The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-24

moro bones . OAn has broken the more need
he has ofa hospital, and that the more q
man has beeA bfuiasd and cut With Sin the
more nesd be hes to be carried into human
there fs not much room In this world tho
men who want 70 come back after wandering.
Plenty Of room for elegant sinners, sinners
IN velvet and satin and lace, for sinners high.
salnried, for kid.gioved and patent-leather
sinners, for sinners Axed up BY hairdrcsser.
pOmatumed and lavendered and cOiogned
and friszled and crimped and changed"
gantly at the door Of our churches, and vein.
vite them into the best sents with Chester
faltiian gnllantries; We usher them into the
house Of God, and put soft OttOmans under
their feet, and put the gilt-edgeti prayer-book
IN their hand, and pass the contribution box
hcforc them with an air Of apology, while
they, the generous soulsl take out the ex.
diamond;finger push down lcyond tho 10
dollar gold pieces and delicately pick out as
an expression Of gatitude their offering to
the Lord, Of cent. For such sinners
plenty OF room. plenty Of room. But for the
innn who hos besn drinking until his coat IL
threadbare and his face is erysipclused. and
lis wite's welding dress is In tho Pawnhrok-
N school, nre out begging broken trcatl ut
the basement doors of the city-thc man,
body, mind and soul on fire with the flames
that hive leaped from the scathing, scOrch-
ing, blasting. consuming cup which the
drnnkar! takes, trembling and agonixef, and
afrighted, and presses to his parcllc,l lip,
nnd llis cracked tongue, aud his shrieking
yet immortal spirit-nO room.
oh, IL this younger son Of The parable had
not gone NO fur on, II he had not dropped 20
low in wassail, the protest would not have
been 80 severe; but going clcar over tho
precipice as tho younger son did, the elder
son IL angry and will not go in.
Oh, he not no hard on the criticism Of the
fnllcn. lest thou thyself also be tempted. A
tho aisles of my church. disturbing the
service until the service had to stop until llo
WINS taken from the room. lie was minis.
ter of the Gospel Of Jesus Christ Of u sister
denominationl That man had preached tho
Gospel, that man had broken the bread of
the Holy Communion for the people. From
what u hcighth to what dcpthi Oh, WIS
that man was taken ont, his poor wife fol.
lowing him with his Init in her hand, and his
cont on her urn. 1t was az solemn to me- ,,s
two funerals-the funeral Of the body md
tho funeral of tho soul. Beware lest thou al.
80 tc tempted.
An invalid went to South Amcricn for his
health, and one day sat summing himself on
the beach, when hc saw something crawling
up tho lcach, wriggiing toward him, and no
WIS affrighted. He thought it waa wild
teast, or reptile. and he took his pistol
from his pocket Then he saw it wns not u
wild beast. 1t was n man, an immortal
man, II man made in Gods own image; and
the poor wretch crawled up to tho feet Of
the invalid and nsketl for strong drink, and
the invalid took his wine flask from his
pocket md gave the poor wretch something
to drink, and then under the stimulus he
rose up and gave his history. lie lind
been merchant in Glasgow, Scotland. lilo
had gone down under tho power ofstrong
drink until he was 80 reduced in poverty
tlat he was lying in boat just off the
merchant in Glasgow oncc," Il merchant by
such and such u name, md tho poor wretch
Strengthened himself and said, Il um that
man." Let him that thinkoth he stantleth
take heed lest he fall.'
Agnin, remark that the senior brother Of
my text stands for the spirit Of envy and
jealousy. The senior brother that oil tho
honor they did to the returned brother was
u wrong to him. He said: II have stayed at
home, and ought to have had the ring, and
ought to have had the banquet, and'I
ought to hive Ind the garlands." Alus for
this spirit Of envy md jealousy coming down
through the agesl Cain and Abel, Esau and
Jacob, Snul and David, Holman and Mordeciai,
Othello md Iago, Orlando and Angelica,
Caligula and Torquatus, Caser and Pompey,
Columbus and the Spanish courtiers, Cam.
byses and the brother he slew because lie
WINS better mnrksman. Dionysius ard
PhilOxenius, whom he slew because no was O
bHtter singer. Jcalousy among painters.
