Milford chronicle., 1888-12-21

hold the darkness Of the other. Now.
know it is very popular in this day for young
men to think there is something more charm
ing in skeptlcism than in religion. They ars
ashamed Of the old fashioned religion OF the
cross, and they pride themselves on their free
thinking on all these subjects My young
friends, want to tell you what know from
observation that while sSeptieism is a beauti
tul land at the start, it is the great Sahara
Desert at the last
A STORY WITH A MORAL.
Years ago a minister's son went OH from
home to college. At college he formed the
acquaintance Of young man whom shall
call Ellison. Ellison was an infdel. Ellison
scotfed at religion, and the minister's son soon
learned from him the infidelity, and when he
went home on his vacation broke his fathers
heart by his denunciations Of Christianity.
Time passed on and vacation came, and the
minister's son went of to spend the vacation,
and was on journey and came to a hotel.
The hotel keeper said: 81 am sorry that to-
night l shall have to put you in a room ad.
Joining one where there is a very sick and
dying man. can give you no other accom-.
modatlon-" "Oh," said the young college
student and minister's son, 'that will
matter Of sympathy with anybody that is
suffering" The young man retired to bis
room, but could not sleep. All night long he
heard the groaning Of the slok man, or the
step Of the watchers, and his soul trembled
He thought to himself; "Now, there is only
a thin wall between me and a departing
spirit How il Ellison should know how /
feeli How If Ellison should find out how my
heart 1uttersi What would Ellison say If l,e
knew my skepticism gave wayF' He slept
not In the morning, coming down be said
to the hotel keeper; "How is the sick manr
"Oh," said the hotel keeper, "he is dead, Door
fellow; The doctors told US he could not last
through the nightn "Well, said the young
man, what was the sick ones narnel
Where is he fromF "Wen," said the
hotel keeper, she is from Providence college u
providence collegel What is his nameP
Ellison "Ellisonp Oh, how the young
man was stunnedl It was his old college
mate-dead without any hope. It was many
hours before the young man could leave that
hotel de got on his horse and started home
ward, and all the way he heard something
saying to him; "Deadl LOstl Deadl LostiH
He came TO no satisfaction until he entered
the Christian life, until he entered the Chris.
tian ministry, until he became one Of the
most eminent missionaries Of the cross, the
greatest Baptist missionary the world has
ever seen since the days Of Paul-no superior
to Adoniram Judson. Mighty on earth.
mighty In heaven - Adoniram Judson
Which do you like the best, Judson's skep
ticism or Judson's Christian lifei Judsonh
suffering for Christ's sake, Judson's almost
martyrdoml Oh, young man, take your
choice between these two kinds OF lives.
Your own heart tells you this morning the
Christian life Is more admirable, more peace
ful, more comfortable, and more beautiful
Oh, If religion does so much for man on
earth, what viii it do for him in heaveniI
That is the thought that comes to me now.
If soldier can afford to shout "Huzzair
when he goes into battle, how much more
jubilantly he can afford to shout 'Huzzar
when he has gained the victoryl If religion
is so good thing to have here, how bright
thing it will be in heavenl Iwant to see that
young man when the glories Of heaven have
robed and crowned him. l want TO hear him
sing when all huskiness Of earthly colds
is gone, and he rises up with the
great doxology l want to know what
standard he will carry when marching under
arches Of pearl in the army Of banners u
want to know what company he will keep In
land where they are all kings and queens
forever and ever. If have induced one Of
you this morning to begin better life, then
l want to know 1t. ] may not In this world
clasp hands with you In friendship, may
not hear from your own lips the story Of !
temptation and sorrow, but will clasp handa
with you when the sea is passed and tho gates
are entered.
II WE BAD BUT A FoRETAsTE OF HEAVEN. 4
That might WOO you to better life, and
that l might show you the glories with which |
God clothes his dear children in heaven, II
wish could this morning swing back one OF I
the twelve gates that there might dash upon
your ear one shout Of the triumph, that there
might fame upon your eyes one blaze Of the
splendor. Oh, when l speak Of that good
land, you involuntarily think Of some one
there that you loved-father, mother, |
brother, sister, or dear little child garnered /
already. You want to know what they are
doing this morning. / will tell you what /
they are doing. Singing. You want to know
what they wear viii tell you what they
wear. Coronets Of triumph You wonder why /
oft they look to the gate Of the temple |
and watch and wait l viii tell you /
why they watch and wait and look 4
to the gate Of the temple. For your
coming, | shout upward the news today, for /
am surs some Of you will repent and start |
for heaven. Oh, ye bright ones before the
throne, your earthly friends are coming |
Angels, posing mid air, cry up the name
Gate keeper Of heaven, send forward the It'd /
ings. Watchman on the battlements celes
tial, throw the signal.
"Oh," you say, "reAgion l am going to
have; it is only a question Of time.n Ny
brother, | am afraid that you may lose
heaven the way Louis Philippe lost his EN-.
pire. The Partisan mob came around the
Tuileries. The national guard stood in de
fense Of the palace, and the commander said
to Louis Philippe; "Shall / fire nowl Shall
order the troops to fret With one volley
we can clear the place" 'No," said Louis
Philippe, mot yet" A few minutes passed
on, and then Louis Philippe, seeing the case
was hopeless, said to the general: snow is
tho tir,aa N 6ran tseIn said tina 0anarnl sit
IS too late now; don't you see that the sol
iiers are exchanging arms with the citi-
lens4 It is too late.p Down went the
throne Of Louis Philippe. Away from
.he earth went the house Of Orleans, and all
because the king said; mot yet, not yet"
May God forbid that any Of you should ad-
Iourn this great subject Of religion, and
Ihould postpone assailing your spiritual foes
until it Is too late-too late, you losing a
ihrone in heaven the way that Louis Philippe
ost throne on earth
When the Judge descend In might,
Clothed IN majesty and Light;
When the earth shall quake with fear,
Where, @ where, wilt thou appeari
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