Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-10
WORD OF THE LORD
Dr. TaIm4ss breaches on Those
Who Are Awake q, Night
CHRISTIAN WORK NEEDED
Few laxiesd Are TAsy Who Need He
Out Tan Nldssxhs. Bss the
Cvsaainsal Asa Vtctous

Out Tan saidosxhs. Bus the
Cvsaainal Asd Vtcto<xs.
BsooEIyx, April A-Rsv. Dr.. Tai
nA9s chnss ~ ~ swDoa today sAme
az 9niv~sAl inAsssse--shs dAsk sade Of
socia, Life in OF Ssuas CITIES. The text
chossn - the bastz a mast graphic dis
coarss w. 00auls L Z. "Ant tbs dark
ns.s M called a1sAA"
Two U1nd dsv1n0s % sinse. Theons
- suaftgAA ~ sshss q dAad0w: tbeoae
los v1sk - sshas 1ps rest: ths ono .
W. % svUysAkAs siad and b~snsiial.
- osh9 szsA m I'll language - . tyYe
q snAnso md a6licti0o aod sin- These
tvo dsvsams vcrs msds By tia Lord
Ainsslf. OtAag dsvsAoas Of tims may
Asse nsmsoclaeuss % human inveusion.
bat tho dastnso hsld % - DIZZY brow
% shs i1ssSi. and hs tapcssd h. shs dsv
drrpiax nom ~ nnoAn - b save 10
name. And shs dSskneas - called
Atsht.'
My subject 10 u,sinisht IN town. Tho
thund~r Of shs CITY hAs ruled oss q tiso
air The slisht.st sounds cue ths nighs
With saeA dist.nstnss - ~ attract yoar
ssss0,soo- Tho tinAlias " The ball Of
tke str-ss car In ths distance ani ths
bayin9 u tbs do. The stamp Of =
horse IN the 1t street. Ths slAmmin4
81 a sslooa DOR. Tho hiocoash Of thu
drunkAtd The shrisxs of tho steam
vhis;lsi Ave unlrs away. Oh, how sug.
gestivelnay friendS-nidnigh in town!
ANogIs or SnR MONT.
There Ars hoOess nsn Passing mp and
do~u tas street Here u = city mission
AIRY wh( kAs been carrying = scuttls of
eoai I'll shss poor family IN that dark
place. Hsrs ~ al undertaken gcing up
tbs s;ers u building frusn which there
CONES oit-~e cry winch indicates that
ii. d-jtrOying angel hes smittsn tho
arstb.r;i Here u o minister VI religion
who ia t.s-a giving the sacrament to .
dying christian Here - . physician
rs.a.lna along In soNs haste. tho mess-
ss-ugrr few s:s.,s ahead hurryfng on to
the household Nearly all the lights
have gone oat IN tho dwelltns@ That
hight ia rho window IL the light Of tia
watchek. for tho medicines must 10 al
mini-,1rcd, and the fever must hs
wa:chsti. and thu rs~tless tossing OF Of
tho cod -rlil mast bs resisted. and the ics
must kept On tho hot temples. and
ths peA~snsl prayer must go up from
hearts toon 10 b. h<okea- Oh. the mil
might IN town! What . stupeudous
thoCgtf-a whole city at rsti
WesIy arm preparing fog tomoErow's
toii. Hot brain being eoolsd Cd. Rigid
muscset relAxei- Excited nsgvss sooshcd
Tn- White haiE of ths OcsogcnaFtan In
shin drifss acsoo tho pillow. fyssh fall
OF t,sk@s on SHOW already fallen. Child
hoci Tifh IL tlimplsd hands thrown ont
on Ind pillow. and WITH every breatl,
taking ia new ssose Of fun and frohc.
dsvis siumbssleo eye VII look. Let
oos srcas wave q rehssshing slumhsz
roll ovur The hsagt u The GrSa1 town,
suhmergtng caro- and aaxiety and worn.
msns Did psin.
Lee ~ ~ s)ssps NJ. my fSisnds. b,
not de(nivel. Thers viii b thousand,
sosight Who viii not slrcp - all. Go up
that d;ark alloy and b cautious whsr,
yua tread sese yoa fau over tho prossratl
firm OF . dYunkaei lying on his own
doorstep Look about You lest you ftel
chs g.mAss's hug. Look through tha
brokn window pune and 80 what you
can 49,. You say. Nothing" Then
listen. What Il Is? God help u.s. No
foosli4hes. bns tragedy ghsstlier add
nusEbtisr than Rtssort or Edwin Booth
ever -nactrd- No lixAk no ase. no bread.
NJ hope. Saivertng In ths cold. they
have bad so food for - hours. You
say. Why dom they bcg~ They do,
but they gss nothing. You ay. why
dou. ,h~y jciivsr themselves over u
ass alrnshosss~ Al. you would not ask
that u you ever heard tho bitter cry
of a man or q child when told he mus,
20 90 The aimshouse.
TIE uoyEsr syoa.
oh" You say. they arc the vicious
poor. anil therefore th-y do noe demand
our sympashy." Arc they vicioas? 81
mach more n~ed they your psty. Tn
Christian poor God heips them. Through
th~ir night shsrvs twInklss she round
merry ..ar Of hopa. and through the
hros.a window pane they SEQ the crystals
of heaven. tnt The vicious poor. they ar
mars 10 be Vitiet Thsir last light Ia:
vons out. You excuse yourself fror,
,snx them by ssyinS they are 50 bad
thy hronght thA trouble on themselves.
4 reply. wh~rs I give 10 prayers for the
irssocent WI, A.. suffering viii give q
prayers for TIE sres.y who arr suffering
Tho ALDERMAN. when h. sec~ . vesee
dNhing tnso the br-akers. comes ont
from his hat and wraps the warmes'
ssasels sroand those Who are moe'
cAsIis~i end most bruised md most bat
tsv~i Ia the wreck And I want you y
sosv that shs~s vicious pos have hAd
two acknowledgement Of thu body
shiy~rsrk sf - sosi-Hhipvv~ck fou
Nm. shspwvssh fos esesnisy. Pity. By
aIl nessss. tas inrorsos Who Ase snfYer
TING. bet pdsy msss Ne esilsy.
p~a On shrcseh Ne sllsy. Op>o shs
Acor ''oh." yv~ ay. 'tt n iochee.
No. is - noe loeee<1. 10 has nc~-r bro,
k,cksl. No Burglar voaid b temptsi