Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-02-13

there are tens OF thousands OF Such
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So there are greens
who dedicate themselves to the same
humiliation. What power for good
God gave that woman. Magnetism of
personal presence. Influence more than
imperial BY her influence. by
her tenderness. by her charm of smile
and manner, capable of soothing SO
much sorrow. and reforming SO much
waywardness, and welding so much
elevated power; yet ut the call OF
worldliness coming out Of the throne
of good influence, where God would
have her reign, coming down over the
ivory stairs of moral power, coming
down and coming down until she has
no more soul than the dead bird trans
fixed in her millinery or the chinchilla
that was slain to afford her warmth,
or the kid that furnished her the glove,
aud finding her only delight in fatter-
les OF brainless men, and midnight
schottische and debauched novelties /
say: "Therc is one who might have
been queen unto God forever, yet
eating straw like an OK"
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 humbled himself, while he con-
fessed that God is God of gods and n
Lord of lords, yet behold, that that
humbling and arousing which he be-
fore felt did not result in q radical
change. There is no mistake more
frequent than of supposing convic-
ton a synonym for conversion. Con-
viction is merely sight Of sin; CONVEX
sion is view of pardon. Conviction is
merely an alarm; conversion is con-
fidence. Conviction is dissatisfaction
with depravity; conversion is turning
away from 1t. Conviction is q 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 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 II q man should only
think seriously of being lawyer.
would that make him lawyer? What
II a 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 we'll plumed 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 culver 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
q butchers bludgeon. He who is down
cannot fall.
Again learn from the misfortune of
the king of Babylon what 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.
Again, learn how quickly turns the
wheel of fortune, from how high up to
how far down went acknowledgements
Those now in places of position and
power, even though they should live.
will, in q few years be disregarded,
while some. who this day are obscure
and poverty stricken, will ride upon
the shoulders of the people to take
their turn at admiration and the spoils
of office. o, how quickly the wheel
turns! Ballot boxes are the steps on
which men come down as often as they
go up OF those who were few years
ago successful in the accumulation of
property, how few have not met with
reverses of fortune, while many of
those who then were straitened in cir
cumstances, now hold the bonds and
the bank keys of the nation and win
the most bows on the exchange.
o, trust not q moment your hearts
affections to this changeable world.
Anchor your soul in God From Christ's
love gather your Joy. Then come sor-
row or gladness, success or defeat, riches
or poverty, honor or disgrace, health
or sickness, life or death, time or eter-
nifty, all are yours and ye are Christ's
and Christ is Gods
Learn also from my subject the COM
forting truth that Affections are ar
rested as soon as they have accom-
plished their mission. For seven wears