Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-10


and he listened at the top of that cave, and
he could hear every groan, he could hear
every sigh, and he could hear every whisper
Of those who were imprisoned. He was a
tyrant God is not Ia tyrnnt, but ne bends
over this world and he hears everything
every voice Of praise, every voice of impre-
cation. He hears it all. The oaths seem to
die on the air, but they have eternal echo.
They come back from the ages TO come.
Listen. Listen! IAN blasphemers shall
have their place in the lake which burneth
with fire and brinstone, which is the second
death" And if, according To the theory of
some, u man commits in the next world the
sins which he committed in this world-if
unpardoned. unregenerated-think Of a
mans going on cursing in the name Of God
to all eternityl
The habit grows You start with small
oath. you wIll come to the large oath. | saw
n man die with an oath between his teeth.
Voltaire only gradually came to his tremen,
dous imprecatlons; but the habit grew on him
until in the last moment, supposing Christ
stood at the bed, he exclaimed: Crush that
wretch Crush that wretch!' Oh, my
brother, you begin to swear and there is
nothing impossible for you in the wrong di-
rection.
VINO this "ou mno''o NAME you are
USING !" s"ea' hss v - "o "
E1n'' mas h' isue' YOU az !oui me
.one' mas ne S'' 's' u' iipNoH Soi,
'yranh~eu over Sou' w. nc mas ,o'ei
you' n' nas ~ 'U"
ia'' ,nsn,' ne VIZ ~
wants W 'o'e you, "'i''s ~ neiP you, vans
you, ""i's W 49, ,ou c,
yUu. iS'ne, 80. "na 80
io ha' houSe'" '"eni ''o',, ~, .u' o'' Gnu
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.aoe 'y al, i'ipi eNa'ion, WIN you e'ei
'ni us' nm, 'A''H ~ "" o''"'
no Is ohis jesus "hose name nearu III
the nmprecatiohI mas ne pursuei you All
your NE ionS' nat vie .nihg b"s ne dohe
70 you that you shoaiu 50 uishohor ms nane'
why, ne was Tue l-ai'p "hose oiouu SIM
nhered IN tne hres vi sicrihce ior you iies
the orotner that '"oS OH MS crown tnst you
might put II on he mas pursued you all
your NE long WIN ihe!cy. ne wants you
10 love Man, wants you 10 serve MN. he
comes Win streaming eyes ana biokeh neart
ana oiistered ieee 10 save you oh the craft
Oh our doohed humanity ne pusheu OUT ihto
the sea 10 take you on the Wreck
Where is the hand that Will ever be lifted
in imprecation agains Let that hand, now
blood tipped. be lifted that may see 1t. Not
one Where is the voice that Will ever be
uttered in dishonoring the name Of that
Christi Let it speak now: Not one. Not
one oh, am glad to know that all these
vices of the community, and these crimes of
our city will be gone. Society is going to be
bettered- The world by the power of Christ's
gospel Is going to be saved, and this crime,
this iniquity, and all the other iniquities will
vanish before the rising OF the sun OF right
'eousness upon the nation
There was one day in New England memoir
able for storm and darkness. l hardly ever
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,;1os aud int Ire Io.,ts uar,. twisted th,,
leaves of uprooted oaks and the shreds of
canvas torn from the masts of the beached
shipping. II was such a night as makes you
thank God for shelter. and open the door &c
let in the spaniel bowling outside with terror.
We went To sleep under the full bias. Of
heavens great orchestra, the forests with up
lifted voices, in chorus that filled the noun
tains, praisipg the Lord. We woke not until
ths fingers OF the sunny morn toucbed our
esenos- we iookeu ou' the "inuo" anu tne
,iousa'''i5e p:,, slep. as 5uie. a. an .u.A's .tlla
uiezi,' mn a. VI Iioeus Sc go, sue sAs
,ooAeu me 'uo 's,s'i's % tne 1ess puii. Io'
9ea'eniy nierarcls on 'iie oea'ch Vi lne s1ui'
sea All the trees sparkled as though there