Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-02-19

ness fifteen years ago, and sec how all the
signs have changed. Where are the peo-
pie gone? How many of them are landed
in eternity ! cannot say, but many, many.
| went to the village of my boyhood. Tho
houses were all changed. l passed one
house in which once resided man who
had lived an earnest, useful life. and he is
in glory now. In the next house q miscr
lived. He devoured widows houses. and
spent his whole life in trying to make the
world worse and worse And he is gone
the Good man and the miser both gone to
the same place. All, did they go to the
same place? 1t is an infinite absurdity to
suppose them both in tho same place II
the miscr had harp what tunc did he
play on it? O my friends l commend to
you this religion as tho only personal
safety. When you die, where arc you
going to? When we leave all these scenes
upon what scenes will we enter? When
wo were on shipboard and We all felt that
we must go to the bottom, was l right in
saying to ono next me: II wonder il wc
will reach Heaven if We do go down to-
night" Was l wise or unwise i'll asking
that question? l tell you that man is q
fool who never thinks of the great future
Happily my subject to several classes Of
people before me- First to that great
| multitude Of young people in this house.
| Some of these young men are in boarding.
houses. They have but few social advan-
tagcs. They think that no one cares for
their souls. Many Of them are on small
salaries, and they are cramped and bother
cd pcrpetually. and sometimes their heart
fails them. Young man. tonight, at your
bedroom door on the third floor, you will
| hear knocking. 1t will be tho hand OF
| Jesus Christ, the young mans friend, say
ing: 40, young man, let me como in;
will comfort thee, I will deliver thee"
Take tho bible out Of the trunk, If it has
been hidden away. If you have not the
courage to lay it on the shelf or table, take
that Bible that was given to you by some
loved one, take it out Of the trunk and lay
it down on the bottom OF the chair, then
kneel down beside it, and read and pray,
and pray and read, until all your disturb
ance is gone, and you feel that peace which
neither Garth nor hell can rob you OF. Thy
fathers God. thy mothers God, waits for
thee o young man, ''Escupe for thy life"
| Escape now! "Onc thing thou lackestw
But apply this subject to the aged. O
father Of tho weary step, o mother bent
down under the ailments OF life, has thy
God ever forsaken thee? Through all
these years, wno has been your best friend?
Seventy years Of Mcrcies! Seventy years
Of food and clothing! o, how many bright
morningsl How many glorious evening
hours you have scent o father, mother.
God has been very good to you. Do you
feel it? Some of you havo children and
grandchildren; the former cheered your
young life. the latter twine your gray locks
in their fingers. Has all tho goodness that
God has been making pass before you pro-
| on IN, 1iyoo yYci
it be said of you. notwithstanding all this
Zone thing thou lackest?"
must make application Of this subject
also, to those who are prospercd. Have
you, my friends, found that dollars ant
cents are no permanent consolation to thu
soul? You have large worldly resources bu
| have you no treasures in heaven? Is al
. embroidered pillow all that you want to pu
| you dying head on? You have heard peopl
: all last week talk about earthly values
, Hear plain man talk about tho heavenly
. Do you not know it will be worse for you
. prosposed man, if you reject Christ, AM
: reject him tinally-that it will be worse 10
8 YOU than those who had it hard in thi
o world, because tho contrast will mako tn
d discontinue so much more appalling? A
u the hart bounds for the water brooks, a
Il the roe speeds down the hillside, spec
| A0o
fl ! not behind thee, neither stay thou IN all tn
u plain; escape to the mountain lest thou b
d consumedv'
e must make my application to anotht
IN class of persons-the poor. When yc
70 cannot pay your rent when 1t is duo, hav
1t you nobody but the landlord to talk to
II When the -four has gone out OF the barre
If and you have not ten cents with which
1. go to the bakery, and your children al
1t tugging at your dress for something TO ca
le have you nothing but the worlds char
TO ties to appeal to? When winter come
and there are no Goals, and the nsh-bal
~ rels have no more cinders who talrcs ca
)" Of you? Have you nobody but tho owe
n. seer of tho poor? But preach to you
:" poor mans Christ. II you do not have
$: the wintor blankets enough to cover you
ne the night, want to tell you Of him wi
ut had not where to lay his head. II you
! on the bare floor, want to tell you Of hi
n who had for pillow o hard cross, q
he whose foot bath was the streaming blood
CO his own heart you poor man! Oy
ou poor woman! Jesus understands 20
case altogether. Talk 1t right ous to hi
e, tonight Get down on your floor and 90
on ''Lord Jesus Christ, Thou vast poor and
is am poor. Help me. Thou art rich no
u. and bring me up to Thy richesw Do y
1T. think God would cast you Off? Will
St You might as well think that moth
Iat would take the child that feeds on b
lat breast and dash its life out, as to thi
ire that God would put aside roughly tho
yes who have fed to him for pity and co
If passion. Yea, the prophet says:
be woman may forget her sucking child. Il
It'll she should not have compassion on the 9
ul: Of her womb, but will not forget thee.
II you have ever been on the seq, ,
,nt have been surprised in tho first voyage
IS? find there re so few sails in sight Son
70. times you go along two. three, four, Il
ct. six and seven days, and do not see SIM
Is sail: but when vessel does como In sigl
'ay the sea glasses are lifted to the eye,
ore vessel Is watched, and if it come very ne
BILE then tho captain, through tho trump
hat cries loudly across the water: "Whitl
nts bound?" So you and meet on this sea
OF life We como and W0 20. Some OF