The Washington herald., 1918-01-16

the descent was attended with great
peril. But the ascent was more
dangerous than the descent because
the great crevasse was filled with
huge icicles which. pointing DOWN
ward. offered no obstacle to his de-
scent, but when they started to pull
him up, those huge javelins Of ice
pointing downward with tons and
tons In each icicle, threatened him.
He was afraid his swaying body
would break one loose, and crush
him as IL made from an egg shell.
Devils Obstacles.
So the devil puts every obstacle In
thes way of a man or woman that
wants to return to God. But the
road to hell seems to have been greas-
ed for the occasion.
And so that Is the way the devil
works to drag us down and make It
easy for US to lose out. It Is easy
to lose your virtue. my girl. hard to
get back your reputation. 1t Is easy
to become a drunkard. hard to get
back. 1t Is easy to steal from your
employer. hard to get back your rep
utatton after you lose It But God
never considers, IL you will only re-
turn and come to the Lord. He win
kiss away your guilt.
Did you ever read or ever hear Of
that beautiful story of Panthea, the
woman famed for her symmetry, of
form and beauty of face? Cyrus
desired her for his harem and sent
emissaries and although the price Of
fered her was fabulous she spurned
their advances. He sent again and
the second time she repulsed their
Joyertures. He sent q third time and
each time increased and added to the
fabulous sum. and the third time she
said with contempt and scorn. "NoI'
Then Cyrus appeared in person. He
added to the fabulous sums and then
he begged and pleaded that she yield
to his designs and become a member
Of his harem. and she spurned and
sneered. Cyrus. chagrined over de-
feat, said. -
"Panthea, where dwellest thour'
And she said. "In the arms and upon
the bosom Of my husband, Sire.''
And he said, Lead her away, she Is
Of no value to me. Lead her away"
And they led her away but, wait
he placed her husband in the front of
battle, gave him charge over the char
lots. He knew he'd fall wounded II not
slain and Panthea. thinking the same,
fingered near the battle field. When the
battle was at its height, word was
brought to her that her husband had
fallen wounded. and. followed by a
retinue of servants. she hurried across
the battlefield. seeking among the dy-
ing and the dead, and as she ran she
cried.
''oh. husband! Panthea your wife
calls for you"
In the distance, she heard a faint
voice, and guided thereby, she at last
stopped by the side of him whose name
she bore and whose image was woven
into the fibers of her heart, and she
knelt by his side. Their lips met in
love and their arms were entwined
about each other and thus his lamp Of
life fiickered and went out forever.
She sat on the green hillside with
his head lying in hA lap and the tears
raining down upon his upturned face,
while her servants, at her comamnd,
digged his grave.
Cyrus heard he had fallen in battle
and with hellish. fiendish leer, he
said:
NO"B Will nave ner Tor my
harem! Now, will humble her
pride" and when he came careening
across the battlefield like a ship in a
storm as he sat upon his camel,
Panthea. looking, saw him coming
and cried:
20, husband"
His ears were deaf. 20, husband!
He shall not have me. 1 was true to
thee in life, will be true to thee in
death"
Drives Poniard In Heart.
So saying, she unsheathed his pom
lard and she drove it into her heart
and she fell across his body. And
when Cyrus arrived, he dismounteo
and removing his turban he knelt by
their sides and thanked his God he
had found one true, virtuous. loyal
woman that his money couldn't buy
nor his threats intimidate.
Say, do you want to know the So
luton of the problem of the twentieth
century? When will We win the world
for Jesus Christ? When men and
women will come out clean cut, un-
compromising on the side of Jesus
Christ, and when they will die be-
fore they will yield to the devil, be-
fore they will sin.