Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-02-13


fer it To a royal table toward whose
bounty the orchards and paddocks
and streams and vineyards in all the
earth might contribute what az
amazementl And yet the scene is Us
common as the daylight
When ] see a man of regal nature
made to rule III realms of thought.
capable of all moral elevation, besot
ting his faculties attempting out OF
low senslialities To ~ tisfy his immor
tai energies coming down off of his
throne of power into brutalities. sac
rificing his higher nature To- his lower
nature, stopping and stopping. com
ing down AMI coming down until all
his influence for good is gone. cry
out, There Is II king eating grass like
an OK.
And ther. are tens of thousands Oh
such NebuchadneZZars So there are
queens who dedicate themselves to
the same humiliation What power
for good God gave that woman.
Magnetism of personal presence In
fiuence more than imperial By heI
intelligence. by her tenderness. by
her charm of smile and manner. ca
pable of soothing 40 much sorrow.
and reforming 80 much wayward
ness, and welding so much elevated
power; yet at the call of worldli
ness, coming ont of the throne
room 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 tranStixed in her millinery OF
the chinchIlla that was slain To- afford
her warmth or the kid that furnished
her the glove. and finding her only
delight i'll batteries of brainless men
and midnight sthottische and de
bauched novelettes say. There l.
one who might have been queen
unto id forever. yet eating straw
like an on
HOW THE MANY DEGRADE THEMSELVES.
look over the pasture fields of
folly and sin and find many grovel
ing who ought to be erect oh. men
and women. go back to your thrones
A young man ran away from home
and broke his widowed mothers
heart. Fourteen years passed. and
he returned and came to the window
at which his old mother was sitting.
She looked up and Immediately rec
ognized him and said oh. Robert.
Robert! Come in Mo-" said he.
Mother. shall never come in till
hear you say you forgive me-" Hei
answer was Robert. have for
given you long ago There is moth
ing to forgive now except that you
staid away so long"
My hearer. forgiveness has been
ready for you good while. With
more than mothers tenderness
God will take you back. They are
waiting for you up i'll the palace
NebuchailneZZar was the son Of Ma
bopolaSsar. who ruled before him.
and you are the child of King,
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 Babyloni
The very man who under the revela-
ton of dreams that Daniel made
from heaven. deeply humbled him
self. while he confessed that God is n
God of Gods and Lord of Lords.
yet behold that that humbling and
arousing which he before felt did not
result in Il radical change.
There is no mistake more frequent
than of surprising conviction syno-
nym for conversion Conviction is
merely sight of sin: conversion is
view Of pardon. Conviction is
merely alarm, conversion is conf
dence. Conviction IL dissatisfaction
with depravity: conversion is
turning away from it. Conviction
is a sword wound conversion is the
healing. Conviction is the fever of
thirst: conversion is the shaking of
that thirst Conviction is the pain:
conversion is the medicine 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 profession of religion What
if a man should only think seriously
of being n merchant; would that
make him a merchant1 What if a
man should only think seriously of
being a lawyer: would that make
him lawyer? What if a man should
only think seriously of being Chris
tian; would that make him Chris
tiani Felix was convicted but not
converted The jailer was convicted
before he got ont Of bed. but not con
verted until at the advice of Paul he
believed in Christ. Are you con
victed hut not convertedl
tell yntI what you make me tnInk
Of You have made up your mind
for proper consideration to deed away
property You have drawn the
deed The seal is affixed opposite
where you are to write your name.
The commissioner of deeds is present
to witness You have your pen in
aand There is ink in the pen.
There is only one thing for you to
do. and that is TO sign your name.
Suppose you stop now without sign
ing your name what does it all
amount to! Nothing.
So you have resolved to give your
self up to God You propose to sign
off to him your body, your mind.
your soul You have all things nee
essary for the transfer The angels
of God are here to witness the eternal
transfer. Why do you not now with
your will complete the work. Halt
where you are and all goes for moth
ing Sign your name to this spirit
nal transfer