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THE KING’S BUSINESS
“Forgive me mama for being so mean.” When we receive the love of Jesus it makes us want to put away our meanness. David Belasco, the great actor, said he saw a company of children playing “ring around a rosy,” and as they sang, the door of a cottage nearby opened and out came an angry man chasing his wife. One child said, “Let’s catch them in our ring.” In an instant the ring opened and closed about the husband and wife. The children said, “now kiss.” The enraged pair stood a min ute and glared at each other. Then the man took his wife in his arms and kissed her and the two went back into the house weeping. What a world of hatred a little love will shut out. A boy was given a pair of new boots for they were superior in prudence, but inferior in consecration.—Maclaren, ' Judas was leader in the harsh criticism. John 12:4-6. The Iscariots are usually the leaders in crit icising. Censorious criticism is more con- tageous than smallpox.—Torrey. The only indication in the Gospels of intrigue among the twelve which, even indirectly, struck at their Master’s honor.—Chadwick. Why this Wastef Is any service for Him too costly and humiliating? He has saved us eternal hell.—K. B. Everything but giving our selves to Jesus is waste.—Sel. Judas was called “son of perdition,” John 17:12, lit.— “son of waste.” He betrayed Jesus because he had never learned to be uncalculating in his love to Jesus.—Sel. v. 5. Given to the poor. Some people who are generous with other peoples’ money are famous for refusing themselves noth ing.—Hunt. Lo, what hearts have men! They never mount as high as woman in her selfless mood.pTTennyson. They murmured. —It is, much easier to be critical than cor rect.—Beaconsfield. Those readiest to criti cise are often the least able to appreciate.— COMMENTS FROM By K. L H AD indignation (v. 4). The disciples chimed in with the objection, not because
Christmas. The little fellow had just given his heart to Jesus a few nights before in a revival meeting. As he looked at the boots he said, “I have a greater present than these boots papa.” “What?” asked his father. “Jesus loves me and has given me his for giveness,” he answered. An old Scotch woman lay dying. The sorrowing husband sat holding her. warm hand in his and seeing she was so soon to leave him, broke through his life-long Scotch reserve and said earnestly, “If ever a woman was loved, I love you.” The weary eyelids were raised and a radiant smile overspread her pale face, as Janet replied, “I knew it John, but Oh, to hear you say it.” How much we often lose by not say ing it. Brooks. Joubert. Better be hissed for a good deed than applauded for a bad one.—Hugo. A critic is like a pair of snuffers. He is often an extinguisher.—Hare. It behooves the critic who hunts for blemishes to be a little distrustful of his own sagacity.—Junius. Some men are benevolent; others are benef icent. One is well wishing, the other is well doing.—Wonderful Word. v. 6. Let her alone. There are many seemingly useless things which in heaven’s estimate are more valuable than a great many apparently more practical ones.— Maclaren. Go very slow in condemning another’s devotion.—Sel. Wrought a good work. A definition of what good work is is very unlike our conventional notions of what constitutes good work. Anything that is directed towards Him under the impulse of simple love to Him is good work. Noth ing which has not that saving salt of ref erence to Him, deserves the title.—Mac laren. Good deeds ring clear through heaven like a bell.—Richter. What is truly beautiful is good and what is good will soon also be beautiful.—Sappho. Goodness con sists not in the outward things we do but in the inward things we are.—Chapin. True
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