Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-12-17

the Judgment seat Of Christ, will not be-
tray you. First Of all, seek God, then seek
Christian counsel Gather up all the en-
ergies of body, mind and soul and appeal
ing to God for success, declare this day ever
lasting war against all drinking habits,
all gaming practices, all houses of sin. Half
and-half work will amount to nothing; it
must be Waterloo Shrink ba * now, and
you are lost. Push on. and you are saved. A
Spartan General fell at the very moment OF
victory, but he dippe his finger in his own
blood and wrote on rock near which he was
dying: Sparta has conquered" Though
your struggle to get rid of sin may seem t. be
almost a death struggle, you can dip
your finger in your own blood aud
write on the Rock of Ages: "Vic-
tory through our Lord Jesus Christ
o, what glorious news it would be for some of
these young men to send home to their
parents i'll the country these holidays which
are coming. They 90 to the postotfice every
day or two to see whether there are any let.
ters from you. How anxious they are to
hear You might send them for n holiday
present this season book from one OF our
best publishing houses, or n complete ward
robe from the importers palace, it would not
p,ea-e them half so much as the news you
might send home tomorrow that you had
given your heart to God. know how it is in
the country. The night comes on. The cat
tie stand under the rack through whi3h
burst the trusses of hay. The horses just
having friske up from the meadow at the
nightiall stand kne deep in the bright straw
that invites them to lie down and rest. The
perch of the hovel is full of fowl, their feet
warm under the feathers. In the old farm
house at night no candle is lighte1, for the
flames clap their hands about the great back
log, and shake the shallow Of the group up
and down the wall Father and mother sit
there for half an hour, saying nothing. |
wonder what they are thinking of After
awhile the father breaks the silence, and says:
"Well, wonder where our boy is in town to-
nightP'
AMI the m 7ther answers: "In no bad place,
| warrant yoI we always could trust him
when he was home, and since he has been
away there have been so many prayers Of
Jared for him we can trust him still" Then
a. s o'clock-sor they retire early in the
couutry-they kneel down and commend you
to that Cod who watches in country and in
town, ON the land and on the sea. Some one
said to a Grecian General: What was the
proudest moment in your li'e}" He thoGght
q moment, AMI said 'The proudest mo.
ment in my life was when sent word home
to my arents that | had gained the victory. u
And the proudest and most brilliant moment
in your life will bs the moment when YOU
eau send word to your TareltS that you
have conquered your evil habits by the grace
of God, and become eternal victor Oh, de-
spise not parental anxiety!
j he time will come when YOU will have
neither father nor mother, and you will 90
around the place where they used to watch
you, and find them gone from the house, aud
gone from the field. and gone from the neigh
bUrhood. Cry as loud for torgiN eneSS as you
may over the mound in the churchyard, thev
will not answer. Dead! Dead