Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-21


10 have been tempted out of crusty and IN
redeemable solitariness.
II you want to keep your children away
from places of sin, you can only do ii by
making your home attractive. You NAV
preach sermons and advocate reforms and
denounce wickedness, and yet your children
will be ceptivated by the glitterin,y saloon OF
sin unless you can make your home a
brighter place than any other place on earth
to them. On, gather all charms into your
house II you can afford 1t bring books and
pictures and cheerful entertainments to the
household. But, above all, teach those chill
dren, not by half an hour twice a year on the
Sabbath day, but day after day. and every
DAY teach tuem that religion IL great giad.
ness that throws chains OF gold about the
neck that il takes no spring from the focs.
no biitheness from the heart, no sparkle from
the eye, no ring from the laughter. bat that
her ways are ways Of pleasantness, and all
her paths are peace.
l sympathize with the work being done in
many of our cities by which beautiful rooms
are set apart by our Young Mems Christian
Associations. and pray God to prosper them
In all things. Bat, tell you. thers is some
thing back OF that and before that We neel
more happy. consecratel. cheerful Christian
homes in America
Have you ever ciphered out in the rule OF
loss and gain the sun. ''What shall il profit
a man il he gain the whole worl and loss
his soul?' However fine your apparel. the
winds OF death will futter il ike rags.
Homespun and threadbare coat have some
times been the shadow of coming robes
made white in the bloo1 o. the Lamb. The
pearl OF great price is worth mora tdan any
gem you can bring from the ocean, than Aus
tralian or Brazilian mines strung in one car
canet. Seek after God find His righteous
ness. and all shall be well here all shall be
well hereafter.
But must have word with those who
during the present commercial calamities
have lost heavily, or perhaps lost all their
estate. If man lose his property at 80 or 40
years OF age it is only sharp discipline gen
orally by which later he comes to larger sue
cess. 1t is all folly for a man to sit down in
midlife discouraged. The marshals OF
Napoleon came to their commander and
said, 1--WE have lost the battle and we
are being cut to pieces. Napoleon took
his watch from his pocket and said: 1t
is only 2 o'clock in the afternoon. You have
lost that battle, but you have time enough
TO win another. Charge upon the foe "
Though the meridian Of life has passed
with you and you have been routed in many
a conflict. give not up in Encouragement
There are victories yet for you 10 gain. But
sometimes monetary disaster comes TO a
man when there is something in his age or
something in his health or something in his
surroundings which make him know well
that he will never get up again.
In 1857 it was estimated that for many
years previous 10 that time annually there
had been 80 900 failures in the United States.
Many Of those persons never recovered from
the misfortune. But let me give q word OF
comfort in passing. The sheriff may sell you
out of many things, but there are some
things of which he cannot sell you out. He
cannot sell out your health. He cannot sell
out your family. He cannot sell out your
Bible. He cannot sell out your God. He
cannot sell out your heaven. You have mora
than you have lost.
Sons and daughters of God. children of an
eternal and ali loving Father. mourn not
when your property goes The world is
yours. and life is yours, and death is yours.
and Immortality is yours. and thrones of i'm
perial grandeur are yours and rivers OF
gladness are yours, and shining mansions
are yours, and God is yours. The eternal
God has sworn il. and every time you doubt
it you charge the King of heaven and earth
with perjury. Instead Of complaining how
hard you have if, go home. take up your
Bible full OF promises. get down on your
knees before God and thank Him for what
NOu nave AuolE0u " sHCnuAL- 81 liAhfn Aiulr
in complaining about what you have not.
Some OF you remember the shipwreck Of
the Central America This noble steamer
had, think, about 500 passengers aboard.
Suddenly the storm came and the surges
trampled the decks and swung into the
matches. and there went up hundred voiced
death shrek. The foam on the jaw Of the
wave the pitching OF the steamer as though
it were leaping p mountain the dismal flare
Of the signal rockets the long cough OF the
steam pipes . the hiss OF the extinguished
furnaces the walking Of God on the wave
The steamer went not down without 2 strug
gle
As the passengers stationed themselves in
rows to bale out the vessel hark to the
thump Of the buckets as men unused 10 toll.
with blistered hands and strained muscle.
tug for their lives There is 4 sail seen
against the sky The fash OF the distress
gun is sounded. It's voice is heard not for
II is choaed in the louder booming oftha sen.
A few passengers escaped, but the steamer
gave one great lurch and was gone, So
there are some men who sail on prosperolsy !
in life. AIS well. alrs well. But at last |
some financial disaster comes eurociydon !
Down they 60 the bottom OF this CONNER /
cial sea strewn with shattered hulks.
But because your property goes do not |
let your soul 90 Though all else perish, |
save that for l have TO tell YOU OF more |
shipwreck than that which ! |
have Just mentioned God launched this ,
world 5000 years ago II has been going on !
under freight of mountains and immortals. |
but one day it will stagger at the cry OF fire. |
The timbers OF rock will burn. the mountains |
flame like masts and the clouds like sails in /
the judgment hurricane Then God shall !
take the passengers of the deck. and from !
the berths those who have long been asleep |
in Jesus. and He will sci them far beyond |
the reach Of storm and peril.
But how many shall 60 down? That viii |
never be known until IT shall be announced |
one day in heaven--the shipwreck ola world. |
Oh. my dear hearers, whatever you lose |
though your houses 60, though your lands |
go. though all your earthly possessions per |
ish, may Almighty God, through the blood Of
th a o-.nrlnc4irr cnrnnnnt aare oil rnnr snrl. |