Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-10

Take the Danocge from your bruised soul
aud put on It The soothing salye Of Christ's
gospel and Of Gods compassion. Many
have como l SEQ others coming TO God
this morning tired Of tho sinful life Cry
up the news TO heaven SET all the bells
ringing. spccad the banquet under the
arches. Let the crowned heads come down
and sit at the jubilee.
Itch you there N moro delight heaven
over one man that sets reformed by the
grace Of God than over ninety and nine that
never got OF the track. could give you
tho history In a minute OF one OF the best
friends ever had. Outside OF my own
family, never had better friend. He wei.
coined me to my home at they've lie was
Of splendid personal appearance, and he bad
an ardor OF soul and warmth Of affection
that made me love him like a brother.
/ saw men coming out Of the saloons and
gambling hclis, and they surrounded my
friend, and thoy took him at the weak
point his social nature, and saw him 20
ing down, and Ind a fair talk with him
for never yet saw man you could not
talk With on the subject Of his habits II
you talked with him 10 the right way.
said to him, why don't you give up your
bad habits aud become a Christianp ne.
over bis counter, ~ he replied. II wish
could. Oh, sir, I should like to be Chris
tian, but ! have gone 30 far astray can't
get back"
MS MOTHERS MISSION
So tho time went ON. After awhile the
day Of sickness came was summoned &c
his sick bed. hastgned. Il took me but
very few moments TO get there was
surprised as I went in. l saw him In his
ordinary clothes, fully dressed, lying ON the
top OF the bed. gave him my hand, and
he seized 10 convulsiycly aud said "Oh,
how glad ] am to sec you. Sit down there
/ sat down, and he shid, "Mr Tnlnnge,
just whore you sit now my mother sat last
night. She has been dead % years Now,
don't want You 90 think am out Of my
mind, or that ! am sunerstltiouW but, air,
she sat there last night just as certainly ~
you sit there now--the saino cap and apron
and spectncles-it was my OLD mother--sht
sat there"
Then he turned TO his wife and said; ~
wish you would take these strings Oh the
bed. Somebody swapping strings around
me all the time | wish YOU would stop
that annoyance" She said, "rhcrc IL moth
ing here" Then ! saw It was dclrium.
lie said; Just where You sit now my moth.
cr sat, and she said, Roswell, | wish YOU
would Go bcttor-I wish you would do bet
ter | said; Mother, wish could do bet
ter. l try 10 do better but can't Moth.
or, you used 60 hclpm why can't you holp
me nowY And, sir, got out OF bed. for 4
was reality, and / went 20 her and threw
my arms around her neck, and | said
Mother, Twill do better, but youm help
i can't do this alonep" / knclt down
and prayed. That night his soul went e
the Lord that made IL.
Arrangements were made for the OBJ
sequies. TIE question was raised whether
they should bring him 20 church, Some
body said, You can't bring such u dissolutC
man NJ that into the church, said "You
will bring him In the church; he stood by
me when he was alive, and will stand by
him when he ~ dead; bring him" As /
stood in the pulpit and saw thum carrying
the body up the aisle, felt as II could
weep tears Of blood
On one aido Of tho pulpit sat his little
child of years, sweet, beautiful little girl
that had seen him hug convulsiycly in bis
better moments. lie put on her all jewels,
all diamonds, and gave her all pictures and
toys and then he would 60 away, as II
bounded by an evil spirit, 10 his cups and
thestocks. She looked up wonderingly She
knew not what II all meant. She was not
old enough 10 understand the sorrow OF an
orphan child.
On tho other side the pulpit sat the men
who had ruined him; they were the men
who had poured NORWOOD into the or
phan's cup they were the men who had
bound him hand aud foot. know them
How did they seem % feelP Did they weepi
No. Did they say, what pity that such
generous man should bedestroyedW No
Did they sigh repentingly over what they
had donei No, They sat there, looking as
vulturcs look at the carcass Of the lamb
whose heart they hayonpped out. Sothcy
sat and looked at the coffin lid, and told
them tho judgment OF God upon those who
had destroyed their fellows Did they TO
form9 was told they were In tho places
Of iniquity that night after my friend was
laid in Oakwood cemetery, and they bias
phemed, and they drank. Oh, how merci
less men are, especially after they have de
stroyed you'll Do not look to men for cOul'
fort or help. Look 20 God.
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY.
But there is man who will not return.
He says, II won't REFORM Well, then,
how many acts are there TO a tragedy
believe five
Act the First OF the Tragcdy-A young
man starting of from home Parents and
sisters weeping 10 have him 10. Wagon
rising over the hill. Farewell kiss flung
back. Ring the bell and let the curtain
fall.
Act the Second-,Thc marriage altar.
Full organ. Bright lights. Long white
veil trailing through the aisle. Prayer and
congratulation and exclamation OF How
woll she looks"
Act tho Third-A woman waiting for
staggering steps Old garments stuck into
the broken window pane. Marks Of hard.
ship on the face Tho biting Of tho nails Of
bloodless fingers. Neglect and cruelty and
despair Ring the bell and let the curtain
drop.
Act the FO'rth--Three graves in dark
place-graye Of the child that died for lack
Of medicine, grave Of the wife that died Of
a broken heart, grave OF the man that died
of dissipation. Oh, what blasting heath
Of three gravesl Plenty Of weeds, but no
flowers. Ring the bell and let the curtain
drop
Act the Fifth--A destroyed SOULS eterni.
~. No light. Nomusic. Nohopo. Anguish
coiling It's serpents around the heart. Black.
ness OF darkness forever. But l cannot