The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-08
DIR. TALMAGE.
,oxE NARROW ESCAPES FROM
PERDITIoN. "
"a, who Pull Thr ough With the Skin
of Their Teeth Only.

lob had IL hard. What with boils aud be-
f,syements and bankruptcy, and fool of a
rfe he wished he was dead, and do not
Iyame him. His flesh was gone. aud his
1 hnes were dry. His teeth wasted away until
4 so,hing but the enamel seemed left He
i me- out: II am escaped with the skin OF
I nv teeth There has bsen some differ.
'ce Of opinion about this passage. st.
j.rome and Schultens, and Drs. Cool ana
Y POLE and Barnes have all tried their for.
10 on Jobs teeth. You deny my inter-
ys,ation and say: What did job know
,b,ut the enamel OF the teethy' He
4 new everything about IL. Dental surgery
almost as old as the earth. The mum-
=. II Egypt, thousands of years old. are
tand to-day with gold filling in their teeth.
& 0ui and Horace and Solomon and Moses
,rote about these important factors of the
hiv To other provoking complaints. job.
ihnk, has added an exaspersting tooth
ne and putting his hand against the in
hnei face, he says, II am escaped with the
an of my teeth
4 very narrow escape, You say, for Jobs
mlv aud soul. hut there are thousands of
..n VINO make Just ss narrow escaps for
asr soul. There was a time when the par
tr1n between them and ruin wasn) thicker
eAn tooth's enamel, but as job finally es-
apei. 50 have they. Thank God thank
CT
Paul expresses the same idea bya different
iuirs when h says that some people are
svsl a, by fire. 4 vesse! at sei i, i'm
hnsS. You 20 to the stern Of the vessel. The
bdts have showed or. The flames a nlvaucs:
M can endure the heat no longer on Your
b. You slide down on the side OF the ves-
and hold on with your fingers. until the
| irsgi tongue Of the firs begins T. ,icE the
M. II your h1nl, AMI you feel that YOU
FafI "a mn ft' y.
h.s AMI tds passengers say they think
az hay" room for on, more The boat
ra.. Under you--you drop into it-you ara
aut. So ,um' mon are pursurlby temp
q. until they are partially cpnsums l. but.
ser all get o'f--"snved as by fire" But [
. X Oh, figure Of job little better than that
dPaul. because the pulpit has not worn it
| p. aud want 20 show you. If Col will help,
. rr some men make narrow escape, for
| tar,1uls and ur5 saved as with IN, skin
| sttair eth.
. l,i.as easy for som, people e. loo, to
& rrl,, a for you t. Look % thi, pulpit
gentle, tractable, loving. you eNp.'t
itsu o. become Christians NOu 90 over
I, Oh. store aul say: "Granlon ijinai the
cu-ch yestsriay.' Your business comrades
~ " That j. Just what might have been
| cnt'1: he always was of that turn OF
| prl. In youth this person whom de-
|
Ting, He never lauShel when IL WA,
n1-1per O. laugh. At seven. he could sic
a. hour in cdJr'h, perfectly quiet, looking
l'lir = the r.gI. nlnl nor TO IA, lait. but
casnt into thr eyes of ~, minister, as
| q rl.a ho m lpr-'pnl th' whole discussion
t,l. the eternal DEGREES. He never upset
ngs.n1r lost them. He noatel into the
k1.io Of Got - gradually that it /, uu-
SraIu just when the matter was decided
Here !. another one, who started in he.
vr'l an uncomfortable spirit He kept the
rr.ary inau uprolr. His mother found
lr walklngon the edge of the house roof
3 seq If he could halanc, himself There
". 30 horse that he darel not ride. mo-
t. be could not climb. His hoyhpjI
vA'a long series of prad'camaut,, his man,
t1i va. reckless; his midlife ycry way
Vard But now he is converted. AMI YOU
over 90 the store and say, "Arkwright
ansi the churcd yesterday Your friends
Ny. 1t i, not possible! You mus; b, iok-
ns You say NO; | tell you the truth.
Hgioinsa the chlrrh.' Then they r,py,
There {, hope FOR any of Us if old Ark
wright ha, become Christian" In other
V-i, we viii admit that it is NOR. diili,ut
i1r some inen T. accept ths Gospel than for
0lar,
lmay be preaching to some VINO have cut
Ea from churches and Bibles anl Sun
c2y, and VINO have come in here with no
mention "f becoming Christians thnm-
S't,, but Just - see what i going on:
sli yet YOU may ind yourself csrapng. b.
trs You leave ~, mouse. as with th, skin
q Your teeth I do not expect t. waste
NJ hour ! nave seen boats 20 utT from
br May or Long Branch AMI drop their
t'' ana att"r awhile come ashore. pulling
\ t-er nets, without having caught a single
~. II was not a good DAY. or they had not
d right kind Of a net. But we expect ~
@e4 excursion today. The water i, full Of
IN The wind is in the right dire 'tion. the
Gospel net i strong Oh, Thou who dil,t
trN SIMON and Andrew 10 fish, snow IL -
CAV now To cast the net on the right side OF
il- ship
some Of you, in coming b God, will have
I run against skeptical notions II is use
y' Tor people 10 SAY sharp and cutting
tl.nss u those who reject the Christian r.
A.pn. canno. say such things By what
T0'''' OF temptation or trial %" betrayal
you nave come 70 your present state | know
ho' There ar two gates u your nature
tl- gate OF the head and the gate OF the
Tart The gate Of your head Is locke with
bo'i' and liar, that an archaugel could not
WeaR but tha gate Of your heart swings
ea'lly on IT, hinges, II assaulted
Your body with weapons You would
Eeet me with weapons and IL would be
s"lrl strOke for sword stroke, AMI wOunl
'or wound, aud blood for blood: but If /
come and knock at the door OF your house
you open II, and give me tle best seat in
your parlor II | should come at YOU now
WIN an argument you would answer me
WIN an argument; ii with sarcasm. You
Noll answer me with sarcasm, blow for
u'", stroke for stroke; but when | come
aaI Knock at the door of your heart YOU
Ven II and say. Come in, my brother, and
e me all you know about Christ and
telyen"
Listen to two or three questions: Are you
a. Happy as you used 10 be when you b.
ag'eI IN the truth of the Christian relgi on,
would you like 20 have your children travel
~ N the road in which you are now travel
US You had a relative who professcd 10
y a Christian, and was thoroughly con-
scN"ht living and dying in the faith OF the
ODpeL Would you not like 10 live the
ANr quiet life, and die the same peaceful
tsa'A' have letter, sent me by one who
ssHrslected the Christian religion. Ii says:
am old enough To know that the joys
eAi Pleasures of life are eyaneScant, and %
ir'llr the fact thCt IL must be comfortable
a. u'l age 10 believe in something relative
lA- future, and TO have a faith in SOM
system that proposes to save. am free 10
,1ir'' that | would b3 happier II | could
A-'r'e the simple aud beautiful faith that
p'>'essed 10y many whom | know, am
.' willingly out OF the church or out OF
~e lath. Ny state of uncertainty Is one OF
.ISt' Sometimes | doubt my imB ortallty,
sll look upon the death bed as the closing
me after which there is nothing, What
s-al do that have not done" All! skep-
u,'m Is dark aud doleful lani. Lst mo
sl that this Bible is either true or false. II
u % false, we are as well OF as you, II II Ds
We then which OF us is safer.
let also asl, ,yhathap ynur tPaublp has