The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-17

attendants to put on his military boots for
him.
Spectacle the second: Voltaire, bright
and learned and witty and eloquent, with
tongue and voice and stratagem internal,
warning against God and poisoning whole
Kingdoms with his iniidelity, vet applaud.
ed by the clapping hands OF thrones and
empires and continents his last words, in
dellrum, supposing Christ TO be standing
by his bedsido--his last words; Crush
| that wrctch.n
Spectacle the third: Paul-paul, insig.
nilicant in person, thrust out from all ro-
fined association, scourged spat on,
bounded like wild beast from city TO
city, yet trying TO make the world good
and Heaven full; announcing resurrection
10 those who mourned at the barred gates
of the dead; speaking consultations which
| light up the eyes OF widowhood and or.
phanage and want with the glow OF GER
tain and eternal rcleaso; undaunted before
those who could take his life, his check
flushed with transport aud his eve on
Heaven, with one hand shaking defiance
at all the foes OF earth and all the princi.
| palitics OF hell, and with the other hand
bcckoning messenger angels to como and
bear him away, as he saws 81 am now
ready TO loo offered, aud tho time of my
departure is at hand; have fought the
good tlght, have finished my course, |
have kept the faith; hcnceiorth there
is laid up for me u crown OF righteousness
which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will
! give me-"
Which OF the three spectaclcs do you
most admireY When the wind of death
struck the conqucror and the inhdel they
were tossed like scagulls in n tempest,
drenchod OF tho wave aud torn of the
hurricane, their dismal voices heard
through the everlasting storm; but when
the wave and the wind Of death struck
Paul, like an albatross, he made Il throne
Of the tempest, aud one day ilontcd away
into the calm, clear summer oi heaven,
brighter than the dove, iis wings covered
with silver aud ia feathers with yellow
gold. Oh, are YOU not in love with such
n religion a religion that can do 50 much
for man while he lycs, and 80 much for
n man when lac comes To dic2 | suppose
you may have noticed the contrast bo-
tween the departure Of Christian and
the departure Of an inndcl Dcodurus,
dying in chagrin because he could not
compose joke equal 10 the Joke uttered
at the other end OF tho table. Ieuxis,
dying In III OF laughter at the sketch oi
an aged woman-a sketch made by his
own hand. Mazarin, dying playing cards,
his friend holding his hands because he
was unable to hold them himself Al
that on one side, compared with the do-
pariure Of the Scotch minister, who said to
his friends; 81 have no interest M 10
whether l live or die; II | die | shall
be with the Lord, aud II | live he Lord
shall be with mo-" Or the last words of
Washington: at Is we'll" Or the last
words oi Mcintosh. the learned aud the
great Happy Or the last word Of
Hannah More, the Christian poctcss:
"Joyl" Or those thousands of Christians
who have gone, saying Lord Jesus, rc-
ccivc my spirit. Come, Lord Jesus, come
quickly" 80 death whcrc I, thy sting
O grave, whore is thy yictory2' Behold
tlo contrast. lluhold tito charm Of the one,
behold the darkness oi the other. Now,
know II 10 very popular in this day ior
young mon 10 think theo IL Eomcthing
moro charming In skcpiicisin than In fc.
ligion. Thoy are ashamed ol the old-lash.
toned religion Of the cross and they pride
themselves ON their free thinking on al
these subjects. My young friends. ! want
to tell YOU what know from observation,
that while HkcplicIsm h a beautiful land NJ
the slart, Il Is the great sahara Desert at
the last
Ycan ago n minister's son went Oh from
home 10 college. At college hc formed the
acquaintance OF q young mau whom shall
call Ellison. Ellison was nn inhdcl. Eli.
ron scollcd NJ religion, aud the minister's
l..sHFfs..l Ia. -
and when lac went home on his vacation
broke bis fathers heart 10y his dcnuncia.
tinns Of Christianity. Time passed on aud
vacation came, aud tho minister's ron
went olf 10 spend the vacation, aud was on
q journey aud came 10 a hotel Tho hotel.
keeper said. IL am sorry tonight ! shall
have ~ put you IN room adjoining one
where there h very sick and dying man.
can give YOU no other accommodation.
ooh, said the young college student aud
ministers son, THAT will make no diilcr.
once 10 me, except the matter Of sympa.
thy with anybody that is suffering" The
young man retired 10 his room, but could
not sleep. Al night long he heard the
grolniug Of the sick man. orthc step Of the
watchers, aud his soul trtmblcd. lie
thought to hlmscli "NOw, there
IL only thin wall between mo aud de-
parting spirit2 How II Ellison should
know how ! fccl2 How II Ellison should
find out how my heart nuilcn7 What
would Ellison say u he knew my skcpti.
cism gnyc wnyY' lie slept not. Ia the
morning, coming down, 10 aid 10 the
housckcpprE "llow is tho sick man.
"Oh," said the housckccpcr, che IL dead,
poor fellow! the doclom told ~ Ice could
not lna through tie night" "Wcll,h
said the young man, what WIS the sick
ones name. whcrc Is he irom2" "Wcll,"
said the. .ho,cl-koopor, "hc is from proyi.
dcnco IfOllogc." providence Collcgol
what \ his nnmo2' Ellison" "Elli-
sonl" Oh, how the young man was
stunned II WIS his old college mate
dead without any hope II wis many
houn before tho young man could leave
that hulol lie got on his hoiso and
started h0moWarl, and an the way hc
heard something saying 10 him. Dead
Lott Dead LOST" no came 10 no salts.
faction until hc entered the Christian life,
until he entered the Christian ministry,
until he became ono OF the
most eminent missionaries Of the cross,
the greatest BiptIsl missionary the world
las over BgCn since the days ~ raul=n0
superior 10 Adonimm Judson. Mighty on
earth, mighty la Heaven Adonimm Jud-
sin. which 10 YOU Ike tho best, Iud.
sons skrptirism or Judson's Christian
liu2 Judson's suffering iof Chhats sake,
Jndson's almost maHyrlom7 OH. Young
man, take your choice between these two
kinds oi lives. Your own heart tells you
this morning tho Christian life Is moro
admirable, more peaceful, more comfort.
nblo and morc beautiful.
Oh. II religion docs 10 much ior man
on earth, what will IL DO for him In