Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-18

affidavits of the best men and women. living
and dead. Two witnesses In court VIII eS-
tablish fact. Here are not two witnes eS
but thousands OF wItneSSeS-On earth mill
ions of witnesses, and in heaven a great
multitude Of witnesses that no man can num-
Der, teStifying that there Is power IN this re-
hgiOn to convert the soul, to give comfort In
trouble and to afford compOsurC IN the last
hour IL ten men should come to you when
you are sick with appalling sickness, and
say they had the same sickness, and tOOk
certain medicine and it cured them, you
would probably take it.
Now, suppose ten other men should como
uD and say I'VE don't believe there is any
thing in that m edicine.o Well, L say,
have YOU ever tried it, mo, l never
tried it, but l don't believe there is any
thing in it, OF course you discredit their
testimony. The skeptic may come and say,
There is no power in your religion. !"
Have you ever tried it% mo, no."
Then, avaunt" Let me take the testimony
of the millions of souls that have been con-
verted to God, and comforted in trial and
solaced in the last hour. We will take
their testimony as they cry, I'VE are wit
nesSeSw
Some time ago Professor Henry, of Wash
ingtOn, discovered new star, and the tldlngs
sped by submarine telegraph, and all the OBJ
servatories of Europe were watching for that
new star. Oh nearer, looking out through
the darkness of thy soul to-day, canst thou
see bri ght star beaming on thee? Nv here?
you saY; where? How can | find it," Look
along by the line of the cross Of the Son OF
God Do you not see it trembling with all
tenderness and beaming with all hope? 1t Is
the Star of Bethlehem.
Deep horror then my vitals froze,
Death struck, ceased the tide to stem,
When So 1denly star arose
1t was the star Of bethlehem.
Oh, hearer, get your eye on it, 1t is easier
fO haCOmn a than
is to stay away from Christ and heaven
When Madame Sontag began her musical
career she was Kissed off the stage at Vienna
by the friends of her rival, Amelia Steinin-
ger, who had already begun to decline
through her dissipation. Years passed on,
and one day Madame Sontag, in her glory,
was riding through the streets of Berlin,
when she saw little child leading blind
woman, and she said Come here, my little
child, come here Who is that you are lead
ing by the hand?' And the little child re-
piled, That's my mother; that's Amelia
Steininger. She used to be great singer
but she lost her voice, and she cried SO much
about it that she lost her eyesight." Give
my love to her" said Madame Sontag, land
tell her an old acquaintance Will call on ner
this afternoon"
The next week in Berlin a vast assemblage
gathered at benefit for that poor woman,
and it was said that Ma1amc Sontag sang
that night as she had never sung before.
And she took skilled oculist, who tried III
vain to give eyesight to the poor blind wo-
man. Until the day of Amelia Steininger's
death Madame Sontag took care Of her and
her daughter after her That was what the
queen of song did for her enemy But, oh,
hear more thrilling story still. Blind I'M
mortal poor and lost, thou who, when the
world and Christ were rivals for thy heart,
didst hiss thy Lord away-Christ comes now
to give thee sight, to give thee home, to
give thee heaven. With more than Son
tags generosity He comes to meet your need.
With more than a Sontags music He comes
to plead for thy deliverance.