Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-22

them for some distant time. il L re-
solve TO become Christian next year,
that amounts to nothing at all. If |
resolve TO become a Christian to-mor-
row. that amounts to nothing at ALL II
resolve at the service tonight to be-
come Christian, that amounts to MOTH
ipe at all. II resolve after so home
to-day to yield my heart TO God, chat
amounts to nothing at all. The only
kind of resolution that amounts 10 any
thing is the resolution that IS lmmeal-
ately put into execution.
There is a man who had the typhoid
fever. He said "Oh! If could get
over this terrible distress! if this fever
should depart, If could be restored to
health, | would all the rest of my life
serve God" The fever departed. He
got well enough to walk around the
block. He got well enough to go over
TO New York and attend TO business.
lie is well to-day-as well as he ever
was. Where is the broken VOW? There
is a man who said long ago: eli
corld live to the year 1891, by that time
/ will have my business matters ar
ranged, and | will have time TO attend
to religion, and I will be a good, thor
ough, conscientious Christian" The
year 1891 has come. January, Febru-
airy, March, April, May June-almost
half of the year gone. Where is your
broken vow? "O." says some man,
"I'll attend TO that when | can get my
character fixed up; when | can get over
my evil habits; l am now given 10 strong
drink" or, says the man, 81 am given
TO uncleannesS," or, says the man, II
am given to dishonesty. When L get
over my present habits, then I'll be
thorough Christian" My brother, you
will get worse and worse, until Christ
takes you in hand. ''Not the righteous;
sinners, Jesus came to call.
0. but you say: Il agree with you on
all that, but / must put it off little
longer" Do you know there were many
who came just as near as you are 10 the
kingdom OF God and never entered it? |
was at East Hampton and | went into
the cemetery to look around, and in
that cemetery there are twelve graves
side by Side-the graves Of sailors. This
crow, some years ago, In ship went
into the breakers at Amagansett, about
three miles away. My brother, then
preaching at East Hampton, had been
at the burial. These men Of the crew
came very near being saved. The peo-
pie from AmaganSett saw the vessel,
and they shot rockets, and they sent
ropes from the shore, and these poor
fellows got into the boat, and they pull
ed nightly for the shore, but just be-
fore they got to the shore the rope
snapped and the boat capsized and they
were lost, their bodies afJerward was h
ed up on the beach. O. what a solemn
day it waS-I have been told OF ii by my
brother-wben these twelve men lay at
the foot of the pulpit and he read over
them the funeral service. They came
very near Shore-within shouting dis
lance OF the shore, yet did not arrive on
solid land. There are some men who
come almost to the shore OF God
mercy, but not quite, not quite. To be
only almost saved is not TO De saved at
all.
"MODERN' PEODIGALs.
I will tell you Of two prodigals, the
one that got back and the other that
did not get back IN Virginia, there IS
very prosperous and beautiful home
in many respects. A young man wan
dored of from that home. He wander
ed very far into sin. They heard Of
him often. but he was always on the
wrong track. We would not go home.
AT the door of that beautiful home one
night there was great cutlery. Inc
Young man Of the house ran down and
opened the door to see what was the
matter. 1t was midnight. The rest OF
the family were asleep. There were the
wife and the children OF this prod
igal young man. The fact was ne
had come home and driven them out.
He said: "Out of this house. Away
with these children. l will dash their
brains out. Out into the storm" The
mother gathered them up and lied. The
next morning, the brother, the young
man WHO had stayed at home, went out
TO find this prodigal brother and son,
and he came where lie was, and saw the
Young man wandering up and down in
front of the place where he had been
staying, and the young man who had
kept his integrity said TO the older
brother: Here, what does all this
mean? What is the matter with you?
Why do you act in this way?" The
prodigal looked III him and said: "Who
ami? Who do you take me to be?'
He said: you are my brother" "No,
am not. | am brute. Have you
seen anything of my wife and children?
Are they dead? / drove them out last
night in the storm. / am d brute.
John, DO you think there is any help
for ne? DO you think l will ever get
over this life OF dissipation" lie said:
John, there is just one thing that Will
stop this" The prodigal ran his finger
across his throat and said: That will
sion it, and III stop 1t before night.
o! my brain: l can stand it no longer"
phat Drodigal never got home. But /
will tell you OF d prodigal that did get
home
I'm England two young men started
from their fathers house and went
down 10 Portsmouth. The father could
not pursue the children; for some
reason he could not leave hOme, and so
he wrote letter 10 Mr.. Griffin, say
ing: Mr.. Griffin, | wish you would
20 and see my two sons. They nave ar
rived in Portsmouth and they are going
10 take ship, and going away from
home. l wish You would persuade them
buck Mr. Griffin wentand he tried to
persuade them back, He persuaded
one 10 90. Tie went with very easy
persuasion, because he was very home
/ sick already. The other young man
said, - will not go. | have had enough
Of home. I'll never 20 home" well,
said Mr.. Griffin, "jhen if you won't go
home, I'll get you respectable posi-
/ tion On a respectable ship" mo, yoI
won't" said the prodigal; "No, you
won't. am going As common sailor;
that will plague my father most, and