The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-03-26
THURSDAY EVENING, MAR. 26. 1891


body coming up through the aisle felt
as if | could weep tears of blood, l
told the people that day; This man
had his virtues, and good many of
them, He had his faults, and good
many of them. But If there is any
man In this audience who is without
sin let him cast the first stone at this
coffin lid" On one side of the pulpit
sat that little child, rosy, sweet faced
rs beautiful as any little child that sat
at 5ow table this morning, | warrant
you, She looked up wistfully, not
knowing the full sorrows Of an orphan
child. Oh, her countenance haunts me
today, like some sweet face looking
upon us through horrid dream. On
the other side of the pulpit were the
men who had destroyed him. There
they sat, hard visaged, some of them
pale from eyhausting disease, some of
them flushed until it seemed as if the
fires of iniquity famed through the
cheek and cracked the lips, They
were the men who had done the work.
They were the men who had bound
him hand and foot, They had kindled
the fires, They had poured the worm.
wood and gall into that orphans cup.
Did they weep1 No Did they sigh re
pentingly2 No Did they say, what
pity that such a brave man should
be slain" No, no; not one bloated
hand was lifted TO wipe tear from
bloated cheek They sat and looked
Attic coffin like vultures gazing at the
carcass of lamb whose heart they had
ripped out | cried in their ears as
plainly as could, ''There is God and
IA Judgment day. Did they tremble2
Oh, no, no. They went back from the
house of God, and that night, though
their victim lay in lakewood cemetery,
l was told that they blasphemed, and
they drank, and they gambled, and
there was not one less customer in all
the houses of iniquity This destroyed
man was Samson in physical strength,
but Delilah sheared him, and the
Philistines of evil companionship dug
his eyes out and threw him into the
prison of evil habits But iii the hour
of his death he rose up and took hold
of the two pillared curses of God
against drunkenness and uncleanness,
and threw himself forward, until down
upon him and his companions there
came the thunders of an eternal catas-
trophe,
Again: Any amusement that gives
you distaste for domestic life is bad.
How many bright domestic circles have
been broken up by sinful amusements!
The father went off, the mother went
off, the child went off There are
today the fragments before me of
blasted households. Oh, if you have
wandered away, would like to charm
you back by the sound of that one
word ''home." Do you not kqow that
you have but little more time to give
to domestic welfare? Do you not see,
father, that your children are soon to
90 a5t lta he world, and all the in
s y d you are to have over
rJut have howe Death will
ns your conjugal relations,
d.. s4S e i have to stand over the
F. So az oa who persisted from your
agG,
UE-EtAfNTtN' HUSBAND; BELIEVING
WIFE.
T sIv +. w ward husband standing
ct t,-e ta..t' d of his Christian wife,
an6 saw ue6 point to a ring on her
lincs ,,oA laard her say to her hus-
~ 49, wa see that ring?' He re
Piled "Y,aI see it." WELL" said
sGe, DIV yea remember who put it
s~r Eyes said he, 81 put it there"
ava. T.. .he past seemed to rush upon
de- ar memory of that day when,
.. .s. -,.. ne of men and angels, you
p. a.a ., faithful in joy and sor
.- .-EI ckness and in health; by
tu. ...-, of those pleasant hours
w. ... It together in your new
ny,... ..r; of bright FUTURE by
sr Id the joyful hour when
7s pared and another given;
v, ,nav SICK bed, when the little one
lifted up the hands and called for
help, and you knew he must die, and
he put one arm around each of your
necks and brought you very near to-
gether in that dying kiss; by the little
grave in Greenwood that you never
think of without rush of tears; by the