The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-23

in the world"
'If 1 am such sinner, darling, I ad-
wise you to be very cautious about cast
ing your lot with mine. 1 certainly
should fear to trust my life and happi-
ness in your hands if you were such
sinner as you take me to be-"
"Your sin is against yourself, dear;
not against God and me-"
"Are you in partnership with God ?"
he answered, smiling.
81 am heir of God, and joint heir of
Jesus" was the enthusiastic reply.
"Then 1 congratulate you on your
royal heritage" said Mr.. LaSelle. 81
prefer to believe that God is no respeeter
of persons; that He has no favorites;
and that I am not a favored child of
royalty. If I were such 1 should be
most miserable, for heaven would be to
me place of blacklist torment, if I
should go there, knowing that other hu-
man beings were irretrievably lost"
"Don't you believe in eternal punish
ment ?" asked Aunt Judy, with a look
of terror.
"As father loveth and pityeth his
children doth our Heavenly Father love
and pity US. Would you be willing to
consign one of Edna's babies to eternal
torment, no matter what its sbortcom-
iDgs?'
"NO, would not"
"ShalI mortal man be more Just than
God, my dear?"
"But you know that's a dangerous
doctrine to teach. Suppose, now, that
the fears of endless torment were re-
moved from the mind of John Smith
You know that is the only check he
ever recognizes"
'There, my dear, is Johns great trou-
bic. He is feeling safe about the here
after, for he believes he can repent at
any time and be saved, no matter what
may have been his misdeeds in the
body. 1 would have all men know that
the laws of God are unchangeable;
that the atOnement must come from
within US; that restitution follows
atonement, and that retributiOn is a
natural law. do not ask Jesus to be a
scape-goat for my sins. When 1 stand
in the Infinite Presence I want to feel
that have a right to stand there, with
my head erect, not as PardOned crImi-
nal, but as a redeemed and justified
brother of the Lamb of God that taketh
away the sin of the world"
"Don't you approve of Mr.. Handeps
preaching, then?"
"Oh, yes; as far as it goes. But 1 am
sure he would do infinitely greater good
by preaching the life of Jesus and hold
ing forth His example for all to follow
than he can ever accomplish by dwell
ing upon his death and the disgraceful
details ofhis crucifxion."
"But, after all, suppose you are in er.
ror? Suppose you should find at last
that the harvest was past and summer
ended and your soul not saved ?''
: "I should have the appreciation cf 6
} good conscience, at least, for I should
l know that never, for the sake of my
: personal safety, accepted condition
/ that my inner conscience rejected. Tt
express faith and comply with condi
: tions, merely through fear that, if
s shouldn't, 1 might find myself in erro
t when too late to remedy the evil, look
! to me like putting up sort of bank
t rupt job on Jesus-not sure ourselve
that the note we accept is good, bu
t afraid to reject it lest it mag prove gen
t uine, thinking in that case we'd be al
, right anyhow, for the other banl
= wouldn't fail if this one should"
Y Though this kind of logic silenced th
i good woman, it by no means convince,
her that her suitor was on the saf
;, track, and she took much to secre
s prayer, not, however, forgetting to reju
G venate her wardrobe and make her oil
: clothes presentable for her approachin
:, nuptials.
:. In the meantime, the meetings wen
Is regularly on. Men abandoned the faro
e table and forgot the game of poker i
If the interest awakened by the new ser
e sation. The "saloon'' hard by began [
do a losing business, and there ws
er strong talk of lynching the preache
r. who was certainly no physical mate
lr for the brawny-armed men who NJ
g heaved the bowlders and burrowed OF
re the earth in search of hidden treasure
ia 81 mean to get up a diversion thi
e, will take the mems minds off from tE
I'd physical argument" said Edna, "for
10 shall issue tickets of invitation to yol
wedding to every miner in Idaho Flat.
Us "And how are we to feast and othe
D. wise entertain them, I should like
is know?" cried the good lady, in astol
er ishment. 'Tt would take me week
It. make pies and doughnuts enough fl
o. dessert, to say nothing about the 9th
IS. things"
,h 81 don't propose to feed their bodie
e, auntie, but will try to prepare a d
Y, version for their minds. l shall gil
m them a sort of elocutionary entertai
ne ment."
IL "Yous"
IN 'Yes; why not?"
"a tUonldn, to do such a thin
I'd Brother Handel might preach them