The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-09

many respects A 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 go home. At the door OF
that beautiful home one night there was
great outcry. The young man OF the
house ran down and opened the door to
see what was the matter. 1t was mid
night The rest of the family were
asleep. There were the wife and chill
dren of this prOdigal young man The
fact was be had come home and driven
them out
He said: ''Out of this house Away
with these children. will dash their
brains out Out into the Storm The
mother gathered them up and fed. The
next morning the brother. young man
who had staid at home, went out TO find
this prodigal brother and son. and he
came where he was and saw the young
man wandering up and down in front OF
the place where he had been staying.
and the young man who had kept his
integrity said to the older brother:
Here, what does this mean? What is
the matter with you? Why do you act
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him and said: who am I? Whom do
are my prother.'' NO, am not lam
| wife and children? Are they dead?
drove them out last night In the storm.
am brute. John, do you think there
is anv help for me? DO you think / will
ever get over this life Of dissipationP'
IL har &. ir- fhip1
that will stop this" The prodigal ran
his finger across his throa, and said:
That will stop it, and I'll stop it before
night Oh, my brain; l can stand it no
longer."' That prodigal never got home.
But l will tell you of prodigal that did
get home.
In this country two Young men started
! 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: MIR.
Griffin, l wish you would go and see nv
two sons. They have arrived in Ports
mouth, and they are going to take ship
| and going away from home. l wish you
would persuade them back" Mr.. Griffin
| went and he tried to persuade them back.
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very easy persuasion, because he was
! very homesick already. The other young
| man said: II will not go. 1 have had
enough of home. I'll never go home. .
| SWELL" said Mr.. Griffin. "then if you
won't go home I'll get YOU respectable
| position on respectable ship" NO.
you won't" said the prodigal: mo, you
won't am going as a common sailor:
that will plague my father most, and
what will do most 70 tantalize and worry
| him will please me best
| Years passed on and Mr.. Griffin was
seated in his study one day when a mes
/ sage came to him saying there was a
young man condemned to death-who
wished to see this clergyman. Mr.. Griffin
went down to the dock aud went on ship
board. The young man said to him.
"You don't know me, do you?" NO"
he said: II don't know you.'' why,
don't you remember that young man you
tried to persuade to go home and he
Griffin: 'are you that man, "Yes, l
am that man." said the other. 'Iwould
like to have you pray for me. have
don't want TO 60 out Of this world until
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fathers friend and would like to have
you pray for me-
Mr.. Griffin went from judicial au.
thority to judicial authority to get that
young mans pardon. He slept not night
nor day. He went from influential per-
son to influential person until in some
way he got that young mans pardon.
He came down on the dock. and as he
/ arrived tho Iool- u,i,h ho ID he
father came. BE had heard that his son
under disguised name had been com.
hitting crime and was going to be put
to death. So Mr.. Griffin and the father
went on ships deck. and at the very mo-
ment Mr.. Griffin offered the pardon &c
the young man the old father threw his
arms around the sons neck and the son
| said: "Father, have done very wrong
and I am very sorry. l wish had
never broken your heart l am very
sorry" ''Oh," said the father, don't
mention it. 1t don't make any differ
ence now. 1t is all over. forgive you.
my son." and he kissed him and kissed
him and kissed him.
To-day l offer YOU the pardon of the
Gospel-full pardon. free pardon. dc
| not care what your crime has been.
| Though you say you have committed a
crime against God, against your own
soul. against your fellow man, against
your family, against the day of judge.
ment. against the cross Of Christ what
ever your crime has been, here is par
don. fell pardon. and the very moment
yoN take that pardon your heavenly
Father throws His arms about you and
says: My son. 1 forgive you. 1t is all
right Won arc r,nch my favor
now as If you had never sinned." Oh,
| there is joy on earth and jov in Heaven!
Who will take the Fathers embrace