''What fs trihe7 thoughtless word
Forgotten soon as said
Perchance its echo shall yet be heard
When the speaker IL with the dead.
That thoughtless word IL q random dart,
And strikes we know not where;
It may rankle long in some tender heart
- 10 Il q trihe there ~