The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

inc hoNkN Mounluln goat anu tue CASH
mere and the beaver Here are the me-
rino sheep, their origin traced back to the
AbrhnmiC aud Dayidic times. In white
letters OF snowy fleece, God has been
writing for 900 years his wish that there
might bo warmth for all nations. While
others are discussing the effect OF high or
low tariff or no tariff ut all ON wool You
and ! had better see II in our wardrobes
We have nothing thatwc can spare for the
shiVering, or pick out some poor lad OF the
street aud take him down to clothing
store and III him out for the winter Don't
think that God has forgotten TO send ice
aud snow because OF this wonderfully
mild January and February. We shah
yet have deep SHOWS aud 50 much frost ON
the window pane that in the morning YOU
cannot SEQ through il, and whole nocks Of
bliAarls for God long ago declared that
winter as well rs summer shall not cease,
and between this and the spring Crocus
We may all have reason TO cry out with
the psalmist; "Who can stand before his
Coldr'
now MAY WE SERVE OuR GENERATION
Again, let us look around and see how
we may sorNe our generation. What short
sighted mortals we would be- IL we were
anxious to clothc and feed only tho most
Insignificant part OF IA man, namely, his
body, while VIZ put forth no effort TO
clothc and feed aud save his soul Time
is u little piece brokon of great eternity
What ARE We doing Tor the souls OF this
present gonemtion2 Lot me say ii lsa
generation worth saving Most magnid.
cent men aud women are IN IT, Wemakc
great ado about the improvements IN nav.
4 ID
machinery, We remark what wonders oi
| telegraph, and telephone, aud stothoscnpc.
| What Improvement IN electric light over
tallow candol But all these things are
insignificant compared with tho improve
menls Ia the human race la Oldon tunes,
once IN while, great aud good man or
woman would come up. aud the world has
made great fuss about II ever since, but
now they are NO numerous We scarcely
speak about them. We put halo about
the people of the past. but think II the
times demanded Them ID would bc found
We have now living In this year 1852 fifty
Marin Luthcrs, fifty George Washngtnns,
City Lady Hunhunons, hity ElizAbcth
fryA During our viyh war more splendid
warriors Ia North aud South were deycl.
| opcd ia four years than the whole world
| developed In the previous twenty years,
| | challenge tho 1000 years before the Hood
aud the eighteen centuries after the flood
to show me the equal Of charity on large
scalc vi George Peabody. THIS generation
OF men aud women Is mOrc worth saving
than any OF the $50 generations that have
passed or
Hut whore shall We bcgin2 With our.
selves. That N the pillar from which We
must start. PrcacOtt, the blind historian,
tells ~ how Piano saved his army ior the
right when they were about deserving him.
With his sword ho made long mark on
tie ground lie said. "My men. ON the
north side arn dcscrton aud death, on the
south side IL Victory; on the north side
! Panama aud poverty, ON the south side
Peru with all lrichos. Choose for your.
selves, 10 nav tArt I ~ 10 the south.
| stopping acnnsl the line one by one his
troops followed aud finally his whole army.
| The sword OF Cots truth draws tho diyd.
ng line today. Dn one side oi II are sin
aud ruin aud death. ON the other side are
pardon and usefulness and happiness nud
| heaven. You cruss from the wrong eide
to the right side and your family will
cross with you aud your friends aud your
associates. The way you ~ they
| will gu. II We nre not saved, We will
never save nuy yonU elise How iu rui ravcd'
| np willing to Accept Christ, aud then
accept him inslanlancOuHly AMI forever
| Get ua thr rock first aud then you viii b.
\ able b. help others upon the same rock.
/ Men and women have been saved quicker
! than have been talking about It, What,
| without "a pra,rf2 Yes. What, without
time deliberately a. think % over Yes
| What, without tcaf2 lrs, byIluNv'
/ - Ill Hall. tNI
| died a. save YOU from g.n and death aud
hell viii your DO you2 You have.
/ Something makes mo think you.hayc.
| New light has como into your counlon.
auccs. WELCOMED Wclcomcl Hail
Hail Saved yourselves, how nw YOU
going 10 save oihun3 lly testimony Toll
u iu your business associates. Toll Il
| pyVryWhrrc We will successfully prra en-
no more religion aud will successfully inlk
! no myfr rri uun than W. ourselves have.
nru,yu Will YOURSELVES.
Tho mIst ui that which you do n buno.
NJ the tIuIs ol this generation. you will
! rilo,l through your own behavior Go
! WONG. aud that Will induce others Ia go
wrong Go right, aud that viii induce
others a. - right When thc great cen
! suuiai exhibition was being held in rhIlu.
] WN|lNINH NIl' iINf'HIlNW fNWlN VIZ NINNNllH w.
director ~ tO whether they could keep
the exposition open on sunduyH, whcn q
director. Who WIS u man Of TIE world,
| Imm Nevada. nrIsr aud mil, his yuicc
| trembling with emotion aud tears running
down hIs rhrukz II feel like u returned
pudiml. Twenty years ago I went West
aud into 4 region where We had nD sab.
bath, bat today old memories come back
to mr. aud I remember what my g'uufri
mother taught me about kocuIng Sunday,
and I sufm tu hear her voice usnln und
feel as I did when every evening ] kuull
hy huf side in prayer. Gentlemen, ] vote
inr the Observance ui the Christian Sab.
bath" And hr carried everything by
storm. and when the question was put,
"Shlll Nc opon the exhibition ON Sab.
hlthT ID was almost unlnImIus "Nu,
"Nu" What une man can DO ii hr does
nrht. boldly right, omphl'ig.ly right
| What n Wo could get this whole genera.
ton saved. These pc0plc who are living
with us thu same year and amid thu same
smrHud1us events and living toward the
uiuur liter than eagles to their prey.
Wr cannot Stop. They cannot stop.
We think Nr can stop. We Hy. Come
now, my friend, let no stop aud disrui
thia subject" but We DO not stop. The
year docs not IDp, thr day docs not stop
the hour dDys not stop. The year ig q
great wheel, and thpn n a band on thll
wheel that keeps b revolving, aud ns ihl
wheel turns u turns 0Gl smaller wheels
which nfe the DAYS. and then each %
Theses gj wheels turn twcnly.iouf smallr
wheels. which are the hDuu, aud ihw'