New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-04

TO his God. I would to God could ge
arise aId go to my Father" Sne-tents Of the battl'
aas won when he sad, Il will arise aud go To ms
father" He may be IN far country, but he will soon
get home IL he has made up bis mind to come And be
made up sort OF sermon be was going TO preach when
he got home The first thing he going 10 do u
confess az viii confess that l have stunned againsi
heaven | will confess that have done wrong ana
will AK II he will let me be as one OF his servants
THE PRoDIGAL's RETURN.
All, ne didn't know his farmers heart II he had he
wouldn't have asked the rest He says 81 will just ask
my father to let Inc be as one OF hs servants" But
he had made up his mind go home and he starts He
goes the clifton OF that country and he says have
made up my mind 60 home, and can't work for you
any longer. My father Is wei of. aud ana sure my
father will receive me back" The citizen don't care
anything about him but there living heart there at
home, aud he Starts see him on his way. and there Is
the guardian angel that watches blm and the mo
ment he came to himself then there was JOY Oh high:
Then the prOdga Is out on his way-see HIM! can Just
imagine his feelings ne over the border o. hS
native iand-"It may be father has dieS !;
/ NAV not get warm welcome It was
good thing for the prodigal that his father was alive
welcome from that brother OF his. AL young man. you
had better make the most of that experience ana get
gOly praying mother Go down 10 your houses to-nighi
nd write letter 10 your mother or yOnr ater AMI ash
th"m 10 forgive you ASK your father III Heaven " i"r
la, nuw see him ss he Is going along toward home,
wondering II that father is alive waiting Tor nm Ie
been tIere before Many a time Ills eve has been look
ing in the direction where bis boy went He cannot
tell him by anything he has on; but love Is keen lie
"a his boy afaT on; that was hLs longIOst BOY he
floating through the air; lie leaps the highway The
spirit Of youth has come upon li Ihc sof'dnts IYoA
at bin leaplng over Tue mihway' ana my ny
only time God IL represented as running, gnSt 70
meet poor sinner Goa Ts r men cTg ind Sat 1i
walked IN batfurnace. The whole s0 Of THAR pfough
nf Aud when him great WaF Oh lie iint
compassion nn." lie did not Walt Tor him To GONE
lie did not say He went away without eause, will
moi 10 10 meet him. And when he meets him, he
falls uon his neck, aud he weeUs over hlm; aud tue
servants come running out TO see what Is thr matter.
snned against Heaven aud IN thy sight AMI am no more
worthy be called thy sonP Ana Just as nc was SohS
10 ia ntsrrp a U' hS says to one servant
;,r,, , t rohc and mn IL on him;'' aud to another
hngrr;" and Ia another one, Go ana get IN. shoesi
ana To noiher 100 d Kill the fttej calf And there
was joy there. what Joy there was In that home tie
My friend don't yOu know that aimee then that story
hns been repeated nearly every day-prodigais gOns
Dack-and never yet heard OF any man S1n oLoA tn4'
nd not get warm ecome' lhgge lsr. Is Pvo TO-
will receive warm welcome but tIat loL lno 70
son want To teach IL Is not oy :" ," 2nI
4trr The most reasonable tdluS you Cal 90 u 20 30
~ y",r Heavenly Father and ask Ills forgiveness I
lie last letters received from England The Letter
soes ON TO = ate that and husband had l,h
ais father bonse-lrit hs wife AMI children without
cause; and in closing up tho ettef the sister sys
He nec not fear reproach, only love awaits Nun 81
nome" Tbat man may b here Tonight. Ny wOrIs may
reach him. and II beg him 10 return from MS cirrus
WAYS Listen your sister says tat no ropruach OF har'h
words will meet you your return hOhe Ony love
will welcome you when You enter me lVor on,
the loved ones far away The iltner OF me PrOdlgh
d Bct prOac his boy; d not have unwelcoine words
wien he htd returned from ais wanderinss Ana 80 GSi
noe moi r,pro.ch tue sim lie kuJws what human
nature s-hOw liable mortal IL 10 20 assr'y III Is
uan 10 err He Is always ready TO Tor ave ana tIae
You b,k Christ lie wall forgive; o j. full VI love
aud CON PASSION and tenderness II pO y hnei comes
ard roneSscf God willing and ready tn forgive you
lie viii forgive you The yes, te mautc, OF your r
turn. on. sou that have gone as'ry rem NOR TINS
There lady that came down "a LiFsilOOi t see
IA privately II just before We were about 10 leave
tat city to 20 mp e. London % preach WIN torS ana
80, had a boy OF 30 years OF age w"O bad left her she
showed phOlUgru h. AMI asked me 10 put u 10 h
porAct "YOu stand before many ana large astinues,
lr AIpDly NJ boy may b" In LOndoi nov. Oh look
at t.e auditnres 10 whom you VIII pruc; look earnestly
You may M dear Dey before YOU you 10 seq hh
,ea aim TO bscA Ia me. o., lmpiO.o am 90
AIS wing moth r. 20 - deserted aoi nc
may b. III ronble he may De SuH,riIsi teh mn lor n'
