The Grenada sentinel., 1888-12-22

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trast. Behold the charm of the one, be
| hold the darkness Of the other. Now,
know 1t is very popular in this day foi
| young men to think there Is something
more charming in skepticism than in
religion. They are ashamed Of the old.
fashioned religion of the cross, and they
| pride themselves on their free thinking
on all these subjects. My young friends,
/ want to tell you what l know from ,ob
servation, that while skepticism is a
beautiful land at the start, it is the great
Sahara Desert at the last.
Years ago minister's son went of
from home to college. At college he
formed the acquaintance of young man
whom ] shall call Ellison. Ellison was
an inidel. Ellison scoffed at religion.
and the minister's son soon learned from
him the infdelity, and when he went home
on his vacation broke his fathers heart
by his denunciations of Christianity.
Time passed on and vacation came, and
the minister's son went off to spend the
vacation, and was on journey and came
to hotel. The hotel-keeper said: 81 am
sorry that tonight l shall have to putyou
in room adjoining one where there is O
very sick and dying man. can give you
no other accommodations" "Oh," said
the young college student and minister's
son, "that will make no difference to me.
except the matter of sympathy with any
body that is suffering The young man
retired to his room, but could not Sleep
All night long he heard the groaning of
the sick man, or the step of the watchers,
and his soul trembled. He thought
to himself: snow, there is only thin
wall between me and departing spirit !
How if Ellison should know how feel?
How ii Ellison should find out how my
heart futters? What would Ellison say if
he knew my skepticism gave way?" He
slept not. In the morning, coming down,
he said to the hotel-keeper: "How is the
sick man" 'Oh." said the hotel keeper,
"he is dead, poor fellow! the doctors told
us he could not last through the night"
"Well," said the young man, "what was
the sick ones name? where is he from?"
"Well," said the hotel-keeper, ''he is from
Providence College," 'Providence Col
lege! What is his name2" "Ellisons"
ELLISON" Oh, how the young man was
stunned! 1t was his old college mate-dead
without any hope. 1t twas many hours be-
fore the young man could leave that hotel.
He got on his horse and started homeward,
and all the way he heard something say
ing to him: Dead. Lost! Dead Lost !"
He came to no satisfaction until he en-
tered the Christian life, until he entered
the Christian ministry, until he became
one OF the most eminent missionaries of
the cross, the greatest Baptist missionary
the world has ever seen since the DAYS Of
Paul-no superior to Adoniram Judson.
Mighty on earth, mighty in Heaven
Adoniram Judson. Which do you like
the best--Judson's skepticism or Judson's
Christian life? Judson's suffering for
Christ's sake, Judson's almost martyr
dom: Oh, young man, take your choice
between these two kinds OF lives. Your
own heart tells you, this morning, the
Christian life is admirable, more peace
ful, more comfortable and more beauti.
full.
Oh, if religion does so much for man
on earth, what will it do for him in Heav-
en-? That is the thought that comes to me
now. If a soldier can be allowed to shout
"Huzza" when he goes into battle, how
rnuch more jubilantly he can afford to
shout "Huzzaw when he has gained the
victory! If religion is SO good thing to
have here, how bright thing it will be in
Heaven! want to sec that young man
when the glories of Heaven have robed
and crowned him. l want to hear him
sing when all huskiness Of earthly colds is
gone and he rises up with the great dox-
ology. want to know what standard he
will carry when marching under arches OF
pearl in the army of banners. want to
know what company he will keep in land
where they are all kings and queens for
ever and ever. If have induced one of
you this morning to begin better life
then | want to know it. may not in this
world clasp hands with you in friendship,
may not hear from your own lips the
story of temptation and sorrow, but will
clasp hands with you when the sea is
passed and the gates are entered.
That might WOO you to better life,
and that | might show You the glories
with which God clothes his dear children
N Heaven, wish | could this morning
swing back one of the twelve gates, that
here might dash upon your ear one shout |
If the triumph, that there might flame |
ipon your eyes one blaze Of the splendor. |
Oh, when l speak of that good land you |
nvoluntarily think of some one there that |
you loved-father, mother, brother, sister |
'r dear little child garnered already. You |
want to know what they are doing this
| will tell you what they are |
ioing. Singing. You want to know what |
hey wear. will tell you what they wear.
iOrOnetS of trillmph Won wOndpr wby
ut they look to the gate Of the temple, and
watch and wait. will tell you why they
watch and wait, and look to the gate of tn
emple. For your coming. shout upward
he news to-day, for | am sure some of |
ou will repent and start for Heaven. Oh,
e bright ones before the throne, your
arthly friends are coming. Angels, posing
aid air, cry up the name. Gate keeper of
leaven, send forward the tidings. Watch
1an on the battlements celestial, throw
he signal.
"Oh," you say, "religion am going to
ave; it is only question of time" My
rother, am afraid that you NAV lose
[eaven the way Louis Philippe lost his
mpire. The Parisic.a mob came around
lie Tulleries. The National Guard stood
l defense of the palace, and the com
lander said to Louis Philippe: "Shall |
re now' Shall order the troops to FIRE?
'ith one voiley we can clear the place."
No." said Louis Philippe, mot ret" A
ew minutes passed on, and then Louis
hilippe, seeing the case was hopeless,
Md to the General: 'Now is the time to
re-" "No," said the General, ''it is too