The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-04-19

Heavens. erysnr: ass~fks, Il yoz dare 7"
ard instantly hs fen uzdeT > bo.t- hAat
DESTROYED hizns Any mystery atoEt ~
On. 10. He czxS4a God sid dsed
On, mr. brother. God VIII not allow this
sin % 70 unparishea- There are styles q
writing with manifold SHEETS g t1sf q
nan writing On o1s skeet writes ele2r
through gen. Htfeen o. tWenig sheets. AID
80 every protsaify we Etfer goes right
down through the leaves of Gods book q
remembrance. Il is 70 erce p7i0za2 sfrl-
Do yoz think you cazld count The prg.an-
i-ies q last week-tlls p-0fs1zities Of ofSce,
store, shop, factory They cursed God,
thsy cursed His word. thsy cursed His
oray-begorten Son
One morning. On Fulton street. IS | Vas
passing along, heard a nzan swear b. the
name az Jesus Ny hair lifted. NJ blood
ran cold NJ breath cazght- Ny foot halt
ed Do yoz not suppose that God is aggrs-
vatedf Do you rot suppose tina. God knows
about IT. Dioaysius used 70 have a care in
which his ezlp-ifg were incareerated- and
lie listened st the top II that care. and he
could hear every grosu- he could hear
every sigh. ard be could hear every Ei1ts-
Per o. those who we're imprisoned. He
wss q tyrant. God Is not fyr4ut: bat he
bends ever this world ard be hears every
thing-every voice % praise, every voice.
Of Eraprecation- He hears i all The oaEh
seem 70 die On the air, but theT havt
eternal echo. They come back tT0ra TIT
ages 70 come.
Iastenl Listen! "AIl b1aspheme-s shaN
Z have their place IN the lake which bszTnefh
/ with fire and birthstone, which Is tbs
second DEATH And IL, sec0rdiug
( to the theory q some, 3 mea com
/ raits In The next world the sins which
I be committed IN this w0rid-H VA
4 pardoned. unreEpnerated-think q .
mans going OF c1Tsing IL the name q
( God 10 all eternity.
( The habit Grows. T01 start with snail
/ oath. you viii come to the large oath.
saw q nan die with an oath between Lis
& teeth. Toltaire only gradually came to
his tremendous imprecation; bat the
habit grew On hin until IN the last mo-
4 rre-f- supp0sing Christ stood a. the bed.
+ he exclaimed: '+Curse that wretch Curse
+ that wretef,'' Oh, my brother, you begin
f 70 swear aad there II nothing impossible
B for y0a IA the wrong direction
T Who Is this God whose name you are
using in swearlngs Who Is He: l. He q
/ tryraut, Has He pursued y0u al your
1 lie Iongf Has He starved You. frozen
you. fyrannized over yous No. He has
( loved you: He has sheltered you. He
/ watched you last night; He viii watch you
/ tonight He wants 70 love ron, wants tc
/ help you. wants 70 save Jon, wants 70
comfort you- He was your fathers God
and your mothers God be has housed
them from the blast. and He wants 70
shelter ron. VIII you spit in His face By
/ an irny-ecatiouf VIII ron ever thrust Hin
back By AZ oath:
Who Is this Jesus, whose name I heard
4 In the smpreca4ions Has He pursued yoE
J all your live Iongs What Tile thing has
He done TO ron that you shoald SO dis
honor His names Way. He was the Lamb
/ whose blood simnered IN she fires o.
/ sacrifice for YOU He l. the brother that
took OF HIS cr0wn that you might pat j;
I On He has pursued voc al your life long
/ with mercy. he wants Tou 70 love Him
/ wants you TO serve Him. He comes viii
streaming eyes and broken heart and
I blistsring feet TO save ron On the craft
Of our doomed humanity He pulled OFT
into the sea TO take you Fl the wreck.
Where is the hand that wiu ever be lift
Cd IA iuprecat5on again: Let that hand
how ood-tjpTe3- be lifted thsi may se4
81. Not one. Where i the voice thai viii
s~er be uttered IA dishOn0ring the name
CT that Christi Let It speak row. Not
one. Not one. Oh. am glad 70 kuow
fhar 81 these vices q the community and
these crimes e our city viii be gone.
soesesy is going to be beftered. The
Z world By the power Of Christ's Gospel, i
going 70 be saved. and this crime, this in
q ii ss~y~as -srSf
Z vanish before the rising q the SUI o.
/ righteousness upon the nation
There was one DAY in New Englanf
{ memorable for storm and darkness.
/ hardly ever saw such an evening. Ths
clouds which had been gathering all dsy
numbered their batteries. The HoEsa.
tonic. which flows quietly, save as th'
paddles OF pleasure parties rattle the oar
locks. was l&shed into foam, and th'
+ waves hardly knew whore TO lay them
selves.
Oh, what 8 time Il vas The hills Jared
under the r1mbIlng y Gods charicts
Binding sheets q rain drove the cattle q
the bars, or beat against the window.
pane as though 80 dash il in The grain,
fields threw their crowns q gold AZ II.
feet OF the storm king When night can'
II II was double night. Its mantle wal
torn with the lightElings. sud into its lock-
were twisted the leaves q uprooted oak
and the shreds ~ canvas torn from tn
noasts q the beached shipping. Ii VIA.
such q night as makes you thank God 20
shelter, and open the door to let IL fh'
spaniel hosting outside with terror.
We went torleep under the fun blast o
Heavens great orchestra. he forest
with upl5fted voices, tn chorus that hlle,
: tne mountains, praising the Lord. W
woke not until the fingers 81 the sunni
morn touched our eyAlids. We looked on
the window and the Housatonic slept a.
quiet as an infants dream Pillars o
clouds set against the sky looked like thf
castles q the blest built Tor heavenly hi
erarchs on the beach - the azure sea Al
the trees sparkied as though there has
been some great grief IN Heaven, and eGcl
leaf had been God appointed 20 catch 81
angels tear. Il seemed a. i our Fathe
had looked upon the earth, His waywarl
child. and stopped to hev tear-wet cheel
: and kissed IL So will the darkness % sil
and crine leave our world before th'
dawn Of the morning. The ight shall gill
: the city splre and strike the forests o
: Maine and the uasts % Mobile, and al
| between. And one end resting on the At
lantic coast and the other resting on tn
Pacific beach, God viii spring q grea
! rainbow arch OF peace. in token % ever
lasting covenant that the world shall Esve
more see deluge Of crime.
"But," says some one, ''yre achini
against the evils % society win accom-
] plish nothing. Do you not see that IN
evils go right ons'' answer, We are 10
: at all discouraged.