Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-03-26
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Our Ahr.ries are adorned With an elegant
htsraEurs 4-ictTssssd co yeans nlen, pointing
saG - L1esn al t2e dangers and Pefiis of iiie,
eo3piess maps q tas soyase' showing al
t. rocks. tEs sllieksandss the snoaH neI
saoosss a nlsn kzs already maize sniP~feez'
saBpose hs Is already on the track suppoes
a. has slrsssay cone astr4yf oo~ - as 20 ses
tack4 Thai Il Geld comparatively IN
s.,,,ched i srouass % address myself tbs
evening q such. There are those ia this satl-
ai.ncs .as. ~lth every passion Of their
...s,.szsa ,.,,.l are really 70 hear this discus
s,on. Taey oonpars themselves with what
ts,x we're ts-n years a-o, aud cry out from
ste bosdaze ia = ~Alea they are iacarcerated-
No. II taere D. any ia this houie. come
With an earnest plrpos., yet feeling they are
bevona tas pale Of Chrlstl4A sympathy, and
taas TIE ssrlnoa can hardly b expected 70
Aires tneln, thea at tAis uious-nt give
.hrn aay right hand and call them brother.
Look up There - glorious and triumg mghans
hDue for ven yet / sound the trumpet OF
r,so-l a.Iiverance. The church Il ready 20
soread a banquet at your return and tho
h.erarchs af heaven % faii into hns OF ban
nersd procession 40 thc news of yOGr eLnAnci-
eafisu So tar a. God may help me, ! pro-
ness % show what are the sastacles Of your
return. and thea how you ara - snrEn0uns
those obstacles.
The nrSt dlfficulsy IN the way Of your re-
s..rn Is tho force Of moral gravitation Just
A. there Is a natural law which brings down
u tae earth anything which you throw into
The air. 80 there Is corresponding moral
sravitation. In other words, II - easier 70
- down than it Is t. 90 up, 70 Is easier 70 do
wrong than = l. 20 de right. Call 70 mind
the comrades of your BOY hood days-some or
them good. some of them bad Which most
.n-ct~d yauf Call 10 mind the anecdotes
that ysa have heard IA tne last i've or ten
vears-.suae OF them ara pure and some Of
"1--~@l
a. vour memoryg During the years Of your
lie vou have formed certain courses OF con-
sact-soras Of them good. some Of them bad
To whica style Of habit did you the more
sasilr yieia! All my friends. we have 10
tase bat a moment of self inspection 70 lind
out taat there = IA All our souls force Of
r,araI eravisntioa- But thai gr4vitatlon
raav b resisted just As you r1ay piek up
fror, the earth somsthing and hold z IN your
hand roxard heaven Just 10, by the power
Of C.cul'S xracr. a soul fallen may b hfted
toward peace. toward pardon, toward hsaven-
Force OF moral gravitatiOn IN every one OF
us bur power in Gods grace 10 overcome
thai force OF moral gravitation-
The next tainx IN the way OF your return 10
,,~ nower Of evil habit. | know there are
tsosc - 40 saY IL q very easy for them TO give
up evil habits. do not believe them Here
isa nan xiv-n 70 intoxicatiOu. lie knows il
Is tiSxracinx his family. destroying his prop
srty. ruiniss him. body. mind and soul III
that naaa, b-ing an intelligent man. and low
m. his faIaiiy. could easily give up that
habit. would as sOt do soi The fact that be
does not give u ap proves Il Is hard % give 10
up Il i a very easy thing TO sail down
stream. the tsds carrying you with great
force. but suppose you turn the boat up
~.
We weld % The evil inclnations in our
hearts and our bad habits. we are sailing
down stream. but the moment We try 20
tarn. ss put eur boat - the rapids Just above
Nas.ara. and try to row % stream Take .
rnan gwen 20 the habit of using tohaccO. "a
most ~ ysu tlo. and let him resolve 70 stop.
. snd ~, fn,is it vs'ry diificslk TNenty-ons
wears axo I quit thst habit. and I would
a. sson bars to pot my right hand ia the tlre
a. sa.ce to iRduiss IN it Wbyi Because is
vas such a terrible struggle - get over a.
g,frfa. tne var ct lsi3 .aere was = snip ses
on IRE INST above Niassra Falls. and tden,
sast ioeso fron IT. moorings, It cane on
down through 81 uiEht. and tossed over
the falls lt was SAID 20 have been a
creme brilliant beyond ali description Weil,
there are the,ssases of men on nre of egii
sabit roruin- Down through the rapids and
tarou-h ths awful sight Of temptation to
-nr4 tho strrnal plsnge. On. bow bard &c
i r.. arrest tAsfa. God only can arrest them
Suppose = snan after I've. or Ten. OF twenty
yess - evii doing resolves 81 do right
whv. al fhe forces of darkness are allied
sr.sast hist Ha caanot sleep nights. He
rsts ss.vn sn hrs kaess IN the midnight snd
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rrsass sss ,eash ~, clenches his iss IN a de-
trrrnsnaticn 81 Keep has purpcse. Re dare
ust .a.cx a. ihs bottles IA ehe windows of a
vine stcr- r. IS enc ionx bitter. exhaiisti 7e,
hana e. hand azht with infsmed tantslir.
te~ .pd rarcil.ss hshls when be
tanks ~ IS sns3rsiy free the old incilas-
tiors rcrnr. urrn hir1 Ike a park II
kannds with their frurziss t-a-uE away se
tae Fsrts "a ere roer reinteer In Paris
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