LOVING T.. at al II forgiven and iOr-ot Gu h ht
viii anI conioit and peace at hYne" o. Tue pa %
rs she mad noted ais complexion, tho color OF ms eyes
md ar; Why he md oft nOnic aud e cause O hi7 So
lms. "NLen you pr'ca Mr. h9Jiy' 100" ior ms ooi
Dos, ." were ihe parting words u tht mOtheE ~
10 II I'm thai yohr hotIei lows YOU s,ni.
will read ont name, aud II any OF you ever
car II tunt young man just tel hm Tat ls mother l.
wa;mx with loving mart aud teu Ter einDrare Tor
Iu. III, name i Ar hur f. OXleY OF MMcno,er IN
O and feel me pan tnat az tate The bfeas'soi
hes, families wuore eniei ~ an al lShts are S"ar.
t,, wandering boz. II hey be any "neFo yet on tue
lace OF tho earth, pray 10 1Od th@t lie VII turn tAeH
Lelfts aud Oriug i"eh D'cA-
A wANDHRER At HOME AGAIN.
Perhaps there is o subject in the bls that takes hold
II me With rs great orcs tn su jet ~ the wander
ing sinner IL enters deeply into my III II comes
ri,ht home INTO own family. Tie .st thing re
member was the death OF my father a. was boautiu.
day IN June when ne fell suddenly dead. The shock
made si,ch an impression on me, young was, that
fiuctal DuJ lis death has made .sus in It,siou upon
80. - +. n,,t tIuy tlat 1 Remember W.s that my
mother Liken Yer! sea. And tAe next 'hihs tbat
family tnlJ Impressed sti on my Nou5
nd tuat my eldest brother TO Wa IN ry u, o,. .
all ct.Un, became a wandercr-hO let nome n,td
Duy-how rhe waited duy by day and monte
bl month FOR hs return need Mt say now night dltcl
nc a .Ie vaccine ana wept aud prayed Many time
we wer tod to 20 10 the ost-o.ce 4 sitcr had
rnwful woriH 50 letter. yet mother" Many tim
nave walked up and heard my n9tacr pray " o., God
henri up TO God IN prayer for her boy. When
tno wintry gale would blow around thu
..ousr, aud the storm rage without the door her
face would wear terribly "nNious look aud shr
would utter 10 piGeous tones. Oh, nay dear boy; PEI
ha he Is NOW ga lie ooth t,'s is,,Il niSa,; on
an even- nd ask Ler 10 tell rs dDoIl qua fatlur, am
sac would talk foi nOIIs about hn BdI II lhe an hioh
Of my edcsi bro,Acr shOHld cndhc 10 come ~ on az
would bs hsleI; she never spoke at him but VITA
Gears. Many time did she try 10 CONCEAL thrm'
bu: All would be in vain. and When Thanksgiving Day
would cUuc chair BseI t. 40 set Tor HIM our irenlS
aud neigAbors gave hm up but our mothe. had itiiD
tuat would lin u-aiL one day ia the middle U
Summer "A stranger was seen approaching the hOuse He
came Il piazza ana lJUAcd upon my mother
tnrougn the window. Inc man had long beard, and
my mother st saw hiih size ld not start or rise
But wnen the great tears trlcAlns Down
his checks she cred. lbs my hoy, my dear,
dear boy" aud sprLng 10 the window. but Their
the boy stood AMI said. Mother, | wall never
threshold uutil you say you forgive NE" ID"
you h,nk nad 10 stay tnere lolgt No, no. Her arms
wefo around bin, aud she wrpt uo ILLS slouidr.
did tho iather OF the prod "a, sou. heard Uf Il vile
In dis ant cty, aud what tnfl Of JOY snOt Through
what JOY earth can 90 al tlo JOY IN IiaVeH
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