The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-19

uAeu IN ner millinery or the chlnchllla
that was slain to afford her warmth,
or the kid that furnished her the glove,
and finding her only delight in hatter-
les of brainless men, and midnight
schottische and debauched novelties.
say: "There is one who might have
been a queen unto God forever, vet,
eating straw like an OK" / look over
the pasture fields of folly and sin, and
find many groveling who ought to be
erect o. men and women, go back to
your thronesl
The next thought that presses into
my mind from the contemplation of
this incident is that conviction is not
conversion. Who is this monarch that
makes the boast about Babylon? The
very man who, under the revelation of
dreams that Daniel made from Heaven
deeply hum bled himself. while he con-
fessed that God is God of gods and n
Lord of lords, yet, behold, that that
hum bling ami arousing which he be-
fore felt did not result in a radical
change. There is no mistake more
frequent than of supposing convic-
ton a synonym for conversion. Con-
victiou is merely sight of sin; conver-
sion is view of pardon. Conviction is
merely an alarm; conversion is con-
fidence. Conviction is dissatisfaction
with depravity; conversion is turning
away from it. Conviction is a sword
wound; conversion is the healing. Con-
viction is the fever of thirst; conversion
is the shaking of that thirst Convic-
ton is the pain; conversion is the medi-
cine that cures it. Thousands have
experienced the former and never
experienced the latter. There
are multitudes who think that as soon
as a man is serious he is fit for profess
sion of religion. Whatif a man should
only think seriously of being a mer-
chant, would that make him a mer-
chant? What if a man should only
think seriously of being a lawyer,
would that make him a lawyer? What
if man should only think seriously of
being a Christian, would that make
him Christian? Felix was convicted,
but not converted.
Learn also from my subject that
pride is the precursor of overthrow.
Pride is commander well p.umed and
caparisoned, but it leads forth dark
and frowning host pride goeth be-
fore destruction, and a naughty spirit
before a fall The arrows from the
Almighty's quiver are apt to strike
man when on the wing. Goliath shakes
his great spear in defiance, but the
smooth stones from the brook make
him stagger and fall like an OK under
a butchers bludgeon. He who is down
cannot fall.
Again learn from the misfortune of
the king of Babylon what a terrible
thing is the loss of reason. There is
no calamity that can possibly befall us
in this world so great as the derange-
ment of the intellect-tO have the body
of a man and yet to fall even below
the instinct of brute. In this world
of sad sights the saddest is the idiots
stare. In this world of awful sounds,
the most awful is the maniac's laugh.
A vessel on the rocks, when hundre Is
go down never to rise, and other hum
dreds drag the mangled and shivering
bodies up the watery beach, is nothing
to the laundering of intel
lects full of vast hopes and attachments
and capacities Christ's heart went
out to those who were epileptic, falling
into the fire, or maniacs cutting them
selves among the tombs. We are
accustomed to be more grateful
for physical health than for
the proper working of our mind
We are apt to take it for granted
so well will always be faithful We
forget that an engine with such tre-
nendous power, when the wheels have
such vastness of circle aud such swift
ness of motion and the least impedi-
nent might put it out of gear, could
only be kept in proper balance by a di-
vine hand No human power could en-
yineer this train of immortal faculties
At morning and at night, when in your
prayer you rehearse the object of your
next to your salvation BY
Jesus Christ, praise the Lord for the
of your reason
How many fine intellects are being
destroyed by anodynes and anesthetics
which were given by Providence for
occasional use in alleviation of pain or
but by being employed con-
after awhile capture and de-
,troy? Choral, cocaine, bromide of
opium and whole shelves of
seductive etceteras that help turn
into imbecility or
ma iness. Do not trifie with opiates
hat benumb the brain II you cannot
i've without the perpetual and enslay-
ng use of them you had better die
,ane man than live fool What right
nave you to kill the brain and put in
Wild jangle your nervous system? Bot
.um is the cause of more insanity than
else. There is nothing else
ike rum to put a man like Nebuchad-
lezzar down on all fours.
Again. learn how quickly turns the
wheel of fortune, from how high up to
how far down went Nebuchadnezzar
Those now in places of position and
power, even though they should live.
will, in few years be disregarded,
Viii some, who this day are obscure
and poverty stricken, will ride upon
'he shoulders of the people to take
heir turn at admiration and the spoils
If office. o, how quickly the wheel
.urns! Ballot boxes are the steps on
which men come down as often as they
20 up. OF those who were few years
lgo successful in the accumulation of
property, how few have not met with |
-everses of fortune, while many of |
hose who then were straitened in cir |
now hold the bonds and |
he bank keys of the nation and win
he most bows on the exchange.
o. trust not a moment your hearts |
affections to this changsable world |
Anchor your soul in God From Christ's |