The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-30

~aIu Men, Ilt REASON you 't' t' '.
present plight is because you would
NOT heed my advice In the beginning
told Won not e. loose from Crete ]
fold ,ou we would get into difficulty II
YOU an Rut you wanted 10 hasten on
aud get a. phculcc nud spend the WIN
t., ,n.r. in sim and carousal You have
.....l,.. .,... nlI~tnkc Now viii you make
on,fn.r. Aud ma friend. you and ]
,an never preach Jesus Christ arish'
nnl,.. wc arc first brave enough u"
noint out o. men tho errors OF 'he"
nost 1874, We cannot tench mN !"
.,r,. fo christ unless We. like Faui
mr.. frs, faithful lu warning men
against nhc sinful acts Of their Dyg'n'
ycur~
d t..- NOT tabe very much grace To-
.... and commitment % man "n MS ""
fr.- and prnls, him when h. is 40
,n. rish, But 20 takes lots Of R'i' u
,r, ,,ut finger upon the weakness"
nj 81 mans Dol, aud tell him when h'
+ doing wrong II takes io's q" ~
f,r %athau to stand up end shy "
t,,.. no,,d Thou ari a iiheri'ne hh'
% murderer Il takes lots ~ s''
r.,, rl,,. members of % prIvy council q"
KIM. Solomon fo -ay 20 the l"uhi
rr.... Echol,oam Thou art wrong
r....nly with the requests OF me le"
.t. .nt they viii serve thee. Aho
,,n.u they ~nld ~ they Knew that th'h
.t,i,. would cost them their "il'in
,n~ifi,r- % takes lots 81 git Tor
,.rnc preacher IKE Henry war;
u.....f..r 90 h,. af the head 81 "a 'hutch
g, f,1i,,nnno.i. where most or N'
.....,,,,,.,. sr. nniugouist,c T." the a'"A
ZIONIST m.remcut and stand up "ho
a.f,. .,,l.,.,. community and say. lh'
....,. ..ii.l.t fp Dee free. 10 takes lois "'
crit for young clerk when De- i
..h,~l to r., something dishonest. I"
say tn hs employer 40 sir VIII
n,i 1o ~ because n Is wrong
takes lots Of grit EOS "a young XIII VINO
i,v.s d young man dcvotcdly 90 say TO
that young man Harry love you
lowe You with oii my heart ana yel
ff v,Y are not true Go your better sell
and If YOU 10 not turn your back upon
,our OWL associates. l must turn my
bo,k mon you" Ia other words,
tah.s lots of grit 10 come 10 your
friends aud ueiGhbors and place your
ouror upon the weak spot Of their
mental moral and spiritual life ana
SaV. Here. you must chang. III OF
aer To do right for the future you
must rectlfy this wrong Of the past
Arc Won willing as q friend 10 point
ont 10 YOUR friends the weaknesses Of
tbeir lives. as Paul warned the sailors
,f the AleXnndrian corn ship
a Story Of Edward Livingston
For my own part can think Of no
greater Coy than that Which would
come 10 Ms IS we We're 70 go 70 those
we love 20 warn them of their sins
md weaknesses. which are threaten
ING to destroy them There IS q hsau-
tifrl story told about the great Ed
ward Livingston. Perhaps he was the
greatest OF all the great men who have
borne that family name But few
men have been greater from worldly
standpoint than he. lie was represent
otlve IN congress. mayor Of New Nork
city. United states senator from Loui-
Siam. secretary u state and minister
10 France One day IN his old age
friend said o. him Senator what was
the supreme moment of your litef
Without moments hesitation. he re-
piled. Some yenrs ago that supreme
moment came when ! was delivering
an address at the dedication Of the
Masonic temple nc New Orleans. l
WIS speaking upon the duty ~ man
loving man Among other things !
said. My brethren have you searched
your hearts. DO you find any lurking
animosity against brotherl Have
You the felicity never 10 have cher
ishcd or nre you 80 happy as 10
have hanished all envy nj his prosper
it's. an malicious JOY AZ his misfor-
tuuesf If you 6nd this IS the result
# your scrutiny. enter with confidence
the sanctuary Of union. But II the
examination discovers either ranking
jealousy or hatred long concealed. or
even unkindness OF offensive pride.
entreat You, defile not tina altar OF
friendship with your unhsllowcd Of
fering hut IN the language Of Scrip
ture. First be recOnciled b. thy broth
or and then come and offer Thy gift 30
As a result Of that plea. two brothers
whom we all knew. who had been
estranged from each other for years.
arose and rushed toward each other
and with mutual sobs flung them
selves into one anothcr's arms"
DO you wonder that Edward Liv-
ingston looked upon that victory as the
supreme moment Of his lifel With the
Arm. gentle touch 81 friend he placed
Ills finger upon the weak spots Of two
,rothers' lives and said: Here. you
must change. Here. You must be puri.
fed. Here. you must be true 20 your
nOblcr and better selves" Cannot We
DO thus townrd those who come in con.
tact with us IN lifei Shall We not
cease 10 make It our first concern to
please our friends ana try rather 10
benefit themi Shall we not be true 10
those who are about us by warning
them OF the mistakes Of their past
lives. as Paul dld with the sailors Of
the Alexandrlan cora ship when he
said, "Sirs. ye should have hearkened
unto me and not have looscd from
Crete and TO have gained this harm
aud loss"
A Gospel 20 Live BY.
But there was stu another reason
why Paul captured the minds aud the
hearts OF the sailors of this Alexnn.
drian corn ship Paul was a man Of
gospel visions. but he was more than
that lie was a man cf line Christian
common sense lie knew that the re-.
liuiOn which was not fitted for prac.