Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21

citation of blasphemy2 Was ever Q drunkard weaned from his cups by the temperance lecturers mi1nicry of stag gering step and hiccough2 No. It was, "Come with me to church today and hear our singing" "Cone and let me introduce you to Christian man whom you will be sure to admire;" Come with me into associations that are cheer ful and good and inspiring;" Come with me into joy such as you never be- fore experienced"
 With that word which has done so much for others I approach you today. Are you all right with God9 "No," you say, II think not; am sometimes alarmed when think of him; fear l will not be ready to meet him in the last day; my heart is not right with God" Come, then, and have it made right. Through the Christ who died to save you, come! What is the use in waiting2 The longer you wait the fur ther off you are and the deeper you are down. Strike out for heaven! You remember that a few years ago steam CT CSiuCu VA0 y AAAC0SS 6H4ASC, WAGA - crowd of excursionists aboard, sank in the Thames, and there was an awful sacrifice of life. A boatlnan from the shore put out for the rescue, and he had a big boat, and he got it so full it would not hold another person, and as he laid hold of the oars to pull for the shore, leaving hundreds helpless and drowning, he cried out, "Oh. that had a bigger boat" Thank God, am not thus limited, and that can promise room for all in this gospel boat. Get in; get inl And yet there is room. Room in the heart of par doning God. Room in heaven.
 THE STRUGGLE OF LIFE.
 also apply the word of my text to those who would like practical comfort. If any ever escape the struggle of life, I have not found them. They are not certainly among the prosperous classes. In most cases it was a struggle all the way up till they reached the prosperity, and since they have reached these heights there have been perplexities, anxieties
 
 to shatter the nerves and turn the brain It would be hard to tell which have the biggest fight in this world the prosperities or the adversities, the conspicuities or the obscurities. Just as soon as you have enough success to attract the attention of others, the en- vies and jealousies are let loose from their kennels. The greatest crime that you can commit in the estimation of others is to get on better than they do. They think your addition is their sub- traction. Five hundred persons start for certain goal of success; one reaches it, and the other four hundred and ninety-nine are mad. It would take volumes to hold the story of the wrongs, outrages and defamations that have come upon you as result of your success. The warm sun of prosperity brings into life a swamp full of annoy ing insects.
 On the other hand the unfortunate classes have their struggles for main tenance To achieve 0 livelihood by one who had nothing to start with, and after while for family as well. and carry this on until children are reared and educated and fairly started in the world, and to do this amid all the rivalries of business, and the uncer- tainty of crops, and the f1ckleness of tariff legislation, with an occasional labor strike, and here and there finan- cial panic thrown in, is mighty thing to do, and there are hundreds and thousands of such heroes and heroines who live unsung and die unhonored What we all need, whether up or down in life or half way between, is the in finite solace of the Christian religion And so we employ the word "Come'' It will take all eternity to find out the number of business men who have been strengthened by the promises of God, and the people who have been fed by the ravens when other re- sources gave out, and the men and women who, going into this battle armed only with needle or saw or ax or yardstick or pen or type or shovel | or shoelast have gained a victory that made the heavens resound. With all the resources of God promised for | every exigency, no one need be left in | the lurch.
 A SUBLIME FAITH.
 like the faith displayed years ago in Drury lane, London, in humble home where every particle of food had given out, and kindly soul entered with tea and other table supplies, and found kettle on the fire ready for the tea. The benevolent lady said, How is it that you have the kettle ready for l the tea when you had no tea in the house2' And the daughter in the home said, Mother would have me put the kettle on the fire, and when l said, What is the use of doing so, when ] we have nothing in the house?' she said: My child, God will provide. Thirty l years he has already provided for me through all my pain and helplessness
 and he will not leave me to starve at last. He will send us help though we do not yet see how We have been waiting all the day for something to come, but until we saw you we knew l not how it was to come" Such things
 the world may call condolences, but
 call them almighty deliverances, and
 though you do not hear of them, they
 are occurring every hour of every day
 and in all parts of Christendom.
 But the word Come" applied to
 those who need solace will amount to
 nothing unless it be uttered by some
 one who has experienced that solace.
 That spreads the responsibility of giv- l ing this gospel call among a great