The Penn's Grove record., 1892-05-20

pra ving in silence, hut they were not prar-
ing at all. They We're busy hoping 80 ne
boiy sise woull do his duty. The women
flushed un Ter the aw,ul pause AMI ma1s
their fans more rapidly hutter. Soma
brother with no cold COu gina J., by that SCUM |
trving to fill up the time. an the meeting
was slain. But what killed 1.-THE dunJ
levil.
This is the way | account for the fact that
the SIMPLEST places on earth are s1ne
PRAYER me .tings. lido not see how a man
keeps any grace IT lie regu arIv attanus
tuem. They are spiritual refrigerators.
Religion kept on ice. How many of US have
10 t occasions of usefulness? In a scuiptor's
studio stool a figure OF tue gol Opportunity.
fne sculptor had made the hair fail down
over the face of the statua so as to complete
IL cover IL, and there were wings to the feet.
When asked why he so represented Oppor-
tulitg, the sculptor answered., THE face of
the statue Is thus covered up because we do
not raco snize Opportunity when it cones.
aud tine wings to the fest show that 0ppor-
tunity IS swiftly gone"
But do not let the world deride the church
because ot all this, for the dumb devil is Just
as conspicuous in the world. The two great
I poljticu parties will soon assemble to OuipI
/ Platforms for the presidential candidates to
/ stand on. A committee of eacn party will
/ b. appprnte !, to make the platform. After
: prop AZ ieli1eration tue committees will come
in with "A ringing report, "WhareaS' AMI
/ "Wnersqs" AMI "Whereas." PrOnuncia-
mentoes all shaped with the one idea of get
tinr tina most votes. All expression in re-
! gard t. the great moral evils Of the country
ignored. No expression about the liquor
trafIi., or that would lose the run woe.
No expression in regard to the universal at
tempt at the demo ition of the Lords day.
/ No recognition OF God in the history of this
nation Tor that Sonli lose the vote of athe-
lists. But "Wnereas' aud Whereas and
"Nhoreas." Nine cIeers will be given for
the platform. The ia nh devil Of the text
! will puE one wing oveT the Repuhlic3n plat
form an the other wing over the Demo-
cratic platform. Tier Is nothing involved
in the next election except otiicaS. The great
conventions will be OpeaeI with PRAYER BY
their chaplains. Ii they avoid platitu les
and tell the honest truth in their PRAYERS
they will saw: 40 Lord, we want to he post
masters ami consnts AMI foreign ministers
and United States district a tprntys. For
that We are here, ami Tor that we viii strive
till the election next November. Give US
office or we die, for ever and ever. Amen
The world, to say the least, is no better
than the church on this subject Of silence at
the wrong time. In other wor IS, is it not
time for Christianity u become pronounced
an aggressive as never be.orrs lake sides
for Goa and sobriety and ri ghtecusuesS. 'If
the Lord be Col, follow Him; if Baal, then
follow him." Have you opportunity of r.
DukllR u hDlf tkHtuAt II. nave you Il
chance to cheer a disneartenel sou ? Cuear
it. Have o a useful word to speak?
Speak 1t.
Be out and out, up and down for ri .hte
business. Ii your ship IS float on the Pa
cific Ocean of Gods mercy, hang out your
coiors from masthead. SHOW your passport
il You have one. Do not smu Egle your soul
into the narbor of heaven. Speik out for
Godl TINS morning close up tue chapter OF
lost opportunities, and pitch II mt the Etst
River and open a new chapter. Before YOU
get TO the door on your way out this
morning shake hands with some one,
and ask him to join you on the ROAD to
heaven. Do not drive up to heaven in a two
wheeled ''sulky" with room only for one,
and that yourself, but get the biggest Gosnel
WAGON you can find aud pile it tull of friends
and ~neighbors, and shout TIL they hear you
all up and down the skies, Come with Us,
and we will do you good, for the Lord hath
promised good concerning Israel
The opportunity for gooi which you may
consider insignificant may be tremen ious
for results, as when on sea Captain Holilus
swore at the ships crew with an oatn that
wished them all in perditi0n, aud a Scotch
sailor touched his cap, and said, Captain,
God hears prayer, and we would he badly of
il you're wish were answered" Captain
Holuane was convicted by the sailors
remark and converted, and became the
means of the salvation Of his brother
Robert, who had been an intidel, and then
Robert became a minister of the Gospel, aui
under his ministry the goiless Felix Netf ne-
came the world renowned missionary OF the
Gross, aud the worldly Merle EAuoigne ne-
cane the author OF "fhe History OF the
Re, ormation,' and will be the CORY of tue
church for all ages.
Perhaps you may do as much as the
Scotch sailor who just tipped his cap and
used one broken sentence. by which tne
earth and the heavens are still resouniinS
with potent influences. Do something for
Go1, and do it right away,or you will never
do it atail.
Time flies away fast,
The while we never remember;
How soon our life here
Grows old with the year
That dies with the next December.