Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-05-09

eing the powder out. Aye. II was moi
easy to learn the lesson OF physical
caution. You learned 1t by suffering
and pain: you learned II by fearful
sorrow. And now you know that fire
burns and sharp knife cuts and q
tumble will hurt So you guard your
body in the light Of warning expert.
ences.
Mental SuHerings.
But the physical sufferlngs are never
as bad as the mental The accidental
blow from the baseball that Frustrated
you on the field and gave you a head
ache for days never hurt you as did
the cruel word. the harsh criticism the
unklnd Misrepresentation. OF the man
whom you had trusted as friend.
| You all know what physical pain Is
! Some OF you have been under the tor
ture Of the surgeons knife; but, though
! your physical pains have been great,
ask you II any pain has been so ex.
| circulating as that inflicted by one
whom you have loved as brother and
| who has brutally turned against you
as Brutus struck his patron Caesar
| Now. my friends, II you have suffered
so much from the attacks OF those
whom you love. beware how you give
| pain 10 others. whether friends or stran.
gers If you have suffered so grievous
! ~ from the harsh words, the uncharlta-
BILE inslnuatons, the maevolent I'm
truths OF those who have treacherously
turned against you without cause. learn
the lesson aud look well to your own
| conduct, lest you sin against another
| The law of love works both ways. To
deserve Gods love We must graft the
lives Of others into our lives and make
their sufferngs our sufferings and their
heartaches our heartaches.
But we do not always want TO be lit
| tie children I'm the Kindergarten OF love.
| We do not always wish 10 be spiritual
babies learning the negative side Of the
gospel. which tells us Don't to this"
and Don't do that" aud Don't do the
other thing" We should grow Ia grace
and grow in spiritual power and learn
to utter some other prayer than the
! little petition
Now lay me down 10 sleep
| pray the Lord my soul 10 keep
which we learned years ago at our
mothers knees. Aud SO the next great
step in the way OF love is. Never give
! pain. physical or mental. 10 another"
The second is like unto the first. only
little higher IN spiritual life. When
we love our neighbors we must rejoice
with them Ia their days OF prosperity
! AS their sorrows should be our sor
rows, so their temporal aud spiritual
triumphs should he our temporal and
spiritual triumphs. Their lives as trees
are grated upon us. Then we. as the
old orange trunk supporting them
| should rejoice nj the gathering OF their
| fruits just rs much as though the au
| tumnal nuggets of gold were taken
from our own branches. Do you grasp
the farreaching significance Of my
| text: And the greatest Of these IS
love" The more others prosper the
more We should rejoice.
Jealous Of Others Success.
But. strange 10 say. some evil minded
| cynlcs look upon the success aud the
| 10 themselves. They feel that II they
cannot have all the honors and all the
| praises OF success they do not want
any one else 10 have those honors. And
not only that. but by sneers they will
do all In their power to undermine an.
others work Here, for instance. is =
college president. For years and years
he ~ the official head Of the institution.
| For years and years he molds the
characters OF the boys and the girls
under him. He has the devoted fol
lowing Of the officers and teachers, but
when his work is done he sometimes
seems TO be angry because those same
officers and teachers give the same
loyalty to his successor AS they accord
| ed to him and because the college is
making a greater success after he
leaves the institution Why should not
that old college president be happy NJ
the success of his successor?
But you cannot rejoice with man
In his days Of prosperity unless NJ the
same time you are willing 10 sympa
thlze with him I'm the days Of his sor.
row. And Won cannot truly sympathlze
with friend In his time OF trial unless
at the same time YOU are willing 70 do
everything in your power 10 overcome
his mental moral and spiritual weak
nesses and help him 10 rectlfy the mis-
takes he has made Have you been
willing to 10 thatf Have you such
an overwhelming love OF mankind In
your heart that you Will do everything
and anything TO help your brother on,
OF his present difficulties;
Friend. could there be better mes.
sage for US TO dwell upon this morning
than this OF love? oh" | said, III !
can only get my people TO feel and
practice this divine love all will be
well" VIII you let this divine grace
eradicate all hate and bitterness from
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