Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26
cnntribu,ed 20 ,he S.xrKkI.


Bicycles are OF the inventions Of modern |
times and are used by numbers Of profes- !
sional men such ss LAWYERS, doctors and
clergvmen. Others make uss Of them,
such as stud snts, young men SC Viewed
in the true sense they are means OF cKer-
else and pleasure More than this tn the
skilled bicyclist they are q means Of getting
over long stretches o & public roads quickly.
Some men use them instead OF horses,
while few women travel on tricycles in
stead OF horses. A few bicyclisfs have a
metal cyclometvr attached to thsir
bicycles generally near the hub OF the large
wheel The cyciometcr is OF great salts
satisfaction since it keeps account of
every round or circuit of the wheel
and Ihns keeps account Of distance gone
over by the bicyclists ~ truly as clocks
keep account OF time when IN run
mag order. Thus the clocks measure time,
but the cyclomcter distance gone over both
by rider and bicycle. God does more
since he created distance aud time. ard also
weight SC. He numbered and divid-
cd the kingdom of B-lshszzr, but weighed
Belshszz.r the king to his personal
and character stsndingbefore Him, and cau--
cd the hand 10 write on tbs palace, wall of the
fs,.ting and vine drinking Bahylonians
concerning the king tina, read WHEN inter-
preted "God hath numbered thy kingdom
and finished i, Thou art weighed in the
balances and art found ~-ntinx.' 80 are
there people in the present tins found
wanting when summed up and weighed by
the Lord" Another ,verss and section of
the Bible record Of the inle. preted hand
wiring resds ;''Thy kingdom 1, given to
the Modes and Perrisus,' msaning given to
these combined nationsliles through Cyru,
a chosen soldier who va, in.lru neutiI in
breaking "the gates of brass" aud cutting in
sunder ''the bars OF iron' of Babylor, and
destroyed the city so completely (sccord-
ing to the Lords wiu) that nothing but
wild ANNA are there TO dsy. Thu. Baby
Ion n.s overthrown, the kingdom given TO
another nation, sad B-I.hsssur was .l.in
| because he and his people were wicked
God in the time Of Babylon and in the
present generations of mankind weighs
people. He keeps account of how
they put IN their time BY repentance to life
through the appointed means ~ found In
Christ aud taught in the Bible and Church
or the reverss how without rep.ntance
their time 10 spent until liie's course is run
which results in the souls condemnation
Neglected opportunity and wiekedne...
"Wnat shall it profit a man # be gain the
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while the eyclometer keep. account OF the
distance gone over by travelling men on b..
cycles, God keeps account of each msn's
life course and route q. to thoughts, word.
and deeds, and concerning his Welding TO
the Divine will, or the reverse TO evil, ani
concerning his choices TO serve God or
Satan. Again our Heavenly Father
keeps account OF the distance men come
seek him, and the time in which men seek
him A verse reads 'sihey that seek me
early shall fnd m..'' and arothsr verse
reads, s'sock and ye shall find" The cues
ton Is, how Is God TO be sought after. An
answer 10 through the Lord Jesus Christ.
Obey hi, teachings He taught repentance
before God and taught that be is the door
10 come into the fold to God, and Taught
his Disciples saying go ye iherefore
tesch all ns'IOnI bIptiEing them in the
name OF The Father, ana ofthe Son snd OF
the Holy Ghost" So then G cd weigh, peo-
PIE as TO ih.ir condition before him, and
keeps sccouat of ths time they: seek hun
whether IL be early or late
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