Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-31
GRAND RAPIDS HERALD. MONDAY MORNING july 81 1883


with espscRy 80 night have yevaasd
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istriss. "a Ea>As tas fssses's hosss 80
vita tlsai And s<sssriy de<ss~nos, thuks
hfe 10 ~sss~. thstr bssssy cure. thsas
eternity dssottson
aAD ar rns AlnAn
In shs nsss u ChAsisslon. during -
ciytl wss. . lisussn.ns u the ssny sonsd
GA tias foor b>ssAs tbs dsuShs-s q -
sx-eovsrssr Il tie sssss II bousA Cero-
linA rhsy were taking the vowv a
marriage. A bombshnll struok ne rod.
drolYed into the grosp. snd nins wsss
wounded aid slssn; snox,g the vvunAsd
a. death. tie bride. While ttss tx1ds-
Grossn knsif on the CARPET trying -
ss~x.oh Tie wounds rhs tride dezaandsd
that ths ceresaony be eompaceed. thss
abe might tAss the vows before her d.
pArturu. md when the msniss~r kaid.
w III thoa D. faithful unto deashy with
her dyins liys shs sad. II will. and In
two hours che had departed. That WA
the accidental slaughter and the SIC
rice u ths body. bat 1T Thousands of
marriage affairs there are daughters slsin
Tor time snd slssn for eternity. II V nos
. marriage: IL Is a massacre.
Afsiancud 10 some one who Is only
waiting until his father dies 40 be can
git tho proierty. Then little wf1aie
THEY swing around IN the circles, bril-
liaat circles. Then the property Is gone.
AMI having no power 10 earn liyell-
hci tho twain rink into some corner OF
society-the husband an idler and a sot.
thu wife drudge. slave and a sacrifice.
All. sparc your denuncistions from JepA-
thsh's head and expcnd them all on this
wholesale modern martyrdom.
| lit up my voice today against tho
sacrifice IT children. l look cut Of my
window On q Sabbath and see n group
OF chiidren-unwaahed. uncombed. un-
Caristianized. Who cares for theni
Who prsys for them Who utters 70
them one kind wordf
THE s11EET ARAB.
When ths city missionary passing along
the park Ia New York saw u ragged lad
aud heard him swearing, he said 10 him:
my son, stop swealipgl You ought 70
80 10 the house Of God today. You ought
e Be good. Yon onght to be- Chris
tian." The lad looked In his face and said.
An, 1t Is easy for you tc talk. well
clothed as you are and well Fed. but We
chaps hain't got no chance." Who afts
them Ia thu altar for baptism? Who
goes forth To snatch them up from crime
and death and woe: Who today Will go
forth and bring them into schools aud
ckurchesf Nc. Heap them up. great
piles of rags and Indebtedness and flth.
Put underneath them the fires Of sacri-
fee. stir up the blaze, put on more fng-
cts, and while we SIT in the churches
with foidei'arms and Indifferent crime
and disease and death will 60 on with
TIE asonixing sacrifice.
During the early French revolution at
BourGes there was company Of boys
who used TO train every day as young
soldiers. and they carried flag. and they
had ON the flag this inscription: "Trem-
BILE. tyrsnts. tremblel We are growing
up" Nightly suggestive. This gen.
GRAFTON is passing off, and mightier
generation is coming on. VIII they be
the foes Of tyranny. the foes of SIN and
the toes of death. or viii they be the foes
o. God: They are coming mp.
i congratulate all parents who are do
ing their best 10 keep their children
away from the altar of sacrifice. Your
prayers arc going to bo answered. Nour
children may wander away from God.
but they will come back again. A voice
comes from the throne today encourage
ing you. Il viii be God 10 thee. and 10
thy seed after thee" And though when
you lay your head in death there may DO
some wancerer OF the family far away
from God. aud you may be- 20 years in
heaven before salvation shall come TO
his heart. he viii be brought into tho
kingdom. and before the throne of God
you viii rejoice that You Were faithful.
Come at last. although so long post
poned his coming. Come at last.
CHEER ron TIE TOILETS
congratulate all those who are toll
ing for the outcast and the wandering.
Your work will soon be over. but the In.
fuence you are setting in motion will
never stop. Long after you have been
garne-cd for the skies your prayers. your
teachings and your Christian influence
viii so ON and help to people heaven
with bright inhabitants.
Which would you rather see--which
scene would you rather mingle In In the
last great day-bcing able 10 say. Il
added house to house and land 10 land
and mandatory 10 msnufactory;
owned half the city. whatever my eyes
raw had. whatever wanted got" OF
on that day 10 have Christ look you full
IN tho face end say. II was hungry, and
We fed me; was naked. and ye clothed
me; l was sick snd in prison and ye Wis
tied me. inssuluch as ye did IL to this