The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02

homesick for heaven?
But ] remark concerning this reso-
luton, it was
IMMEDIATELY. PUT INTO EXECUTION. "
The context says 'he arose and
came to his father" The trouble in
nine hundred and ninety mine times
out Of a thousand is that resolutions
amount to nothing because we make
them for some distant time. II 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.
The only kind Of resolution that
amounts to anything is the resolution
that is Immediately put into execu-
ton.
There is a man who had the typhoid
fever. He said: "Oh if I could get
over this terrible distress! if this fever
should depart, if l 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 60
over to New York and to attend to
business. He is we'll today-as we'll as
ever he was. Where is the broken
vow? There is man who said long
ago: 'If Icould live to the year 1891,
by that time I will have my business
matters arranged, and l will have
time to attend to religion, and I will
be a good, thorough, consecrated
Christian. The year 1881 has come
january, February, March, April,
May, June almost half of the year
gone. Where is your broken vow?
10Y" says some man, I'll attend to
that when l get my character fixed up;
when I can get over my evil habits:
am now given to strong drink, or,
says the man, II am given to dishon-
esty. When [ get over my present
habits, then I'll be thorough Chris
tian." My brother, you will get worse
and worse, until Christ takes you in
hand: "Not the righteous; sinners,
Jesus came to CALL" =. 49,. AL
l will tell you of 49,.
.a TWO PRoDIGALs, s.
the one that got back and the one
that did not get back. In Virginia
there is very prosperous and beauti-
Jul home in many respects. A young
man wandered off from that home.
tie wandered very far into sin.
They heard of him often, but he was
always on the wrong track He would
not 60 home At the door of that
beautiful home one night there was a
great cutlery. The 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 was the wife and chill
dren OF this prodigalsyoung man. The
fact was he had come home and driv-
en- them out. He said: "Out of this
house. Away with these children. [
will dash their brains out. Out into
the STORM" The mother gathered
them up and fled. The next morning,
the brother, went out to find this
prodigal brother and son, and he
came where he 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 at him and said:
i"Who am l? Who do you take me
to be-" He said: You are my
brother" No, I am not. I am a
brute. Have you seen anything Of
my wife and children? Are they dead?
| drove them out last night in the
storm. I am a brute. John, do you
think there is any help for me? Do
you think I will ever get over this life
of dissipation? He said: "John,
there is just one thing that will stop
this. The prodigal ran his finger
across his throat and said: "That
will stop it, and I'll stop it before
night. 0! my brain; I can stand it no
longer" That prodigal never got
home. But will tell you of a prodigal
that did get home. >.
Today I offer you . i.
THE PARDON OF THE GOSPEL,
full pardon, free pardon. 1 do not
care what your sin has been. Though
you say you have committed crime
against God, against your own soul,
against your fellow man, against your
family, against the day OF Judgment,
against the cross of Christ-whateve
your crime has been, here is pardon,
full pardon, and the very moment
that you take that pardon your
Heavenly Father throws his arms
about you and says: "My son, I
forgive you. 1t is all right. Yon are
as much in my favor now as if you
had never sinned.' %! there is Joy
on earth and Joy in heaven. Who
will take the Fathers embrace?
Quicklywe fly toward eternity. We
will soon be there. Some leave this
Life condemned. Oh, may it be with
US that, leaving this Aeeting life for
the next, we may find our Father
ready to greet us TO our new home
with Him forever. That will be a
marriage banquet! Fathers welcome!
Fathers bosom! Fathers kiss!
Heaven! Heaven!
When Hoops Came In.
1t was in the very early portion of