The Red Cloud chief., 1893-07-28

a man in canting TRADE against money
"A Christian mana though 1t had
no possible use on earth and he had
no interest In 1t, / come almost TO
think that the heaven that would b,
appropriate for him would be an
everlasting poor house. While. my
friends, we do admit there is such y
thing as "a lawful use Of moncy--a
profitable use of %money-let MS rccog-
nizc, also, the fact that money cannot
satisfy mans soul, that IL cannot gilt.
ter in the dark valley, that it cannot
pay u fare across the Jordan OF death,
that IL cannot unlock the gate OF
Heaven. There are men in all occupa.
tions who seem to act rs though they
thought "A pack of bonds and mort
cages could be traded off for 4 title to
heaven, and as though gold would be a
lawful tender in that place where IL Is
SO ommon that they make pavemcnts
out of it. Salvation by Christ is the only
salvation. Treasures in Heaven are
the only incorruptiblc treasures. Have
you ever ciphered out i'm the rule of
loss and gain the sum: What shall it
profit n man IL he gain the whole world
and lose his soul?" However fine your
apparel, the wings of death will flutter
1t like rags. lIomespun and IA thread
bare coat have sometimes been the
shadow of coming robes made white in
the blood of the Lamb. The pearl of
great price is worth more than any gem
you can bring from the ocean, than
Australian or Brazilian mines strung
in one carcanct. Seek after God; find
His Righteousness, and all shall be well
here; all shall be well hereafter.
But have n word with those who
during the present commercial calami.
ties have lost heavily, or perhaps lost
all their estate. IL "A man lose his prop.
erty at 30 or 40 years of age, IL is only a
sharp discipline generally, by which
later he comes to larger success. 1t is
all folly for a man to sit down in mid.
life discouraged. The marshals Of
Napoleon came to their commander and
said: W have lost the battle and we
are being u to pieces" Napoleon
took his watch from his pocket and
said: at is only = o'clock in tho
afternoon. You have lost that bat.
tie, but you have time enough
to win another. Charge upon the
foe" Though the meridian Of life
has passed with you, and you have
been routed in many IA conflict, give not
up in encouragement. There are VIC
tories yet for you to gain. But
times monetary disaster to q man when
there is something in his age, or some
thing in his health, or something ia his
surroundings, which make him know
well that he will never get up again.
In 1857 it was estimated that, for many
years previous to that time. annually
there had been thirty thousand failures
in the United States, Many Of these
persons eve recovered from the
misfortune. But let me give q
word of comfort in passing. The
sheriff may sell you out of many
things, but there are some things
of which he cannot sell you out.
lie cannot sell out your health. lie
cannot sell out your family. lie san.
not sell u your Bible. lie cannot sell
out your God. lie cannot sell out your
Heaven. You have more than YOU
have lost. Sons and daughters of God,
children of an eternal and ALLOWING
80 bi'uh u "hth NouI DTODtTIk
goes. The world is yours, and immor-
tally is yours, and rivers of gladness
are yours. and shining mansions nre
yours, II God is yours. The eternal
God has sworn it, and every time you
doubt it you charge the King of Heaven
and earth with perjury. Instead of
complaining how hard you have it, go
home, take up your Bible full of prom
iscs, get down on your knees before
God and thank Him for what you have,
instead of spending 50 much time in
complaining about what you have not.
Som of you remember the shipwreck
of the Central America. This noble
steamer had, ! think, about five hun.
dred passengers aboard. Suddenly tho
storm came and the surges trampled tho
decks and swung into the matches and
there went up u hundred-voiccd death
shrek. The foam ON the Jaw of the
wave. The pitching of the steamer as
though it We're lcaping n mountain.
The dismal flare of the signal rockets.
The long cough of the steam pipes.
The hiss of the eYtinguished fur
naccs. The walking of God on the
wave. The steamer went not down
without n struggle As the pas.
sengers stationed themselves in rows
to bail out the vessel, bark to the
thump of the buckets. as men unused
to toll, with blistered hands and
strained muscle, tug for their lives.
There is n sail seen against the sky.
The flash of the distress gun sounded,
its voice is heard not, for it is choked
in the louder booming of the sea. A
few passengers escaped; but the
steamer gave one great lurch and was
gone. So there are some men who sail
on prosperously in life. AIS well, all's
well. But at last some financial disas.
ter comes; "A euroclydon. Down they go
the bottom of this commercial sea Is
strewn with shattered hulks. But
because your property goes, do not let
your soul go. Though all else perish,
save that; for have to tell you that a
more stupendous shipwreck than that
which | have just mentioned. God
launched this world 5000 years ago.
1t has been going on under freight of
mountains and immortals; but II day