Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-08

q the silver trumpet Of ~ Gsspa which
made Fs1fx sr~mbls. and - the PontecosE
brought three thousand soais cut CT their
sspalcksr, I would bow one long. Load
blAs<. esyinx. -whsseero win. Let him
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THUr1s % TN sr1RlY
Take this gcodly Fstig,so which hes dsae
90 much for me that can commend Is to
all withess IL I shoad have gone ths
whole downward career. Stolid and phiee-
matte natures going astray do not SO 80
Ear. bat sAtarss ike mine. saaguine. IL
tense. emotional optimistic. social 10 the
lass dsgrse. and seheins % al the heights
and depths Of nirth. II they get on track.
they 60 with one wild leap to bell As 20
the ressraining power a this religion upoa
q mercurial temperament. testify This
Is not abstraction a. something gotten
frou books Ispsak q whas know. Go
out and AK all who have tried this rer
iigioa and ask them how 10 works.
Three Young msa in = factory came out
on the Lords side. bat two Of them. over
come by the jeers Of their comrades. went
back and joined the soo6euA The ons hed
On to his Christian hops. and ons day whsa
they presssd him hArd. and were telling
how much in0delity had done for the
world. and that Christianify had dooe
noshing. the persscuted Christian turned
upon them. and pointing 10 Henry and
George. who had tor little while followed
Christ and then turned back, be said;
"You have tried your principles on them,
and know what they have done for them.
When they tried 70 serve Christ they were
civil. good tempered. kind husbands and
fathers. They were cheerful. industrious
and ready 70 obligc. What hare you made
thegni Look and see They are cast
down and cross; their mouths are full Of
cursinG and dizziness; they are drunk
every week; their children hail clothed,
their wives broken hearted. their homes
wrctchsd. That Is what your principles
have doae. Now have tried Christ and
bis religion. and what hes 1t done Tor mel
You know we'll what used to be- There
was none OF you that could drink 20 much.
swear 20 desperately and fight % masterly.
had no money and nobody would trust
me- My wife was i'll used. was III
humored, hateful and hating. What has
religion dene for mee Thxnk God am
not afraid to put il to yeu. Am | not q
happier man than VAST An not bet
ter workman and a kinder compartment
Would once have put up with what l
now beRr from your ! coold beat any Of
you as easily now ~ ever. Why don't /?
Do you ever hear foul word from my
MOUTH Do you catch me at pubic
housed Has anybody a score against mei
Go and ask my neighbors II am not al
tered for the better. Go and ask my wife.
Let my house bear witness God Be praised,
here 10 what Christianity has done for me;
there b what inAdeiity has done for Henry
and George"
Out Of this audienes I oould gather .
thousaad men and women who coald tell
you - thrining stsry ~ that as to what
religion has deas Tor them. Yea. il times
Of persecution should come - Of old. and
they may come, there arr = thousand here
who would for Christ's sake - cheerfully
walk into the furnace of IRE - though Il
were IN arbor Of thyme and hcnsysuckle,
and facs the lions ~ though they were
lambs frisking on the htslxIde. and wade
down into the deep wAten which are to
submerge them - happily - ever at Mar
ragansett beach thsy took The surf 1t .
summer bathing.
Gene mp and join these on the way to =
palace What an absurd thing for king
to be catinS grass Iustead Of living on
the poor fodder that the world affords,
come mp and sit among the princes Of God
At the royal banqaes and hear the bands
play: Eat, @ ftienAst Dunk, O belovedr'
Here u 4 csowu, wear t. Here il q scepter,
sway IL. Here Is a thrcae. mount Il This
a your hear iUHroye t.