NOTK— Nothipg, we opine, will
be more interesting, instructing,
ar»\ uplifting to our readers than
a sermon once a week by a local
minister of the gospel, from the
churches of the countv. In otfer
* ing this space to the preachers,we
feel surethev will accept it in the
spirit in which it is tendered,
not as a means of doctrinal debate
between denominations, but
on bioader lines a means of
reaching iatver audiences than
they can possibly f'nd in their
churches or from their pulpits,
and for the purpose of giving a
greater publicity to the work and
teachings in which they aiv so
nobly and unselfishly engaged.
This wee k the space is appro
priated to the Presbyterians
j through their pastor, lie v. Mr.
hirvin. Next week we shall
oilier the department to the us«.-
ot ila' Mi thodists by t!>i Ut >.Mr.
Couth, 't* liii Pan bury and allied
clni'clus. After that we hope
tn I'.t." e all i tlier denominations
in turn t'lil tin- sp:ce with theii
writings or sermons the Pap
t \
ti-ts, the Lutherans,the Primitive
!!aptist>, the Kpiscupulians, the
Christians, the Friends and so on,
•.11 denominations he in v. absolute
w» k'l.me t" write, and urged
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The Unmerciful Servant '
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I'lilor ol lh.- Prr»h>»*ri«n Churchc* u»
County.
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Take all the sins of your past
life and pile them in a pile.
Take the sins of knowledge and
the sins committed in ignoranet
bring hither the sins of omis
sion and of commissii n: tiie sins
• of thought and the sii> of deed,
l'ile them up! Many i f those
l sins are long forgotten as a debt
that has long passed out of
> mii'id. A« one man has said,
suppose you should have a pic
• ture gallery in which pictures
: were hanging showing all the
, sins iif your past life lt«•t.". ehild
i hood up. Athey come troop
• lag hi»ck and when you think of
, Ihe greatness of t!. debt do
1 the; i.ol rise ii|-and'. 'iideiVia y., i.'
Are yi i !'. •? ready f .ail u: •n
;y. a' Kilei in !oVi ;:.i 1. ■!.. Uno
prity for forjiiwaess.
I ti.ii k v. !> n \on .• .\-i ' v the
• greft ti.i'j* of the • It.: ot: -.ill
.> not make the mistake ol the
, unmerciful s rvar f \r t!i !a p'>r
- al'le. IL' f « ii: h!y -alo "ha ■ •
i I aiieiiie tre aid 1 wi M pay
li.ee ah." iii .s unable to
! :iy ii ai.o have \o i iv I found
>ii:rsolt' i:i the same i*«».,ilits%>r.V
iiuaii■ ar.kiM mmill ' U.IIWIM'IHirU VMIHIII
THE DANBURY REPORTER
j Do you not see that you are utter
ly unable to pay the debt to I >ivine
•Justice? Do not ease your con-'
science by promises of doing!
better in the future. !t is well
that you should do so. but this 1
will r.ot atone for past sins. Do
nut deceive yourself as some do
by promising works of charity
to atone for shortcomings in the
past. You will only then Le
doing your dut\. Your old debt.
wouli still remain. It would
.-••tili stare you in the face and
drive peace away from your,
st d.
Pe honest and own up to your j
Lord that you have squanderedl
the talents entrusted to >MU. and
spent them upon yourself, Con
' fess with bended knees before'
your King that you have robbed
I
Him of that which was rightly
Mis; His laws violated and His
, money gambled away. lie
honest and admit that yen will
tit ,- er i lib! to pay th. ». bt.
Ttu« stock i f your spiritual
g' ds . ■ '1 see : are able to
Mi ■ I' What 1 .-s i.i vour
«n:riu.al p sessions u!.;o.int to
in the eves of the King.'
"H"re i a bottle i»im« «: full of
I!unili • of heartless prayers and
faithless fears,
'i'i.l •. grown rusty v. iih long
i\ ing i \ ;
A in.lf >irung 1 arp v'n ?e music
is a
Necklaces strung with vows that
once were fair ,
But broken -now or spent in ;
. empty air:
! Thoughts, feelings, passions all
i with evil rife.
