Telegram-herald., 1890-02-10

for rhss hse a. vaer a1aes for re 1ts nat Is
to cau.e K a2e ras ---s1 tae WISE -
-Bas rca ~. .'tnat csrd l. TO sna4 ~
save NE. r.as salvasoz si- 1eFsr 1e ~ a.
FER s-,en : sinner as lave bes2. spEs-a
trs. rss rsre sita A1lcB Eza4b ist lEs lv7
sue u tie - -nd ~as Eot t1lcz s1-~Eei
tas rEsF 5ock 'x1at 90 astaLns And. 1iy
dazr brot1sr. thag : your z-ssrazglFe LA3re
4 allF ons scsrlsf liae th41 ear saFe "a
There havs beea huldrsls ana tno~ssl-s
Nbo rave beea oort4s awsy 10 sSIsty -
usat s-1TieE dne. an1 it 81 baac To4 away
lr safety ID you notice ~nAt very
RATIOS esczNs l11se sp5es 1a1t - ~s7
rhey caue with nastervd cheek and ~itn eA-
cited be4rt rbey hsa veEy n4rFo" -
czpe. fhey ~vat lB tue oro2l door - sin,
Us how dil tbey oouas gut4 Iney cane o-t
* lle @indos. They went up - tie stars
q stone, they came doNu ga stender thread
Aud 50, nay frieads, Ss 90 easily aad un-
4kssaeaiy into sin, aud al tAs doors are
of,eu: bat II ws ges ouy GO al It VIII be by
baag iet doNu over preclplces ~rlgelns
ana helpless. the strong grip above keeping
- tr0m bsing dashed on Ene roc4s teneaIn
l. is easy q gat into sin, young man II Is
let so easy - gor cat cf it.
rHE grRsr sTEP
a Young man goes o. the marble counter
Of "a hotel lie as2s for brandy smash
calsd 80, suppose, because ir sruashes the
man thar takes H. There is no iutoxlcation
iu IT, As the Young man receives It he does
not sesm o bs az all excited IL does not
giye any giossiness % the eve He walks
hogns IN beautiful apparel, and al his pros
poets ars brilliant That drink IS not going
= destroy him, but it Is the first step on
4 bad road Years have passed on, and | see
that Young man after he has gone the whole
( length Of dissipation. IL Is midnight, and he
/ - IN a hotel--perhaps the very one where he
/ took the first drink delirium IS on him.
/ Hs rises from the bed and comes 70 the
window. and u Is easily lifted. so be LITE
| it Then he pushes back rhe blinds and puts
MS foot OF the window sill Then he gives
| one spring and the watchman finds MS dlsfg-
! ured BODY, unrecogniEsble. on tho pavement.
O. # he had only waited a liJtle-if he had
come down on the scarlet ladder that Jesus
holds from the wall for him, and for you, and
for nie, but no be mads one jump and was
| gone minister oi Christ was not long ago
dismissed from has diocese for intoxica1on,
and in a public meeting he gave this account
OF his sorrow He said. Il had beautiful
home once. but strong drink shattered IL. l
mad beautiful children but this hend Of rum
took their dimpled hands Ia his and led them
y the grave | had wife--tO know her
was 70 love her, but she sits in wretchedness
tonight, while wander over the earth. ]
had a mother, and the pride Of her hfe was | :,
but the thunderbOlt struck her. now have
scarcely a friend in the world. Taste
of the bitter cup l have tasted, and
then answer me as 10 whether
have any hatred for the agency Of my ruin.
date i'll ! hate the whole damning traflic
[ would TO God tonight that every distillery
vas in flames, for then in the glowing sky |
would write IN the smoke of the ruin. Woe
to him that putteth the bottle to his neigh
oor's hpsr" That minister of the Gospel went
n through the broad door of temptation; he
came out OF the window And when | sse
| the temptations that are about US in all coun-
lr.es, and when | know the proclivineS to SIN
IN every mans heart, see that if any of US
| escape il will be a very narrow escape O, If
we have, my friends, got or from our sin,
let US tie the scarlet thread by which
we have been saved across the win
dow. Let us 90 it in praise Of him
whose blood dyed il that color Let it be
| in announcement Of the fact that We
shall TO more be fatally assaulted. There
| is now no condemnation 10 them that are IN
| Christ Jesus" Then let all the forces of this
world come up in cavalry charge, and let
spirits Of darkness come on-an Internal
storming party attempting 10 take onr soul
this rOpe twisted from these words, The
blood Of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin, -
will hurl them back defeated forever.
PROTECT YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
| Still further wa must take this red cord Of
the text and stretch it across the window of
our households When the Israelitish army
came up against Jericho they said: what
IS tnat in the Window Some one said:
That is q scarlet line "Oh, said some one
else that must be the house that was to be
spared Don't touch it." That line was thick
enough, and long enough, and conspicuous
enough TO save Rahab, her father, her mo
/ ther, her brothers and her Sisters-the entire
family. Have our households as good pro-
tectionl You have bolts on the front door
and on the back, and fastenings to the win
dow, aud perhaps burglar alarms, and per
haps an especial watchman blowing his
whistle at midaight before your dwell
ing; but ell that cannot protect your
household Is there on our bouses the
sign Of a Saviours sacrifice and mercy
Is there q scarlet line in the window
Have Your children been consecrated Il
| Christi Have You been washed IN the blood
Of the atonenentl II what room do you nav,
family prayersi Show me where it Is you
are accustomed to kneeL The sky Is blscl
, with the coming deluge. Is your family IN
side OF outside OF the arkl IL Is a sad thing
, | for a man 10 reject Christ but TO he down III
the night of sn, across tue path TO heaven, &
that his family come up and trip over him
. | that is terrific 1t is a sad thing for mother
, | TO reject Christ; but Ia gather Der family
, | around her, and then take them By the hand
and lead them out into paths of wOrldllness
, | away from God and heaven. alas alas There
| may be geralium and cactus in that famil
window, and upholstery lowering over it
| and childish faces boxing out of It, bu
| there IL no scarlet thread stretched acroS
a | IT, Although that house may sem - Il
. ! on tbe best street ia ali ths town on
city, it Is really on the edge Of marsh
across which sweep most poisonous malariss
I md it has a sandy foundation, and Is splen
, dor viii come down, and great viii be the fal
, | q H. A home without God a prayerles
I | father, An undevout mother Awful
awful Is that your VIII you keep on, m
, | brother. on tee wrong road Rnd take you
loved ones with you3 Tune - 50 short TIA
We cannot waste any Of II on apologies or in
, / directions. or circumlocutsous. You owe =
you~ children. . father, O mother, mor'
, than food. more than clothing. more thar
shqiter-rou owe them the example q
= r,rayerfui. couse-rsted. pronounced. cut an
put Christian life You cannot sford =
4, seep It away from them
/ N-v. IS stand here. you do not 80 IN
= ssu r outstrstcae5 towards ne, and yet thers