The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-10-11

village aud Iam'ct. lie came into
Colossc Que day and gathered
crowd IN The market place. lie told
The story OF the awful conflict rag
Ing-he C;ficd fr volunteers and n
hne specimen III C!rcct youth. ctu
Gated IN tfc Suhtlciics az philosophy,
cultured ~ The fine arts Of his re-
uowned iond initiated into al It's So.
crets Of pleasure aud cu"aanln"ni.
stepped out OF the ilIrona. lie had
been thrilled IS j..c icciio, o; h-av"
deeds. crnlatucd by sacrifice ani sal
fering. The rp.c,l Of the h'ro;C fired
his soul; ~ t,.rnju9 desire was Lindicd
10 follow this great leader. lie en-
listed beneath The banner of the cross
lie swore allegiance 10 the Christ Of
Calvary. lie left home aud kindred
He became n siaif-ofiiccr 90 the great
general OF the Christian forces. For
several years hc shares the honors
az war. the spoils OF victory. until one
day i'm a fierce conflict with the Gu
envy the greet Commander * taken
prisoner and cast into dungeon IN
Rome to await execution. This waH
too much fer The gallant young cap
tain. Disappointed. disconso'ate. he
deserted.
General Paul writes n letter 10 Col
Cuel Timothy OF his staff aud tells
lin the sad news What 4 tragedy
He has fought side by side With the
greatest aud eraudeSi Of soldiers. lic
has shared The triumphs o. the cross
from Antioch 10 Rome; then he desert
ed to the rauhS &C The enemy. lorSak.
Jog Christ Cor The world No WONDER
the heart of thc apostle Is almost
broken. II SeemS We can hear the
sob of his sorrow in these words:
How cnn we account for this de
tertlOn?
.. Oemas Was Never = True Soldier,
A true soldier fights until peace Is
proclaimed or c,ath rewards his faith
fitness, lie may lose courage at times
when hard pressed. may doubt aud tat
ter; may cyca be defeated in battle.
but he tan never. ncycr desert. De
sertiOn Is The proof Of Superficial
rotive, thC result Ci an attachment.
His heart. Hou'. viii. life. have moi
been abandoned g. The cause. The
Apostle john las explained This expert
cnce. When referring 10 The multitude
uf disciples who deserted jesus, he
says: ~ they Lad been OF us, they
SyOuld not have gone ont from u.s."
Demas Is a'Wcys present IN history
OF the church Thousands under the
spell OK iniilc srngS ani enlistment
appeals hive pGcfesscd allegiance 10
Christ. 'iEcy have pul on The uni
form, taken iicir place IN the ranks.
perfected ihr drifts gone inio hattie.
out when ,C'' testing came. they were
reported missing.
u. Ocnas Reveals the Deception Of
TIE Human Heart.
II IS possible g. 50 closely resemble
Christian NAT only God Can icil the
differentc WLcrl unj inrca look cs-
Nctly ,likc until harvest. Soldiers
wear the ..iin' ua'foii. fight under
the same bonner. follow The same CON
Jnander mul,l The CRISIS comes. then
6ne stic.S, the otter deserts. Saion'a
campaign H. one Ci deception. lie
seeks Ia deceive men lnd women with
n form nl ao,l'nc,S. lilrlrSs and worth
less. The more nearly The counterfeit
resembles The genuine. the greater the
deception. Hundreds OF unC0uvchcd
people nave .,c"n deceived. A pro-
fession. = uniform, IT dress parade.
n battle h,yr been the boast 81 dis
Cipleship. hut thCr name H. brna".
for when Wounds bl0odshcd aud sac