The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-02-21


one that takes it. There is no int xicntion In
it. Az the young man receives it he dOes
not seem to be mt nll excited. It does not
give any gloss,l,rss To the eye. He walks
home in beautiful apparel. and all his pros.
peris are brilliant That drink is not going
to destroy him. but it il the first step on u
bnd road. Years have passed on, and l S,.s
that Young man Il ter Ii" mas gone the whole
length of dissipation 1t in midnight and he
Is IN hot"-urrhnIs the one where he took
the 'i't,; drink. 4 ,le!irium is on linn. He
riScs irsim thu bed aud comes to the window,
and it is ""si'y lifted; 50 he Tits it. Then he
pushes back the blinds aud puts his foot on
th" window sill. ii"n lie gives one spring.
aud the watrl,man finds his iisiigured body,
uni"connlzahln, on tlir pavement. Oh, il lle
had only waited II littr- he had come
down ON th" scarlet ladder TINT Jesus holds
from the wall for him, aud for yOn. and for
me: hut no. he nude one jump ard was gone.
A minister oftlrist was not long ngo div
missed from his diocese for intoxication.
AMI ina public meeting he gave this account
oi his strrow: II had II beautiful home
once, hut strong drink shattered it. l had
lrnn,i ul chltcn: hut this fieni of rum
took their dmr'"'l hands in his and le,i
them to the lrravc. lad a
wi"--io knox her was to love her;
I'M, she sits in wre,chelncss tonight
Willie | wander over the earth. I bad u
mother, aud the pride Of hrr lie was l; but
tl:e thnmlcllolt struck her. now have
scarcely IL friend in he world. Taste Of the
bitter cup ] have tasted. and then answer
III" as To WHISTLER have amy hatred for the
n;;rncy % my ruiz. Hate it! | hate the
whole 'lamnin.s tr,il:r would to God to-
ni.lt ,l,a, every ds,i!Irry was in tlnmes, for
then in the glowing sky wunlI write in tho
smoke nf til" ruin: "Woc to lin that putt
eth h" bottle to III. nrgiibor's lips" That
minister OF ,hr Gospel went in through the
.,t
the window. And when | zee the tcmpta-
tons hat are about lis in all countries, nn,i
when know the prucliviiirs to sin in every
man : heart. ! s'e thnt ii any of MS escape it
Will ir II very narrow escape. q. il we have.
my friends. got OF rom our sin. let us tic
th" scnrlr thread hy which we have been
saved across the window. Let us do it in
lrii>" -: lin whose blood dyed il that color.
i.rt ii nt III announcement of the tnct that
W" shall no more Lc fatally assaulted.
There is now no condemnation to them
that are in l,rist Jesus" Then lrt all tho
ur'"> of His world come up in cavalry
charge, and let spirits III darkness come on
IN Internal riornina i,nriy attempting to
take our li"", this r"l" twisted from these
words, ''riie Hood ni Jesus Christ clennscih
from all sin, will hurl them bark de:catc.
!Urevrr.
Sil further We must take this red cord
of 'h" text and sirct Ii il across Tho window
army cnnrn up against IcIi,hu. they snid,
What is that in tho window" Some one
said '''lhat is II sr:rr! line 90" said
som" onr else, "tli;it must l." he house that
Mn- 4" Ia spared Don't r"urh it," That
line was ih;rk enough, and long enough,
aud conspicuous enough to save Basinh her
ialI"r her mother. her lrul,rts, aud her sis.
t"is--tlir 'nlirc family. HIVE onr house.
holds iss good prole'linn' You have bolts
IN til" front dunr and on the back, und
ins,eninas tn the window. and perhaps
hniG lar alnrms. ard perhars an crIecinl
wn'rhmun blowing his whistle IL, midnight
lc'"rr yonr dwelling: bu, ail that cannot
houses tlir sign VI II Snvours sacrifice and
mercy" Is here II sruilrl line in the win.
dow l!ny" your children been consecrntc,l
to thris't Have you l"rn washed in the
blood "f the a,"nrm"n,? In what room do
you have family rrnyrrs' Show mo wliaro
i Is ynn are accustomed t" kn..el, The sky
In black with the coming d"luge Ii your
family inside or outside of tho ark? 1t is n
shi Thin" for u innn to re crt Christ hut to lie
down i'll The night ui sin. across the rntL 10
heaven. 50 tint his fnmily come up nnd trip
over lim-tlat is terrific II is !, snd thing
ior Il mother to reject Christ; hut to gather
her family around her, and then take them
hy IT." hnnd and lead them out into pn,lis
OF wnriiiness. away from Gud and heaven,
alas nins! There may lie geranium nn,l cac-
tuS in that family window. and upholstery
lowering overit. and Childish fnrps looking
out n it, hut there is no scnrlct thread
stretched across ii. Although that house
may seem to br on the hest street in
all the town or city. it il really OH the edge
of II mnral, across which sweep most rois0u-
ons malarias. and it has II sandy foundation
aud it's sllcn,lur Will come down. nnd grent
will be the tall of it. A home without God.
prnv,rlrss father, An nndcvout mother!
Awful! awful! Is that you Will you keep
ON. my brother, on the wrong road, and
tale your loved ones with you? fine liz 10
short that vi" ';nnot waste amy of it on
apologies or iniir,c,ions. or circumlocu.
tions. You nw" To your children, o father.
- mother. more than food. more than cloth.
ing. mor" ihnn slt"ltrr-you owe them the ex-
ample OF IL rrnrcriu consecrutcd pro.
houn"l. ont-nnd-"ut Christian life You
cannot afford TO keep it away from them.