The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
ruT FLEMISH ON A HERO.
,r,e International Sunday School
iea,on for June 6 is ''Nathan Re-
buSes David."-U Sam. 11:1 to



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(By William T. Ellis.
Three editors were in consultation
~aacerning series of character |
sj,etches of public men Name after
nm. was rejected because some one |
al tha three editors knew Of serious |
moral biemishes in the man suggest |
al At length one Of those present |
exelaimed. well, what do you think |
nf hat for list of spotted church
men"
Another made answer. "One of the
hardest tests of a mans own sanity
NJ Judgment, and confidence In reii-
.joa. Is his ability TO preserve his
IAN in men and in goodness and in
cod after he has learned Of the
blemishes of some of the men who
,re leaders in the Church and Ma
ton
Every once in while some Chris
ti,r leader is detected in shameful
.fu Even preachers occasionally
fait At once, a certain number of
shallow thinkers cry, III that's the
ltnd of people that are in the church,
then ! do not want to have anything
/, 10 with the church" Not very
logical reasoning. that, for if it were
universally and rigidly applied it
would drive everybody away from
every organization protesting moral
staudards. il would depOpuiate the
ranks Of business: it would put all
tue fraterna! societies out of eXis-
tnrce. il would annihilate all po-
lticai parties. and it would DO away
With the institution of the home it
self Every one of these is marred
b. pconsiste ent and hypocritical mem
trr~.
WiIcn tho Good go Bad.
What are We TO say concerning the
mprd lapses of Christian men, Ger
try to cover it up. The ecclesiastical
court that let's loose upon the com
muuity man, be he minister or lay
man. who has been proved guilty Of
Crine. is worse than dishonest Let u:
at least be brave enough to refuse I,
cover up vile sore with an all
af,ciue plaster. like the Chinese doc
tor, Of the old school. The example!
Of the Bibles historical passage
should he our guide.
All such moral lapSes of religion
leaders should admonish us to hu
mility No man or woman is beyOn'
danger There is no room for spir
itG,i pride or self-compiacency
Let him that standeth take hee
lest he fall" From the intimat
circles Of Christs own companion
single night. The ripest saint neve
Outgrows the need Of pray dali.
LEAD us not into temptation, but dc
liver us from evil
The other message to all OF U
David down to the latest preache
whose wrong doing has got his nam
into todays paper-is that faith
To- be founded upon Christ, and NJ
upon any OF His followers. Me
stumble; Jesus stands fast. TT
pattern: Jesus shines truer the be
ter He is known. His character ar
that Of the other men are like PHI
tograph and an old painting beneat
a magnifying glass. The paintir
shows coarse and unlOvely, me
masses Of pigment: the photograf
reveals new lines. not apparent
the naked eye. They who know j
sus best see the most beauties
Him. Other examples become mad
ouate: Jesus suffices to the end. T.
long stretches Of eternity will
necded TO reveal His excellencies.
The Book That Tells The Truth
Dne peculiar evidence that the {
bic is an inspired book is that
preserves life's proportions 1t do
not make it's heroes demigods. as
the other ancient sacred writing
There are only two important cha
acters in the Old Testament who a
not shown to have serious blemish
We are shown the bad as well as t
good. in this record of race stru
elpg upward toward God.
IN reading great deal Of cure
literature one easily gets the impr'
Sipu that all the world is evil. Ma
OF our popular periodicals are pa
iug through a depressing stage. TT
present a lOpsided view of II
,snoriog the vast majority OF n
hands and wives. men and wom
who are true and pure. and brav
S'ruggiing toward spiritual exc
ieuce. AS l go through the mas
zines from month to month, and re
also the reviews OF the stage. l
reminded OF an illustrated lecture
once heard upon Philadelpf las no
,"s. The lecturer showed only I
lures Of novels and huts and tie
ments and human kennels such
most of his hearers had scarcely e
Seen. He did not throw on the scr
single example Of the comforta
sanitary beautiful homes VIII
nave made the city famous aros
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