The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-02-07

hold the darkness or the 0tneF. 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 old
| fashioned religion of the cross, and they
| pride themselves on their free thinking
on all these subjects. My young friends,
| want to tell you what I know from OBJ
servation, that while skepticism is
beautiful land at the start, it is the great
Sahara Desert at the last.
| Years ago a minister's son went on
| from home to college. At college he
formed the acquaintance of young man
whom I shall call Ellison. Ellison was
an infidel. Ellison scoffed at religion,
and the minister's son soon learned from
him the infidelity, and when he wenthome
on his vacation broke his fathers heart
| by his denunciations Of Christianity.
Time passed on and vacation came, and
| the minister's son went off to spend the
vacation, and was on journey and came
to hotel. The hotel-keeper said: Il am
sorry that tonight 1 shall have to put you
in room adjoining one where there is
very sick and dying man. | can give you
no other accommodations" "Oh," said
the young college student and minister's
son, ''that wifi make no difference to me,
except the matter of sympathy with any
body 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 departing spirit!
How if Ellison should know how feel?
How if Ellison should find out how my
, | heart futters? What would Ellison say II
he knew my skepticism gave wayS He
slept not. In the morning, coming down,
} he said to the hotel-keeper: Chow is the
} sick MANI" sob" said the hotel-keeper,
she 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"
! ''Wen," said the otel-keeper, The is from
Y Providence College," providence Col
: lege! What is his name?" "Ellison."
7 ''ElIison!" Oh, how the young man was
: stunned 1t was his old college mate-dead
g without any hope. 1t twas many hours be-
t fore the young man could leave that hotel
g He got on his horse and started homeward,
f and all the way he heard something say
I! ing to him: ''Deadl Lost! Dead! LostW
|. He came to no satisfaction until he en-
Q tered the Christian life, until he entered
- the Christian ministry, until he became
q one of the most eminent missionaries OF
g the cross, the greatest Baptist missionary
s the world has ever seen since the days OF
d Paul-no superior to Adoniram Judson.
e Mighty on earth, mighty in Heaven
is Adoniram Judson. Which do you like
= the best-Judson's skeptcism or Judson's
h Christian life? Judson's suffering for
Christ's sake, Judson's almost martyr
= dom? Oh, young man, take your choice
| ind Of 1ivaS
is own heart tells you, this morning, the
e Christian life is admirable, more peace
a full, more comfortable and more beauti-
lg full.
i. Oh, if religion does SO much for mar
lg on earth, what will it do for him in Heav-
S. en-? That is the thought that comes to me
le now. If a soldier can be allowed to shou
le s'Huzza" when he goes into battle, how
I'd much more iubilantly he can afford tt
OF shout "Huzzapr when he has gained the
is victory! If religion is so good thing t.
ID have here, how bright thing it will be il
an Heaven! I want to see that young mai
ce when the glories of Heaven have robes
and crowned him. I want to hear hin
lie sing when all huskiness of earthly colds
,st gone and he rises up with the great dox
up ology. l want to know what standard
he will carry when marching under arches 0
C0 pOdTl III THO army VI Ou1ACASs L neiLA1
w. know what company he will keep in Ian
he where they are all kings and queens for
ng ever and ever. If | have induced one Q
on you this morning to begin better life
then l want to know it. l may not in thi
yht world clasp hands with you in friendship
it'll / may not hear from your own lips th
al, story of temptation and sorrow, but wi
ole clasp hands with you when the sea
i'd passed and the gates are entered.
nd That might WOO you to better lif
in and that l might show you the glorie
by With which God clothes his dear childre
hat in Heaven, wish l could this mornin
swing back one of the twelve gates, thi
TO- there might dash upon your ear one sho1
re- of the triumph, that there might fan
nm upon your eyes one blaze of the splendo
to Oh, when I speak of that good land yC
nod involuntarily think of some one there tn
&C. you loved-father, mother, brother, sist
red or dear little child garnered already. YC
ms want to know what they are doing tn
and | morning. 1 will tell you what they a
ain doing. Singing. You want to know VIII
ora they wear. will tell you What they wea
eeI Coronets of triumph. You wonder WI
ON oft they look to the gate of the temple, al
nee watch and wait. will tell you why tn,
,ci- watch and wait, and look to the gate of 4
and temple. For your coming. shout upwa
and the news to-day, for I am sure some
low you will repent and start for Heaven. .
INV ye bright ones before the throne, yo
the earthly friends are coming. Angels, posi-
q. mid-air, cry up the name. Gate-keeper
a is Heaven, send forward the tidings. Waite
less man on the battlements celestial, thr<
will the signal.
ooh, you say, s'rehgion am going
,,o,, have; it is only question of time"
,atb brother, am afraid that you may 10
e Heaven the way Louis Philippe lost b
90 empire The Partisan mob came aroul
+bs the Tulleries. The National Guard sto
GA in defense of the palace, and the COZ
ban mander said to Louis Philippe: "Sha:i
.,,oI fire now? Shall order the troops to fiji
.oTa With one volley we can clear the place
,,,aS ''No," said Louis Philippe, 'not ret"
re,; few minutes passed on, and then LoI
rod Philippe, seet1g the case was hopele
ill., said to the General ''Now is the time
~ fire." ''No," said the General, sit is |
,roh late now; don't you see that the soldiers
for exchanging arms with the citizens? It
go too late" Down went the throne of Lo
he he. Philippe. Away from the earth went |