Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-09-27

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@ eli her that her child died because its life
t Us nOt worm as much rs the life Of one thar
hved. Try that il you dare. Goto the div,
.ian WIN your transcendentaI phraesoIoey
auu tell MIN he ought to have confidence II
the great TO be-" and the everlasting .Inoyv "
una the eternal 'what Is it?" and go on with
!our consolation and see II he Is comforted
~ u1 20 mar woman who has lost her hus-
uau ana tell her 1t was a geological neees-
t''y 'hat that man passed out of existence
!ust rs the meSather1un disappeared in or
uer 10 make room 'Or a higher style of cr.-
son sti9ii, ana so on with your consolation and
Son noa le. lnat There Is possibility that TO-
JoO'oOJ years nom now we ourselves NAV he
beo.o Ficdl specimens on the geological shelf
feIr'Iied specimens OF the extinct human
race. 1'A
Ana after you have got all through with
!our consolation, II the poor afflicted soul is
not utterly cra1ed. 1 will send out the nlain
est Christian from my church. and with one
nan naIi hour OF prayer and the reading of
scripture promises the tears will be staid
ah1 mn, the consolation and Joy In that house
WI De IKE the calmness OF an Indian sum-
tler sunset. There will be a glory floodinp
the house from floor to cupola. Oh naonla
are nhdlnS out themselves tbey ali
nave troubles-they find that philo.ophyand
SCIENCE do not help them when there 4. a
nead babe In the house. They are coming
back TO our glorious old fashioned symnae
thettc religion '-P
Oh, young man, do not be ashamed to be
FOUND on the side OF tho Bible. Do not ioin
those young men who IN this day put their
thumo In their vest and swagger about the
sine's .nu INC stores talking about tho glo-
s-ous nIne<eenth century, about its light be-
ing sufncient without any Bible and without
any Christ and without any God Tho time
coninS-we may not live TO see it. but
shouid not be surprised II we did see 1T
when this whole country is to be one grea,
H - ehA oH.l-
and the Rocky Mountains the pillars ,hs
chain OF inland lakes the baptistries and the
worship the halleluiahs chorus 70 Him who
was and Is and shall be evernors. Oh, come
OVer 20 the maiorlty-come under the ban
aer Of Eynapuel.
vernon was the son OF an English s1nIrS
lie was brought up In great elegance There
was man working on tbs plsoe Of tho name
OF Ralph. Vernon used TO often talk with
ha!ph After awhile Vernon went on to
college and came back with his mind full of
sHeptfcism- He talked his skspticism TO
talph. the workman. After awhile Vernon
went from home again, was gone for year,.
came back, and among his first questions
whom getting home was. where Is RaIph?"
"Oh u said the father, ''Ralph rs In prison
waiting for the day OF execution"
vernon hastened TO see Ralph. Ralph,
looking through the wicket OF the prison.
said Vernon, how good you are to come
and see me! an glad 10 see you. hardly
sAPecteu you WOuli come and ses me. j
don't blame you don't blamo anybody;
only blame myself; but, Vernon. want you
20 promise me one thing. Will you?'' Vernon
replied, 81 will" ~ want you TO promis,
ne never to talk skepticisn In the presence
o. anybody. You see it might do them harm.
When you used to SAY there was nothing in
the Bible, and IL didn't make any difference
how we lived, we would come out happy at
the last, somehow II had bad influence up
on me, and went from bad TO worse until I
Am here, and must die Tor my crimes"
BY almost superhunnn effort tho sentence
WIS changed, and he was to be transported
to another country for life The ship going
there was wrecked on Van Diemen's Land.
Among those who perishei was Ralph. the
victim oiVernon's skepticism. Vernon tells
ihs story to-day with tears and broken
leart, but it IS too late! Oh, do not talk
'kepticism! Let God be true, though every
uln be found liar.