The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-14

cry Christian and every phiianthropisti
Besides. that. the rising generation are be-
ing saturated with gospel truth rs no othei
generation by this international series OF
Sunday-school lessons. Formerly the chi-
dren were expected only to nibble at the III.
tie intantile Scripture stories. but now thel
are taken from Genesis TO Revelation. the
strongest pinds OF the country explaining
the lessons to the teachers, and the teacher
explaining them TO the classes. and we are
going 60 have in this country 5000. 900 youth
iorestallcd for Christianity. Hear II Hear
IL!
Besides that. you must have noticed. ifyou
nave talked on these grent themes, that they
are finding out that while science Is grand
in secular directions. they cannot give any
comfort TO "A soul In trouble.
Talking with men on steamboats, and In
rail cars. find they ara coming back to the
comfort OF the gospel. They say, "Somehow
human science doesn't comfort me when
have any trouble and must try something
else. And they are trying the gospel.
Take your scientific cons olation to the
mother who has just lost her child. Apply
the doctrine OF the survival OF the flttest.
Tell her that her child died because it, life
was not worth ne much as the life OF one that
lived. Try that II you dare. Goto the dying
man with your transcendental phraesology
and tell him he ought TO have confidence IN
the great ITO be. and the everlasting "now."
and the eternal ''what ia it2" and 20 on with
your consolation and see II he Il comforted.
Go to that woman who has lost her hus-
band and tell her II was u geological neces-
sty that that man passed out of existence.
Just ns the megatherium disappeared in or
der to make room for n higher style OF cre-
alton. and 20 on with your consolation AMI
tell her that there IL n possibility that TO-.
OOO.OOO years from now we ourselves mny bo
geological specimens on the geological shelf.
petriied specimens ot the extinct human
race.
And after YOU have got all through with
your consolation, II the poor afflicted soul Is
not utterly crazej. | will send out tho plain
est Christian from my church and with one
halt hour OF prayer and the reading of
scripture promises the tears will be- staid
and the consolation and joy in that house
viii be like the calmucss OF an Indian sum-
uor sunset. There will be a glory flooding
IN" house from ilour to cupoln. Oh. people
are finding out themselves and they all
have troublcs--they find thnt philosophy and
sricn'o do not help them when there il
dead babe IN the house. They are coming
back 10 our glorious old fashioned sympl-
thetic religion
Oh, young man. do not be- ashamed TO be-
found on the side OF the Yible. DO not Join
those young men who in this day put their
thumb In their vest and swaggcr about the
street and the stores talking about the sio-
rious nineteenth century. about its light be-
ing sufficient without any Bible anl without
any Christ and without any God. The time
II coming we may not live 10 s"c H. but
should not De- surprised II we did see Il
when this whole country il 10 be- one great.
church, I'll" forests the uisles. thc Allegheny
and the Rocky Mountains the pillars the
chain of inland lakes tho baptiStrirs. and the
worship the halleluiahs chorus 10 Him s'hu
was and Is and shall be- eyermorp. Oh. com"
over 10 the majority come under tho ban
ner OF Emanuel
Vernon was the son 81 nn English squire
He was brought up In great elegance. Thrrc
was man working on the place Of the name
OF Ralph. Vernon used To often talk with
Ralph. After awhile Vernon went or To-
collcge and came back with his mind full of
skepticism. lie talked his skepticl,m to
Ralph. the workman. After awhile Vernon
went from home again. was gone for years.
came back. and among his first questions
when getting home was. Where is Haiphy'
"Oh said the iather. "l!alph l. in prison
waiting Tor the day of execution.
Vernon fastened TO sees Ralph Ralph
looking through the wicket OF the prison,
said Vernon. how good you are to come
and see me | am glad to see you. | hardly
expected you would come and see me. I
don't blame you | don't blame anybody |
only blame myself but. Vernon. want you
TO promise ms one thing, Will your Vernon
replied. IL will. II want you 10 promise
me never to talk skepticism In the presence
OF anybody. Iou see IL might do them rarm.
When you used to say there was nothing In
the Bible, and il didn't make any difference
how we lived, we would come out happy az
the last. somehow II had bad influence up
on me, and went from bad To worse until
am here. and must die for my crimes.
BY almost superhuman effort the sentence
was changed. and he was To be transported
to another country for life. The ship going
there was wrecked on Van Diemen's Land.
Among those who perished was Ralph. the
victim ofVernon's skepticism. Vernon tells
the story to-day with tears and broken
heart. but II is too late! oh, do not talk
skepticism Let God be true. though every
man be- found a liar.