The Red Cloud chief., 1890-02-14

no down ON . slender thread. And
my friends, w 20 easily and UNI.
UAsheAly Into elm, and oil the doors are
Opcn; but II 40 get out d Ill Il will bc
BY hsln9 let down over precipiccs, wrig.
Cling and helplesA, the strong grip above
keeping u from being dashed 70 pieces
on the rUcka beneath. II II easy 10 get
into elm. young msa. II 10 not 70 easy
~ rot Qua Of ~
A young msn e0es 10 the marble coun.
Tar Of . hotsl. Ito asks for . brandy
smash-oAlied 10 I suppose, because Il
smaahss the mon that takcsia There II
no i~ntOxioation In H. A tho young man
receives Il hs docs not vi 10 10 d Hll
excitod. Il does not give any glosaipsss
70 the eye, lilo walks homo In bcauti.
ful apparel. and oil his prospects, arr
brilliant. That drink IL not eoine ~
destroy him. but II Ia tho Arst stcp on =
he'd road. Years have passed IN. and I
. that young man sitcr hs hss gone the
whole length Of dissipation. II 10 mid.
night, and he 10 In . hotel --perhapa the
very ono wherW he took the irat drink. A
dsltrium IL % him. llc rissa from the
bod end come 10 The window and Il II
easily liftcd; ~ he lifts It. Thcn he
pushes hack the blimda and pnts hia foot
on The window ell. Then h~ gtvca one
spring. and The watchmsn Aads his dis.
aeured body. unacceptable. On tho
pavement q. u he had only waited .
l~ittlc--tf no he'd come down on tho scsr.
Let ladder that Jcaus holds from tho
wall S0e him, end f0r you. and for me-:
but no. hs made One jump and WAS gone.
Aud when ] No thu temptations that
are about NJ In all countries. and when
] know the proclivitiea 10 ain that xrc In
every mana heart ! scc that u any oi
M cscape Il will bc = very narrow escape.
q. II wc have, my friends, got OF from
u elm, let M tie Tho scarlet thread hy
which wc havc bccn saved across tho
window. Lat ~ do it In praise NJ Him
whose blood dyed II that color. Let Il
bc In announcement 81 tho fact that VIZ
shall NO more IN fatally assaulted,
Still further, va must take this rcd
cord Of the text and Atrvtch u acrnss the
window Of our households When the
lsrsclitiah army camo up against Jcri.
cho, thcy said: "What Ia that In tho
Window Homc ono said; THAT Is a
scarlet line" 20" sAid so.nc one clsc,
shat must be the house that was To bc
spared. Don't touch H." That limo WAS
thick enough ~ sAvc RAhAb, hcr father.
her mother, her brothers and hor sisters
tho entire family. HAVE our house.
holds IN god protection? You have
bolts on tho front door, and ON the hack,
and fAstcnlmgx ON the window. and per-
haps burglar alarmA and perhaps On
especial wAtchman blowing his whistle
u midnight hctorc your dwelling; but
oil that can not prOtcct your household.
10 thorn On Oue house the sligo Of .
S~avlour'x sAcriacc and mcrcys ID
thers . scarlet limo In tho window:
Have your Oh ildrOn been consecrstcd 70
Christr Have you hccu washed In tho
blood Of the atoNcmsats N what room
do you have family prAysss SHOW me
whcrc you have hsea accustomed n
kuecl. The sky Ia blsck with The com.
Ing dclusr. 10 your family iasids o.
outside Of the Arkr u IL . xsd thing Tor
. man 70 reject Christ but 70 Ito doWn In
The aieht OF siA. acsuss The path 70
Heaven. ~ that his family come up end
Sstp over him that 10 terriaM
u u . sad thing Tor . mother 70 reiccs
ChrssI but - gather her family around
her and then take them BY che haMA and
lead them oat Sato the paths Of wosldli.
nesA away from God AaA Hsavsa. alasi
eiasl There may b RssAnium snA cactus
% shat family window aAa upholstery
aesssaae cvssi Il aaA eAil1iaA tsces loci.
~ out q Il but sAsss u 10 scassss
! eAsesa etsstcAsd aesoaa IL AlsAouah