Neglected duties and a wasted
! life."
It was the law in that country
to sell such a debtor with his
family or to have him put in
prison or to have him tortured
i until some of his frien Is would
■ have compassion n him and pay
the debt for him. Hut notice
how readily he is forgiven.
."The King had compassion on
him and forgave him the debt."
Thus is shown the readiness of
>' the King of Kings to forgive the
greatest sinner if he but ask for
pardon. The mountain of ini- •
■' i jiiity is taken away.
It is v.e'i for every sinner to
have a sense of the greatness of
• his debt to >od and of his in
ability to pay that debt, for un
-1 ti! ho i•s rcali. t that he is a
debtor t( ' i'ml he is in no position
i to ask for mercy, li.it li t every
• ot:c remei i'er the readiness of
• our King t.« forgive. If we con
i fess our Miis He is faithful and
.iust to forgive our sin? and to'
r clean us from a!! unrighteous- 1
I iitvj. Lu/.'.e let us reason to-'
svth?r '!. the I.ml: "though
r your sir..- oe as scarlet they
_ shall be white as snow."
"Him .at cornel I. unto n;e 1
Edited Weekly by a Minister of the
Gospel in Stokes County.
will in no wise cast out."
Now what did this servant do'
when he was forgiven the debt'.';
He went out and found a fellow
servant who owed him an hund
red pence: he took him by the
throat and said, "pay me what
thou owest." His fellow ser
vant fell upon his knees and
said, "have mercy with me and'
I will pav thee all." Hut he cast
him in a prison till he should pay
the debt. Having recehed
mercy he failed to show mercy.
"It we have not the spirit of
Christ we are none of His."
.iesus had the forgiving spirit.
When they nailed Him to the
cross He said. "Father forgive
them for they kno»> not what
the\ do." Stephen had the
forgiving spirit for when the
cruel stones smote him and the
blood gushed from his bruised
and mangled form, his last words
wen "I.ord lay not this sin to
their charge." *
The -t few verses of this
paiai s'.ow the punishment of
•this ii' orgiving servant: lll
l.ord w:.- wroth and delivered
him the ti rmentors til. he
should i '.v ail that was due unto
him. We are reminded of the
! words of .lesus in Matt. 7:1-1,
for with what judgment ye
'judge ye shall be iudired and
1 wit', what measure ye mete it
sl>: li h measured to you again.
Our 1.i.-d has taught us to
pr;:\. "I'orgive us our debts as
we I igive our debtors." lie
mai l s it a- plain as words can
I that if we expect to be forgiven
Iwe must be ready to forgive
others.
"Revenge is a naked word.
It has neither hilt nor guard.
Wouldst thou wield this brand of
the Lord'.'
Is thy grasp then firm and hard?
I Jut the closer thy clutch on the
blade.
The deadlier wound thou wouldst
; deal.
Oeeper wound in thv hand is
made,
'Tis thy blood reddens the steel."
And thou hast dealt the
blow -
When the blade from thy hand
has tiown
Instead o! the heart of the foe.
Thou mayst find it sheathed in
thine own."
Shall you and I. my brother,
who have received such mercy
deny that mercy toothers'.' '-ed
bm-bid! Hear the word? of
Jesis? in Matt. 11-1">: "If ye
forgive n.er. their trespasses
your heavenly Father will als'i
forgive vou your trespasses.
Uut if you forgive not men Me:.'
trespasses neither will your
lVilur in heaven forgive you
your tsi asses.
l.i-t the soirir  f our b'ess r!
master shine through our faces
anil dominate ojr lives as we
go in and >ut among our fellow
men: then we shall know that
the quality of mercy is not
strained.
"It falletii down a> the gentie
rain from heaven
j'l'o the tarth beneath. It is
( twice blessed,
It blesses him that gives and
"i him that takes:
' it beeonfes the throned monarch
i better than his crown.'