THE K I NG ' S BUS I NESS 645 real patriot will participate in their waste by drinking one drop of beer and a thoroughly wise and consistent food administration would make it impossible for any one to have beer even if they wanted it.
ODDITIES Mr. Spurgeon puts into the mouth of “John Ploughman” the following: “I never knew a good horse that had not some odd habit or other, and I never saw a minister worth his salt who had not some crochet or oddity. Now these are bits of cheese that cavilers smell out and nibble at; the first is too flowery and the second is too dull. Dear me, if all God’s creatures were judged in this way we should wring the dove’s neck for being too tame, shoot the robins for eating spiders, kill the cows for swinging their tails, and the hen for not giving us milk. When a man wants to beat a dog he can soon find a stick, and at this rate any fool may have something to say against the best minister.” GROWLING Is the voice of greed. That is why a dog growls at you when he is busy with a bone. And that is way a man growls at you for interrupting him when he is busy. The shabbiest thing about our modern Christianity is that it excuses a man for being a brute when he is busy. One of the most unapproachable men I know is an eminent Christian worker who claims the right to be impolite on the ground that his work is more important than shaking hands with folks. If God was unsociable as some of His children, we would never have the courage to pray to Him more than once in a lifetime.”— Sel. THE LIFE The officers of Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, once said to Dr. Pierson—-“The deacons of the Metropol itan Tabernacle feel that they have had two sermons—one from you, or rather from God through you—and one in you.”
VACATION CHURCHES I will come into thy house in the mul titude of thy mercy—except in August. The Lord is in his holy temple—except in August. One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I will seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life—except in August. God is known in her palaces for a refuge—except in August. How amiable are thy tabernacles— except in August. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord—except in August. Preach the Gospel to every creature— except in August. Preach the Word. Be instant in season and out of season—except in August. Not forsaking the assembling of your selves together—except in August. They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread and in prayers—except in August.— H. M. W., in The Preacher’s Assistant. WORRYING A worrying woman once made a list of the possible unfortunate events and happenings which she felt sure would come to pass and be disastrous to her happiness and welfare. The list was lost, we are told, and to her amazement she recovered it a long time afterward; she found that not a single unfortunate prediction in the whole catalogue of dis asters had been realized. Is not this a good suggestion for wor riers? Write down everything which you think is going to turn out badly, and then put the list aside. You will be sur prised to see what a small percentage of the doleful things ever come to pass.— Selected.
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