Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-30

odyiuS, All THESE Things VIII L give
thee, il thou wilt fall down and wor-
ship me-" ButJesus did not yield
to that. Paul also faced this
temptation of giving a bride. For
two full years he was held a prisoner
by Felix and it is expressly said. HE
hoped also that money should have
been given of Paul, that he might
loose him: wherefore he sent for him
the oftener, and communed with
him" But Paul would remain in
prison before he would stain his
hands by the offering of bride.
Bribery's two hands are rotten
with leprosy. 1t keeps its right
hand hidden in a deep pocket, and
with the left hand taps at the door
of court room and Congress. When
the door opens, this monster enters
and glides through the aisle of the
council chamber as softly as a slip
pered page The right hand is then
taken from the deep pocket and Of
fered in salutation to Judge and Leg
islator. III that hand be taken, the
leprosy passess with it to the palm
of the one accepting. in blotch as
round as a gold eagle, and the virus
spreads to the spiritual death of the
victim. Bribery is a sin that sticks
but a Christian will shake it off with
indignation. He will neither take
what is offered nor keep what is Civ
en-. Men are offered advantages if
they will wink at evil, or frown on
good. He whose hands clutch the
reward of sinful trade, or dis
honest transaction, or receives gain
by countenancing wrong, or forbear-
ing from right, does not measure up
to Gods standard of Christian. On
ly clean hands go with pure heart.
The black chapter in English, Irish
French and American politics is the
chapter of bribery. Under the tenn
ptation of bribery, Benedict Arnold
sold the fort in the Highlands for
$31. $500. For his sin, Gorgey be-
trayed Hungary, Thithophel forsook
David, and Judas kissed Christ. 1t
is said, Every man has his price,
this / do not believe, but | know
some who hold bargain sales. When
one sees so many of the illustrious
going down under the temptation, 1t
makes him think of the red dragon
spoken Of in Revelation, with seven
hands and ten horns and seven
crowns drawing the third part of the
stars of heaven down after him Be-
ware of the sin Of bribery
Wis EARS
THAT stoppeth his ears from hear
ing of blood" Half that was said OF
the gossiper will apply here for he
that listens TO the defaming of good
man, with such relish as to invite
the story at length, Is partner to the
crime. Profanity and vulgarity are
twin sisters and are always employ
ed by satan in haunts of vice and
sin breeding circles. and he would
send brazen ambassadors to deliver
their poisonous message in the ears
|of the innocent. and pure, but against
their story of blood the Christian
man stoppeth his ears. Hearing has
as much to do with the healing of
the soul as food does to the body.
The Christian places an embargo up
on unclean conversation and will not
allow ii to enter his soul by the gate
of the ear
The same sacred prudence prevents
our reading books which are corrupt.
AS soon as we reach a page which
has an i'll SAVIOR about it We close
the book forever and il ii be our
own, cast II into the fire that it may
do no harm to others. III an angel
from heaven were to come down to
your parlor and read the novels that
some of you church members have
been reading, and sing some of the
trashy songs found on your piano,
N would oa hanly N ain on m
in Gabriel's choir Neither will you
sing in that choir, II you do not
burn up some of your songs and
books and repent of your sin. When
you buy a cheap novel you get ten
cents worth of unadulterated per-
dition.
One of the Oldest bits OF carving in
the world is the group of the three
monkeys of nikko. They are carved
over the door of the stable of the
sacred horse. The first monkey in
the group sits with both hands tight
ly clasped over his ears; the second
quaint wise looking fellow occupy
ing the central position. has hairy
paws pressed close against his lips;
while the third, leaning forward as
II in earnestness, has both eyes COW
cred. The Oriental hayes who con-
ceived this group, protrayed we'll the
idea that the ear-gate, the eye-gate
and the gate of the lips must be
guarded to attain the highest type
of living.
The righteous man shutteth his
ear. He will not be interested in
that which does not subserve his
highest good. He knows that an i'll
tale cannot injure him il he never
hears it therefore he denies his
curiosity that he may keep his mem
DRY Undecided. He is deaf to news
about which a good man would be
dumb. The reason some folks hear
so much is because their ready hear
ing invited the extra chapters. | be-
lieve it to be our duty not only to
close our ears but as far as possible
to close the lips of all whose mes
sage would bring blush to the cheek
of an angel. 1t takes good listener
to add zest to a tale. l like that
covenant of the Bethany Girls which
reads, II will not have ears for that
evil report about another, which
| would grieve to have another har-
ken to about myself. l will not have
a tongue for the frailty of another,
which II my own l would crave to
have sheltered in kindly silence. I
will not have eyes for that error Of
another, which l would long to have
go unnoted In myself" | like that
pledge because II breathes the spirit
of Jesus.
VI-HIS EYES
"He that shutteth his eyes from
seeing evil" Gods standard of a
Christian begins with his feet and
concludes with his eyes and includes
the entire man. The Christian man
takes no pleasure in the most brill