The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-14

and we behold His glory: the gloryofl
the only begotten OF the Father. full
of grace and truth n, "A
We are to have His mind OF SYM
PATTY. It was this that marked His
career on earth and that has made
EIis heart SO precious to us in Heaven
His heart yearned FOR poor. sheD-I
herdless humanity
In New York there Is a home for
homeless children It Is well equip
ped. For "a long time the little ones
We're put in a room together and liz
tie attention was given to them ex-H
-cept In cases or sickness. They gor
pale and wan and many of them
died. Once a mother who had raised
a large family visited the home and
she noticed when one would fall and
get hurt. itwould give vent to a sub.
dued moan. They had ceased to cry
They were not petted and fondled
The mother said, These little ones
need sympathy They are dying for
want of some one to care for them
and they will continue to die, because
no one is particularly interested IN
them" She advised them to secure
the services of several women to
spend their time among them and the
home took on new life. What those.
homeless children needed. is Just
what all need. sympathy believe
the world is dying more for the lack
of Christian sympathy than for the
lack Of bread from the Christian cup
board. Three little boys ran race
in Ohio. The people said. little.
Willie. the orphan boy. will win.
but to the surprise OF Terybody. one
of the others won the race. some
one asked him how it was. and ne
said: People were saying run
Frank. run Jimmie. but no one sald
to me run Willie and didn't have
the heart to run.
If Christ has impressed US with
one thing. it is that we are mem
bers or one body. If one member
weeps. we are to weep with hIn i
when one reioices. we are to rejoice
with him: when one is bound. we are
bound with the same chains Will
him: when one is honored, we are
hon0red: when one suffers adversely,
we are to suffer adversely with MN.
Thfrd. We are to have the for
giving mind Of Christ for those who
inj1re him. Christ forgave those WHO
slandered Him: EIe forsave those who
arrested Him and put on the crown
Of thorns and Knocked Him. He tor-
gave those who drove the nails in His
hands and feet. He cried, Father,
forgive them, for they know not what
they do He said. IF We forgive not
them their trespasses. neither VII
your Father in heaven forgive your
trespasses." The person who does not
forgive, cannot be forgiven or Coo.
The one who prays. Forgive US our
debts as we forgive our debtors and
holds spite and unforgiveness towards
others, invckes the same spirit IN
God toward him. No person is for
given OF God who holds nnforgive-
ness in his heart toward anyone.
Forgiveness is 10 say. My brother
it is all over. Its a thing of the past.
L erase III blot it out. Will forget
it, / take you back into my conf
dence and to my heart. [ will treat
You as though it never happened
That is forgiveness. There is no pout-
ing. there is no madness, no cherished
malice 1t is al. over. ! was In a
church at home one Sunday and
heard a woman sing a solo. She gave |!
us some remarkable musical gym !
nastics. She trilled and thrilled, and
ran UP and down the scale, and reach |;
ed clinlaxes and struck the. ceiling
With vengeance, and closed with !
boisterous high note. When she had /
man sitting back of Inc
heaved a sigh and said, There she /
will fell better She's got it out OF /
her SYSTEM have seen people who
have felt themselves injured and they |
could not rest until they had emptied
their system Of the venom Of their
wrath and malice by taking
revenge on the person who
had done them wrong. But there is
nothing big and heroic in character
like that. lit shows weakness and
For one to seek revens1
against@another who is mean enough
10 do him wrong is to sink on i
level with him.
When men struck Christ in the
face He could have struck back, but
lie realized that the man who could
rule his spirit is greater than he who
lakes the city with his sword When i
they spat in His face He could have
pat back i'll theirs. but He knew 1t |
vas only the british man who seeks
revenge aud strikes back He wiped
the spittle from his face and said, ~
will do good unto those who do me \
evil Christ taught us there is no
limit TO forgiveness.
An old colonel and a Scotchmal
were members OF q church in the east
where held meetings The colonel
said to his Scotch friend. ''1f a man
would do You wrong and he would
ask Your forgiveness. would you for
rive III I'M sly nS: art ajn1r un,,I.l