Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-09-01

But | remark the Characteristic Of this
resolution was, it WAS Immediately put
into execution
Tire context says "he arose and came TO
his father" The trouble in nine hundred
and ninety-ni1e times out Of a thousand IS
that orr resolutions amount 10 nothing be-
cause we make them for some distant time.
II / resolve 10 become a Christian next
year, that amounts to nothing az all II /
resolve to become Christian tomorrow,
that amounts to nothing at all II / re-
solve at the service today to become
Christian, that amounts to nothing at all.
If resolve after 1 go home today TO yield
my heart to God, that amounts 70 nothing
at ALL The only kind Of resolution that
amounts 70 anything is the resolution that
Is Immediately put into execution.
There is a man who had the typhoid
fever. He said. "Oh, il | could get over
this terrible distress, if this fever should
depart, if / could be restored to health.
would all the rest Of my life serve God"
The fever departed. He got well enough
70 walk around the block He got well
enough to attend 70 business. He is well
today-as well as he ever was. Where is
the broken VOW There is a man who said
long ago: If could live to the year 1872.
by that time ] VIII have my business mat
tiers all arranged. and | will have time 70
attend to religion, and / viii he e good,
thorough, eonsecrated Christian. "The
year is92 has come. January, February,
March, April, May. June, JulY-fully half
Of the year gone. Where IS your broken
Vows
oh" says some man, ''I'll attend to
that when I can get my character fixed up;
when | can get over my evil habits. am
now given 70 strong drink or, says the
man. Il am given touncleanness. or. says
the man, II am given TO dishonesty. When
/ get over my present habits. then I'll be
thorough Christian Ny brother, yon
viii get worse and worse until Christ takes
You In hand Not the righteous, sinners
Jesus came TO call -
oh but You say, Il agree with you on
all that, but ! must put il Of little long
err" Do you know there were many who
came just as near as you are 70 the king
dom Of God and never entered its l was
AZ East Hampton, Long Island. and | went
into the cemetery TO look around, and in
that cemetery there are twelve graves side
By side-the graves of sailors. This crew,
some years ago, in ship, went into the
breakers at Amagansett. about three miles
away. Ny brother, then preaching At Eas
Hampton. had heen at the burial. These
men Of the crew came very near bein.-
saved. The people.frum Amagansett sap
the vessel, and they shot rockets, and the
sent ropes from the shore, and these poor
fellows got into the boat and they pulled
nightly for the shore, but just before they
got to the shore the rope snapped, and
the boat capsized, and they were lost and
their bodies afterward washed upon the
beach.
Oh. what a solemn day it was-I have
been told Of il by my brother-when these
twelve men lay at the foot Of the pulpit
and he read over them the funeral service.
They came very near shore-within shout
ing distance Of the shore, yet did not ar
rive on solid land. There are some men
who come almost TO the shore of Gods
mercy, but not quite, not quite. To be
only almost saved IS to be lost.
THE HOPELESS PRoDIGAL.
will tell you Of two prodigals, the one
that got back and the other that did not
get back. In Richmond there Is a very
prosperous and beautiful home in many
respects. 4 young man wandered of from
that home. He wandered very far into
sin. They heard Of him often, but he was
always on the wrong track. He would not
70 home. At the door Of that beautiful
home one night there was great cutlery
The young man Of the house ran down and
opened the door 10 see what was the mat
ter II was midnight The rest Of the
family were asleep. There were the wife
and children Of this prodigal young man.
The fact was he had come home and driven
them out.
He said: sOut Of this house. Away with
these children. / will dash their brains
ont. Out into the stormr' The mother
gathered them up and fed. The next
the brother, a young man who
had staid at home, went out to find this
prodigal brother and son. and he came
where be was and saw the young man
up and down in front of the
place where be had been staying, and the
young man who had kept his integrity
said to the older brother: Here, what does
this means What is the matter with you
Why do you act in this wayt" The prodi-
gal looked at him and said: who am
II Whom do you take me to bey''
He said: "Yon are my brother No, /
am not. l am brute Have you seen
anything Of my wife aud children Are
they deadf drove them out last night in
the storm. ] am a brute. John, do you
think there IS any help for me' Do you
think ! will ever get over this life Of dissi-
pationsn He said, John. there is Just
one thing that win stop this. . The prodi-
gai IaH Lis flge- across his throat ard
said: THAT viii stop it, and I'll stop it
before night. Oh. my brain: l can stand
il no longerr' That prodigal never got
home. But will tell you Of prodigal
hat did yet home.
In this country two young men started
from their fathers house and went down
to Portsmouth. The father could not pur-
sue his children; for some reason he could
not leave home, and so he wrote a letter
iown to Mr.. Griffin, saying: Mr.. Griffin.
wish you would go and see my two sons.
They have arrived in Portsmouth. and they
IRE going TO i4ke ship and going away
rom home / wish you would persuade I
hem back" Mr.. Griffin went and he
.risd 70 persuade them back. he per
suaded one 10 20. He went with very easy I
persuasion. because he was very homesick /
already. The other young man said Il /
xiii not 60. 7 have had enough q home. I