The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-20
bTY OF RELIGION.
rALMAoE's SERMON
k.h Excuses Made BY Persons
eep,ng Out of Churches.

and then dH icith one consent
: ,1ls grouse. Luke xiv, is.
|. invitations n n ieves are sent ont
come in. One man Apologies
eudancs on ono ground. another
ground. The most OF the regrets
hi on prior engagements. SO in
q great banquet was spreat. the in-
were circulated. and now the rt -
h In. The one gives an agficuitu-
the other n stock dealers reason,
n domestic reason--all poor rea o.
H. agricultural reason being that
al 6ou sht farm and wanted &,
bud ne not see it the next day
dealers reason being that he hal
y ee yoke OF oxer. aud he wanted 10
hove tnem. tie nai no business TO
until he knew what they were.
bat man who can own five yoke
m command his own time. Be-
he might have yoked two OF them
and driven them on ths way TO
hpupt, for loc JmOtion was not
~ then as now. Ihe mau wac
be domestic reason said he
married. He ought to have
wife with him. The fact was they
want TO 20. Aud they all with one
Xlegin to make excuse" SO now
Fta1s ereat banquet. IL Is the gospel
@hd tbs table reaches nCross the hem-
b. aad tue invitations 90 ont an mu
"A jme aud SIT down and drink ont of
n bees OF Gods love, while other mu,-
Hiccline couiing he one giving this
N aud tue otuer giving that apollo ".
thty all with one con cont began to
rcuse.' | propose this morning. 50
FJi may help ne. 90 examine the
p which men MAKE for noe entering
fstan life.
bgy toe first: am not sure there is
pg valuable in tbs Christian T..
10 Is pleadc ! that there are so mauy
t,ons IN TINS day 80 many things
fem to be real Are sham. A gilded
may have a hollow INSIDE. Thare ia
~ qunckery IN physics. III etiics in
\ tnat men come TO the habit OF in.
fy, aud after awhile tley allow tdat
phiy to collide with our holy re-
pny friends. | think reli yion has maie
y good record IN the world. How
pounds IL has sllvci. how many pill
IRE u has lifted IN the Midnight
heSs; how many simeon stru,k Sl.
Y hath turned iutO the gardens OF the
pow ~ hath stille the ch )ppei sea
rosy light II bath sent streaming
p the rift % the storm clou wra.S:
pools OF cool water il hath gatnerei
fsty Hagar ami lshmael: what m1nna
Il 4. 4
hnd the camp OF hardly oesteid pill
whGt promises II hath sent ont lise
,atcners 10 keep tn, lamps burning
death beds! Through the darkness
Wers iuto the sepulclre, what iasles
Erection morn.
les that, this religion has made 50
heroes. 10 brought Summerhell, the
1lst. across the Atlnntic Ocean with
'er trumpet to blow the accountable
the Lord, until IL seemai as IT all
nerican cities would take the king
y heaven by violence. II sent Je-
.snman into Africa atone. IN n conti-
make hn'arbarians, 70 lirt this stan
y .Nmlstion AMI Christianity. IL
'ohn Milton among poets. Raphael
painters. Christopher Wren among
'cts. Thorwdldsen among scllptors,
among musicians. Dupont among
= comDaudsrS, e9d ~ give nsw
% the Imagination. and better bsl-
tue Judgment, and more det tarmina.
tine viii, aud greater usefulness
lie, ami grander nobility TO the soul.
nothing in all the earth like our
an religion.
ing IN religion! Why, them, nil
were de .eived when in thor
moment they thought they saw the
OF the blessed; aud your child, that
lutterd0le agony You put away into
v. you will n4yrr ses him again.
Il MS sweet vote, I)r feel tho throJ
oung heart: Thsrs is nothing in re.
Sickness will come upon YOU. Roll
n on your pillow. No relief. The
le may be bitter. the night may be
he pain may he sharp. No relief.
Il ever comes To the sick room. Let
u stat. Let the fever burn. Curse
ne. there Is nothing III religion!
white death will cone. You will
. paving o. the pale horse OF the
ia. The spiri5 will bs brea siuga away
Ie body, and 1t will take aiaht-
J, whittier? There is no Got, no
ring angels to conduct, no Chri, no
: no home. Nothing IN religion.
OIL are not willing To adopt
a dismal theory. And vet
fid is full Of skeptic.. Aud let me
sre Is no class o. people for
haNea n warmer sympathy lhan for
= We do not know how to trsat
,,.Ne Herite them. we caricature
ne instead OF taxing them by tue
'hl OF Christian love, clutch them .
y IRON pincers OF ecclesiastcism. o..
sue" now those men had fallen away F.
nri>tianiry and hecoms sSepticS you |
not te So rough on them. Some
lousht ~ IN homes where religion /
rIdohe' The most wretchei dav in /
'A was sunday. Religion was driven I
inl W''h triphammer. Tney had a
OF prayer meetings. They were
ana rhoHed with cstCchisns. They I.
ohi by their parents that they were
,st children that ever lived hecauss
ked To ride down hill better than 10 |
. iigrlm's Progress. They never
lolr parents talg OF religion cut with !
herS OF their mouths drawn down
eyes role up.
went into skeptlcism throu IN mall F.
ny ny ON The part of some who pro.
rllsion' There is n man who saws.
artner In business was volubls In |
meeting, and he was oiiicious In all
'N circles. buJ ne cheated mo out OF
IA don't want any OF that re.
/, ., are Others who got into skeptlclsm
.'u,a' persistence in asking questions
W now How can God be one being
persons They cannot understand |
.uer can }. How can God bs "A com. !
rsrelSn ani yet man FREQ agenty |
'lhpt understand II. Neither can |
.',pt 'nnpt understand whv IA holy Col |
Con, , ihto toe world. Neither eau + |
y mere isa great mystery. Here I
iipiu OF l0siion, frivolous aud pol |
ner dnys--'he lives on 10 he an octo. |
w. nero lsa Christian mother train.
Snlldren for God AMI for heaven.
u, .iin,hg, Chrls,liGe. indisnenahls
,'y 20 taet hpu'ehold-she takes the
'nu ,n..., oir'' The sxcptic says. ri can't