Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-04

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carpets, and l am obliged TO confess that,
though the wheels in that factory 60 in
opposite directions, they turn out beau
tllul result, and while am standing there
looking at the exquisite fabric, an o.d
scripture passage comes into my mind:
| "All things work together for good 20
them who love God" Is there not rest in
thatH lis there not tonic in that? Is there
not longevity in that?
Suppose a man is all the time wOr-
ried about his reputation? One man
says he lies, another says he is
stupid, another says he is dishonest,
and half dozen printing establish
ments attack him, and he is in a great
state of excitement and worry and fume,
and cannot sleep; but religion cones to
him and says; "Man, God is on your side;
he Will take care OF your reputation. II
God be for you who can be against you p
How much should that man worry about
his reputation? Not much. liz tnaJ broker
who few years ago ia Wall street, after
he had lost money. sat down and wrote
farewell letter 70 his wife before he blew
his brains outfit instead OF taking out Of
his pocket a pistol ne had taken oat a
well-read New Testament there would
have been one less suicide. nervous
and feverish people OF the world, try this
Almighty sedatiYe; yOu viii live twenty
tive years longer under its soothing power.
IL is not chloral that you want, or more
time that you want-lt ls the gospel OF
Jesus Christ.
Again, practical religion is a friend of
long life, IN the tact that itrem0yes all cor
rOdlng care about a future existence.
Every man wants to know what is to be-
come OF him. II you get on board a rail
train, you want 10 know at what depot IL
is going to stop; if you get on board
ship you want to know INTO what harbor
1t is going to run; and il you should tell
me you have no interest in what Ia To be
your future destiny l would, In as polite
way as l know how, tell you | did not
believe you. Before / had this matter
settled with reference so my future exist
ence, the question almost worried me
into ruined health. The anxieties men
have upon this subject, il put together,
| would make martyrd0m. This is q
| state Of awful unhealthiness. There are
people who fret themselves 10 death for
lear of dying. l want this merning to
take the strain off your nerves and the
depression Off your soul, and make two
or three experiments.
Experiment the first: When YOU 90
| ouhOf the world IL dOesn0 make any diff
ference whether you have been good or
bad, or whether you believed truth or
| error, you will gOstraight to glory. I'm
possible" you say, "my common sense,
as well as my religion teaches that the
bad and the good cannot live together
forever. You give me no comfort in that
experiment"
Experiment the second: When you
leave this world you will 80 into an inter-
mediate state, where you can get con-
verted and prepared for heaven. "Impos-
sible," you say; ''as the tree falleth so it
must lie, aud cannot postpone TO an in-
l'termediate state that reformation which
/
Experiment the third: There Is no fu-
ture world; when a man dies that is the
last Of bim. Do not worry about what you
are TO do in another state of being; you
! will not do anything. "ImpOssible,v you
say; "there is something that tells me that
death is not the appendix but the preface; !;
there 10 something that tells me that on
this side OF the grave / only get started,
and that | shall go on forever. NY power
TO think says 'fOrever;' my affections say
'forever;' my capacity TO enjoy or suffer
SAYS 'forever.'"
Well, you defeat me in my three expert
ments. | have only one more to make,
and, If you defeat me in that, / am ex-
hausted. A Mighty One on a knoll back
OF fJerusalem one day, the skies filled with
forked lightnngs, and the earth filled
with volcanic distur Dances, turned His
pale and agonized lace towards the heaV-
ems, and said: II take the sins and sor-
rows Of the ages into my own heart.
am the eXpiatiOn. Witness Earn and
Heaven and He'll. l am the expiatioD.O -
And the hammer struck Him, aud the
spears punetured Him, and heaven tbun-
dered: The wages of sin il death;'' Hthe
soul that sinneth IL shall die;" II will by
no means clear the guiIty.v Then there
was silence for half an hour, and the
lightnings were drawn back into the
scabbard of the sky, and the earth ceased
TO quiver, and all the colors OF tue sky be-
gan TO shit themselves into rainbow
woven out Of the falling tears Of Jesus,
and there was red as OF the blood shed
ding, and there was blue as of the bruis-
ing, and there was green as of the
heavenly foliage, and there was
orange as OF the day dawn; and along the
line OF the blue saw the words: II was
bruised for their iniquities," and along
the line of the red saw the words: "The
blood OF Jesus Christ cleanseth from all
sip," and along the line OF the green i
saw the words: "Ihe leaves OF the tree
OF life for the healing Of the natiOns,o and
along the line Of the orange l saw the
words; "The day spring from
And then l saw tho storm was
over, and the rainbow rose higher and
higher until IL seemed retreating to an
other heaven, and planting one column OF
its colors on one side the eternal hill,
and planting the other column Of its col
Ors on the other side the eternal hill, it
rose upward and upward, and behold there
was arainbow round about the throne.
Accept that sacrifice and quit worrying.
Take the tonic, the inspiration, the longeV-
ity Of this truth. Religion is sunshine;
that Is healthy. Religion is fresh air and
pure water; they are healthy. Religion
is warmth; that is healthy. Ask all the
doctors and they will tell you that quiet
conscience and pleasant anticipatiOns are
hygienic. | offer you perfect peace now
and hereafter. What do you want IN the
future world? Tell me aud you shall
have 10. OrcbaTdsi There are the trees
with twelve manner Of fruits, yielding
fruit every month. WaterI Scenery?
There Is the River Of Life from under the
throne Of God, clear as crystal, aud the
sea OF glass mingled with fire. DO you
want music? There is the Oratorlo OF the
creation, led on by Adam aud the 0ratOriO
OF the Red sea, led on by Moses; aud the
oratorlo Of the Messiah, led on
by 80. Paul, while the archangel
with swinging baton controls the 1910
who make up the orchestra. DO you want
reuni0n2 There are your dead children
waiting 20 kiss you; waiting 10 embrace
you; waiting 10 twist garlands Ia your
hair. You have been accustomed 10 open
the door on this side the Bepulchre; this
morning ! opeu the door on the other side