Connecticut western news., 1892-08-25
put into execution.
 M NOT DELAY.

to hlS father. The LrouDle Ill nlne nun dred and ninety-nine times out of a thousand is that our resolutions amount to nothing because we make them for some distant time. If I resolve to be- come a Christian next year, that amounts to nothing at all. If l resolve to be- come 8 Christian tomorrow, that amounts to nothing at all If 1 resolve at the service today to become 8 Chris tian, that amounts to nothing at all. If resolve after I go home today to yield my heart to God, that amounts to nothing at all. The only kind of reso- lution that amounts to anything is the resolution that is immediately put into execution.
 There is 8 man who had the typhoid fever. He said, "Oh, if could get over this terrible distress; if this fever should depart, if IIcoufd be restored to health, I would all Sthe rert of my life serve God" The fever departed. He got we'll enough to walk around the block. He got we'll enough to attend to busi- ness. He is we'll today-as we'll as he ever was. Where is the broken vowf There is a man who said long ago, If l could live to the year 1892, by that time I will have my business matters all ar ranged, and I will have time to attend to religion, and I will be a good, thorough, consecrated Christian" The year 1899 has come. January, Febru- ary, March, April, May, June, July fully half of the year gone. Where is your broken VOW?
 "Oh," says some man, "I'n attend to that when can get my character fixed up; when can get over my evil habits; I am now given to strong drink" or, says the man, II am given to unclean- ness," or, says the man, ''1 an given to dishonesty. When get over my pres ent habits, then I'll be a thorough Chris tian." My brother, you will get worse and worse until Christ takes you in hand. Mot the righteous, sinners Jesus came to call"
 Oh, but you say, "I agree with you on all that, but must put it off little longer" Do you know there were many ! who came just as near as you are to the | kingdom of God and never entered 1t? 1 was at East Hampton, Long Island, and | I went into the cemetery to look around, and in that cemetery there are twelve | graves side by side-the graves of sail | ors. This crew, some years ago, in a \ ship went into the breakers at Amagan- sett, about three miles away. My broth CT, then preaching at East Hampton, | had been at the burial. These men of the crew came very near being 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 a solemn day it was-I have
 been told of it by my brother-when
 these twelve men lay at the foot of the l pulpit and he read over them the funeral
 service. They came very near shore
 within shouting distance of the shore,
 vet did not arrive 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.
 LOST BEYOND REDEMPTION. 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. 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 sec what was the matter. It was
 midnight. The rest of the family were
 asleep. There were the wife and chil-
 dren of this prodigal young man. The
 fact was he had come home and driven
 them out.
 He said: "Out of this house. Away
 with these children; I will dash their
 brains out. Out into the stormp' The
 mother gathered them up and fled. The
 next morning the brother, a 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 in this way?" The prodiga,
 looked at him and said: "Wht
 am IF Whom do you take me to be?'
 He said, "You are my brother" "No
 1 am not. am brute. Have you seer
 anything of my wife and children Are they dead? I drove them ou
 last night in the storm. I am {
 brute. John, do you think there is any help for mel Do you think I vii } ever get over this life of dissipation?' He said, "John, there is just one thing that will stop this" The prodigal ra1 ) his finger across his throat and said
 "That will stop it, and I'll stop it before night. Oh, my brain; can stand it nt longer" That prodigal never got home But will tell you of prodigal that dit get home.
 In this country two young men start l cd from their fathers house and wen 7 down to Portsmouth. The father could not pursue his children; for some req } son he could not leave home, and so h, wrote letter down to MT. Griffin, say
 ing: "Mr. Griffin, I wish you would g, ) and see my two sons. They have ar : rived in Portsmouth and they are goinl to take ship and are going away iron 3 home. I wish you would persuad, , them back" MT. Griffin went and h, , tried to persuade them back. He per suaded one to go. He went with very 3 easy persuasion because he was yer, 7 homesick already. The other young , man said: 'I will not go. I have hat ? enough of home. I'll never go home. 7 "Wel," said MT. Griffin, "then if yel ! won't go home I'll get you a respectabl 3 position on 8 respectable ship" "No | xxnr,tf O aaid fho medical.