The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-14
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supper, and nl persons Of sRnguine tempern-
ment ind recreation. God would not hive
not intended us sometimes to indulge it,
God hath hung in sky and set in wave md
| printed on grass mnnyA rOundelny; but he
who chooses peasutc-sccking for hislife work
does not understand for what God mnde
| Inn. Our amusemcnts arc intended to help
us in some earnest mission. The thunder
cloud hath an edge cxquisitcly purplcd, but,
| with voice inrs the earth. it declares: ~ go
| to water the green fields" The wild flowers
under the fence ar. guy, but they say: "wo
stand here to make IL beautiful edge for tho
wheat field, and to re resh the husban,lmsn
foams and frolcs and says: Il 20 to hap.
tie he moss. lave the spots on the trout
Stake the thirst of the bird. turn the
wheel OF the mill rock in my crystal
cradle muckshnw aud water lily" And so
while the world plays it works. Look out
for the man who always plays and never
works.
| You will do well to avoid those whose reg
nlar business it is To play ball. skate, or 70
n-boating All these sports are grand places
l never derived 40 much advantage from any
ministerial association ns from n ministerial
club that went ont to play ball every Satur.
day afternoon in the outskirts Of Philadcl.
phia. These rerrrations are grand to give
| lis muscle and spirit for our regular toll.
brliev" in muscular Christianity. A man il
often not SO near God with II weak stomach
us when he has ii strong digestion. But
| shut those who make II their lilo occupation
to sport: There ar" young men whose i'll
dustry and usefulness have fallen overheard
from the yacht on tho Hudson or the
SrLuylkill. There nre men, whose business
fell through III" ire of the skating pond and
has never since been heard of. There IL d
benuty in the gliding of Il boat, in the song
ot skates. IN the soaring OF well struck
ball, and never src one fly but inv0unta
rilly throw up my hands to catch IT.: a,nl no
far from laying an injunction upon ball play
ing or any other innocent sport lcla:m them
Has belonging of right to those Of us who
toll in the grand industries Of churcl, and
state.
But the life business Of pleasure.seeking al
ways makes in the end IL criminal sot.
George Brummell was smiled upon by all
Engln and his life wis given to pleasure.
lie danced with perressrs and swung round
haust"d OF purse, and worn out of body, and
bankrupt of reputation and ruined ofsoul,
he begged u biscuit from grocer aud de-
rare,l that he thought Il dogs life was better
thnn mans.
S,lcl, men will crowd around your desk or
counter Or workbench or seek to dcc0y you
of. They will want you to break out in the
midst Of your busy day to take ride with
them to Coney island Or to Central park.
| They will tell of some people YOU must see; of
some excursion that you must take: of some
Sabbath day that you ought to ,lisllonnr.
| They will tell you of exquisite wines that
you must take: of costly operas that You
must hear; of wonderful dancers that you
must see: but before YOU accept their convoy
or heir compamonshp remember that while
Mt the end nj n useful life you may be able to
look lack tn kindncsses done. To honorable
| work accomplished. to poverty helped,
to II good name earned. to Chris.
tian influence eXerted, to n Sal
| vic, cause advanced-thrsc pleasu re- seek.
era on their .leath.hc,l have nothing better
| to review than IL torn play-bil', II ticket for
tn" races, ;,n "mptytnnk'irl. aud The castout
their awful death they clutch the goblet
aud press it I" their lips The 'regs OF the cup
| upon their tongue will le.in to hiss and un.
coil with the a'l!"rs of an eternal poison.
Gust out these men from my company.
DO not be- intimate with them. Always he
sacrifice your politeness. 4 young woman
acrostel Christian Quaker with: Old
chap, how did you make all your money
by dealing in an article that thou mdyest
| il thou wilt-,ivity." Always bccourtcous,
hut ut the same time firm. Say no ;s if you
and shop and street That you will not stand
=, in the compnnionship of the skcp,c, the idle
| I'll" plraSure-sreker.
| Rather than enter the companOnslip Of
such accept tho invitation to IL better fenst.
