Telegram-herald., 1886-04-26

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Nature keeps great blg dolls when she has
such big suns sBd worlds Ring the
dinner beil. child
Behold the Christian mother. How
child to recognize is unseen Father IN
Heaven. and tells of Ills ~ort, aud OF His
wonderful works. or a. she points Ia Jesus,
our adorable savior, aud = hen this pleas
ant ask j. over she kneels With her darling
child before Der maker and prays. The
example Of such a mother lies. la the
silent tonib her beloved foFui may crumble.
bat her light shines On--Ihat never fades
Another fact IS skeptical example Is not
incentive 10 morality. let me quote once
again from Napoleon. lie Is bad
citizen who undermines the religious
faith Of his country; all may not, perhaps,
be substantially good bat certain II Is that
all come IN aid OF the government power
and are essential 10 the basis Of morality
| in the absence Of religion can discover no
| induoement 10 be Vi tuous. | desire 10 live
and die ia mine nothing Is more painful 10
me than the hldeous spectacle OF an old
|
delity shouts for liberty Yet IL decries
that which has carried light and liberty TO
every land. for there is no denying the fact
| that Christianity has done this work. lt Is
/ also "A fact that Bible or no Bible, sin or
/ transgressiOn or law does abound, and that
| sin in ali It's forms il both cOrruptlng and
degrading in its nature IL must be con
/ ceded that sin is a DESTROYER of peace, and of
! happiness, aud even OF lite. This granted.
4
| ting this common enemy OF our race upon
the worlds battle field today IL is Ger
tainly not inf ielity Righteousness alone
can combat sud conquer sin, and the banner
| OF the cross in spite Il all opposition. in
| spite OF scoifers aRd Knockers, floats trium-
| pbAntly above the dark valley of sin and
| unbelief aud death lnfidelty is a thing of
death. Raking over the mistakes of Moses
can never change the vile heart of man.
| Talking of skulls viii never take away the
| stony heart and eive instead a heart of flesh.
The present of infdelity is cherries. its
future is dark aud ominous, Ii has nothing
beyond the grave bat the gloom of uncer-
tainty For hope l. has only dire forebOd-
ings. To all il ever held dear il cries at last
in despair farewell. forever farewell.
Father, mother, husband, wife son. daugh-
ter, child, farewell. farewell. 1t Is no angel
whisper II is the grOan, the sigh. the
moaning wall of the dying to the dead
Death-here is the end. q cruel world,
bitter life. o savage nature, thus TO give in
telligence being and thought and feeling
and then TO tear asundeT our loves, TO blast
our ambitions, 10 cast down all our aspira
tiOns into the dark, lone grave, to be held
there by the cruel monster, death, forever
"Out of the darkness a voice-an heavenly
voice hath spoken: i am the way. w,
have shown how that the base the guiding
star and the elements of infideIity are bu
i human and its end the grave. The base o
Christianity has proved tself divine The
Bishop then cited from Herschel, Washing
ton, Grant Newton, Carlyle and others, anC
continued: The Christ of the Bible is the
| chief among ten thousand. His words ant
works his love, his mercy and fOrbearanc'
and compassion, even without his miracles
prove Him TO have been more than human
Now as the Christians guiding star He i
set high in the heavens. But his work roll
on The benefits of his salvation are un
ceasng in their flow. The Founder set NJ
| unparalleled example of hol,
life and of righteous action be
fore the world OF course Christianit,
has its conflicts II contends against sir
and unbelief Ii combats error Ii cast
down imaginations and dispels superstition
II crumbles idoatry. and resists the devi
and destroys his works
The presence Of the way of Christ is joy
and peace, and faith, and hope and love
It's prospects for the future are transport ny
! Millions OF voices are ready TO exclaim
This is indeed the way of life. Here i.i'
we our weary burden down, and here w
found abiding peace and rest. And soon
multitude which no man can number. shall
strike their harps and sing song of glor,
To the founder of the all-glorious system o
righteousness, called Christianity wher'
sighs and tears and death shall be no more
Inhdelity. like dewy mist shall be dissi
pated BY the rising sun OF the day of glory
But God, and Christ, and the Bible and tn
redeemed shall all endure forever and for
ever"