Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-09

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,,ou-srzFD audience was present on
,-,a,,b evening in the brick Presbyterian
.-.b 20 listen 10 sermon By the Rev.
- Bsnaugh. Mr. Benaagh prefsced
mon sy reading the Xllth chapter
gAs las, book in the New Testament.
The chapter begins
ass4 hge agPeared a great i0OHier in
,.-... a ,ronaa clothed 'oifh the sun, and
i ,,o,s aadsr her feet, and Upon her head
,rora Of flrclre sfaTs-"
80 text was taken from the last clause Of
81. 10Th verse Of the Srd chapter OF Nahum
ass3 hsy cast lofs for her honorable mes,
-.sog6,r gresi men Irsre bound IN chains. -
,,r,s the honorable men, and the great
., n AssvriA that were so spoken of in the
p;b,s text. The measure of iniquity of the
.-s,t and powerful government tha; aspired
= copouer the world was full, and the end
t,5 come. The honorable men, men of in
--s,es great men were bound in chains,
.,,-;es awav and enslaved. But the pur-
,o.s Of the sermon was not TO preach con-
..,rinr the enslaved Assyrians, but to
Zach Of the enslaved soul, the chained
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s.suced from the historical introductory
E1s
THE CHAINED MAN.
No man is free that has not the love of
God in his soul. There are many chains
:, hind a man with, and hold him in slavery
to the Evil One.
sFLFisa chain that binds men. 1t was
SELF that insinuated itself into the first fam
ir circle. and caused a murder. Ii is the
chain that binds thousands. Men in all sta
hous IN life are under its dominion. Ma
roIeop. when be had subdued nearly all
Vurofe, longed for its entire sublugation.
Ambition, self, urged him on to attempt to
accomplish that end He 1en a victim to
selfish purposes, and was sent TO st. Helena.
tWas self that caused Cesar 10 long TO be
sking. He conquered all, and self con-
ousred Caesar. Alexander, after i most tri-
umphant march in the East, after meeting
and oyer;Erowing legIOns upon legions OF
Persians and other nations, was chained By
sef; self overcame him.
ASSOCIATION, Civil associates become
chain TO bind a man, and destroy his soul.
Associates that will draw a man from God
are chains that bind and enslave one TO the
Evil One. In all ages il has not been un-
common 10 Judge a man by his associaies.
One Of the first inquiries that Pythagoras,
the celebrated philosopher of Samos, would
make Of young men that applied for admis- |
sien to bis school was as 10 their associates. |
Observation of to-day prove how correct /
the celebrated philosopher was in that par
;cuar. Such ancient and eminent author
ity is worthy of the highest consideration. !
Outside associates oftimes destroy all the
good that has been impaired in the home
circle, in the church. Evil associates are
chains.
HABIT Is a chain that binds men and
H5meh. The power of evil habits was illus
trated by Mr.. Benaugh, by reciting the case
Of a woman that he had recently read of,
as she appeared in city court, under an
srraigument for drunkenness and improper
conduct Drinking is habit. and one OF
the chains. Falsifying is another habit |
quite prevalent, and a strong chain that |
binds many people.
STEALING is a chain. The reverend |
gentleman said he knows full well that no one |
Of his hearers is a thief; no one of his con-
gregation would steal a material thing, not |
even pin, but how is it about character. !
How many regulations in this world have
been stolen by loose ungIarded talk. Char
acter, reputation, is above price, more pre-
uous than gold or silver. Ii is character,
reputation, that one must have when be 1
leaves this world if he gets into the
shining courts above. The stealing of repu-
uiiOn is a chain that binds the soul and en-
slaves it for old Satan.
hERCtNARY MOTIVES are chains that
bind many men. Money, what a power
Ii is dragging men down every day; every
DAY men are bound and enslaved by it. The
han that is bound by mercenary motives is
Ike the man on a ship that was wrecked.
he had heap of gold With him. To save
'Ae gold he tied it to his back. He thought |
10 SWIM TO shore with il thus secured 10 his
person, but when the ship sank. ani be was
LETT in the water the gold was too heavy for
LIN to swim with: he was tied or chained
70 II and was drowned. Many men are
eh4lned by mercenary motives.
100 CLOSE ATTENTION TO BUSI-
NESS is chain that binds men. Many
iaihers have been bound by too close atten-
u'n to business. Fathers, have care;
neglect not yourself, or your families, or
'ae clutch, by too close attention to busi-
ness ii is a chain that binds many.
FASHION is chain. 1t binds people of
AA ages, but the youthful woman and youth
il nan are more frequently its victims. A
celebrated Divine in Scotland, speaking of
'1shlon, sald that the fashions came from
London, and London received them from
Arls, and Paris received them from Satan.
OLORlFYING SELF is chain that
binds and enslaves the soul
THE LOVE OF GOD frees the soul, I'M
chains the man.
ihe above is an outline Of the interest
.ns sermon delivered by Mr.. Benaugh last
Sabbath evening.