Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-26
HASATURDAY
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I SERMONS
BY
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A STUDY IN MALICE.

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Matt NiN 81
Possibly Yesterday the Master mel,
Jarcz lahnS hy the roadside frantic
with anger and grief lIe tears bis
garment as be looks over his wheat
field. thlckly grown with tarcs 1t
was diaboiicai act Malice and dar
tardiy cowardice could do NO more.
From whence hath thy field THESE
tares Z" IAN enemy hath done ibis
answers the broken hearted husband
man While men slept my enemy
came and sowcd the tarcs and went
his way. May his days be- shortened.
All. Jarez consoles the Master the
ears which God hath blest bow their
heads but the DEVILS darnel stands
hrazcnly. proud MS Lucifcr How
bold Is guilt. Let be tin hnryeste then
separation" To-day hy the seasho'e
Jesus tells the story Of the tares ia &
parable
Two Sowers--Two Crops.
The problem OF the tarcs is the
problem Of evil IN the world Might
shade thistlcs. poison ivy. are anon.
the flowers. Back In Eden the goad
Sewer began to scatter bis seed
Sons OF the kingdom were the
plants Then came the evil one the
ape OF God BY stealth he enters the
garden and sows tares. Hate, yio
lence and malevolence spring Up in
his path II there be no persona
devil this parable Is meaningless and
the Nazarcnc IS simply perpetuatins
a hugnboo II there De no devil does
God do evil: Evil and devil. god aud
good. are strangely similar How ac.
count for centuries Of poverty and
pain. cruelty and crime. sorrow and
sim It's mighty puzzle. the cnie
ma Of the ages In the worlds Geld
there's forever mixture Of wheat aud
tarcs They grow III the same soil
There's rift III the lutte. a discord In
the music The heart IS a Noah's ark
with creatures clean and unclean-Dr
Ickyll and Mr. Hyde. the demon and
the angel forever M war on our soul's
battlefield. The gold lies not in masses
but in sand or quartz
While Men Slept.
Yet the Kingdom IS positive as wei
ms negative. invisible rs we'll rs visibl,
When tadpolc turns TO frog the skepti'
SAYS il is miracle Of nature WAei
grace turns samuel Iladley from Sin
ner to saint he calls it 'psychical hy>
terra" The color OF tile diamnut
changes with the angle Of vision l'u
We often need the tauni Of the Pm
llstine The kingdom Of God ought &
be as much concerned with Teuderieii
tencmemts as heavenly mansions. VIII
CRYING children as with choir supplies
Wake up. slumbering church. There
something Enthusiastically devilish il
the EXPRESSION. while men slept Ih'
good sowcr goes ont IN the gray Of Tia
morning: the evil one waits till the Sfii
sets. The church rests; this malignant
spirit tires not While the church
maundcrs over mode Of baptism. styl'
Of confession. order Of succession and
denominational standing this modern
sewer Of tares IS starting Furnished
rooms IN the red ligh, district. popn
latlne Reno protecting white slaves.
legislating for the political and corpo
ration robaer and selling cocaine g
school children.
While parents sleep the enemy sow,
tares In the lives of their school chiI
drcu with vile literature and obseen'
pictures. While young people sleep th'
enemy sows evil habits OF profanity
drink and RIGHTEOUSNESS. While ih'
nation sleeps the enemy sows the tares
of evil customs The fathers Of the r.
public warned against sabbath break
ing Now the Dissertation Of that Old
rest ana worship day Is on the increase
Tarcs Of easy divorce threaten q
crowd out the wheat Of wholesome
married life The nations field IS be
ing sowed rapidly Souls are ruined
homes are broken up. nations are hn
inflated
The Two Harvests.
Let both grow together" Pay ~
attention. lngersoll was puny Ill
Gladstone noticed him Pull NJ eyi
thoughtss No: leave them alone Try
thinking good ones How conquer bad
habits? Make New Years resolutions
It's hardly worth while Conquer vices
by culiivating virtues. Men are ever
for radical measures Even the churcl
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