Ciosterman and GeofFrey kneller, Hudson
and Reynolds; Francia, anxious to see
picture Of Raphael. Raphael sends him pic.
turr. Francia, seeing 1t. f.lls in n fit ofjeal.
o,lsy among authors. How seldom contem.
pornries speak of each other. Xenophon and
Plato living ut the same time, but from their
writings you would never suppose they heard
Of each other. Religious jealousies The Ma-
hommedans praying for ruin during q
drought, no rain coming Then the Chris.
tians begin to prey for ruin. ind tho rain
gether to account for this, and they resolved
that God WINS 80 well pleased with their
prayers He kept the drought on 40 as to
keep thcm praying but that tho Christians
begun to pray, and the Lord WIS 10 dis
gusted with their prayers that He sent rnin
right away SO He would not hsar any mora
spirit of envy ind jenlousyl Let us stamp Il
out from all our liearts.
A wrestler was so enyious Of Theogenes,
the prince Of wrestlers, then he could not lie
consoled in any woy; md after Theogenes
died and statue WINS lifted to him in u pub
lie place. his envious antagonist went out
every night and wrestled with the statue un.
til one night he threw it. and it fell on him
and crushed him to death: So jealousy is
not only absurd, but 1t IL killing to tho body
ind it is killing to the soul. How seldom
it Is you find ono merchant speaking
well of u merchant 10 the Sumo
line Of business. How seldom it il you henr
of u physician speaking we'll Of physician
on the sumo block; oh, my friends, the
rejoice at the success Of others. Thenext best
thing to owning garden ourselves in to
look over the fence and admire tho flowers.
The next best thing to riding In fine equip
age is to stand on the street aud admire tho
prnncing span. The next beat thing to hav-
ing banquet given to our prodignl brother
TINT has come home to his fathers house.
Besides that. II We do not get as much hon.
or and US much attention us Others, We ought
to congratulate ourselves on what we cscIpe
in the way of assault. Tho French general,
riding on horseback Mt the hcnd of his troops,
heard soldier complain and sny: at in
very easy for the general to command us for
ward while he rides nnd we walk" when
the general dismounted ind compelled tho
complaining soldier to get on tho horse.
Coming through ravine, u bullet from u
sharpshooter struck the rider, aud he fell
dead. Then the general sud: GLOW much
safer It IL to walk thun to ritc!
Once more have to tell you that this sen
Tor brother of my text stnnds for the pout-
ing Chistian. While there liz no much con-
graduation within doors, the hero of my text
drawn down; looking aa he foels-nliscr;ible.
nm glad bis lugubrious pl,ysiognomy did
not spoil the festivity within. How many
pouting Christians there ARE in our day
Christians who do not like tho music of our
churches, Christians who do not like tho
hilarities Of the young-pouting Inuting,
pouting at society. pouting mt the fashions,
r%1's ut the newspapers, poutng ut tho
pouting at the high heaven. Their spleen
IL too large, their liver does not work,
their digestion IL broken down. There
are two cruets in their castor nlwnys
sure to be well supplietl-vincgnr and red
pepperl Oh, come nway from tlat mood.
Stir a little saccarine into your disposition.
younger son, avoid also the iracibility and
tho petulance and the pouting spirit Of the
elder son, and initiate the father, who had
embraces for the returning prodigal and
coaxing words for the splenetic mnicontent.
All! the facc of this pouting elder son is
put before us in order that We might better
see the radiant and forgiying fnee of the
in sketching the field Of Waterloo, years Mt.
or the battle, put dove in the mouth of tho
cannon. Raphael, in one Of his cartoons, be-
side tho fnee Of a wretch put the fucc of q
happy and innocent child. And 10 tho soue
face Of this indescriblc and Disguised elder
brother is brought ont in order that in thr
contrast we muy better understand the for.
giving and the radiant face of God. That
IL the meaning Of God. That is the meaning
ofit-that God is ready to take bnck nny.
body TINT is sorry, to take him clear back to
TAKE him back forever, ind forever to tukc him
buck with IL loving hug. to put u kiss on his
parched lip, n ring on his bloatc,l hand. an
ensy shoe ON his chafed foot, garland on
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