The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-01-29

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ty, or mark out for him what is danger
GUS for him? But when the tell-tale blis-
ters begin to appear upon his visage, when
the idiotic leer appears upon his counte-
nance, when the whole man begins to
show signs of decay and the fires of in
temperance begin to burn and destroy
the body, then he begins to realize, often
when it is too late, that his friends were
right, and their admonitions should have
been needed.
Take the case, which frequently occurs.
of the young girl, surrounded by peace,
plenty, love and happiness. who begins to
show a wayward disposition, and who
shows fondness-not only for the gay
eties and frivolities that give momenta-
ry pleasure and leave a lasting pang, but
for companionship entirely unsuited to
one in her station. Talk to that girl of
her danger, and you are hated for your
pains. Talk to her of the way that leads
to Heaven, and in too many cases she
will deliberately seek the way that leads
to perdition. Offer your prayers for her
safety, and she will laugh you to scorn.
But at last the patience of the Lord will
cease with her, and at last she awakes-a
broken wreck of all that is lovable in wo-
man-to a realization of the horrible
truth that she has Travelled far toward
that point where she will be forever lost.
God lays down certain laws, and His
promises of reward to those who obey
them are fulfilled to the letter. so far as
oI 1aI
His promises of punishment to those who
violate them are fulfilled with equal faith
fulness. The sinner who banks on Gods
telling an untruth with regard to the
punishment of sinners, is indeed hanging
to forlorn hope. If there be a sinner
who honestly believes that there is no
place in the hereafter where the fires RE
unquenched, and where lost souls suffer
the penalty of the sins committed in the
body, our advice to such, as precaution-
airy measure, is to go into eternity with
very light summer wardrobe. Men re-
fuse to believe what they do not see. But
the risk is too great to be taken,
There is firmly implanted within the
being of every intelligent man or woman,
a belief in the existence of Creator, a
Divine Ruler, and Saviour who came to
earth and died for the sins of men, The
very fact that those who boast of their
infidelity persistently deny these
facts and show a great interest in ridi-
culing them, in their feeble way, is proof
positive that they do not altogether dis
believe in them. Many a mortal child
has affected a disbelief in a promised
punishment, until it felt the weight of
the oppressive shingle. But it was then
too late to take away the sting One may
not see, but one may feel. Those wicked
men who assaulted the house of Lot in
Sodom, could not see the punishment
coming, and therefore disbelieved in it.
When it did come they were smitten with
blindness and could not see the anger of
the Lord, but does any one believe they
did not feel the angry flames?
Life is too short, in this world. to be
passed in arguing matter about which
people have in their hearts and censcien-
ces no dispute. There are too many man.
ifestations of Gods mercy and love. all
around us, to doubt His existence or His
faithfnlness. There are some powers
that it may do to trifle with, but the Gre
ator of the Universe is not such power
The man who says there is no Godr' be-
lieves, away down in his heart that he is
lying. And this belief is very natural
conclusion. ft is profitable therefore to
heed the admonitions of His word-not
through an emotion of fear, but as recog-
Rizing In the terror of His wrath as visit
ed upon Sodom, how futile it is for NOR
tails to set up their wills in opposition to
His will, and as recognizing in His care
for those who have proven faithful to
Him, His great love for His creatures.
There is a safe way for all mankind. 1t
is by a faithful, earnest, trustful service
of God.