The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-10

together in year. We wait, aud when
the poor fellow has fallen IRON the roof
ON which we built no battlement, We rush
out aud call his attention to the sign OF a
physician and surgeon tackled on our door,
and begin to handle professionally his
broken arms and legs. ! would rather
have one good railing around the roof OF
danger to keep me from falling and getting
hurt than 10 be honored by having all the
first surgeons In the city picking up my
broken bones and putting them together
In accordance with the most beautiful
science. The true beauty Is TO keep the
bruised reed from breaking. TO keep the
spark which barely smokes on the wick
from going out. ! am not afraid that we
could not yet and support an association
In our town II II were burnt in on the
heart oil the community, as II was on
mine when i read OF the end
OF criminal hung in New Jersey
some years since. As his vile life was
near its end, Christian people tried in vain
10 tell him Of Savior love. lie answered
their solictude with blasphemy, saying
that II they had found any good In Christ
they had pretty carefully kept IL from him;
and finally dismissed them angrly with
the statement that II IL was true IL was too
late 10 be true for him, and that II they
had shown him one hundredth part
OF the attention before he began his career
Of infamy which they had shown him Ms
he was about 10 finish II ON the gallows,
he might have been n decent man.
TmE Rcv. T. I. Eaton. ID, pastor Of
the Walnut Street Baptist Church, Louis
vile, KY. In AN address before the Young
Mems Christian Association OF Tennessee,
at their last convention, said: ~ indorso
the Young Mems Christian Association be-
cause, M n rule, each member OF the or
ganization Is more consecrated 10 his re-
ligon. and Of more service 10 his church,
because oil his labors In IL. God has sig
nally honorcd you In diving you hard
work 10 do. Caleb was specially honored
OF God, alter his testiiying that Canaan
could be taken. by granting him permis.
sion 10 storm the nights OF Hebron and
drive ont the sons OF Anak. God honors
his servants by giving them the hardest
things TO do. The glory Of a young man is
his strength; the shame OF q young man Is
his weakness. Shall We spend our time In
simply enjoying life aud laying up here
aud not honor God2 The Bible Is the best
Of nll books, and in IL Christ de-
scribcd fool In His reference
10 the rich man who pulled
down his barns and built greater ones In
order 10 lay up for himself. So, says tho
Savior, every man who laws up treasure
for himself and II poor toward God IL a
fool. Cutting words are these, never.
thelcss they arc true. We can
never do too much for God, aud
every effort put forth In behalf OF young
men u Tor the good of our brothers. In "A
New England town there lived widow
with two sons, William aud John. vii.
liam Loft home aud went 10 sea. Ills
mother never heard from him. John re-
manned nj home and proved comfort 10
his mother. One morning the signals Of
distress were seen at sea. Tho lifeboais
were let down aud each time the boats
were seen n they rose with the waves cheer
after cheer went up, aud an they ncarcd
the shore a great cheer went up for the
noble sailors II was soon learned that all
were saved except one man and he was
sick aud could not help himself. John
got two men aud started with a
lilebOat 20 rescue tho sick man.
Men plead with him not 10 20. they
warned him OF the danger, and ut last no.
minded him Of his mother who would be
left alone II he should be drowned. llc
went ~ his mother and told her what he
intended 10 DO aud she nobly replied. III
you perish God will take care of me- IA
on he went, and M be- was returning irou
the vessel with the sick man every nov
and then the boat could be seen battling
with the waves, and ~ he dioN near IN,
shorc he shouted through tho trumpet
Tell mother Il Is brother WIN In en-
deayoring TO save young men We are say
Ing our brothers. Go on In your CRANE
work"