The southern argus., 1891-06-25

the shore, but just before they got to
the shore the rope snapped and the
boat capsized and they were lost, their
bodies afterward washed up to the
beach. There are some men who come
almost to the shore of Gods mercy, but
not quite. To be only almost saved iG
not to be saved at all
In England two young men started
from their fathers house and went to
Portsmouth. The father could not pur-
sue his children; for some reason he
could not leave home, and so he wrote
a letter down to Mr.. Griffin, saying:
''Mr Griffin, wish you would go and
see my two sons. They have arrived in
Portsmouth and they are going to take
ship and going away from home. l
wish you would persuade them back. "
Mr.. Griffin went and he tried to per-
suade them back. He persuaded one to
go. He went with very easy persuasion
because he was very homesick already
The other young man said: Il will not
go. have had enough of home. III
never go home" "Well, said Mr.. Grif-
fin, ''then if you won't go home, I'll get
you a respectable position on respect
able ship" mo, you won't, said the
prodigaL mo you won't, l am going
as common sailor; that will plague
nv father most, and what will do most
to tantalize and worry him will please
me best"
Years passed on and Mr.. Griffin was
seated in his study one day when a
message came to him that a young man
in irons on a ship at the dock-a young
man condemned to death-who wished
to see this Clergyman. Mr.. Griffin
went down to the dock and went on
shipboard. The young man said to
him: "You don't know me, do your
NO" he said, 81 don't know you"
''Why, don't you remember that young
man you tried to persuade to go home
and he wouldn't go?' 80! yes" said
Mr.. Griffin, ''are you that man. Yes,
| am that man." said the other. Il
would like to have you pray for me.
have committed murder and / must die;
but don't want to go out of this world
until some one prays for me. You are
my fathers friend and | would like to
have you pray for me-"
Mr.. Griffin went from judicial au-
thority to judicial authority to get the
| Young mans pardon. He slept not
night nor day. He went from int1uen
| tial person to influential person, until
in some way he got that young mans
pardon He came down on the dock
and as he arrived on the dock with the
pardon the father came. He had heard
that his son under disguised name
had been committing crime and was go
ing to be put to death. So Mr.. Griffin
and the father went on ships decf
and at the very moment Mr.. Grlfi1I
offered the pardon to the young mar
the old father threw his arms around
the sons neck and the son said: Faith
er, l have done very wrong and | an
very sorry; wish had never broker
your heart. l am very sorry" so!
said the father, don't mention it; i
don't make any difference now. 1t il
all over. | forgive you, my son, an
he kissed him and kissed him and klsse'
him.
To-day / offer you the pardon OF tn
gospel-full pardon, free pardon. d
!, not care what your sin has been
> > Though you say you have committed
crime against God, against your ow
soul, against your fellow man, agalns
your family, against the day OF Judg
ment, against the cross of Christ
I whatever your crime has been, here
; pardon, full pardon, and the very m'
I ment that you take that pardon you
Heavenly Father throws His arm
D about you and says: MY son, | TO
4 give YOU. 1t is all right. You are
much in my favor now as if you ia
: never sinned." 0, there is JOY on cart
Il and Joy in Heaven. Who will take IL
: Fathers embrace?
There was a gentleman in rall ca
who saw in that same car three passe1
y gers of very different circumstance
5 The first was a maniac, He was car
e fully guarded by his attendants; h
c mind, like ship dismasted, was bea
= ing against a dark, desolate coast fro
{ which no help could come. The ira
stopped and the man was taken out |
n to the asylum, to waste away, perhap
= through years of gloom. The secol
i passenger was a culprit- The outrage
Il law had seized on him. As the ca
iolted the chains ratified. On his ia
l. were crime, depravity and despair II
: train halted. and he was taken out
c the penitentiary, to which he had be-
{ condemned. There was third passe
u ger. under far different circumstance
: She was bride Every hour was gay
y marriage bell. Life glittercd a
J beckoned. Her companion was tn
- inc her 10 his fathers house. L
i train halted. The old man was the
to welcome her to her new home, a
o his white locks showed down upon b
u and he sealed his word with fathe
sr kiss. Quickly we fly toward eternl'
% We will soon be there. Some lea
le this life condemned. o, may it be w
le us. that, leaving this ieeting life
lie the next, we may find our Father rea
er to greet rs to our new home with Ii
$ forever. That will be marriage bs
er ouet, Fathers welcome. Fathe
re bosom! Fathers kiss! Heaven! Heav'
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at Awfully sad.
&c tsIovx- did Charlie Blazer ever hapr