The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-12-28

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word of Hannah More, the Christian
poetees: "Joyw Or those thousands of
Christians who have gone, saying: "Lord
Jesus, receive my spirit. Come, Lord
Jesus, come quickly" 20 death! whers
is thy sting! o grave! where is thy vic.
tory" Behold the contrast Behold the
charm of the one, behold the darkness of
the other. Now, know it is very popular
in this day for young men to think there
is something more charming in skepticism
than in religion; they are ashamed Of the
oid-fashioned religion of the cross, and
they pride themselves on their free think.
ing on all these subjects. My young friends,
l want to tell you what know from OBJ.
servation that while skepticism is beau.
tiful land at the start, it is the great Sa.
hara desert at the last
Years ago a minister's son went of from
home to college At college he formed the
acquaintance or a young man whom
| shall call Ellison. Ellison was an infidel.
Ellison scoffed at religion, and the minis.
ter's son soon learned from him the infidel-
| ity, and when he went home on his vacation
broke his fathers heart by his depuncia.
tions Of Christianity. Time passed on and
vacation came and the minister's son
| went off to spend the vacation and was on
| a journey and came to a hotel The hotel
| keeper said: Il am sorry that tonight /
shall have to put you in a room adjoining
one where there is very sick and dying
man. can give you no other accommo.
dation." 60" said the young college stu.
dent and minister's son, that will make no
difference to me except the matter of sym.
patty with anybody that is suffering"
The young man retired to his room, but
could not sleep, All night long he heard
the grooming of the sick man or the step of
the watchers and his soul trembled. He
thought to himself: Now, there is only .
thin wall between me and q departing
spirit. How if Ellison should know how I
feel? How if Ellison should find out how
my heart flutters. What would Ellison
say if he knew my skepticism gave way?"
He slept not. In the morning, coming
down, he said to the hotel-keeper:
''How is the sick mani" Co." said the
hotel-keeper, "he is dead, poor fellow!
The doctors told us he could not last
through the night" "Well" said the
young man, "what was the sick ones
name; where is he from?" "Well," said
the hotel-keeper, che is from Providence
College" "What is his name?" "Ellison."
ELLISON" o, how the young man was
stunned. 1t was his old college mate
dead without any hope.
1t was many hours before the young
man could leave that hotel. He got on his
horse and started homeward, and all the
way he heard something saying to him:
dead! Lost! Dead! Lostm He came to
no satisfaction until he entered the
Christian life, until he entered the
Christian 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 Pauline
superior to Adoniram Judson. Mighty
on earth, mighty in Heaven-Adoniram
Judson. Which do you like the best, Jud.
sons skepticism or Judson's Christian
life?
o, il religion does so much for a man on
earth, what will it do for him in Heaven?
That is the thought that comes to me now.
If soldier can afford to shout ssHuzzaw
when he goes into battle, how much more
jubiantly he can afford to shout 'Huzzaw
when he has gained the victory! II
religion is SO good a thing to have
here, how bright a thing it will be in
Heaven! l want to see that young man
when the glories of Heaven have ROBBED
and crowned him. / want to hear him
sing when all huskiness of earthly colds il
gone. and he rises up with the great dox.
ology. 1want to know what standard he
will carry when marching under arches Of
pearl in the army of banners. l want to
know what company he will keep in land
where they are all kings and queens for.
ever and ever. If have induced one Of
you this morning to begin better life,
then want to know it. l 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 hands with you when the sea 10
passed and the gates are entered.
That might WOO you to a better life,
and that l might show you the glories
with which God clothes His dear children
in Heaven, l wish l could this morning
swing back one of the twelve gates that
there might dash upon your ear one shout of |
the triumph, that there might flame upon |
your eyes one blaze of the splendor o,
when / speak of that good land, you in |
voluntarily think of some one there that |
you loved-father, mother, brother, sis. |
Ter or dear little child garnered al. |
ready. 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. Twill |
tell you what they wear. Coronets of |
triumph. You wonder why oft they look |
to the gate of the temple, and watch and |
wait. will tell you why they watch and |
wait and look to the gate of the temple |
For your coming I shout upward the news |
to-day, for am sure some of you will re- |
pent and start for Heaven. o, We bright
ones before the throne, your earthly |
friends are coming Angels, posing mid
air. cry up the name. Gats-keeper Of |
Heaven. send forward the tidirgs. Watch.
man on the battlements celestial, throw
the signal.
Co." you say, religion am going to
have; it is only question Of time" My
brother, am afraid you may lose here in
the way Louis Philippe lost his empire.
The Partisan mob came around the Tuiler.
les The National guard stood in defense
Of the palace, and the commander said to
Louis Philippe: ''Shall 1 fire now: Shall
| order the troops to fire? With one volley
We can clear the place" NO." said Louis
Philippe mot yet" A few minutes passed
On, and when Louis Philippe, seeing the case
was helpless said to the General: s.Now
is the time to fire." "No," said the General
1T is too late now; don't you see that the
'O'N'eAS a. eAShoh SiuS aTuS Will the Cltls |
zens! 1t is too late" Down went the
throne OF Louis Philippe. Away from the
earth went the house Of Orleans; and all
because the King said: s.Not yet, not yet"
Nay God forbid that any of you should
adjourn this great subject of religion, and
should postpone assailing your spiritual
'oes until it is too late-too late; YOU los
ng throne in Heaven the way that Louis
Philippe lost a throne IN earfh
when the Judge descends in might
Clothed in majesty and light;
When the earth shall quake with fear,
Where. o where, wilt thou APPEAR,