Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-22

Do you Know there were many VINO came
just as near as you are to the kingdom o
God and never entered it!
The Story OF Two Prodig Ills.
will tell you of two prodigals, the one
that got back and the other that did not get
back. In Richmond, Va, there is very
prosperous and beautiful home in many res
poets Ayoung man wandered on from thas
home. He wandered very far into sin They
heard of him often but he was always on the
wrong track. He would not 20 home At
the door OF that beautiful home one night
there was q great outcry.
The young man of the house ran down and
opened the door TO see what was the matter.
1t was midnight The rest or the family
were asleep. There were the wife and chill
dren of this prodtgal young man. The fact
was he had come home and driven them out.
He said: "Out of this house. Away with
these children, l will dash their brains out,
Out into the stormm
The mother gathered them up and fed.
The neIt morning the brother, young
find this prodigal brother and son, and he
came where he was, and saw the young man
wandering no and down in front of the
young man who had kept his integrity said
to the older brother: Here. what does this
meanf what is the matter with your Why
do you act IN this way?r The Rrodigai
do you take me to be?" He said: "You are
my brother" "No am not. am brute.
Have you seen anything of my wife and
Are they s Seaa' drove STse sns@
John, do you think there is any help for
me? Do you think will ever get over this
life of dissipation?"
He said: "John, there is just one thing
that will stop this" The prodigal ran his
finger across his throat and said: "That
will stop it, and I'll stop it before night: Oh!
my brain; can standit no longer" That
prodigal never got home. But I will tell
You OF a prodigal that did get home.
One Man Who Got Back Home.
from their fathers house and went down to
Portsmouth. The father could not pursue
his children; for some reason he could not
leave home, and so he wrote letter down
TO Mr.. Griffin, saying: ''Mr. Griffin, wish
you would go and see my two sons. They
have arrived at Portsmouth and they are
going to take ship, and going away from
home. I wish you would persuade them
back" Mr.. Griffin went and he tried to per-
suade them back. He persuaded one to go.
He went with very easy persuasion be-
cause he was very homesick already. The
have had enough of home. I'll never go
home" "WeH." said Mr.. Griffin, then if
you won't go home. I'll get you respecta-
Bile position on respecta BILE ship" "No
you WON'T" said the prodigal; mo. you
won't. 1 am going as common sailor; that
will plague my father most, and what will
do most to tantalize and worry him will
please me best"
Years passed on and Mr. Griffin was seated
in his study one day when a message came
to him saying there was a young man in
IRONS on ship at the dock-a young man
clergyman. Mr.. Grifin went down to the
lock and went on shipboard. The young
man said to him: "You don't know me, do
Tou?" NO." he said, II don't know you"
7ou tried to persuade to go home and he
are you that man9" eyes. am that man."
aid the other. 81 would like to have you
must die: but don't want to go out of this |
world until someone prays for me. You
ire my fathers friend and I would like to |
lave you pray for me-"
The Return and the Forgiveness.
Mr. Griffin went from judicial authority to |
JUDICIAL authority to get that young mans |
,ardon. He slept not night nor day. He |
vent from influential person to influential |
,erson until in some way he got that young |
nan's pardon. He came down on the dock, |
nd as he arrived on the dock with the par |
ION, the father came. He had heard that |
lis son under disguised name had been
ommitting crime and was going to be put
o death.
So Mr.. Griffin and the father went on |
hips deck, and at the very moment Mr..
iriffln offered the pardon to the young man,
he old father threw his arms around the |
on's neck and the son said: Father, have
one very wrong and am very sorry. I |
Tish had never broken your heart. I am
cry sorry" "Oh!" said the father, "don't
MENTION 1t. 1t doesn't make any difference
ow. 1t is all over. I forgive you, my son."
nd he kissed him and kissed him and kissed |
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