Milford chronicle., 1908-03-06
His Political Protsns.

But there was still another reason
why Samuel chung to this recreant
king Saul was Samuers political pro.
tege. Samuel was the instrument in
Gods hands chosen TO make him king.
Samuel lifted the amounting horn to
pour the sacred oil upon SauIs head.
and in one sense Samuel looked upon
him as loving parent sometimes looks
upon the erring deeds of a favorite
child He tried to shield him and pro-
tect him and to ward off his coming
DOOM And when Samuel did this he
was like Eli He only FASTENED the
coming tragedy of this handsome king.
Oh, it is an awful thing to see a IA
ther and mother shutting their eyes to
the sins of a child! l almost tremble
when l speak upon this. Yet l am
firmly convinced that many young men
and women have gone to destruction |
in the past not because their parents /
have been too strict, but too lenient +
with the self evident shortcomings Of /
their children.
There is only one way to DEAF with
the sins of children, and that is to Grad
icate them while they are young. And
the more insignificant those sins seem
TO be if let alone the more surely they
viii destroy the temporal and spiritual
life Of the child. DO you see that mag
nifcent oak tree growing there on the
Yes, it is beauty. 1t has
lifted itself like a mighty giant No
tornado is strong enough to blow that
rec down. 1t has struck its roots
,lear down to the solid rock.
But" you ask, what are those
strange looking vines crawling up the
tides of that treeT Then you come
learer and say: "Why, they are the
ines of the wild grapes. See how fine
hey are! l must take some home to
he children" "Ah," l say, sis that
%? Is that tree covered with the
Then when you are eat
ng the wild grapes you are eating the
feblood of the tree" If you will
arefully examine the stems of the
Wild grapevine, you will find them !
lied with a lot Of roOtlike suckers.
'hese suckers fasten themselves into {
he tree and draw the life out of the d
zee, and, give them time, like all YAM
ire ivies, they will grow bigger and
igger. Then the suckers will sink
eeper and deeper into the tree until ]
fter awhile that mighty tree will .
rOOp and die. Those few wild grapes
lay be very appetizing to your palate.
hey are ver6 costly when they kill a
ZEE to produce a few punches Of fruit
Such are the bitter vampire sins OF v
lie child. 1t may not seem to be much =
hen the child steals the candy after u
~ have forbidden him to have it. 1t Il
ay not seem to be much when a child :"
lis you a falsehOod. 1t may not II
EN- to be much when a child pre- IL
nds to go to school when he is going III
ating. 1t may not seem to be much ~
hen schoolbOy commences to smoke a.
sarettes and drink beer. 1t may not ~
EN- to be much when the boy refuses VI
60 to Sunday school or to church VI
lese are little things in a child's life %
It, though the wild grapes are appe- NJ
ing, remember these little sins are III
. vampires sucking away the child's ~
ritual life. That fruit is made out ~ ~
the lifeblood of the child's spiritual De
lstence. Beware, parent, how you. an
e Samuel, allow the sins Of Saul to
Velop unrebuked.
No One Like Saul. sa
sut, lastly, I think Samuel grieved fa'
Saul because he said: IF Saul an
IS, who can make a success? Why, 81.
all Israel there is not another like
4. He is the handsomest and the ma
t. What shall we do? What shall tue
dog" But God said: Gear not, be
nuel l will raise up another. Take VIII
amounting horn and go where / tell boz
e. David will do for me what Saul bel
failed to do" So when we find a vii