Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-10

rushed them into predicament EFe
wanted to know how the fruit tasted and she
found out; but 5000 years Of wretehedAess
and woe have deplored her curiosity. I'm
lawful curiosity has sent the theologian
mad into the forbidden systems Of Gods re
ligion. he has sometimes wrenched his
whole moral nature out OF joint in trying 10
pluck fruit from branches beyond his reach,
or venturing too far on the limbs hath tun-
6led beadlong without remedy. There are
ten thousand trees from which We may eat
and get only good, but from the forrest Of
mystery-diNne election, Trinity. the resur-
rection-how many have plucked their
ruinl Thousands Of men are not Christians
because they do not know who Melchise-
dech was.
There are many forms Of unheelthfui ia
quisitiveness. Many sit from mtrning 70
night with the eye staring and mouth agape
Of curiosity. They are the FIRST 70 know
who told lie and build it another story
higher and add two wings to it. About
other peoples houses. about other peoples
food. about other peoples apparel, about
other peoples financial condition they are
ever anxious. No choice bit Of gossip
floating in the community but stops at
their door, And they luxuriate and grow
fat in the endless round Of the great world
Of Tittle-Tattle. He invites and sumptu-
ously entertains at his freside Colonel
Twaddle, Esquire Chitchat and Governor
Small Talk. Whosoever hath slander,
whosoever hath an inuendo, whosoever hath
q valuable secret let them come and offer il
as sacrifice TO this Goddess Of Splutter.
Multitudes Of Adams and Ewes spend their
whole time in eating frnit that does not be-
long to them. Some who are proficient
ma,hama,icians have never learned this
computation in moral algebra,
Good Sense,
Good breeding, curiosity, minding your own
business. Yosng people urged on BY their
inquisitiyeness have ransackcd the whole
field Of French novels TO end out whether
they really are as bad as moralists have
pronounced them. Just coming to look
over the parapels they have lost their bal-
ance and down they went dashed into
remediless destruction, or perchance crawl.
ing up on the rocks shattered and bleeding
and ghastly, gibbering with curses or groan.
ing Intellectual prayers. Passion is fiery
cOurser and driven along dangerous places
il may become unmsnageable and NJ the
sudden sound of mirth's trumpet bit and
pole break and il lunges like bolt into ter.
ritle sbysm.
Again learn from Ewes career that some
fruits that are pleasant to the taste, after
ward produce agony. The forbidden fruit
was SO pleasant to Ewes appetite she is not
satisfied uuGl her husband tastes it. Bat
her Punishment from Paradise and the sui.
ieripgs Of an entire race we're the price
paid for the luxury. Eve ia no, the only
one who hath sold great happiness for TEN.
porary satisfaction. The cup Of sin always
sparkles at the top. but there is death al the
the bottom. Intoxication hath pleasant ex.
hihrations, makes man see FIVE stars
where others see one star, puts spring into
the ground, flipps the
blood. Make, the Poor
man feel nch and cheeks white AZ snow
red as roses But what about the dreams
that come afterward when they seem falling
from great heights and in effort to save
themselves, meeting with other fancied dis.
ssters till the sweat stands on the brow
like the night dews Of eternal darkness and
they are ground under the hoof Of horrid
nightmares, shrieking out with lips that
crackle With feyerish torture Look into
that hall OF revelry where ungodly mirth
staggers and blasphemes Listen to the
sepseless gabble and watch the going ont
Of the last traces Of manhood from men
made in Gods own image "Ha, hs !
This is Joy for you,' saith registering
ncighbor. Fill your cup, my boys! Here's
TO my vife's sorrow and my children's rags
and my Gods defiance = Bat
he sees not that the iiend stirs the goblet in
the hand, and adders uncoil from the bot
tom and thrust up their forked tongues,
kissing in the froth on the brim. Perdilion
bought for six.pence
Ike fruit was pleasant to Eve. bat that
disobedience smites thu earth until il reels
ike an OK under the butchers bludgeon.
Who could tell the consequence Of that one
sin, unless all at once he could make the
world throw open all its prison doors to ex.
pose the crimes end all its hospitals TO
show tie disease, and all the alms-houscs
to show the squslor, and oil the insane
ssylums 10 show the Madness and ell the
sepulchres TO show the dead, and all the
gaies Of the lost 10 show the damned.
That one Edenic transgression has lighted
up every upgodly passion and stretched
cords Of misery over the world, striking
hem into dolorous voc, and hath seated
Dlsgues on the air and shipwrecks on the
tCinpfsl and hath fastened famine like
e,ch on the sick heart OF the nations, and
made 10000 battle fields
Gronn with Horror.
oh, the deceitfulness Of sin! The GROUND
over which it leads yon is hollow, the fruits
it offers 10 your taste are poisoned, the
promise il makes is lie. Over this un-
godly banquet the keen. glitteriDg source Of
Gods judgment Is suspended. 40 ominous
handwriting is on the wall o. thou mis-
guided victim OF pleasure. sound the
alarm' Thy pleasure boat is far from
shore. Thy summer day is closing roughly,
for the winds and waves are loud-voiced and
the over coming clouds are sn swrithe and
sgleam with terror. Thon art past the
"Narrowr." alnost outside the Hook and
il the Atlsatie take thee, fral mortal, thou
shalt never get 10 shore again. Home
xard' Put back Row swifter. swiler,
sxiiter. Jesus from the shore caSeth Q
rope. Grasp il quicklyl Now, or never.
Some Of my bearers fear have freighted 81
their lopes and loves and joyx upon vessel
which shall never bring them 70 port Of
safety. See. thou nessest the break
ersl One heaYe upca tho rocks!
Anosher lnnge may crush thee beneatA
the shriveliea spars or grind thy bones TO
powder among ibe torn timSers. 0vesbosrd
Tor ,hy life! Oyerboardl Trust not that
Ioese plank nos tempt the shore bus quickly
clasp tie feet oi Jesus walking spoa tho
vatery pavement. shouting ill he bear thee.
lord. save or perish
Again the biography ef Eve teaches me
y hat shocking thing nm Is vAen spPsnA
ed 10 great beauty and re6ueDent hsses
since Ewes death has the sosh seen sash
perfection ef vcmanhood Coaing directly
iron the hand Of God there was not anoshsr
refinement TO her mAnnerh No grncsfdl
meas coaA have been s3ded 10 her gait, 10
spArkle 10 her'eye, no color 70 her cheek, 70
svestssss to her vesce 70 b ths conpsnioa
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