The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-20

! him, we must be willing sometNnesf'
70 chose the hard bread of self denial
rather than the cmpcrial clusters from
royal vineyards.
o, how we want the faith andcoura9e
Of n Daniel and a Paul, but how we
dread the hot atmosphere of trial, In
which their graces ripcncd. The richest
fruits Of religion grow In h sultry
tropics Of trial. II you want pearls,
you must dive for them. IL you want
| gold you must dig for IL. The richest
parts of California and Australia nre
under ground. Depend upon IL II nc
pruning, no fruit, no climbing, NO eleva-
ton, no battle, no victory. no cross, no
crown. Had there been no Nebuchad-
nezzar, there would have been no Dan
lei. Even 20 IL has been in all ages.
The flames which have flashed up from
the stake have been 80 many illumina-
tions Of Christian triumph. When God
would make n great light OF truth and
holiness in the world, he often takes
great prosecutions and with them strikes
fire. The devils hate is Gods glory.
Again, let the story Of Daniel teach
us the beauty of that youthful charac-
ter which remains unblcmished and up
| right when away from home. Had
Daniel, on arriving In Babylon, plunged
into every excess his friends In Jerusa-
lem would never have heard Of IL. His
dissipation and remuneration of rclig.
Ion would not nave east one sorrow on
the family hearth where he had lived
| or the old family Bible which he used to
read. But, far away from home, he
knew that Gods eye watched him and
that was enough. 1t Is not every young
man who maintains the same character
| when absent that was maintained at
home.
probably address young men now
| distant from their fathers house, and
| others who, still under the parental
roof, look forward to a time when they
| will depart alone to conflict with the
world and among strangers be called TO
build up characters for themselves.
Happy for You, o, young man. IL You
shall, like Joseph, be the same when
living with wicked Pharoah as with
pious Jacob, or Daniel as pure in Bah
ylon az In Jerusalem. There is no pas
sage in q mans life of more thrilling
interest than the day in which h leaves
home and goes of 70 seek his fortune.
The novelty and romance connected
with the departure may keep the young
man from any poignant sorrow, but
parents who have seen the destruction
among strangers Of those who were con-
sidered promising youths, canuot help
feeling that this step is Of momentous
Importance. Before the youth left home
all his conduct was under affectionate
guardianship. Outbursts of folly, care
lcssncss and improperly Of manner and
~looseness Of speech were kindly re-
proved, and although the restraint
seemed sometimes too severe, yet hours
Of sober reflection have convinced him
that IL was salutary and righteous.
But behold, how the scene changes
The father, through the i~ntcrceding OF
metropolitan friends, has secured the
son u place IN some bank or store OF
> Office. SchOolmates on the night befors
|. his departure come to take their fare
: well Of the young adventurcr. Tha'
morning he takes q last walk arount
|. the old place, and going past some lovet
spot, . sly tear may start, but no ont
G sees II. The trunk Is on the carriage
4 and after o warm good-by, away the.
speed over the hills. Set down ami,
r excitements and among companions no
= over scrupulous rs to their words O
deeds, temptations troop around tn
n stranger. The morning comes, but n
family altar, and the Sabbath, but n
G real quiet, and perhaps at the sa%nctuar.
Y the faces arc all strange and no on
s cares whether he goes to church o
IS whether he does not go. Lon
i winter evenings arrive, and HOY
Il shall they DC spent? On his wa
Ic home from his place of business he say
r flaming placards announcing rare pei
,e formanccs and that this was positivel
s. the last night. At the door OF his cheer
is less boarding house no one greets hiI
j. and the evening meal is insipid. Tn
G. room In the third story that evenin
,c seems doleful and rcpclling. A boo
,c snatched up from the stand proves to b
~ dull. In despair he PUSHES out rockies
rs to where he goes II only he a Sc
~ something that will make him ste
" thinking. That night may be the turl
IN ing point In his history. Once With
I'd the fatal CIRCLE of sin and the soul hi
n. NO power to rcpel it.
nv In many a country churchyard Is no
IN the grave OF some youthful spirit thi
went away 1.-THE and bounding. b.
or came home diseased and crushed m
nv blasted to disgrace the sepulcher Of h
vs. fathers. Yet this exodus must be mad
en As from far distant hills. rivers fiji
es their way through tunnels to gre
re cities, so from far distant points of Il
10. country IT is necessary that n stream
ed interrupted population shall pour in
do our great th%oroughfares and kes
them pure and manage the trait
nd of the world. Multitudes of such a
,at constantly making their departure fro
,r home. Tomorrow morning all of II
~thoroughfares leading toward the gre
cities Of our land, on steam boat nj
hy %railcar there will be young adventure
NJ for the first speeding away from the
,n homes in order to try their fortune
-" town. The Lord stretch forth His al
for the deliverance of those Danie
,e, away down in Babylon. Wherev
your lot may be cast-in far inlal
I'M town or in some great seaport-mai