The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

der to make room for higher style OF cre-
alton, and 60 on with your consolation and
tell her that there is q possibility TINT TO-
600, 900 years from now we ourselves may DO
geological specimens on the geological shelf,
petrifed specimens OF the extinct human
race.
And after you have got all through with
your consolation, il the poor afflicted soul is
not utterly crazed, will send out the plain
est Christian from my church. and with ono
half hour of prayer and the reading OF
Scripture promises the tears will be staid,
and the consolation and joy in that house
will be like the calmness OF an Indian sum-
mer sunset. There will be a glory flooding
the house from floor to cupola. Oh, people
are finding out themselves-and they all
have troubles--they find that philosophy and
science do not help them when there is
dead babe in the house. They arc coming
back to our glorious old fashioned sympa-
thetic religion.
oh, Young man, do not be ashamed to be
found on the side of the Bible. Do not join
those Young men who in this day put their
thumb in their vest and swagger about the
street and the stores talking about the glo-
rious nineteenth century, about Its nght be-
ing sufficient without any Bible and without
any Christ and without any God. The time
is coming-we may not live to see it, but I
should not be surprised if we did see it
when this whole country is to be one great
church. the forests the aisles, the Allegheny
and the Rocky Mountains the pillars, the
chain OF inland lakes the baptistries. and the
worship the hallelujahs chorusto Him who
was and is and shall be evermore. On, come
over to the maiority-come under the ban
ner of Emanuel.
Vernon was the son OF an English squire.
He was brought up in great elegance. There
was man working on the place of'the name
of Ralph. Vernon used to often talk with
Ralph. After awhile Vernon went off to
college and came back with his mind full OF
skepticism. He talked his skepticism to
Ralph. the workman. After awhile Vernon
went from home again, was gone for years,
came back, and among his first questions
when getting home was, "Where is Ralph2'
sOh!" said the father, "Ralph is in prison
waiting for the day of execution"
Vernon hastened to see Ralph Ralph,
looking through the wicket OF the prison,
said: ayernon, how good you are to come
and see me-! am glad to see you. hardly
expected you would come and see me. l
only blame myself but, Vernon, want you
to promise me one thing Will youy" Vernon
replied, II will" 81 want you to promise
me never to talk skepticism In the presence
of anybody. You see it might do them harm.
When you used to say there was nothing in
the Bible, and it didn't make any difference
how we lived, we would come out happy at
the last somehow it had a bad influence up
on me, and went from bad to worse until l
am here, and must die for my crimes.
By almost superhuman effort the sentence
was changed, and he was to be transported
to another country for life. The ship going
there was wrecked on Van Diemens Land.
Among those who persisted was Ralph, the
victim OF Vernon's skepticism. Vernon tells
the story to-day with tears and broken
heart, but it is too late! Oh, do not talk
skepticism! Let God be true, though every
man be found liar.