Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-06-16

out well read New Testament there
would have been one less suicide. o
nervous and fcverish people Of the world.
try this almighty sctlative. You will
live twenty-five years longer under its
soothing power. II Is not chloral that
you want, or morphine that you want; it
Is the Gospel OF Jesus Christ. with
long life will satisfy him."
Again, practical religion IL u friend of
longevity IN the fact that II removes NIL
corro,ling care about future existence.
Every man wants to know what IL to be.
come of him. II you get on hoard rail
t.nin you want 10 know a. what depot it
II going to stop; il you get on board a
ship you want to know into what harbor
il IL going to run. and IL you should tell
mo you have no interest in what Is to bc
your future destiny, would In as polite
a way rs know how tell you lid not
believe you. Before ! had this matter
settled with reference to my future exist
encc, the question almost worried me
into ruined health. The anxietics men
have upon this subject. put together,
would make u martyrdom. This Is u
state Of awful unhealthincss. The---s,
people who fret themselves to d rxf
fear Of dying. xa-C1
want to take the strain of yStiir nerves
and the depression of y8':s soul. and l
make two or three eyRsfIments. Expert
ment first: When you go out Of this
world 1t does not make any difference
whether you have been good or bad, or
whether you believed truth or error. you
will so straight to glory. '.Impossible. -
you say; ''my common sense rs well rs
my religion teaches that the bad and the
good cannot live together forever. You
give me NO comfort in that experiment" p"
Experiment the second: When you leave
this world you will so into M intcrmedi-
ute state where YOU can get converted
and prepared for heaven. "Impossiblc. :"
you say: '.as the tree fallcth 10 il must
lie. and ! cannot postpone TO an intcrme-
diatc state reformation which ought to
have been effected in this state Ex-
pertinent the third: There is no future
world: WHEN n man dies that is the last
of him. DO not worry about what you
are to do in another state Of being: you
will not do anything. ''Impossiblc, you
say: .therr is something that tells me
that death is not the appendix, but the
prcfaei.: there is something that tells me
that on this side Of the grave only get
started. and that shall go on forever:
my power to think says forever my
say forever my capacity to
enjoy or suffer. forever.
Well. you defeat me in my three ex-
pcrimcnts. ] have only one more to
make, and If you defeat me in that am
cxl,austed: A mighty Ono on n knoll
hack "f Jerusalem one day, the skies
filled with forkrl lighthinGs and the
earth filled with volcanic disturbances.
turned his pale and agonizcd face toward
the heavens and said: Il take the sins
and sorrows uf the ages into my own
heart. am the expiation. Witness
earth and heaven and hell. am the cx-
iiaiion." And the hammer struck him.
and the spears puncturetl him. and
lcavcn tlIundcrcd: The wages Of sin
is DEATH" THE soul that sinncth. it
shall de- II will by no means clear
tho guilty." Then there was silence
for half an hour. and the ligitnings were
drawn back into the scabbar,l of the sky.
and the earth seemed Ia quivcr. and all
the colors of the sky Rgan b. shift them
selves into rainbow wovcn out Of the
falling tears Of Jesus, and there was red
as of the bloolslicdding. and there was
blue as If the brilising. AMI there was
green ~ Of the heavenly foliage. AMI
there was orange rs Of the day dawn.
-, al.
words: Il was bruised for their iniqui-
ties And along the 9:nc Of the red |
saw the words: "Thc blood OF Jesus
Christ clcanseth from all SIM" And
along the line Of the green saw the
words: Tie leaves Of the tree Of life
for the healing Of the nations" And
along the line Of the orange saw the
words: Tile day spring from on higl.
hath visited u.s."
And then l saw the storm was over
and the rainbow rose higher and higher.
until il seemed retrcating TO another
heaven. and planting one column Of its
colors on one side the eternal hill and
planting the other column Of its colors oil
the other side the eternal hill. il rose up
ward aud upward. '.andbehold there was
rainbow about the throne"
Accept that sacrifice and quit worry.
ing. Take tho tonic. the inspiration, the
longevity Of this truth. Religion is sun
shine. that is health. Religion is fresh
air AMI pure water, they are healthy.
Religion is warmth. that Is healthy. Ask
all the doctors and they will tell you that
n quiet conscience and pleasant anticipa-
tions are hygisnic. I offer you perfect
peace now and hereafter.
Tell me and you shall have it. Orchards! (!
There are the trees with twelve manner
Of fruits. yielding fruit every month.
Water scenery! There is the river IL
life from under the throne Of God. clear
M crystal. and the sea af glass mingled
with fire. DO you want music! There
Is the oratorio of the Creation lc,i an by
Adam. and the orato.:c of the Red Sea
led on by Moses. and the oratorio of the
Messiah led on by st. Paul. while the
with swinging baton controls
the la, 900 who make up the orchestra.
Do you want reunion: There are your
dead children waiting 10 kiss you. wait
ing to embrace YOU, waiting to twist
garlanls in your hair. You have bcn
TO open the Soor on this side
the scpulchcr. l open the doc; on the
other side the sepulchcr. You Mvc lern
accustomed TO walk in the wet grass an
the top of the grave. ! show you the
under side OF the grave; the bottom has
fallen cut and the long ropes with which
the pail bearers let down your ,lcad let
them clear through into heaven.
Glory bc TO God for this robust. healthy
religion. Il will have tendency io
make you live long in this world. and in
the world 10 come you will have eternal
life. with long life will satisfy him. b"
MuLTuM IN PARvO.