Connecticut western news., 1891-07-02

uuuOFeuS ana CIlOuSanOS or men WnO never found any hope.
 If this meeting should be thrown open and the people who are here could give their testimony, what thrilling ex- periences we should hear on all sides 1 There is man in the gallery who would say: "I had brilliant surroundings, had the best education that one of the best collegiate institutions of this coun- try could give, and observed all the moralities of life, and I was self right eous, and I thought I was all right be- fore God as am all right before men; but the Holy Spirit came to me one day and said, You are a sinner;' the Holy Spirit persuaded me of the fact. While had escaped the sins against the law of the land, had really com mits-the driving back of the Son of God from my hearts affections, And I saw that my hands were red with the blood of the Son of God, and I began to pray, and peace came to my heart, and know by experience that w1ov you say this morning is true. On him the Lord hath laid the iniquity of us all.'"
 Wonder is a man who would say: 'I was the worst drunkard in New York; l; went from bad to worse; I destroyed myself, I destroyed my home; my chil- dren covered when entered the house; when they put up their lips to be kissed I struck them; when my wife protested against the maltreatment kicked her into the street. I know all the bruises and all the. terrors of a drunkard's s woe. 1 went on further and further from God until one day got letter saying: .N.
 MY DEAR HUsBAND-I have tried every way, done everything, and prayed earnestly and fervently for your reformation, but it seems of no avail. Since our little Henry died, with the exception of those few happy weeks when you remained sober, my life has been ono of sorrow. Many of the nights have sat by the window, with my face bathed in tears, watching for your coming. am broken hearted; am sick. Mother and father have been here frequently and begged mo to come home. but my love for you and my hope for brighter days have always made me refuse them. That hope seems now beyond realiza- tion, and have returned to them. It is hard, and battled long before doing it. May God bless and preserve you, and take from you that accursed appetite and hasten the day when wc shall be again living happily together. This will be my daily prayer, knowing that he has said, Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and will give you rest From your loving wife, MARY.
 And so I wandered on and wan dered on," says that man, "untl one night I passed Methodist meeting house, and I said to myself, I'll go in and see what they arc doing and l got to the door and they were singing
 All may come, whoever will,
 This Man receives poor sinners still,
 And I dropped right there where l was, and said, God have mercy and he had mercy on me. My home is re- stored, my wife sings all day long dur, ing work, my children come out long way to greet me home and my house. hold is little heaven. will tell; you what did all this for me. It was the truth that this day you proclaim, 'Or him the Lord had laid the iniquity oi us all'"
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 Wonder is a woman who would say: 'I wandered off from my fathers house; heard the storm that belts on lost soul; my feet were blistered on the hot rocks I went on and on, thinking that no one cared for my soul, when one night Jesus met me and he said: Poor thing, go home; your fla ther is waiting for you, your mother is waiting for you. Go home, poor thing! And, sir, was too weak to pray, and l was too weak to repent, but I just cried out; sobbed out my sins and my sorrows on the shoulders of him ol whom it is said the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all'" -
 There is young man who would say: 1T had Christian bringing, up; I came from the country to city life; started well; had 8 good position, a good commercial position, but one night at the theater I met some young men who did me no good. They dragged me all through the sewers oi iniquity, and lost my morals and ] lest my position, and I was shabby and wretched. Twas going down the street, thinking that no one cared for me, when a young man tapped me on the shoulder and said, George, come witll me and will do you good looked at him to see whether he was joking or not. saw he was in earnest, and said, What do you mean, sir2' Well, he replied, I mean if you will come tc the meeting tonight I will be very glad to introduce you. 1 will meet you at the door. Will you comep Said I, T will
 'T went to the place where l was earr,ing. fixed myself up as well as I could. I buttoned my coat over ( ragged vest and went to the door of the church, and the young man met me and we went in; and as went in heard an old man praying, and ht looked so much like my father sobbee right out, and they were all around SC kind and sympathetic that just ther' gave my heart to God, and know thi morning that what you say is true; believe it in my own experience. 'Or him the Lord hath laid the iniquity O US au'"
 Oh! my brother, without stopping tt look as to whether your hand tremble or not, without stopping to look whethe your hand is bloated with sin or not put it in my hand, let me give you on' warm, brotherly, Christian grip, ant invite you right up to the heart, to th' compassion, to the sympathy, to thu pardon of him on whom the Lord hat laid the iniquity of us all. Throw ava. your sins. Garry them no longer.
 proclaim emancipation this morning t. all who are bound, pardon for all siI and eternal life for all the dead