Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-16

athers house. I
= But remark concerning this reso-
luton, it WAS immediately put into eX-
ecution. The context says The arose
and came to his father The trouble |
in nine hundred and niuctyninc times
ont of thousand is that our resolu-
tons amount TO nothing because we |
make them for some distant time.
There is man who had the typhoid |
fever. He said: "nh. 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. lie
got well enough to walk around the
block. lie got we'll enough to so over
TO New York and attend to- business
He is well to-day-as well as he ever
was. Where is the broken vow? There
is man who said long ago: If could
live to the year 1891, by that time I
will have my business matters ar
ranged, and will have time to
attend to religion. and will be a good.
thorough, consecratcd Christian" The
year 1891 has come. january, Feb
ruary, March, April, May, Junc-almost
half of the year gone. Where is your
broken vow? "O!" says some man,
IN attend to that when can get my
character fixed up; when can get over
my evil habits; l am now given to
strong drink" or, says the man, Il am
given to uncleanness," or, says the
man. IL am given to dishonesty. When
get over my present habits, then III
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" To be only almost saved is not to
be saved at all.
In England two young men started
from their fathers house and went
down to Portsmouth. The father
could not pursue his children; for some
reason he could not leave home, and so
he wrote a letter down to Mr.. Griffin,
| saying: "Mr Griffin, l wish you would
| go and see my two sons. They have
arrived in Portsmouth and they are go
ing to take ship, and going away from
home. l wish you would persuade them
| back" MIR. Griffin went and he tried
to persuade them back. He persuaded
one to go. He went with very easy
persuasion because he was very home
sick already. The other young man
said, II will not go. have had enough
of home. I'll never go home" "Wen, "
said Mr.. Griffin, "then If you won't q
home, III get you respectable posi-
ton on a respectable ship" mo, you
WON'T" said the prodigal; "No, you
won't. am going as common sailor
that will 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 u mes
sage came to him that there was Q
young man in irons on ship at the
dock-a young man condemned to death
who wished to see this clergyman
Mr.. Griffin went down to the dock
and went on shipboard. Thu
young man said to him: "Yor
don't know me, do you?" mo" he said
II don't know you" "Why, don't yo'
remember that young man you tried T.
persuade to go home and he wouldn'
go?" 30! yes" said Mr.. Griffin, ''ar
you that MANI" Eyes, am that man,
you pray for me. have COMMITTEE
murder and l must die; but don
.. want to go out of this world until som
one prays for me. You are my father
friend, and would like to hav
.. you pray for me-" Mr.. Grith
went from judicial antho'
,, ity TO judicial authority
, get the young mans pardon. He sleI
, not night nor day. He went from IL
fuential person to influential perso
; until in some way he got that youn
!, mans pardon. He came down on til
dock and as he arrived on the dock wit
= the pardon the father came. He ha
. heard that his son under a disguise
= name had been committing crime an
was going to be put to death. 5
Mr.. Griffin and the father went o
y ships deck, and at the moment NJ
d Griffin offered the pardon to the your
man, the old father threw his arr
g around the sons neck and the son sal
, "Father, have done very wrong ant
: am very sorry. l wish l had new
- broken your heart. lam very sorry
- 90" said the father, ''don't mention
Il it don't make any difference now. II
=, all over. forgive you, my son" q
- he kissed him and kissed him a
~ kissed him.
- To-day offer you the pardon Of
a: Gospel-full pardon, free pardon. !
e. not care what your sin has be-
=: Though you say you have committe
{. crime against God, against your o
I r soul, against your fellow man, agai
VI your family, against the day Of ju'
il mSsn sg1 voaE crime rim t.: Been hef
~ pardon, full pardon, and the very !
q. ment that you take that pardon y
a. a. Heavenly Father throws his al
c .. around about You and says: "My sol
- forgive you. 1t is all right. You are
nc much in my favor now as ii you
e. never sinned." O! there is Joy on ea
r ~. and JOY in heaven. Who will take
y: fathers embracer
OK Quickly we fly toward eternity.
n ~, will soon be there. Some leave this
condemned. Oh, may it be with
M that, leaving this heeting life for
Y. next, we may find our Father read
US greet us to our new home with him
nc ever. That will be . banquet! Fatt
so welcome. Fathers bosom! Fatt
kiss. Heaven! Heaven! ..
or. Wealth by Accident.
~ Occasionally mon achieve riches.