The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-09-28
LIFEs CHAINS.


LlEES CHAlNS.
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In recent sermon Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
mage preached from the text: Mako >
chain" E.ekfel VII y. He said:
Az scnooi ana IN college IN announcing
tho mecnanicai powers, We giorined the
Sever, tne pulley, the inclined plane, the
screw, the axle and the wheel, but my text
calls us to sendy the philosophy OF the
chain. These links OF metal, one with an.
other, attracted the Old Bible authors, and
We hear the chain rattle and see 1t coil all
the way through from Genesis to Revele-
tions, nashing ~ an adornment, or 70.
straining a. IN captivity, or holding In
conjunction a. IN case OF machinery. To
DO MIN honor, Pharoah hung chain OF
gold about the neck OF Joseph, and Bel
shaxSar one about the neck OF Daniel. The
high priest had on his breast plate two
chains OF gold. On tho camels' necks as
the lshmaeiises drove up TO Gideon 5ingled
chains OF gold. The Bible refers to the
Cnuich Is having sucn ghttering adotn-
ments' saying; tiny neck Is comeiy with
CHAINS On goio On the osner mana,
cnain means caPtVity' Oava inc
Psaimiss eAuits tnas power nad Deen
given MN over MS enemies 70 Dina
eneil Anss WIN cnains Inc oio
misslonsry aPostle c.ios OUT: TOT the nope
y. isisei' sm oo1no WIN TINS chan' IN
INC prison wnere Ie.er Is incaicerated you
near one oay grea1 crash AZ tne iaiiine
on VI Ms cnains' o. 'onn 50" an anger
come uo"n IRON heaven 10 manacie tne
POWERS Oh DARKNESS ana having great
cnaih III MS manu., ana tne iaiien Angels
are represented as reserved IN everiast-
ing cna,hs, WINE IN my 'eat Ior tns ar
rest anu hmi.auon OF 'ne inquiry OF MS
Time, -, E1ekiel numbers OUT MAKE
cna1n :.
"na' WISH 70 impress upon sen ano
upon you Is inc seengsn IN rignt ana
wFohg o!tecs'ons, OF CONSECUTIVE FORCES,
sne superior power OF q cnain OF inhuences
eoove one innuence, tne great advantage
OF congefies OF INKS ABOVE one INK, ana
IN al Iamiiy government ana In an enort
70 rescue otners ana IN all attempt 10 stop
inquiry, take the suggestion OF my text
sno make cnam!
That which contains the greatest impor-
lance, that which incloses the most tre-
mendous opportunities, that which OF
earthly things Is most watched by other
worlds, that which mas beating against its
TWO SIDES all the eternities' Is the cradle.
Inc grave Is nothing IN importance COM
pared with IT, Tor that Is only gully that
we step across IN second, Out the cradie
mas witnin IL new eternity, JUST oorn ana
never 10 cease. Wnen tnree or TOUR years
ago the Ohio river overhowed its banks
ana the WHO tresnets swept down with
tnem narvests ana cities, one Day was
found floating on the bosom the waters
cradle with child IN IL unnurt, wrapped
up snug ana warm, ana its blue eyes look
ing into the blue OF the open heavens. 1t
was mentioned Is something extraordi.
nary. But every cradle ID, with It's young
passenger, noating ON the swift currents
OF the centuries, deep calling 20 deep,
Onlos ana st. Lawrences ana Mlssissippis
OF influence, bearing 1t onward. Now what
shall be done with this new life recently
launched! Teach him an evening prayer!
That IL important, but not enough. Hear
him Is soon as ne can reclte some gospel
him or catechism! That Is important, but
not enough. Every Sabbath afternoon
read MIN Bible story! That Is impor-
tant, but not enough. once IN while q
lesson, once In q while q prayer, once in
while restraining influence! All these
are Important, out not enough.
Each one Of these influences Is only
link, and it will not hold him in the ire.
mendous emergencies of life. Let it be
constant instruction, constant prayer,
constant application Of good influences,
long line Of consecutive Impressions,
reaching from his first year to his fifth,
and from his fifth year to his tenth, and
from his tenth year to his twentieth.
snake q chainw Spasmodic education,
paroxysmal discipline, occasional fidelity,
amount to nothing. You can as easily
hold an anchor by one link as hold child
to the right by isolated and intermittent
faithfulness. The example must connect
with the instruction. The conversation
must combine with the actions. The week
day consistency must conjoin with the
Sunday worship. Have family prayers
by all means; but be petulant and
inconsistent and unreasonable in your
household and your family prayers will
be blasphemous farce. So great in our
times are the temptations OF young men to
dissipation and young women to social
follies that it is the most important that
the first eighteen wears of their life be