Sharp County record., 1888-04-26
e-t-on from God upon bIasnhsmsra-

rsa the most hOrrid oath, and the man
succeeded was to be president Of the club.
The competition went on. A man uttered
an oath which coneoUnded all his com.
radas and he was chosen president Of the
cIub. His tongue began to swell, and it
yrotruded from his mouth, and he could
not draw it in, and be died, and the plysi-
,ia0s said: This is the straugest thing
we ever saw: we never saw any accou1tiu
the books ike unto it: we can't under
stand it," I understand it. He cursed
Gld and died.
At CatskiIl, n. Y, a group Of men stood
in a blackemith's shop during a yiolen5
thunder storm. There came a crash Of
thunder and some Of the men trembIed.
One man said: "Why, don't see What
Won are afraid Of. I am not afraid to 90
ont in front Of the shop and defy the Al
mighty. I am not afraid Oh ISl5dng.'
And he laid q wager on the subject snd
vent out. and he shook his fist at the
Heavens. crying: Strike, if y0u dare"
and instantly he fell under q bolt What
DESTROYED himg Any mystery about it:
On no. He cursed God and died.
Oh. ny brother. God viii not allow this
sin to 20 unDunished. There are styles of
writing with manifold sheets so that 4
man writing on on sheet writes clear
through ten. fifteen o. twenty sla'ri, and
so every profanity we utter goes right
DOWN through the leaves Of Gods book q
remembrance. 1t Is no exceptional sin.
Do YOU think You Could count the profll-
i-ies Of last week-thp prOtaliies OF otnce,
store, shop, factory: They cursed God,
they cursed His word, they cursed Ills
onIv-begottel Son.
| Listen. Listen. "All blasphemers shall
/ have their place in the lake which ouTueh
with fire and birthstone, which Is the
second DEATH" And If, according
10 the theory Of some, q man COM
mirs in the next world the sins which
/ he committed in this world-lt un-
I pardoued. unregenerated-thInk OF
mans going on cursing in the name Of
! God to all eternity.
The habit grows. You start with small
oath. You will come to the large oath l
saw man die with an oath between his
teeth. Voltaire only gradually came 10
his tremendous imprecation; but The
habit grew on him until in the last mo-
ment. suDposinE Christ stood at the bed,
he exclaimed: Course that wretch: Curse
that wretch" Oh, my brother, you begin
to swear and there is nothing Impos5lJLo
for YOU in the wrong direction.
Who is this God whose name you are
usiDr in swearing? Who is He; Is He
trvraut? Has He pursued you all your
life long? Has He starved YOU, frozen
YOU. tvranaized over you? No. He las
loved vo1: Fl. has sheltered you; de
watched vou last night; He will watch yoI
TONIGHT He wants TO love you, wants 10
help YOU. wants to save you, wants 10
comfort YOU. He was your fathers God
and YOUR mothers God. He has housed
them from the blast and He wants 10
shelter you. VIII you spit in His face by
an imprecatiOu? VIII YOU ever thrust lin
back By an oath?
Who is this Jesus, whose name heard
, in the imprecation: Has He pursued you
all your live long? What vile thing has
IIe done to you that you should so dls-
honor His name? Why, He was the Lamp
/ whose blood simmered in the fires o.
sacrifice for you. He is the brother thas
took off His crown that you might put
on. He has pursued you all your life long
with mercy. He wants you to love HIN
wants you to serve Him. He comes WIZ
streaming eyes and broken heart anu
blisteriug feet to save you. On the crai.
: Of our doomed humanity He pulled ou'
, into the sea to take you of the wreck.
Where is the hand that will ever be LIt'
, ed in imprecation again2 Let that ham,
, now blood tipped, be lifted that may Sc,
I il. Not one. Where is the voice that VIII
ever be uttered in dishonoring the name
, Of that Christ? Let it speak now NV
= one. Not one Oh, am glad to know
that all these vices Of the community anu
> these crimes Of our city will be gone'
: Society is going to be bettered. Inc
9 world, by the power Of Christ's Gospel
! going 10 be saved, and this crime, this III,
3 iquity. and all the other iniquities VIII
vanish before the rising of the sun u
,. Righteousness upon the nation. ;,
There was one day in New Englan4t
memorable for storm and darkness. =
hardly ever saw such an evening. lns
clouds which had been gathering all d%
unlimbered their batteries The Housa,
n tonic, which flows quietly, save as u'
a paddles of pleasure parties rattle the oal
locks, was lashed into foam, ana u'I
o waves hardly knew where to lay them
! selves.
OH what time it was The hills iarre'
o under the rumbling Of Gods charlor
- Binding sheets Of rain drove the cattle
= the bars, or beat against the WINDOW
! pane as though to dash it in. The gram
= fields threw their crowns Of gold at u
- feet Of the king. When night CAM
\ in it was double night. It's mantle W.
y torn with the lightnings, and into its locn
- were twisted the leaves Of uprOoted oaS
y. and the shreds of canvas torn from u
N masts of the beached shipping. 1t Ts
- such night as makes you thank God ~ ~
- shelter, and open the door to let III U
-, spaniel bowling outside with terror.
- We went to sleep under the full blas'
:. Heavens great orchestra, the fore
"A with uplifted voices, in chorus that ny
-. the mountains, praising the Lord.
. woke not until the fingers Of the sun,
a morn touched our eyelids. We lookedVT
" the window and the Housatonic slep'
- quiet as an infants dream. Pillars
= clouds set against the sky looked Ike
- castles Of the blest built for heavenly
~ erarchs on the beach Of the azure sea
~ the trees sparkled as though there
te been some great grief in Heaven, and e.
= leaf had been God appointed to cetcI