The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-07-16
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There has been many an army defeated, no
~ much for lack 81 ammunition a. for lac.
Of bread. Il was that fact that took the fir'
out Of this y0upg man Of the text. storm
and exposure vii wear out any man's life u
time, but hunger makes quick work. Thi
most awful cry ever heard on earth Is tn
cry for bread. A Traveller tells as that II
Asia Minor there are frees whica bear fruit
looking very much like the long bean OF oul
time. Il u called the carab.
Once In a while the people reduced 70 des
tltution would eat these carahs. but gener
ally the carabs. the beans spoken OF here ID
the text. were thrown only ~ the swine, anc
: they cruncbed them with great avidity
But this young man OF my text could
not even get them without stealing them
70 one day amid the swine froughs be begins
70 soliloquAe. He says: "rhese are nc
clothes for a rich mans son TO wear; this Il
no Kind Of business for a jew to be engaged
in--feedIng swine; III so home III 80 home;
1 viii arife and 60 70 my father
know there are a great many people
who try to throw a fascination. a romance,
a halo about sin: but notwithstanding all
that Lord Byron aud George Sand have said
IN regard to H. IL Is a mean, low. contempti-
bic cuisines, and putting TODD ana fodder
into the troughs Of a herd Of antiquities
that root and walow in tue soul OF man Is a
very poor business for men and women in
tended 10 be Sons and daughters OF the Lord
Almighty. And when this young man re-
solved 10 20 home it was very wise thing
Tor him to do. and the only question Is
whether we will follow him.
Satan promises large wages II we will
serve him. but be clothes his victims with
rags, and he pinches them with hunger, and
when they start out 10 do better he sets after
them all tho bloodhouuds Of perdition.
Satan comes to us to-day and he promises all
Injuries, all emoluments ii we will only
serve him. Liar. down with thee to the pitt
.Ffhe wages Of sin is DEATH Oh, the young
man OF the text was wise when he uttered
the resolution, II will arise and 50 to my
fnthern
In the time Of Mary the Prosecutor, per-
secutor came to a Christian woman who had
hidden in her house for the Lords sake one
Of Christ's servants, and the prosecutor said,
AWhere Is that hereticsD The Christian
woman said. You open that trunk and you
will sec the heretic.n The prosecutor opened
the trunk, and on tho TOP Of the linen Of the
trunk he saw glass. He said, There is no
hereto here" 'Ah,n she said, .iyou look in
the glass and you win see the hereticn As
take up the mirror OF Gods word to-day
would that instead Of seeing the prodigal
son OF the text we might see ourselves--our
want, our wandering, our sin our lost con-
dition--so that we might be as wise as this
young man was, and say, u VIII arise and
60 to my father
The resolution Of this text was formed in
disgust at bis present circumstances. II this
young man had been by his employer set to
culturing flowers or training vines over an
urhor or keeping account OF the pork market
or overseeing other laborers he would not
have thought Of going home. IL he had had
his pockets full Of money, ii he had been able
10 say. II have thousani dollars now of my
own what's the use OF my going back to my
fathers houses do you think am going back
TO apologizeto the old man? why he would
put me on the limits; he would not have go
ing on around the old place such conduct as
have engaged in won't 60 home; there
Il 30 reason why | should 20 home; | have
plenty OF money. plenty Of pleasant sur
why should 4 60 homeW All! it
was his pauperism, 1t was his beggaTy. He
lad to 70 home
Some man comes and says to me- "Why |
DO you talk about the ruined stats Of the |
human soulY Why don't you speak about
he progress Of the Nineteenth century, and |
ak Of something more ezbilaratingY II is
or this reason: A man never wants the /
Gospel until he realizes he is in famine
truck state. Suppose ] should come TO You
n your home and Won are ia good. sound,
'Obust health and should begin to talk
about medicines. and about how much better
his medicine is than that and some other
and talk about this physician and
hat physician. After a while you get tired,
md you would say: II don't want 70 hear
bout medicines. Why do you talk to me
Il physiciansg never have doctor"
But suppose come into ycur house and |
Ind you severely sick. and know the medi-
ines that w3ll cure, and | know the physi-
ian who Is skillful enough TO meet your
ase. You say: Bring on that medicine;
ring on that physician. lam terribly sick,
nd want help" II / came to you and you
eel you are all right in body, and all right in
iind. and all right in soul you have need of
othsng: but suppose have persuaded you
bat the leprosy of sin is upon you, the worst
( all sickness; oh. then you say "Bring me ;
rat balm OF the Gospel; bring me that di- !
inc medicament; bring me Jesus Christ !
But SAYS some one in the audience "How {
0 you prove that we are in a ruined condi-
on by sins' Well. l can prove it in two
ays, and you may have your choice l
IN prove II by the statements Of men or
y the statement OF God Which shall it I
pe You all say. LET us have the state {
lent OF God.' Well, He says in one place, q
The heart is deceitful above all things and 9
wicked" He says in another I
lace, "What is man that he should be
cam and he which is born Of woman. '
lat he should be righteous He Saws in y
nothcr place. sThere is none that doeth n
BOD, no, not one" He says in another B
lace. ''As by one man sin entereth into the {
Grid, and death by sin, and odeath passed
ron all men, for that ali have sinned y a
We'll. YOU say. II am willing to acSnowl- o
lge that, but why should take the partic- Y
ar rescue that you proposes" This is the Z
ason. Except a man be born again he u
Innot see the kingdom Of God This is the a
nson. "There is enc name given under n
,aven anoug men whereby they may be n
ved.n Then there are a thousand voices o
re ready to say, "Well, l am ready to &C o
pc this help OF the Gospel: ] would like to v
we this divine cure; how shall / 60 to b
orkn Let me say that a mere within, an c
ldefined longing amounts to nothing.
on must have a stout. tremendous resolu- q
IN like this young man OF the text when I
said. II vii arise and 60 70 my father" n
OH says some man, how do know my a
Their wants mes How do I know. il / 20 a
OK, would be receivedi' ''Ohw says a
me man. ''you don't know where I have 81
en-; You don't know how far have wan G
red. you wouldn't talk that way to me II 4
n knew all the inicuities ! have commit n
~ What is that hutter among the angels Z
Sob Il is news it is newsl Christ has I
ind the lost $
Nor angels can tAeir Joy contain.
But kind.e with new fre,
The sinner ioet. 4 found. t11r sing. Z
And strike the sounding Tyre s
When Napoleon talked Of going into Italy. I!
ev said. You can't get there. IL you 8
ew what the Alps were ruu wouldn't talk q
out i or think Of il. 1ou can't get your Z
inunitior WAGONS over The Alrs.' Ihen g
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