National Republican., 1888-03-26

naturally any better, hut because thr mercy
Of God has protected YOU. Who are yOu that,
brought mp In Christian circles and watched
by Christian parentagc' you should be 80 hard
on the fallenY ...
turn by the fact that churches are too anxious
Gbout ther membership and too anxious
about their denomination, and they rush out
and return TO God and ask flm how how he isroins
10 be baptized, Whether by sprinkling or i'm
mtrsion,, and What kind of a church he is go
ing t4 join, Oh my friends, is = poor time
Episcopal lturgies, and Methodist loycfGasts.
and bapusU'ies TO man thatis ooiulng outpi
the darkness " sin into the ,glolons light of
drowning in the Sea, aud q life boat puts opt
for hin,iand the man IN the boat says 10 Che
nan out Of the boat: New, II get yin
First get him ashore, and then talk about the
non.e.sentials Of religion. Whoeqres what
church he Joins. II he only Joins Christ dnd
Ss ny brocr H an p%ea '2S iSce Sfd Snd heaTS S
grip for every one that tries TO turn rromhis
eyil way Take hold of the same book with
him though bis dissipation shake the book,
from the error Of his ways shall save u soul
iron death and hide multitude OF sins"
Now, have shown you these obstacles be.
cause want you 10 understand know all the
difficulties IN the way: but am now TO tell
you how Hannibal may scale the Alps, and
how the shackles may be unrivctcd, and how
First Of all, my brother, THROW yourself on
God: Go TO Him frankly, and earnestly. and
tell Him these habits You have, and ask Him
n ncn ftS STy fS c yS So not S ON
with long rigamarolc people call prayer,
made up of "oiis,", and 'alls'', and, forever
SsG Srp sysT E 3%fn @n and 90 to & GOD % S@a cry cry for for
help, Just look and live. | remember, in the
late war, was at Antictam. and | went into
the hosnitals after the battle and said to II
answer but held up his arm, swollen and
splintered., ! saw where he. was hurt The
simple fact Is, when.a man has wounded
syinrsihetieT Y Lord I'd and sstit heals(., It'd It does $
not take any long prayer. Just hold up the
wound: Oh, i i no small thing when a man
is nervous md weak and exhausted, coming
omnirotent arm 5, around him, and says:
Young man, VIII stand by you: The noun.
tains may depart and the hills, be removed,
soul thinks the news Is too, good to be true,
and cannot believe II, and looks up In Gods
face. God lifts his right hand and takes ap
Getn;" Messed be God for such . Gospel as as
the husband, '.'or there Willnot be enough TO
go all around for the children. Cut the Slices
thin" Blessed be God, there Is "A full loaf for
every one that wants it, Bread enough and To
II member when the Master.street Hospital, In
Philadelphia. was opened during the war u
telegram came, saying, There will be 300
wounded men tonight; he ready to take care
of them" and from my church there went IN
some twenty or thirty men and women To look
after these poor wounded fellows, As they
came, some mel from one part Of the lind, some
was from oregon, or from Massachusetts, or
from Minnesota, or from New York. There
was u wounded soldier, and the only question
hour toll tIn
and put ON the bandage, and administer the
cordial. And when soul comes to tId, lie
does not ask where You came from, or what
your ancestry was. Healing for all your
wounds. Pardon for all your guilt Comfort
for all your troubles.
Then also, counsel you, If you want to get
unloy Intimacy will fiji your soul with moral
distemper. In all the ages Of the church there
has not been an instance where II man kept
one evil associate and was reformed. 60
home to-day, open your desk, take ont letter
paper, stamp and envelope, ana then write II
letter something like this:
My old companions, | start this day for
hcayen; Until am persuaded You will join
me in this, farewell"
Then sign your name and send the letter by
the first post. Give up your bad companions
ions that destroy q man, nor five bad compan.
ions, nor three bad companions, nor two bad
companions. but one. What chance is there
for that young man | saw along the street
front of Il grogshop, urging him 10 60 In, he re
sistIng, violently resisting, until after awhile
they forced him TO go iny Il was summer
night and the door was left open and ] saw
the process. They held him fast, and they put
the cup to his lips. and they forced down The
strong drink, what chance is there for such
n young man!
| counsel You also. seek Christian advice.
Every Christian man is bound TO help you. II
you find no other human ear willing To listen
tu.Nour story of struggle, come to me, aud
hN ~ m lINs ,t nv NlI
prayer, and every toll Of my hand, stand he
side you in he struggle for reformation; and
as hore TO have my own sins forgiven and
hope to be acquitted at the Judgment seat OF
Christ, will not bctray you. First OF all seek
God, then seek Christian counsel. Gather NJ
all the energies of the body, mind, aud soul,
| and, appealing to God for success, declare this
| day everlasting war against all drinking
| habits all gaming practices, all houses of sin
| lialf-and-half work viii amount TO nothing; II
| must be a Waterloo. Shrink back now and
| you are lost. Push on and you are SHNed. \
| Spartan general fell al the very moment O
| victory, but he dipped his finger IN his owl
| blood and wrote on II rock near which he wa
dying, SPARTA has. conquered" Though YOU
| struggle 10 get rid ol sin may seem to bt
almost II death struggle, You IAN dip youI
! finger in yuur own blood and write on, III,
Jesus christ Oh What Gl1rio,ls new
young lren to send home to their parent
| in the country. Tl!cN 90 to the lo'toiicc ever!
| YOU. How anNioEs they are to heart NothinI
would please them half So much ms the new
You might send home tomorrow hat YOU hat
given your heart To God. know how 1t is j.
| the country. The might comes on. The cattl,
stand under the rack, through which burs
the trisscS of hay. The horses, just hayin;
| trisked up through the meadow at the night
fall, stand knee, deep in the bright straw tia
| invites them To lie down and rest. The pcrcl
OF the hovel Is full OF fowl, their feet warn
mi iphf ,nn a. il Ili ln S,tl1
Their hands about the great back log and shaki
the shadow OF the group up aud down TN
wall Fat her and mother sit there for half al
hour, saving nothing. wonder what they ar
| thinking OF. After while the father break
the silence and says: well, wonder whcr
onr boy is in town Tonight and the mothc
alwaxs could trust him when he was home an,
since he has been away there have been s.
many prayers offered for him we can tl,ls
him still;" Then ats o,eloeS-,Ior they retlr
down and commend You 10 that God VIII
watches In country and In town, on the lam
and ON the sea.
Some one said to Il Grccian general. "Wha
was the proudeSt moment of your lite!' II
thought il moment and said The prOndcs
moment of my life was when sent word HON
10 my parents that | had gained the victory
And the proudest and most brilliant molnen
of your life will be the moment when you ca
send word TO your parents In the country tha
You have conquered your evil habits, by th
grace of God, and become eternal victor, OF
despise not parental anxiety. The time wi
come when You will have neither father no
mother, and you will 20 around the plac
where they used TO watch you and ind thel
gone from the house, and gone from The field
and gone from the ncighborhood, cry us lou
for forgiveness as you may over the mound !
the churchyard, they will not answer, Dead
Dead! And then you will take out the whit
lock of hair that was cut from your mother
brow hlst before they buried her, and you wi
take the cane with which your father used I
walk, aud you will think and think and wis
that you had done Just as the
wanted you to- and would give III
world ii You had never thrust Il pan
through their dear old hearts, God pity III
Young man who has brought disgrace On hi
fathers name God pity the young man VIII
has broken his mothers heart. Better II h
had never been bom-.better IT, in the tir'
hour of hi; life instead of being laid again,