Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-16
John b. Cough at the Tabernacle.


John Il. Cough at the Tabernacle.
A LOST LADDIE.
young Scotchman called to see me, who
showed me his diploma as physician. lie
was graduate of Edinburgh University, a
fne-looking fellow, as handsome man as
ever walked the streets but being marked
and SCARED by this enemy. After some con-
versation he left me, and his last words
rang in my ears, his last words brought the
tears to my eyes, aud | think shall never
forget them. Standing before me he said
Z" am very much obliged to you, Mr.. Cough;
you have given me your time, and you have
told me the truth, but it's ma use, and there
is ma hope. Shake hands with me, will you ?
| am lost laddie;" and he went away. As
| saw him going out, stalwart and strong, in
the pride of health, my eyes filled with tears,
aud in the night awoke hearing the cry of
a despairng man. Il am a lost laddie."
How many lost addies are there to-day, in
these United States how many are there
in this city of Boston And | could not
help thinking this afternoon, and | think
now as look upon this audience, what are
we assembled for To bring home and
freedom and salvation to /" lost laddies " in
Boston, to tell them there is hope for them,
to stir them up to exercise the power God
has given to them, to break their fetters to
stir them up into natural ambition to bat
tie with the evil that has held them so piany
years, and stand up free men, saved, saved
by the power of the grace of Him who is
able to save to the uttermost all those that
come unto him.
DASHED FROM THE WINDOW.
In certain town in Connecticut a man
came into his house drunk. He had little
boy three aud half or four years of age,
aud he came forward to meet him, with both
of his arms extended. Had the father been
sober The hoy would have been nesting in
his fathers bosom; but he was drunk he
seized that hoy 10y the shoulder, lifted him
Ver his head and dashed him right through
the second story window. Sa,h and glass
md all went out, and on the paving, among
fhe mre aud bits OF broken glass, lay a
hild with both thighs fractured. That j.
another phase OF the fact that you laugh at
md that is, that when a mau is drunk he
lon't know what he is about aud whether
a man laughs or cries, shudders or chuckles,
whether man holds his sides with mtrri.
ment, or the marrow in his bones stands stone
cold, drunkenness is debasing, degrading,
mbruting blasting and scathing to every
hing that is bright, and noble, and manly
aud God-like in human being, whether you
laugh or cry.
BREAKING A BAD HABIT
Did you ever try to break habit; any
little thing, for instance? There is young
lady whose fingers are marred and disfg-
ured What is the matter? She bites her
L.. H.. T.. l.. \
known girls to work for months before they
could get rid of the habit of biting their
nails. | knew man who had acquired the
habit of reading with his elbow on the desk
in front of him, and he would twist his hair
around his fingers. Some one said What
are you pulling your hair out for |" Why"
he said, F." acquired the habit, and cannot
read with comfort without doing it,
knew man who made up his mind to give
up the use of tobacco. He used to use Cav
endish plug tobacco and he put his hand in
his pocket aud threw the plug away, saying
That's the end of it," But" said he,
THAT was only the beginning of it." Oh,
how he wanted it. He would lick his lips,
and he chewed tooth-picks, and anything he
could get to keep his jaws going. But moth
ing would satisfy him. His mouth tasted as
ii it were full of cold cream all the time, and
his very tongue seemed to be curled over
Nth intense desire. We'll. after he had
worked a day or two in that wav. he said
:. am not going to suffer like this: I will
get some" He bought a plug. and said
"When want it awfully, will take it.
He did want it awfully and he took il ont
and-he tboupht il was his bptter sniri,
striyinp-he held il in his hand. "a love
Won. and | want you but are Won NV mas
ter. or am | yonrs ? am a man. and Won
are a thing am a man. and Won are .
weed. | want Won. but. Won black devil
will master Won vet. if die for IL for il
never shall be said that l. A man. was mas
tered by a thing: YES. will master Won"
THE POWER OF PRAYER
In Ohio | went into a car, and there was
only one vacant seat, and | asked gentle
man if could occupy it; he said: Yes
Mr.. Cough, | will be very glad to have you.
Thank " you, sir, for your COURTESY" lie
said, " | heard you speak last night, and
went home to my wife and told her wouc
never drink any more liquor. | never mad,
promise like that before. am man o
my word and she knew meant it, aud
supposed she would be tickl-d about it aud
pleased; but instead of that she looked al
me in half wild sort OF way, and burst ou
crying, and then went down on her knees
| am not one of that sort don't believe
have been on my knees since vas eigh
years old as for church, don't know wha
the inside OF it looks like When | saw he
down on her knees didn't like it aud said
What in thunder are you on your knee
ana Wheh got up IN the morning ! wahtr'