The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1888-12-28
SUBSCRIPTION: Sl.OO Per Year.


n the other end of his table. Ieu1sg
wing in a fit of laughter at the sketch OF
an aged woman-a sketch made by his
,wn hand. Mazarin, dying playing
cards, his friend holding his hands
because he was unable TO holu
them himself. All that on one
side. compared with the departure of tho
scotch minister, who said to his friends;
ltI have no interest as to whether live or
die. if I die shall be with the Lord, ana
il I live the Lord shall be with me-" VI
the last words of Washington: 1T is
we'll" Or the last words of Mcintosh, the
learned and the great; "HappyW OR
the last words of Hannah More, tno
Christian poetess: 'Joyl" Or those
thousands OF Christians who have gones
saving: t'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly" ~
death. where is thy sting. o, grave
where is thy victoryg" Behold the CON
trast. Behold the charm of the one, be-
hold the darkness of the other. Now,
I-noyv II Is very popular in this day for
vOung 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,
I want to tell you what I know from OBJ
servation, that while skepdcism Is
beautiful land at the start, it is the great
Sahara Desert at the last.
Years ago a minister's son went on
from home to college. At college he
formed the acquaintance of q young man
whom 1 shall call Ellison. Ellison was
an inhdel. Ellison scoffed at religion,
and the minister's son soon learned from
him the inhdelity, and when he went homo
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 a journey and came
/ to hotel. The hotel-keeper said; Il am
| sorry that TO might I shall have TO put you
| in a room adjoining one where there Is a
/ ~sry sick and dying man. can give you
no other accommodations" ION" salo
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: "Now, there is only thin
wall between me and q departing SPIRIT
How if Ellison should know how TeeI!
How if Ellison should find out how my
heart futters? What would Ellison say II
he knew my skepticism gave wayY" he
slept not In the morning, coming down,
he said to the hotel-keeper: "How Is the
sick manPD ooh" said the hotel keeper,
she is dead, poor fellow the doctors told
us he could not last through the night"
s'Well," said the young man, what was
the sick ones name? where Is ne IronlF
stWell.0 said the hotel-keeper, The Is from
Providence College" providence Col
legel What is his namem ELLISON"
ssEllisonw oh, how the young man was
, stunnedl 1t was his old college mate-deaQ
without any hope. Itwas many hours be-
, fore the young man could leave that hotel.
, He got on his horse and started homeWerdt
and all the way he heard something say
ing to him: "Deadl Losti Deadl LostW
, 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-0f
h | PauI-no superior 10 Adoniram Judson.
. Mighty on earth, mighty in Heaven
! | Adonfram Judson. Which do you like
: the best-Judson's skepticism or Judson's
= | Christian life? Judson's suffering for
a ! Christ's sake, JudsOn's almost martyr
. | dom? Oh, young man, take your choice
| between these two kinds Of lives. your
y own heart tells you, this morning, the
. Christian life is admirable, more peace
. full, more comfortable ana more beautl'
: full.
/: Oh, If religion does so much for mar
on earth. what viii it do for him in Heav-
q en-? That is the thought that comes 20 me
o now. If a soldier can be allowed TO shou
s ''HuzzaW when he goes into battle, nov
8 much more jubilantly he can afford "
8 shout sHuzzan when he has gained the
II victoryi If religion is so good a thing &
"a have here, how bright thing II will DO II
Heaven 1 want to see that young MAJ
,. when the glories of Heaven have robe'
a and crowned him. want to hear hin
is sing when all huskiness of earthly colds d
"a gone and he rises up with the great dcS
a ology. I want to know what standard n
~ will carry when marching under arches
Il pearl in the army Of banners. want Z
20 know what company he will keep in LAM
where they are all kings and queens Tor
"a ever and ever. If have induced one Q
"a you this morning TO begin better Iie
al then / want to know it. may not III I'M
- world clasp hands with you in friendship
js may not hear from your own lips th
N story of temptation and sorrow, but WA
an | clasp hands with you when the sea l
ce passed and the gates are entered.
That might WOO you TO better hte
Ia and that l might show you the gL0Ile
,st with which God clothes his dear chuoIe
nm in Heaven, wish l could this mofnlh
~ swing back one of the twelve Rateai Una
ch there might dash upon your eaA ahot
- OF tho triumph, that there might nam
y. uDon vour ewes one blaze Of the splendol
no Oh. when / speak of that good land 70
= involuntarilv think Of some one there tha
Won Ioved-father, mother, brother slstf
- or dear little child garnered already 70
1tb want to know what they are doing th
a. morning. / will tell you what they n
- doing. Singing You want 20 know Wh'
'5o I tbev wear. I win tell you what they wea
- Coronets Of triumph. You wonder WI
a. Oft thew look 10 the gate OF the Temple Az
bv watch and wait. will tell you why Sils lt
~ watch and wait and look 20 the gate OK q
4~S ternuIe. For your coming. shout uPWhi
To- the news to-day, for / am sure some
re Won viii repent and start for heaven -
~ ye briObt ones before the throne, yo'
III earthly friends are coming AnsetS' lV9ii
nod mfd-air, cry up the name. ohto- - W
~ Heaven, send forward the tidings. wac ~
red man on the battlements celsStloi' lnlO
ons | the signal. -. ..at....
M M b.,,e. Il q only question Of time" d
- - ! b~o4bey am afraid that you may 10
~, | Heaven the way Louis Philippe lost
1 a~,~,irs The Partisan mob came aFoui
VI 49, irTn1Ier{es. The National Guard sto'
-. - n dsfense OF the palace, and tho Coz
- mander said 70 Louis Philippe; shall
- Are now? Shall order the troops 70 hr
1a,v with one volley we can clear Iho p1ago Y,
. enc - said Louis Philippe, mot fet.''
the few minutes passed on anu me- -. -.
TsLf1iuDe. seeing the case was hpPeAS
. - r. the General: ''Now is the time
Q y g ,, ono - said the General, ''it is
less ,......,,,. don't you soc that the soldiers
VIII lS-rl'av,e,5ug arms with the citizenaf IL
- I~teU Down went the throne Of 10
you ssf,ii~r,e Away from the earth went
salh Il,,'l ~ Orleans, and all because the X
lid. ssN0t yet, not yet" May 6od Tor
he that any Of you should adjourn tnls -