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Title: The modern devil, his play between the false and the good;
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Chambers, Isaiah Mench, 1865- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, International publishing co
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N Stinging insinuations were made by thoughtless hearts, andbitter words, pointed with intent to injure, flew thick and fast,until the ministers heart fairly bled, because of conditions whichhe seemed powerless to change. Gossip and evil-speaking ran into slander in many instances.People took sides, and the war of words went on, until the min-ister felt that his work of years had fairly come to naught. Why can they act thus if they have learned of the Master!he inquired to himself. The spirit of Christ, which esteemethothers beyond self, and which thinketh no evil, seems to havebeen obliterated by that of backbiting and hatred. He was thinking of Mrs. Hypocrite and the unkind things shehad said of Miss Sincere. Both were presidents of churchsocieties, and the former was intensely jealous of the latterssuccess. Yes, one little word, poisoned and aimed to injure, hasdefeated the cause of the Master more than once. Would theycould realize the harm their reckless speech is doing, said he,
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316 See p. 320 THE DEVILS POISONED ARROWS 317 opening his Bible. As his eyes fell upon the words, He wasoppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth,Miss Sincere came to his mind; and also the way in which shepersistently adhered to what she considered her duty notwith-standing the bitter accusations made by Mrs. Hypocrite. Shehath learned of Him, he thought. Yes, it is true, He thatis slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rulethhis spirit than he that taketh a city. From the parsonage, the Angel led me to the home of Miss Sin-cere. EVANGELIST COMFOKTS MISS SINCERE There is a soul-sorrow in being misunderstood, she was say-ing to Evangelist, who had come to her home upon hearing of thetrouble. Yes, dear child, when our best motives are questioned, it is notan easy cross to bear, but trials in life bring the Christian intofellowship with the Masters sufferings, answered the prophet. I had never thought to look at these jDroblems from that pointof view, bu

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