The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-06-26

being saved The people from ANA
gansett saw the vessel, and they shot
rockets, and they sent ropes from the
shore, and these poor fellows got into
the boat and they pulled nightly for
the shore, but Just before they got to
the shore the rope snapped and the
boat capsizsd 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 Il
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 ne
could not leave home, and so he wrote
letter down to SIR. Griffin, saying:
Mr.. Griffin. I 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
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 hOmesiclk already.
The other young man said: Il will not
go have had enough Of home. III
never go home S'Well, said Mr.. Grit
I'm, then if you won't go home, Iu get
you respectable position on a respect
able ship" NO, you won't, >" said the
prOdigal NO you won't, I am going
as q common sailor that viii plague
my 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 3
! message came to him that q young man
| in irons ship at the dOck-a young
| man condemned to death-vvhO 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 yOu?'
! No he said, ~ don't know you"
| why, don't you rememb Der that young
and he wouldn't gO2'' 20! yes" said
| Mr.. Griffin, ARE you that MANI yes,
/ I am that man." said the other. Il
| would like to have you pray for me. I
have committed m urder and must diei
but I 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 infiuen-
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 a disguised name
had been committing crime and was go
! ing to be put to death So Mr. GrifiL
! and the father went on ships deck
and at the very moment Mr.. GrifiE
| offered the pardon to the young mar
the old father threw his arms around
the sons neck and the son said: Path.
er, I have done very wrong and an
very sorry; 1 wish had never broker
your heart am very sorry" 80"
said the father, don't mention il; /
don't make any difference now It il
, all over I forgive you, my son., ant
he kissed him and kissed him and Eisse'
J him.
To-day I offer you the pardon Of th
gOspeI-full pardon, free pardon 1 d
. | not care what your sin has been
> | Though yOu say you have committed
| crime against God, against year Owl
4 | soul, against your fellow man, sgEins
= your family, against the day OF judg
- ment, against the cross of Christ
, | whatever your crime has been, here
: | pardon. full pardon. and the very me
I ment that you take that pardon you
a | Heavenly Father throws His arm
: about you and says: My son, FOL
: give you It is all right You are q
, much in my favor now as If you ha
never sinned-" Q, there is joy on cart
and 10Y in Heaven Who viii take th
. Fathers en- brace?
. There was a gentleman IN a rail ca
= who saw in that same car three passeI
q gers Of very different circumstance
4 The first was = maniac He was car
Y fully guarded by his attendants; n
q mind, like a ship dismRsted, was bea
l. ing against a dark. desOiate coast frOI
which no help could come. The trai
4 / stopped and the man was taken out il
e to the asylum, to waste away, Perhap
p through years OF gloom The secon
o passenger was q eulprit- The outrage
q law had seized on him AS the cal
. ioIted the chains ratified On his faC
= were crime, deprsvity and despair. TIL
p train halted, and he was taken out
the penitsntiary, TO which he had bee
- condemned There was a third passel
- ger, under far different circumstance
She was bride Every hour was gay
4 3 marriage bell Life glittered al
= beczOned Her companion was tai
n ing her to his fathers house II
I train halted The old man Th-1