Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-09-01

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enough TO attend 20 business He is We
today-aswell as he ever Was Where
the broken vowi There e q mzn,wh6 sal
long ago; "If could live to the User f6b.
by that time viii have my bustpesSmaf
ters all arranged. and viii have time b
attend to religion. and I win be o good
thorough, consecrated Christian. 9Th
year 1880 has come. January, February
March, April, May, June, July-fully hal
Of the year gone. Where is your broker
vowf
"0h," says some man, "T'll attend tt
that when ! can get my character fixed up
when I can get over my evil habits. an
now given to strong drink" or, says the
man, II am given touncleanness, !" or, say.
the man, II am given to dishonesty. Wher
/ get over ny present habits, then I'll be 8
thorough Christian" My brother you
will get worse and worse until Christ takes
you In hand. "Not the righteous, sinners
Jesus came to call"
"Oh," but you say, ~ agree with you on
all that, but must put 1t of little long.
er." Do you know there were many who
came just as near as you are to the king.
dom OF God and never entered iti I YVES
at 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 a ship, went into the
breakers at Amagansett, about three mil, &
away. Ny brother, then preaching at East
Hampton, had been at the burial. These
men Of the crew came very near beinc
saved. The people from Amagansett saw
the vessel, and they shot rockets, and they
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 solemn day It was-I have
been told Of 1t 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 az
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 PRoD1GAL.
Twill tell you Of two prodigals, the one
that got back and the other that did not
get back. In Richmond there is very
prosperous and beautiful home In many
respects. A young man wandered off from
that home. He wandered very far into
sin. They heard of him often, but he was
always on the wrong track. Hewould 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 mat
ter. It was midnight. The rest of tile
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. .H
He said: "Out of this house. Away with
these children. I will dash their brains
ont. Out into the stormr' The mother
gathered them up and fed. The next
morning the brother, q young man who
had staid at home, went out to find this
prodigal brother and son, and he came
where he Yves 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 means What is the matter with you :
Why do you act in this way9" The prodi-
gal looked at him and said: "Who am
II Whom do you take me to be?"
He said: "You are my brother" "No, ]
am not. I am a brute. Have you seen
anything Of my wife and children? Are
they deade drove them out last night in
the storm. ! am a brute. John, do you
think there Is any help for meP Do you
think I will ever get over this life of dissi.
pationi" He said, "John, there Is Just
one thing that will stop this" The prodi-
gal ran his finger across his throat and
said: "That will stop it, and I'll stop it
before night. Oh, my brain; Lean stand
it no longerp' That prodigal never got
home. But I 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 pur-
sue his children; for some reason be 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 in Portsmouth, and they
are going to take ship and going away
from home. l wish you would persuade
them back" Mr.. Griffin went and he
trisd to persuade them back. He per
suaded one to go. He went with very easy
persuasion, because he was very homesick
already. Ths other young man said: II
will not go. have had enough Of home.
I'll never go home" *Well," said Mr..
Griffin. then II yon won't 60 home III
get you respectable position on q respect
able ship" mo, you WON'T" said the
prodigal; mo, you won't. lam going as q
common sailor; that will plague my father
most, and what will do most to tantaliss
and worry him will please me best"
THE PRoDIGAL RESTORED.
Years passed on and Mr.. Griffin was
seated In his study one day when mes
sage came to him saying there was q
young man In irons on ship at the dock
a young man condemned to death-who
wished to see this clergyman. Mr.. Griffin
went down to the dock and went on ship
board. The young man said to him, s'You
don't know me, do yous" "No" he said;
Il don't know you." why, don't you re-
member that young man you, tried to per
suade to 60 home and he wouldn't gof''
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Griffin; fare You that
manW "Yes, I am that man." said the
other. 'Twould like to have you pray for
me. ! have committed murder and must
die, bua ! don't want to go out Of this
world until some one praya fmme You
are my fathers friend and would like te
have you pray for me-"
Mr. Griffin went from judicial authority
to Judicial authority to get that young
mans pardon. He slept not night nordsy
He went from influential pesson to inffu
ential person until in some way he got thai
young mans pardon. he came down OF
the dock, and as he arrived on the docl
with the pardon the father came. He hai
heard that his SON under disguised namt
had been committing crime and was going
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