The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-23

thrown that word out. It is ''privilegev now.
It's like fellow going 70 Cincinnati saying, Its
my duty to 60 on the train; it's my privilege te
| walk" Oh, brethren. go with all your might,
| for heaven Is ahead of You and the devil Is be-
hind you. Get up on the highway, and you will
| find. indeed that her ways are ways of pleasant
ness and all her paths are paths of peace.
1t makes the journey pleasant one to go on a
| good errand. If man is on the way from In.
dianapolis to St Louis to be hanged at the end OF
his journey, though he goes in parlor car, and
| no matter what there may be on the wayside,
there is nothing pleasant to him in that journey.
But go on "a good errand, and !
| 60 with a good spirit and joyful
heart 1t makes a journey pleasant to
know / shall have strength and ability to
make the trip. Many poor invalid has started
down through my own State from the North 70
the genial climate of Florida. Many died on the
| way-in Cincinnati, in Chattanooga, in Atlanta,
in Macon-ded on their way to the genial CLINE
| of Florida. When they started they did not
know whether they would have strength to 60
| to the Land of Flowers. But every consecrated
| man who starts for heaven knows he will make
| the trip He starts with the glad consciousness
| that God will help him through. Start. brother,
| in the blessed hope that God will see you
through. It helps to make the journey pleasant
TO have every needful condition. like to travel
a route that has good eating and sleeping houses.
A man who starts to heaven shall have every
needful condition on the way. 1.-THE Lord is my
IAs
believe in the providence of God brother.
Providence means about this: seeing be-
FORE looking out ahead. Here are fifty
wagons going toward the west. 1t is two
and goes ahead of the train, picks out a camp,
and provides for their getting on. God in His
providence is ahead of u.s. behind us and in the
midst of rs. If you need grace heavens pana-
cea, you can draw upon Him. If you want stars
God sprinkles the heavens with swarm of gold
en- bees.
1t helps to make journey pleasant to have
daylight all the way He tells US we are the
childen of the day, and IF any man follow Me
he shall not walk in darkness" but In the light
all the way to the celestial city. Bless God for
the heavenly guide, the divine Spirit that came
not only to rouse us in our slumbers but to take
us by the hand and lead US in all the paths of
righteousness 1t makes the journey pleasant
to know that it lies along the green pastures
and the still waters. 1t helps to make
the journey pleasant to have good company
along with you. Thank God for these good pep
pie associated together in their journey to the
better world Shun evil company. No man or
child is proof against bad company. Tell me
who you associate with and l will tell you who
you are Young ladies' young men, be careful
of your associates. The only way to get into
good company and stay there is to get In the
way to heaven and stay there. The church is
worth her weight in gold, because she furnishes
the best company in the world to us. l have
found great deal of good company in Indianap-
oils. know if you want to be good you will find
good company to live in here. If had no other
reason in the world to believe was converted
would just look back and see the company used
me a little over thirteen years ago
and put me in q company OF
preachers Hooking over the clergy about him on
on the PLATFORM why, would just as soon have
been in Jail Now, when you take me out of good
company, / am as miserable as can be. used
fc love hor-r and the of the base. but
thank God for the change.
1t helps us to sing our way. Thank God
for the blessed old songs of the gospel-"Happy
Day, When Jesus Washed My Sins Away" How
Firm Foundation Ye Sons of the Lord"
never could sing, but want God to attune my
tongue to sing that good old song in heaven. A
thousand times my heart has been cheered with
Jesus, loverof my SOUL
Let me to Thy bosom fly.
And then that blessed old song, ''Just as Am.
Without One Plea" want all the generations
that ever live on this earth never to let these
grand old songs die
One day some persons went into chemists
laboratory. One of them took up beautiful
cup and was examining it, when it slipped from
his fingers and dropped into jar of acid. 1t
was present to the chemist from the manufact-
urer, and the person who had dropped it, as he
saw the cup dissolve in the acid, said: II am SO
sorry. Your beautiful present is gone forever"
But the chemist turned and put piece of min
|
settled at the bottom. II will send the metal to
the manufacturer" he said. He did So and the
same mater was made into a cup again, but
cup far NO. beautiful than the first In the
laboratory of the SKIES God will make us more
beautiful and we will live with Him there forever
God bless this city and save this city. God
bless you all. Follow us with your prayers,
brethren. We need them every day. There are
plenty of men and devils to criticise. We are
not running on what we are, only as Christ
Jesus has made us: we love Him and try to serve
Him. The memories of the few days l have
been in your city have been precious to me.
am too weak. physically. oshake hands with
you all, but say good by for awhile, and
may God bless US forever
After his sermon Mr.. Jones said that during
these meetings he had not had much to say about
the collections, but he wanted to say something
about one collection now. For five years he had
been carrying the orphans OF Georgia on his
shoulders, so to speak, and if he had been at
home last Sunday he could have raised several
hundred dollars for them. If anybody thought
that he should have been there, instead of here,
he wanted them to stand up but nobody re-
sponded Then he asked for anybody who
thought he should have been here rather than
there, and still thought nothing should be done
for that orphan asylum, to stand up, and again
there was no response. He announced that a
collection would be taken up for the benefit of
the orphans and urged everybody to give some
thing 'Now you preachers, shell down the
coin pretty literally" he said; 'and you report
ers too-you give something your time has come
at last" There was a very general response to
this urgent request
Mr. Mcconnell said he regretted exceedingly
that this mornings service was the close of the
meetings of Mr.. Jones and Mr. Small. AS to
the results of these meetings, the temperance
cause has been advanced. The conscience of the
people has been quickened the amusement
question. There will be less dancing and thea
ter-gong by church members from this time for
ward. The practical side of Christian life has
been emphasized. More pains will be taken to
make the eternal life conform to the Ten Com
mandments and the Sermon on the Mount. The
churches have been brought nearer together.
Ministers of almost every denomination have sat
together on this platform and will be nearer to-
| gether hereafter. Homes have been regenerated.
Homes in which two weeks ago there was drunk
enness. dependency, despair and death row
bright with harmony, and hope, and Heaven.
Thank God for the regenerated homes in this