The Penn's Grove record., 1893-07-21

pedition. If:here be any blessing asked M
all. it is cut off at both ends, and with the
hand on the carving knife. He counts OF
his fingers. making estimates in the inter.
stices Of the repast. The work done, the hat
goes to the head, and he starts down the
street, and before the family has risan iron
the table he has bundled up another bundle
OF goods and says to the customer. "Any.
thing more I can do for you to-day, sir?7
A man has more responsibilities than thos.
which are discharged by putting competent
instructors over his children aud giving
them a drawing master and music telchor,
The physical culture Of the child will not he
attended to unless the father LOOKS to il. III,
must sometimes lose his dignity. H mus.
unlimber his joints. He must Sometimes
lead them out to their sports an gan :.
The parent who cannot forget the sty,-.. lu-
ties of life sometimes TO fly the kile, IN
trundle the hoop, and chas4 the ball, an |
lump the rope with his children ought nnyer
10 have been tempted out OF a crusty anIun.
redeemable solltariness.
II you want to keep your children away
from places OF sin, you can only d. It hy
making your home attractive. YuI m!y
preach sermons and advocate ]rssOrIus an.
denounce wickedness, ami yet your chiiirrl
will be captivated by the glitterinT saloon q
sin unless you can make your hon" .
brighter place than any other place on cart
TO them. Oh, gather all charms into ynI
house! II you can afford 1t bring books ana
pictures and cheerful entertainm.Et to the
household. But, above all, teach those chill
dren, not by half On hour twice 4 yalr on the
Sabbath day, but day after day. and every
nav teach them that religion is a great glad
mss that throws chains Of gold about the
neck that it takes no spring from the foot,
40 blitheness from the heart. no sparkle from
the eve, no ring from the laughter, but thai
''aer ways are ways Of pleasantnesg, and all
her paths are peace"
l sympathize with the work being done IN
many OF our cities by which beautiful rooms
are set apart by our Young Mems Christian
Associations, and / pray Godt to prosper them
in all things. But, l tell you, there is some-
thing back OF that and before that. We need
more happy, consecrated, cheerful Christian
homes in America.
Have you ever ciphered out in the rule oil
loss and gain the sum, "What shall il profit
a man II he gain the whole worll and lose
his soul?" However fine your apparel, the
winds OF death will flutter it like rags.
Homespun n q threadbare coat have some
times 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 AUS
traiian or Brazilian mines strung i'll one ear
canet. Seek after God, flnd His righteous
ness, and all shall be well here all shall be
we'll hereafter.
But 1 must have a worl with those who
during the present commercial caIamities
have lost heavily, or perhaps lost all their
estate. If n man lose his property at 80 or 40
years of age, it is only asharp discipline gen.
orally by which later he comes to larger sue
cess. 1t is all folly for a mar to sit down in
midlife discouraged. The marshals OF
Napoleon came to their commander and
said, ave have lost the battle and we
are being cut to pieces" Napoleon took
his watch from his pocket and said 1T
is only 2 o'clock in the afternoon. You have
lost that battle, but you have time enough
to win another. Charge upon the foe
Though the meridian of life has pasSeG
with you and you nave been routed i'll many
a conflict, give not up in disbursement,
There are victories yet for you TO gain. Bat
sometimes monetary disaster comes to a
man when there Is something in his age OF
something In his health or something in 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 10000 failures in the United Suites.
Many OF those persons never recovered from
the misfortune. But let me give q word OF
comfort in passing. TIL sheriff may sell you
out Of many things, but there are some
things OF which he annot sell you out. III
cannot sell out your health. II cannot sci
out your family. He cannot 5 III ont ypH
Bible. He cannot sell out your co.. Ii,
cannot sell out your heaven. iOI ,.,sG iogs
than you hare lost.
Son AMI daughters of Col, children Of NJ
eternal AMI all loving Father. mourn no
whom your property goes. The viii j.
yours, and life is yours. and death is yours,
and immortality is yours, and thrones OF IN
perial grandeur are yours, and rivers o
gladness are yours, and shining mans ons
are yours, and God is yours. The rternl
God has sworn it, and every time you doubt
it you charge the King of heaven an earth
with perjury. Instead of complaint. how
hard you have it, go home, take up you'
Bible full Of promises, get Town on your
knees before God AMI thank Him Cor wait
you have instead of spending So mu III time
In complaining about what you have not.
Some Of o remember the shipwreck o
the Central America. This noble steamer
had, 1 think, about 800 passengers aboard,
Suddenly the storm came, and the surses
trampled the decks and swung into the
matches, n there went up a hundred voiced
death shrek. The foam on the Jaw of the
wave; the pitching OF the steamer as though
it were leaping a mountain the dis nal flare
OF the signal rockets the long cough Of the
steam pipes The hiss OF tho eytingutshed
furnaces the walking of God on the wave
Inc steamer went not down without Il s,ru.-
gle.
AS the passengers stationed themselves in
rows to bale out the vessel. hara to the
thump OF the buckets as men unused to toll.
with blistered hands and strained muscle,
tug for their lives. There Is a sail seen
against the sky. Tho flash of the distr 'ss
gun is sounded. Its voice is heard not. To-
u IS choked in the louder boomjng ofthc sea.
A lew passengers escaped, but the stalIGer
gave one great lurch and WAS gone So
tnere are some men who sail on prosperously
In life, Ais well, al's well. But at last
some financial disaster comes n euroely,lon.
down they so the bottom of this CONNER
Ga sea 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 yol OF \ more
stupendous shipwreck than that which l
nave lust mentioned. God launched this
world 6oO0 years ago, 1t has been going on
under itelght Of mountains AMI immortals,
but one day 1t will stagger at the cry of fire.
me timbers OF rock will burn, the mountains
name like masts and the clouds like sails in
the Judgment hurricane. Then God shaq
a the passengers off tho deck, and from
the berths those who have long been asleep
IN Jesus, and He Will set them far beyond
tue reach OF storm and peril.
But how many shall go down? That will
never be known until it shall be announced
n day In h~eayen-the shipwreck ola world.
IN, my dear hearers, whatever you lose.
tnough your houses 60, though your lands
go, though all your earthly possessions per.
ish, may Almighty God, through the blood Of
the everlasting covenant. save all your souls.
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