Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-01-29
Contributed TO the Jr.1arA sExrrxEL.

| North American, January 2I-
[ Contributed 20 the JUEtArA SENTrSEL-
| During the CivH war in the United iatcs
solal-rs n-rchiHg through the .oufh at the
close Of a summer day decided 70 piish
camp for the night Hence number OF
tEsm chose the ground under a large tree
since it wss covered with a soft, ~dovny
substance that came from the tree They
we're shout - lay down on this seemingly
! pleasant bed when one of them looking up
| 70 the forks and limbs Of the tree saw a
[ courls of snakes hsSging thereon They
al arse and ran svay, but after recovering :
I themselves somewhat they came 20 the COZ
c Iusiop 70 baaish the snakes and take pos
session 81 the comfortable quarters Ac-
/ cordiugly they returned and iput forth an
Effort oy striking the tree trunk when T.
| tho horror Of all a. the tree vas hollow
I numerous snakes ran out upon the li1 bs
| They could notsleep upoR let alone approach
I .ysiu the dovny substance or lie down a.
/ before, since they valued their lives too
highly, and would not risk TO sleep among
snake, Like these soldiers we're about to
/ lsy doru in the soxuy substance for rest
ands'.ep so many people are lursd by the
sort, Iovny appearance OF Indulgence in
strong drink, whisky, g.. Let such be-
| ware, tbs dovny, pleasant sensations and
3 feelings caused by whisky are not all pleas
ant 90 rsp1s- or recfirs upon. Therefore
. better leave and far-aks whisky for II con
. tlIns an cromy more terrible for the de
I sfructiou Of mems souls than a snake is an
enemy that can poison a mans body by its
: bite 30 FER - 70 make ite man deadly sick
away richie. from the driuker, his vie aud
children. Il has done worse. has been
the means OF bringing dumnatIau 70 souls.
Don't ''tsrry' or Tecliae or repo.e uude
whisky, since some nice dovuy, agreeable
Invitations have snares or snakes about them.
rurmiss either 70 the body or soul or to
both. Refuse them no matter how inviting
A couple of verses read clock not upon tn.
vine wbcz IL is red, when it giv,th his co..
or IN the cup when It movc;h itself Alright
~ the last 1t bitcth Ike Il serpent and
stingeth Ike an adder" An adder Is "A
viper and serpent is also a snake. So
they that arr overcome ald conquered by
whisky, &c, are I.kc persons struck Gy the
deadly poisonou, r4ngs Of vipers ani ser
pcnts. ''Wae to them that t.rry long at
tho wine cup. Again par; Of verse reads
Of thr drunGsri, thus s'whcu 81 tlI I awskr2
! will seek il yr, again" Sleeping C lose to
the fsrgs Of serP"nts, aIt-rs, hell. What
shall the drgnIsri 10 Let him cast aside
whisky aud look to Christ who "a. lifted up
-u the cross A. Moses lifted up the serpent
in tAc wilderness. Al that looked upon
the brazru sUrpcut OF Moses were healed Of
th- deadly bite from the G,ngs Of living ser
pruts sent upon them for th, sin Of ruurulur-
ing while those Who refused to look died
TbS uurePeutaut dIunEari will not inherit
The kin giom - Christ if be does not over
come and eonqaor his passion.
This earth hiss Christ the Redesm.r o.
mankind or Of ITS people which ia
something pleasant TO think uppu even Tx,
the to-rii Epna has the b-tutiru birds OF
p'umsss that are bsau'tul aud p'eastuc to
the siE-t. Also this earth has hostile enc
mics 20 u,aa zud beast such a. the Auarou-
dI and coorn .nskrs OF the torrit gone and
snakes OF other zoaes. These snakes are
hostile 20 man even aS the s.w1rld the desh
snd 6-yil,' are hostile To Cod and 10 the
salvation OF mans soul. Tue cobra Of In
da Kills many people b. IL poisonous
fang every year Aui for this reason
the British solder who in nzanarr
control india, when ehmpcd for the night
lay two electrified wires around thoIr camp,
50 that when these snakes would crawl u7-
on them they are killed a, they attempt 10
cro', the wir's- All men hav. their b..
setting sins s.lj have sI1aei," ..thur, l.
nots inst man upon earth that do-th good
and sIlneth not" EccI &C, -Ov. .sFor there
/ = no man that siunsth not Ist Kings
/ NIlIc, i5v. II thou Lord sh1uhIest m1rk
/ in'quiues oh Lord who shall stand. Psalm,
cSyxc, srd c. YetGod casts those Ii At die
! Unrepeutant into hell, and Furnishes sin in
this life For instance che thst e1sIt-th
himself shall - abasad - ssths seed OF evil
doers shall never be renowned :" Saul
I lost his throne for his fsruiIy aud was de-
| ieated ia cattle aud he ana his three son.
and his armour bearer killed because Of the
kings sin visiting the inquity Of the faith
crs upon the children unto the the third
and fourth generations or them that hate
me- Section 2ud com Therefore, Ter
God aud keep hi, commandments show
ing mercy unto thousands Of them that IOv :
me aud keep my commandments. Keeping
the commandments which csa be don,
well enough TO salvation m Christ in whom
''dweilath the iulluess Of tn. GOdhead -
the au'hor Of the command mcnts and hav.
ing such perf- ction IN the Godhead he caz
blot out the imper .ccfIon OF the believer IL
Keeping the law all through his own per
fsction and Just snd holy -personlge sine,
he suffered 1.-the Just for the unjust. ?
tsLrh a. fall away from their belief il
Christ cannot o- removed and restored a
they we're once removed, since it is in2os
.ible according TO the law and teaching o
Gods word to renew the once enlishtene,
that tall back into darkness. The latter en-,
OF such is worse than their beginning.
would DO better II sueh had never come @
the light. II Peter, lie and 2Oth and 2I.
verses. It's by this possible tor th. ono
! enlightened, the converted to turn from hi
faith into worse condition. Another yer,
: y,rs. reuis "thcrs is sin unto death.
: do not ask that you shall pray for IT.
p There is law tor the punishment Of ever
? SIN mentioned in the Bible. God punishr