The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-11

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aud am obliged TO confess that though
the wheels in that factory go in opposite
directions, they turn out beautiful re-
suit; and while ! am standing there look
! ing ut the exquisite fabric an old Scripture
passage comes into my mind: IAN
| things work together for good TO them
who love God. !" IL there not rest in THAR
Is there not tonic in that2 liz there not
longevity in THAR
Suppose q man is all the time worried
about his reputation One man says he
| lies, another SAYS he is stupid, another
says he is dishonest, and half dozen
printing establishments attack him, and he
Is in grca, state OF excitement and worry
and fumc, and cannot sleep; but religion
comes 70 him and says; "Man, God is on
| your side, lilo will take care Of your rcpu.
tation; ii God be for You, who can be
| against your" How much should that
man worry about his wputation2 Not
much. Ii that broker who some years
ago in Wall street, alter he had lost money,
sat down a wrote u farewell letter 10 his
wife before he blew his brains TIT in.
stead OF taking out Of his pocket pistol
he had taken out well read New Tesla
ment there would have been one less sui
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] tho world, try this almighty scdatvc.
You will live twenty-five years longer I'M.
der It's soothing power. IL is not chloral
that you want, or morphine that you want;
Il is The gospel OF Jesus Christ. "With
long life will satisfy him."
Again, practical religion is n friend Of
longevity in the fact that IL removes all
coroding care about a future existence.
Every man wants 10 know what Is 10 be.
come Of him. II YOU get ON board rail
train YOU want 10 know nj what depot II is
going TO stop; II you get ON board ship
YOU want to know into what harbor IL IL
going to run, and II you should tell me
| you had no interest In what IN 10 hc your
future destiny, | would In ~ polite way
~ know how tell you did not believe
YOU. Before had this matter settled with
reference 10 my future existence, the qucs-
ton almost worried Inc into ruined health.
The anNictcs men have upon this subject
put together would make a martyrlom.
This Is state Of awful unhcalthincss
There arc people who irct themselves TO
death for fear Of dying
want b. take the strain of your nerves
and the depression oil your soul, and |
make two or three experiments. Expert.
ment iirst When you 90 ont OF this world
il does not make any difference whether
you have been good or bad, or whether
you believed truth or error, YOU will go
straight to glory. impossible YOU say;
"my common sense as well as my religion
teaches that the bad aud the good cannot
live together forever You give me no com.
fort In that experiment" Experiment the
second: When you leave isworld YOU will
go into an intermediate state, where you
can GIT conycrtcdand prepared iorhcaycn.
"lmpussihlc,' you say, las the tree fall
eth. ~ Il must lie, aud ! cannot postpone
10 an Intermediate state reformation which
ought 10 have been effected In this state.
Experiment the third: There is NO iuiur,
world, when q man dies that ~ The last o
him. DO not worry about What You ar,
. "a do In another state Of hcingi you vii
!. | not 40 anything. "lnpo, lblc,' you sny
!, "there ~ something tina, tells me thl
I death Is not the appendix. but the prriac,
! there IN something that tolls mo that O
this side Of the grave ! only get started
aud that | shall 10 On forever, my pOWc
20 think slys forever my affections fal
forever my capacity 10 enjoy or sullcr
forever
Wen, Won defeat me In my three cxrcri
mcnta. ! have only one moro tn make
aud II you defeat mo in that, am cN
hnuNcl 4 mighty one ON n knoll back Of
Jerusalem ono dny, the skies iillcd with
lorkrd lightnings, aud the 60 IN iillcd with
volcanic disturbance, turned his pale and
agonilcd face toward the heavens and
said. II take the sns aud sorroWs II the
ages into my own heart. ! am the
cXpiniion. Witness the earth aud heaven
and hell am the expiaiinn.' And the
hammer struck him, and the spears
punclurcd him, aud heaven thundcUl.
'Thc wages oi lin " doaihl' "Ihc soul
that sinncth u shall diet 81 will by no
means clear the guilty." Then there WIS
silence iur hall an hour, and the lighlninpr
were drawn back into the scabharl Of the
sky, and the earth ceased 10 CULVER, and
all the colUrs Of the sky began Ia shift
themselves into rainbow woven Uut ol
the falling tears OF Jesus and there was
rcd M Of the bloolshodding, aud there was
blue M Of the bruisng, aud there green ~
Of the heavenly foliage, and there WIS or
nngc as NJ the day dawn. And along the
line II the blue saw the words II WIS
bruised iur their iniquiuos." Along the
line IT thc rel ! saw the Worlg "fhc
blood NJ Jesus Christ cloanscth from all
sin" And along the line Of the wvcn
saw the words ''lhc leaves Of the tfrc ol
life Tor the healing oi the nations" And
along the line Of the orange ! raw tho
words "lhc lay spring nom on high
hath visited ~"
And then I saw the storm was over and
the rainbow rose higher and higher until
Il seemed rctfUating to another heaven,
and planting one column II ils CplUn On
ono side the eternal hill, aud the other
column 81 To- colom on tie other side NJ
the eternal hill II rose upward aud up.
ward, land behold there was u rainbow
about the throne"
Accept that sacrifice AMI quit worrying
Take tho tonic, the inspiration, the
longevity Of this truth. Religion Ia sun.
shine, that h health. Religion ~ fresh air
aud pure water, they nru healthy r.,
lgun IL warmth, that N healthy Afk alI
the doctors aud they will tell you that d
quiet conscience and pleasant aniicipniions
are hygicnic. | offer you perfect peace
now aud hereafter.
What do you want IN the future worldl
Tell tue and YOU shall have H. Orchards
There are tho trees with twelve manner Ol
fruits, yielding fruit every month. Water
scenery There IL the River OF liic, IL u
under the throne Of God, clear as ],
and the sea Of glass mingled wit ?.
DO YOU want musc7 There Is the "A 10
Of the Creation, led on by ADAM ai %,
omioHo Of tie lied sea, led on by " 81
and the orntorio oi the Messiah, led a. by
. 81. Paul, while the archangcl. with swing
, ing baton, controls the $4,000 who max,
up the orchestra
DO YOU want rcunion2 There are you
dead children waiting TO kiss YOU, waiting