The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-02-12

And so Christ addresses him in the
words that | have read to you, lone
thing thou lackest," suppose that
that text was no more appropriate to
the young man of whom have spoken
than it is appropriate to a great multi
tude of people in this audience There
are many things in which you are not
lacking For instance, you are not
lacking in II good home. Its perhaps no
more than an hour ago that you closed
the door, returning to see whether 1t
was well fastened, of one of the best
homes in this city, The younger chill
dren OF the house already asleep, the
older ones hearing your returning foot
steps, will rush to the door to meet you
And in these winter evenings, the
children at the stand with their lessons,
the wife plying the needle and you read
ing the book or the paper, you feel that
you have good home Neither are
you lacking in the retinements and
courtesies of life You understand the
polite phraseology of invitation, regard
and apology You have on appropriate
apparel shall wear no better dress
at the wedding than when | come to
the marriage of the kings son If am
well clothed on other occasions will
be in religious audience However
reckless | may be about my personal
appearance at other times, when
come into consecrated assemblage
shall have on the best dress have.
We all understand the proprieties of
everyday life and the proprieties of
Sabbath life
WORLDLY SUCCESS HAS IT'S VALUE.
Neither are you lacking in worldly
success You have not made as much
money as you would like to make, but
you have an income While others are
false when they say they have no in
come or are making no money. you
have never told that falsehood You
have had a livelihood or you have
fallen upon old resources. which is Just
the same thing, for God is just as good
to us when he takes care of us by
surplus OF the past as by present sue
cess While there are thousands of
men with hunger tearing at the throat
with the strength of tigers paw, not
one OF you is hungry
Neither are you lacking in pleasant
friendship You have real good friends
If the scarlet fever should come to
night to your house, you know very
well who would come in and sit up
with the sick one; or if death should
come, you know who would come in
and take your hand tight in theirs with
that peculiar grip which means, "I'n
stand by you. and after the life has
fled FROM the loved one, take you by
the arm and lead you into the nexi
room, and while you are gone to Green
wood they would stay in the house and
put aside the garments and the play
things that might bring to your mind
too severely your great loss Friends
You all have friends.
Neither are you lacking in your ad
miration OF the Christian religion.
There is nothing that makes you SO
angry AS to have man malign Christ,
You get red in the face and you say,
Sir, ! want you to understand that
though am not myself a Christian
don't like such things said as that in
my store, and the manages off, giving
you parting salutation, but you hard
iy answer him You are provoked be
yond all bounds Many of you have
been supporters of religion, and have
given more to the cause of Christ than
some who profess his faith There is
nothing that would pleas You more
than to see your son or daughter stand
ing at the altar OF Christ, taking the
vows of the Christian
1t might be Il little hard on you, and
might make you nervous and agitated
for little willie but you would be
man enough to say MY child, that is
right Go on am glad you haven't
been kept back by my example. Hope
some day to join you" You believe
all the doctrines of religion a man
out yonder says Il am sinner Yon
respond. so aiu |" Some one says.
i believe that Christ came to save the
world" You say, SO do l." Look
ing at your character, at your sur
roundings, find a thousand things
about which to congratulate you, and
yet inust tell you in the love and fear
of God, and with reference to my last
account, One thing thou lackest.
rHE CHRISTIANS HAPPINESS.
You need my friends, in the first
place the element of happiness, Some
day yon hel wretched. You do not
know what is the matter with you
You say Il Cd not sleep last night
think that mus be the reason of my
restlessness; orssI have eaten some
thing that did not agree with me and
think that must b, the reason And
ysu are unhappy Oh, my friends
happiness does not det,nd upon phys
ical condition. Some Q the happiest
people HAVE cNei niio n have beer
those who have been wrahed in con
sumption, or stung with neralgia o.
burning with the slow fire OF soc fever
never shall forget one Ea.in IN,
first parish, who in excruciaha O
body cried out: Mr.. Talmage, For
get all my pain in the love and JOY
Jesus Christ. can't think OF my 81
ferings when think of Jesus. " WI
his face was illuininedl There q
young men in this house who wor
give testimony to show that there
no happiness outside of Christ, VIII
there is great joy in his service Th'
are young men who have not be
Christians more than two months "
would stand up tonight, II | shot
ask them. and say in those two mon
they had more joy and sltisfact
than in all the years of theif friyol
and dissipation. Go to the door
that gin shop to night, and when