The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-12-05

ZAuNt hAn0 upon ll6.
There is brsad for the eater, and that
Gi,s, liz the reach Of alt tho are alle aud; +
for IT, True Il 10 that
Iil one df 6uls sStateiswxtsr by, in 3nl-
yersal Law, broke through 4 daua~ and
Ilrally whole city full were summon
ri into the presence ut their Creator. !
But WHO wiilsay they were not warned |
0f the Impending dangerI Just as sure
as God said moan, e:Prepxre an ark
for the saving of thyself aud family,''
aud unto Lot, Escape for thy life. e.
cape to the mountains, lest thou he
just So sure were the peo.
pie Of Inflated ,Jol,nstown warned.
Every official investigation ordered by
the government, every. cry Of alarm
made by those who dwelt below the
dam, and, lastly, the unknown rider
who dashed. down the valley with the
speed Of the wind, shouting, Fly, fly,
fly to the hills" these all were the
voice of God. Yes, they were warned.
they heard bnt needed not till the flood
came; then, alas, it was too late, too
late. *s
But when the cry of distress went
up the whole nation, as by one impulse,
poured out its sympathy and treasurer
to relieve the suffering and bury the
dead out of their sight. The shock
was felt by the whole world, The
Queen of England telegraphed her
sympathy, while the Mayor of Dublin,
in poverty stricken ireland, sent his
check for five hundred pounds, thus
declaring to the whole world that our
civilization aud christianity have made
US one family. :.
The philanthropist, as he gazcs upon
the dark, sulphurous stream Of int~m-
pernuce that is dealing out destruction
and death eternal to all that it touches,
sometimes grows faint hearted, The
combined powers Of hell seem united
to place the lpgalized saloon on every
street corner OF our cities, fowls and
villages.
That cancer, license-high or low,
:,pon the bosom Of our fair Columbia,
threatens destruction to the home, the
dearest place of earth, to our native
land that our fathers fought, bled and
died to give unto us; yes, 1t would d. g.
troy Gods kingdom on earth; that
kingdom hat brought His Son to Beth.
lel,pm's mnnger, Eethsemane's garden, :
and tn Pilates cross on Calvary, to
establish.
But. my brothers, grid up your loin:a
The b title is not always ~ the strong
The Mighty God is or our side:> Tue
united prayers of millions are coming
up before the throne for the cause Of
humanity Hundreds Of thousands
are beginning to vote as they pray {:
Thy kingdom come. 1hy VIII b.. done
on ea ri II rs it is in heaven. When all
lovers If The race shall have a,taim d
this point, then will this hydra iuoi-
st-r liz. driven back I" the Internal le.
gions from whence it came. Grd spp. d
the dav. 20 give thanks unto the
Lord"
AS community, rs neiRhhors. rs
friends, AS families, have W. reason 10
obey the text, 20 give thanks unto
the Lord"
We are ut another mile-ston in our
journey. 1t is well to pause u moment
aud turn Onr eye backward. We are
living III n fast age. An occasional re.
trosprction is always helpful.
No calamity has befallen our cam-
munity. The earth has yielded her III.
crease The harvest has been gathered.
Perhaps not so great rs We could wish
yet the wolf is not looking in at the
door. In another hour we shall have
reached n blissful point in our expert
ence, like the young lady from the
boarding school, who. when asked II
she would have another piece of the
turkey, replied. mo, thanks, the gas
| Economical safety admonishes me tha,
l have arrived at u state Of deglutitioI
consistent with dietetic integrity"
We have been blessed, for the mos>
part, with good health. True, In som,
homes there are vacant chairs. Ther'
were those who gathered around tn
festive board in the enjoyment of lif'
and its blessings one year ago, Rn(
have gone from US; their feet grew
weary on the shores of time, and on
bright morning they said Farewell,
and to-day, in robes washed and mad
white in the blood of the Lamb, the,
are walking the streets of the New Je
rusalem, where in some sweet day W.
hope tn meet them where that word
"Farewell" is never heard. Yes, vel
do we remember the hour when W
stood by the opeu. grave, and with
breaking heart saw the clOds of tn
valley cast in upon the breast that ba
nourished us; that breast where i
childhood's sorrow we were 80 ofte
clasped and hushed to sleep, to wax
forgetting all our griefs.>
How thankful we should be thi
morning that in that sad hour ther
came to our troubled soul, as If born
on the wing of an angel from some fl
of summer land, those words of hop,
Peace. peace. be still. LET not you
heart 6e troubled"
1t is very fitting that We should, eac
and every one, ask ourselves, this dH
of Thanksgiving. what have l to
thankful for? Truly no life in this la,
quarter Of the 10Th century is 50 u,
eventful 40 to have nothing to fe
thankful for? Surely no man wouI
take life's blessings just as the swii
takes the acorns under the tree, new
looking up, to see where they con
FROM
And so, Christian brother, you wi
haYe felt the power of love divine ha'
you kept your armOr bright? Have "
} taken God into your business? Ha'
you been content with six days to i
] bor, remembering that the Sabbath
Q holy? Have yon carried the gold
y rule into every days affairs? Have y,
? tried so make the world better for 20
having lived in it? Have you be-
: loyal to your church, that star of no
i that points toward the celestial cit
r Have opportunities been to you as
Q voice Of God? For wherever you G
q work that is needed, the hungry ft
:, the sick relieved, the fallen rescue
Q there God bids you 60 and labor,
s membering that it is not to this VOL
u only that you are: to look for 20
n reward.
= Then toll on. and, II need be-, fall
y the fnrrow, and the hand that y
b nailed to Pilates cross, will place
4 crown on your head
, Have you kept the fire brigh
burning. ON the family alter, all
n year? Then your childlen will not