Eastern Colorado times., 1913-02-28
Nathan Scheulke.
Raymond Russell.
Taft's dilemma: To fight or
not to fight.
THE PRoDIGAL SON

In pursuing the general design of
the parable of the prodigal son, Christ
said, while there was standing around
him the various multitude. There was
q certain rich man in plentiful circum-
stances, and of very cendescending
temper, who had two sons who were
now grown up to manhood. And the
younger of them, fondly conceited of
his own capacity to manage his affairs
and weary of the restraints of his ia
theirs house said one day to his in
dulgent parent, "Father, as am now
come to years of discretion, desire
thou wouldst give me into mine own
hands that portion of goods which,
recording to an equitable distribution
falls to my share" The father, un-
willing to make any invidious distinc-
tion in distributing his effects, divided
his living between them both, and
gave them his chief stock ofmoney,
reserving the house and estate in his
own hands. And not many days after
this division was made, the younger
son gathering all his treasure togeth-
err, and pretending design of traff-
licking with 1t, took journey into n
distant country; and there forgetting
his relations at home, and living with
q knot of companions like himself, in
q very riotous, debauclled and extrav-
agant manner, he quickly squandered
away the whole of his substance. And
when he had consumed all in this
wicked course, 1t SO happened through
the righteous Judgement of God upon
him, that there was an extreme famine
in that country where he sojourned;
and he soon began to be in want Of
the very necessities of life. And find
ing no shelter or relief from those
who had been the companions OF his
luxury and shared in the spoils of his
substance, yet unable to brook the
modification of returning home in
such circumstances, he went and join
ed as a servant to u citizen of that
place; who, thinking such worthless
creature unfit for any better post, sent
him away unto his grounds belong
ing to an estate in the country, where
he employed him to feed swine; to
which, however mean and Disagree
able the employment was, this unhappy
youth, who had once lived in SO much
plenty and splendor was forced to
submit, and even then, through the
unkindness of his master and the ex-
tremity of the season, he was kept so
poorly, that he had not bread, but
would gladly have satisfied his hun
ger with the husks the swine did eat
And .HeAtllere was no man that would
tiseaso inuch pity upon him as to give
'tih6j 4fm q5a1e morsel Of ood; SO spar
ing dide fl,e famine make them, and so
much did everyone despise the foolish
prodigal. And now the infamy and
distress of his present situation began
to lead him into serious consideration
and coming to himself. he so far re-
covered his reason, which had before
been dethroned and extinguished by
the mad intoxication of sensual pleas
ure, that he said in his own mind, alas
how many hired servants in the fami-
ly of my good father have bread
enough and to spare, while I, his
child, who have known SO many better
days, am even perishing with famine,
and am not thought worth my food by
this unkind master to whom I have
hired myself. Whatever be the conse-
quences of it, am resolved that I
will sit NO longer In this miserable
condition, but will Immediately arise