Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-04
The SiOacrn Church.

/ - AtSa Aa-'StSssI q poSs "hoohI SuuuS
man battlirs with temptation, and G poor
cigar maker who bad lately lost his wilc we're
amoog the number who entered the massive
| pcrta's CT tho clcgcn! oLur9n ct E., Ias.
Sunday night. The Ii,l mlchaut sought h;d
highly upho s:ered pew, tno poor widow 81
obscure oorner. ana The csar maker aud the
young man en6eavo:sd 20 make th,msu,vca
comfortable Oh ssat ucsr tic ioo..
The service o,mmeccsG the choir sang
hymn sicne, The uluister kaselcd Ga a,ls
| osoCisn and prayed fer all the wJIiJ; :heu ,h.
collection Was taken u3 q long list q unSoiiy
| smusemsots was aDanucocd tjr tho c,miog
week, another hymn was suug to tuoe which
90 one know but the choir, aad then the mlo-
ister, With ali eyes :lvt:ed upoa him aaaouac.i
bis text Unsll theo helpless aod dsiet--.
| ested look was upon III !sc,5 Of onr friends
tho service; Us set, bad u Gtrac iaus for ihp,n.
Tho mscotaut Ta3 evidently ia th, rcaIDs ct
stook5 aad hoHda. end worrying abjut lhc com,
log dividepd. Tia pocr widow Has iu G1u5t
about the oonios rcnt. tho osar m,iicr
had been in oauEcu twc, sine, bis waiIiog-
onoo a. his wiir's iuasral aad oa the pres.u.
occasion ; ho evid1aLy d! not i2ci rt hoa,
The temptcd you1g mi1 was sill csor;zips
ever bis teDpts,ioEs. nn! C!,s,IS.lrS thom
pro and oon.
But rGW, as the mln:Sc! e,sGls up to deliver
the nracle5 of God. thei5 dsiatcrcsledness il
turaod to expectancy. They cviisEty felt
"huDGry." |. matters lit!i4 wncrr the tcxt
vas c.:od. the subj cot VAS E;oiuiIp." The
congregation sstted us;Ef dGTn q h:ar ino
discourse, aDi 10 luxCria,o IN tho realms &
their minister's fAocy. Vast sod deep vas tie
| learning he had acquired, long aud 81 i2 were
| the paths of knowledge ho haG trohlc. lie
| summoned all Lis logic aud rhetotic 90 DEMO-
l:h bis orpoaoE;s. nad tho ehos.a Of ungod'y
| science were ouiy suG GnCnca fcrlh 20 ha tu. tc
| glorious flight. TYodGIl. IIu-,::y, aa, Ha..
win were crushed beneath the weight CT his
| arguments, and consigncd TO everlasting ia
| fanny By tho inTaCti7o OF his SARCASM.
He had arrived az far e. IT." CeIb0uiteroua
period, and was hoddE before bis hearers
! eyes "the first rcstiScs Of on a5o:csoaat rcsp-
| tation, when wav3 Of ulaesinsss pas3ei! sim
| ullaneousIy over our fur t.cnds. TIER
destitute hearts ebeled against tho feast Of th,
| mind. Tho merchant had LETT ono part OF h.
heart to b9 flied with c1rist. Thu ci.mcnts Of
! bis better nature had pleaded With him to waii
at less; ua;ii sunday nigh; before hH had given
| that sacred reservation 10 the warld. Bat
| now. as he sat ilstcnteGlUE to 'EvIEu.ion,
| stocks. b0uda merchandise, aud Scrld!y am.
| brioo we're 5000 s,vrmb!9E for !iic sacred
| locality, npd Chii,, stood wi,hout, priev4d,
| The poor widow Immersed in deep t N c,ion,
was looking for sAs hand CT Christ ~ draw her
| out. laa;esd Of heTas Der wouods hea!e';
up with rhn bam Of Gods r1ou
| ses acd msrcic&, thrra cauio tl>aIiaG 10
ward her ia colt C&Isnces Of nell sroUs sweet
| ness. worGs that she undeIstcci no.. snd which
| sounded liko "Ccuetscesns,' 'Ar!icussscs,'
1 "Bstrachisns" Sho alael wont down to h0:
| lonely house with her tai,h d,mmed, and with
| y heart whc:c l"rSirgs had remained un:slis-
| fed. Tho poor cigar maker. who had always
| thought moro of tobacco than Of Christ. had
! lately been brought into the prc:encn Of God bJ
| the death of his wife. lie hsd jus: Caught
faint glimsa ofth fact tha. the bes. par. & iif.
| he listened eagerly for somo words Of Chocr, and
! looked in vain for q beam o. hoos. A gap had
! been taken out OF his nature, nnd ho w.s uccon-
sciously looking for Christ to Ill! j.. Bat deg
4 rondent look settled over his face ss ihe void
remained unlllad and he never knew how noar
| he had been TO the "kiagGon." What Was ha
&c know ebout the tridsC.yl foo. psin.s Of ornl-
| lho rspties?' The tempted young men had
| come 10 church % e place CT ,eluG;. Fier2e
aud bitter was the conflict which WAS ra3ing
within him. He iistened eagerly ;oi :omo wo,ds
| Of comfort but none came. Instead or Christ S
! plead ags. bH hesrd somnbinG about the W:
| tiary Epoch" Instead of having somD sweat
peAce distilled iato his soui. Ia listened to Oh
ceronisn period on 'prehjs;otic msn" lie gave
up IN despair. and just as the minister WAS end
laE in o brilliant perorst!ol, the '":a i'.ailoa
! oyerpowered him
| And - the vast congregation YVES slowly
vending its wsy cut of church, enroned by tho
peas of the organ, thers were four who ~oro
going into tho coming wesk with ol:sht,shsd
hearts. There were fur who had hungered lot
, ND h,H hoan n I'D W,tn Inc hlts IKE CT
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