Milford chronicle., 1892-02-12

whole downward career. Stolid and phleg-
matte natures going astray do not go so
far, but natures like mine, sanguine, in
tense, emotional, optimistic, social to the
last degree, and echoing to all the heights
and depths of mirth, if they get of track
they 20 with one wild leap. to hell. As to
the restraining power Of this religion upon
a mercurial temperament, / testify. This
is not abstraction or something gotten
from books | speak Of what know. Go
out and ask all who have tried this re-
ligion and ask them how it works.
Three young men in factory came out
on the Lords side, but two Of them, over
come by the jeers of their comrades, went
back and Joined the scoffers. The one held
OF. to his Christian hope, and one day when
they pressed him hard, and were telling
how much infidelity had done for the
world, and that Christianity had done
nothing, the prosecuted Christian turned
upon them, and pointing to Henry and
George, who had for little while followed
Christ and then turned back, he said
'eYou have tried your principles onthen,
and know what they have done for them.
When they tried to serve Christ they were
civil. cool ten pered, kind husbands and
fathers. They were cheerful, industrious
and ready to oblige. WIhat have you made
themg Look and see They are cast
down and cross; their Mouths are iull q
cursing and filthinesss they are drunk
every week; their children halt eio1heo,
their wives broken hearteel theit MONIES
wretched. That is what your princiPlesS S
have done. Now have tried CArise anu
his religion, and what has it )ne ~ er,-l' ~
You know well what used to be- ssre
was none of you that could drink so much,
swear so desperately and fight so mastery.
had no money and nobody would trust
me NV wife was i'll used, / was i'll
humored, hateful and hating What has
religion done for me? Thank Col l am
not afraid to put it to you. Am l not
happier man than was? Am | not bet
ter workman and a kinder cOmpanionl
Would once have put up with what !
now bear from you? | could beat any OF
YOU as easily now as ever Why don't !?
Do you ever hear foul word from my
mouth? Do yog catch me at pubic
house? Has anybody score against mei
Go and ask my neigbbOrs if am not al
tered for the better. Go and ask my wife
Let my house bear witness. God he praised,
here is what Christianity has done for me:
there is what infdelity has done for Henry
and George
thousand men and women who could tell
you as thrilling story rs that rs TO what
/ religion has done for them. Yea, if times
of persecution should come as of old, and
/ they may come, there are thousand here
| who would for Christ's sake as cheerfuiy
walk into the furnace Of fire Us though it
were an arbor Of thyme and honeysuckle
/ and face the lions as though they were
| lambs frisking on the hillside, and wade
down into the deep waters which are to
submerge them as happily as ever at Mar
/ ragansett beach they took the surf at a
| summer bathing.
Come up and join those on the way to a
palace. What an absurd thing for Il king
to be eating grass Instead Of living on
the poor fodder that the world affords,
| come up and sit among the priuces Of God
at the royal banquet ami hear the baads
play: Eat, 0 friends! Drink, o beloyedl'
| Here is a crown, wear il. Here is sceptar.
sway it. Here is Il throne, mount ~ This
is your hour, improve it,