The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-11
MISUSED MONEY.
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mont of things in England but am very
certain that in all parts OF the earth we
need TO preach morality OF the Gospel
right along beside the faith Of Gospel.
NV hearerl What are you doing with
that fraudulent document in your pocket?
NV other hearer How are you getting
on with that wicked scheme you have
now on foot? Is that pool ticket you
have in your pocket Why, o, young
man, were you last night practicing copy
ing your employers signature? Where
were you last night? Are your habits as
good rs when you left your fathers house?
You had a Christian ancestry, perhaps,
and YOU have had too many prayers spent
OH you TO 90 overheard.
DR.. Livingstone, the famous explorer,
was descended from the llighlanders, and
he said that one Of his ancestors, one Of the
Highhnders, one day called his family
around him; the Highlander was dying
lac had his children around his death bed
lie said: snow, my lads, ] have looked
all through our history ~ far back as ! can
find il, and have never found u dishonest
man in all the line, and want you TO un-
derstand that you inherit good blood. You
have no excuse for doing wrong. My lads,
be honest"
All, my friends, be honest before God,
| be honest before your fellow men, be hon.
est before your soul. II there be those
here who have wandered away, come back,
come home, come now, one and all, not
one exception in all tho assemble &c, come
| into the kingdom OF God. Come back on
the right track. The door OF mercy is
open and the infinite heart OF God is full
OF compassion. Come homel Come homel
Oh, ! would be well satisfied II | could save
some young man this morning, some young
man that has been going aslray and would
| like TO get back.
| | am glad some one has set TO music
that scene in August OF 1881, when u
young girl saved from death whole rail
train OF passengers. Some Of you remem-
Der that out West, in that year on n stormy
night, hurricane blew down part OF a
railroad bridge. freight train came
along and II crashed into the ruin, and the
engineer and conductor perished. There
was girl living in her fathers cabin near
the disaster, and she heard the crash OF
the freight train, aud she knew that in a
few moments an express train was due.
She lighted lantern and clambered up
on the one beam OF the wrecked bridge on
10 the main bridge, which was trestle
work, and started to cross amid the thun.
der and tho lightning OF the tempest and
the raging OF the torrent beneath. One
msslep and il would have been death.
Amid all that horror the lantern
went out. Crawling sometimes and
sometimes walking over the slippery
rails aud over the trcsile work
she came TO the other side o.
the river. Sho wanted TO get 10 the tele.
graph station, where the express train did
not stop, so that the danger might be telo'
graphed 20 the station where the train did
stop. The train was due in five minutes.
She was one mile of from the telegraph
station, but fortunately the train was late
With cut and brufSftf-feet she flew like the
wind. Coming up 10 the telegraph station,
painting with almost deathly exhaustion,
she had only strength TO shout. "lho
bridge is down." when she dropped I'M
conscious aud could hardly be rcsusciated.
The message was sent from that station 30
the next station and the train halted. aud
that night the brave girl saved the lives Of
| hundreds OF passengers and saved many
homes irDm dcsolation.
Bui every street is track, and every
style Oi business isa track. and every day
is q track, aud every night is a track, aud
muliitudcs under the power Of temptation
come sweeping on and sweeping down
toward pehls raging and terrific. God
help us TO go ont and stop the tr,in. Let
ms throw some signal. Let us give some
warning. BY the throne Of God let us
flash some influence TO stop the down
ward progress Bcwarc' Bawati The
bridge is down. the chasm Is deep and the
lightnings Of God set all the night OF sin
on fire with This warming "llc that being
often rcproved, hardencih his neck, shall
suddenly be destroyed, and that without
| remedy"