The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12

been imnossible a few years ago. Hundreds
of letters would have come to the secular
newspaper Offices saylnga ol dan ms c Rap1l rs
nn n1 But I have been told that
many of the secular papers nave
their largest circulation on MONDAY DAY
morning, and the whole populatioh VI 'nl'
country are becoming sermon readers.
Resides that. have you not noticed that pa
ners nr0c]ainng themselves secular al
most every week have religious discussion
in them? o+
q decent paper in the United states this
had NOT n discussion on the doctrine OF
eternal punishment Small wits made mer-
~. know; but there was not an lntelllgelSs
man in the United States that as res1ia
of that controversy in regard to eternal pun
ishment did not ask himself the question:
What is to be my eternal destlny ana
so some years ago, when Tyndall offered
his prayer gauge. there there was secu-
lar paper in the United States that did not
discuss the question: Does God ever an
swer prayer? May the creature impress
the Creator?' Are not all these facts en-
cOuraging to every Christian and every
philanthr0pist? Besides that, the rising
generation are being saturated with Cos
pei truth as no other generation, by inns
international series of Sunday school les
sons. Formerly the children were expected
only to nibble at the little infantile script
ure stories, but now they are taken from
Genesis to Revelation. the strongest minds
of the country explaining the lessons to the
teachers, and the teachers explaining them
to the classes; and we are going TO have
IN this country 100000 youths forestalled
for Christianity. Hear it! Hear it!
Besides that, you must have noticed il
You have talked on these great themes,
that they are finding out that while science
IS grand III secular directions. worldly
philosopha grand in secular directions,
they cannot give any comfort to a soul In
trouble.
Talking with men on steamboats, and in
railroad cars, | find they are coming back
to the comfort of the gospel. They say:
Somehow human science don't comfort me
when | have any trouble. and ! must try
something else and they are trying the
gospel. Take your scientific consolation
to that mother who has just lost her child.
Apply to the doctrine of the Survival of
the ftteSt;' tell her that her child died
because its life was not worth as much as
the life of one that lived. Try that if you
dare Go TO that dying man with your trans
cendental phraseology, and tell him he ought
to have confidence in the great 'to be-
and the everlasting now and the eternal
what is it," and go on with YOUR copsO-
latlon and see if he is comforted
90 to that woman who has lost her huS-
Dailn, ana tel ner 1t was Il good geological
necessity that that man passed out of ex-
Tstence. just rs the megathcrium disappeared
IN order to make room for Il higher stvle
OF creation, and go on with your consolation
and tell her that there is possibility that
lo,NoNtO years from now we ourselves
may be geological specimens on the .teoloo-
ical shelf, petrlticd specimens of the ~
tinct human race! And after Won have GOT
all through with your consolation If fbo
poor, afflicted soul is not utterly crazed
1 Will send out the plainest Christian from
my church, and with one half hour
OF prayer and the reading of scripture
promises, the tears will be STAYED. and tbe
consolation, and the joy in that house viii
De IKE the caImneSs OF an Indian summer
sunset. There will be a glory llootiinp tho
house from floor to cupola. On, peo I,i
are hndlny out themsel yes-and they all
nave troubles-they find that philosophy
and science do not help them when thera
Is dead babe in the house Thov arc
coming back to our glorious old-fashjoned
sympathetic religion.
on, young man! do not be ashamed to
be found on the side of the Bible DO NOT
Joln those young men who in this day nm
their thumbs In their vest, and swagger
about the streets and the stores, talking
about the glorious nineteenth century, ahout
its light being sufficient without any R;hte
and without any Christ. and without any
God. The time is c0ming-we may not live
to see it, but [ should not be surprised i
we did see it-when this whole country i:
to be one great church. the forests the
alsleS. the Allegheny and the Rocky noun
tains the pillars, the chain Of inland lakes
the baptstries, and the worship the halle
lujah chorus unto Him who was, and is.
and shall be evermore. OH come over TO
the ma iOrity-come under the banner of
Emanuel.
Vernon was the son of English squire
He was brought up in great elegance. There
was man working on the place by the
name of Ralph. Vernon used to often talk
with Ralph. After awhile Vernon went
off to college, and came back with his mind
full of skcpticsm He talked his skepticism
to Ralph, the workman After awhile
Vernon went from home again, was gone
for years, came back, and among his first
is Raph?' OH said the father, Ralph
is in prison waiting for the day ofTxecu-
ton" Vernon FASTENED to see Ralph,
Ralph, looking through the wicket of the
prison. said. Vernon. how good you are
to Ralph, the workman. After awhile
YOU | hardly expected you would come
and see me. I don't blame you, | dons
blame anybody: | only blame myself; but.
Vernon, / want you to promise me never
to talk skepticism in the presence of any
body You see it might do them harm.
When you used to say there was nothing
in the Bible and it didn't make any differ
cnce how we lived, we would come out
happy 1T the last somehow 1t had bad
influence upon me, diiu L went IIouI UdtA
TO worse until | am here. and [ must die
for my, crimes" BY almost sqperhumq an
effort the sentence was changed, and he
was 10 be transported to another country
for or life. The Ship going there was wreck;
cd on Van DiemenS land. Among those
who persisted was Ralph, the, victim Of
Vernon's skepticism. Vernon tells the stor5
TODAY with tears and a broken heart; but
it is too late! Oh. do not talk skepticsm,
40 not talk skepticism. Let God be true,
though every man be found, liar!
EMIN PASHA's HEAD CUT OFF,