The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-28

ment of things In England, but ! am very
certain that in all parts OF the earth we need
to preach the moraites OF tn, Gospel right
along beside the faith of the Gospel
My hearer, what are you doing with that
fraudulent document in your pocket My other
hearer. How are you getting along with that
wicked scheme you have now ON FOOT Is
that 'poo ticket" you have in your poeket'
Why, o young man, wers you ast night
practicing in copying your employers sig
naturet Where were you last night. Are
your habits as good as when You left your
fathers housel You had a Christian ances-
try, perhaps, and you have had too many
prayers spent on you to GU overheard.
Dr. Livingstone, the famous explorer was
DIES ended from the Highanders, and he
said that one OF his ancestors, one OF the
Highanders, one day called his family
around him. Zoe High nder was dying; he
had his children around his death-oed. He
said; "Now, my lads, l have looked all
through our history as far back as can mud
it, and have never found dishonest man
in all the line, and want you to understand
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, he honest be-
fore your soul IL there be those here who
have wandered away, come back, come home,
come now, one and all, not one exception
dom of God Come back to the right
track, The door of mercy is open and the
infinite heart of God is full Of compassion.
Come home! Come honiel Oh, would be
well satisfied il could save some young man
this morning, some young man that has been
going astray and would like TO get back.
am glad some one has set to music that
saved from death whole rail train or pas
sengers Some OF you remember that out
west, in that year on u stormy night, hur'
ricane blew down part Of a railroad bridge.
A freight train came along and it crashed
into the ruin, and the engineer and conduct
in her fathers cabin near the disaster
and she heard tho crash o
the freight train, and she knew that in Q
few moments an express train was due
She lighted lantern and clambered up or
the one beam of the wrecked bridge or
to the main bridge, which was trestle work
and started to cross ami the thunder ant
the lightning of the tempest and the raging
of the torrent beneath. One misstep ant
it would have been death Amid all tina
horror the lantern went out Crawlin.
sometimes and sometimes walking over tn
lppery rails and over the trestle work. sh
came TO the other side of the river. Sh,
wanted to get to the telegraph station, wher,
the express train did not stop, so that tn
where the train did stop. The Jrai
was due in five minutes She was one
mile off from the telegraph station,
but fortunately the train was late.
With cut and bruised feet she flew
like the wind. Coming up to the telegraph
station. painting with almost deathly exhaus.
ton, she had only strength TO shout, 1.-The
bridge is down. when she dropped uncon-
scious and could hardly be resuscitated The
message was sent from that station to The
next station and the train halted, and lha,
night that brave girl saved the lives of hun
dreds of passengers and saved many homes
from desolation,
But every street is a track. and every style
of business is track, and every day is q
track, and multitudes under the power Oh
temptation coming sweeping on and sweep
ing down toward perils raging and terrific
God help us to go out and stop the
train. Let us throw some signal. Lei
us give some warning. BY the throne
Of God let us fash some influence to stop the
downward progress. Beware! Beware! Inc
bridge is down, the chasm is deep AMI the
lightnings of Col set all the night OF sn on
fire with this warning: Gle tint being
often reprovei, hardeneth his neck, shall
suddenly be destroyed, and th at withou
remedy"