The promises OF tioi ar" the fruits The
The vineyards of God have been pressed into
tlrtnnkar'ls. The suns and daughters ot
the Lord almighty are the guests. While
standing at the banquet to till the cups and
divide the clusters aud command the harps
ind welcome the guests is IL daughter of God
on whose brow art the blossoms of paradise
and in whose cheek is the flush OF celestial
! summer, Her name il Religion,
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace
| Decide his soon, oh, young man. what iii.
ration you will take. There comes such
moment enthusiastically not this? One
night saw young man ut the street cor.
he had better take his hat lifted high
enough you could see he had an i'll
tccct ual forehead. and he had Il stout chest
aud II rob ust 'icvelopcment. splendid young
man. Cultured young man. Honored young
man. Why did h o stop there while 80 many
were going up and down. The fact is that
every. man has good angel and
n bad angel conten'ing for the mastery OF
his spirit and there was II good angel and u
had nn=el struggling with that young man 8
soul at the corner of the street. Come with
M" said the good angel: II will take you
home: will spread my wing over your pill
low: will lovingly escort you nll through
under supernatural protection; l will bless
every cup YOU drink out nf. every couch you
rest on. every doorway you enter: | will con-
scrrnte yonr tears when you weep. your
sweat when you toll, aud at the last will
baud over yonr grave to the bright angel of
Christian resurrection. In answer to your
fathers petition and your mothers prayer
have been sent of the Lord out of heaven to
your guardian spirit. Come with me"
said the good angel in IL voice of unenrthly
symphony, 1t was music like that which
al lt,,y hut, h,,
lrca'lies on it. No, no." said he bad an
gel. come with me-: have something better
to ol1er: the wines ] pour are from chalices
of hewitching rarousal; the dance l lead
is over tlonr tessellated with unrestraine,l
inrlnl=encrs: there is no God TO frown ON
I he temples of sin where | worship. The
skies nre Italian. The paths | tread are
through meadows ,laised aud primrosed.
Tome with me- The young man hesitute,i
MS II time when hesitation wns ruin. and the
bad angei smot" tn" good angel until it de-
parted. spreading wings through the star
open in the sky and forever the wings
vanished. That was the turning point in
. that young mans history, for, the good
angel flown. he hesitate,l no longer. but
started on II pathway which is beautiful at
the opening but blasted ut the last. The
, bad angel. leading the way, opened gate
a'ter gate, aud at each gate the road be-
came rougller and-t sky more lurid, and
what was peculiar, as the gate slammed
shut it camr To with jnr that indicated
that it would never open Passed each por
tai, there was grinding of locks and /,
showing of bolts: and the scenery on eithel
side the road changed from gardens tC
, deserts. and tho June mir became ~ cut
ting December blast and the bright
wings of the had angel turned to sack
cloth, ind tn" eyes of light brcam,
hollow withhope!css grief. and the fountains
that mt the start had tossed with wine
poured forth iubbling tears and fonminl
blood and on the right srle the road there
was serpent. and the man said to the bat
angel: What is that serpent?' and the an
swrr was: Tint liz the serpent of stingint
! remorse." On the left side the road thcr,
was lion. and the man asked the bat
: angel: What is that lion?" and the M
swer was: THAT is the lion Of all dev ourin,
, despair A vulture flew through the sky
and the man asked the bad angel: "Wha
is that vultue?' and the answer wns: "Tha
= isthe vulture waiting for the carcusses OF tn
slain And then the man began to try t,
!. pull of of him the folds Oi something thu
had wound him round and round and h
:, snid to the bad angel What is it tina
twists me in this awful convoution?" an
= the answer was: That il the worm thu
never dies" And then the man said to til
bad angel: What does all this mean
, trusted in what you said ut tn
). corner OF the street that night; l trustee
- all, and why have you thus deceive
\ me"' Then the lnst deception fell off tn
= rharmer. and it said: II was sent forth frol
:, he pit to destroy your soul; watched m
chance for MANY n long YEAR when Won he