Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-22
A PATH TO VICTORY.
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Of man drowning in the SEQ, and life
boat puts out FOR him, aud the man in tie
boat says to the man cut Of the boat
Now, II get you ashore, ere you
going to live il my street?n FIRST
get him ashore, and then talk
about the non essentials of religion. Who
cares what church he joiGs if be OILY joins
Christ and starts for heaven? On, you
ought 10 have, M brother, an illumiued
face and hearty giip for every one that
tries to turn from his evil way Take hold
of the same book with him, Though his
designations shake the book, remembering
that he that cOnverteth a sinner from the
enor Of his WAYS shall save soul from
death aud hide a multitude Of sins.
HOW a SINNER MAY TURN.
Now, l have shown you these obstacles
because 1 want yen TO understand kaow
all the difficulties in the way: but l an
now 10 tell you now Hannibal may scale
the Alps and how the shackles may be IN
riye,ed and how the paths of virtue for
sakea may be Tessin5d. Fret of ali, my
brother, throw yourself on GOD. Co to
Him frankly and earnestly, and tell Him
these habits you have, and ask Him, if
there is any help IN all the resources Of
om1ipotent love, to give it to you. d.
not 20 with long rigmarole people call
PRAYER, made up OF "Ohs" and ''ahsn and
forever and forever amens" Co to God
snd cry ior help help hsll and if you
cannot cry for help, inst lock and live. l
remember IN the war / was at Antietam,
and 1 went into the hospitals after the
battle, and l said TO man, where are
you huTt?N he made 40 answer, but held
up his arm swollen and splintered. l saw
where he was hurt Tae simple fact il,
when man has a wounded soul, all he
hiss to do ia 10 hold It up before a sympa-
| lhCtic Lord and get il hesled. 1t does not
| lake any long prayer. Just hold up the
wound. Oh, it is no email thing when o
man is nervous and weak and exhGEs. ed,
coming ffom his evil ways, to lesl that
God puts two omnipO;ent arms Ground
atOut him and says, 'YouTg man, viii
tand by yon The mountains may de-
part and the hills be removed, but l viii
never iau you" And then, ss the soul
thinks the news is too good to be true, aud
cannot b5lisvs il, and looks up in G5d's
face, God lifts his RICH. hand and takes an
oath, an affidavit, saying, GAS live, saith
the Lord God, have no pleasure in tie
dsath Of him that dieth."
RENoUNCE EVIL ASSOCIATIONS.
Then, alo, I counsel you, if you want
to get back, TO quit all your bad sssoeis-
lions. Ole unholy intimacy will fill
your sOnl with moral distemper. In al
the ages Of the church there has not been
an instance where a man kept one evil as
sociate and was reformed. Among the
fourteen HUNDRED million Of the race not
one instance. Go home to-day, open year
desk, take out letter papsr, stamp and en-
velope, aud then write letter something
ike this:
"My old companions: l start this day
for heaven. Until l am persuaded you
viii join me IN this farewell"
Then sign your name, and send the let
ter with the first post Give up your bad
companions, or give up heaven. 1t Is not
ten bad companions that destroy msn,
uor five bsd companions, ncr three bad
companions, but one. What
chance is there for that
young man saw along the street,
tour or 1--WE young men with him, hating
in front Of a gIOy shop, urging him 10 90
in, he resisting, violently resisting, until
after a while they forced him TO 70 in?
Il vas a summer night, and the door YVES
lett open, aud 1 saw the process. They
held him fast, and they put the cup 10
ms lips, and they forced down the strong
drink. What chance is there for suOh a
young MAI?
Icounsel you al,O seek Christian adj
vice. Every Christian man is bound to
help you. First of all, seek God; then
| seek Christian counsel. Gather up all the
energies Of bady, mind and soul, and, ap-
pealirg to God for success, declare this
dsy everlasting war sgainst al drinking
habits, all gambling practices, all houses
of sir. Half-sud-half work will amount
10 nothing; it must be a Waterloo
Shrink back now ana you are
lost. Push on and You ere
saved. 4 Spartan general fell *
the very momeLt OF victory, but he
dipped his finger in his own blood and
wrote on q rock aear which he was dyiDc
sparta has conquered" Though your
struggle 70 get rld of sin may seem to be
aimo.t s. death struggle, you can dip your
finger 10 your own blood and write on the
Rock Of A es, Victory through cur Lord
Jeeus Christ"
on, WHAT GLORIOUS NEWS