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


days joy to him to see this little one come
out in front Of the cabin door and wave to
him, while he answered back one day the
train belated and 1T came on to the
dusk of the evening. AS the engineer stood
at his post he saw by the headlight that
little Ell on ont the track erin why the
knowing nothing of her peril. great hor--
ror seized upon the engineer. He reversed
er man on board, and then he climbed over
the engine and he came down on the cow
fhe engine It o as hogh o
ing at lightning speed, faster and faster,
though it was really slow -ng up, and with
child by the hair and lifted it up and when
the train stopped and the passengers gath
cred dd to What was the matter after
s with ar arms oh" you say, That was vas
some kindness ana some appreciation to-
ward those In your community
T6o n nsder Snn tse wht tes of ep
tation and sin-snatching them from
under laundering rail trains of eternal dis
aster; bringing them up into responsibility in
this world ard into glory for the world to
come You appreciate what the engineer
:; why can you not appreciate the grand
teacher and by every Christian worker?
OH my friends. l want to impress upon
the number OF talents we possess, but the
use we make of them.
famlnes OF history" you would say,
house of Hapsburg, house of STUART, house
Of Bourbon" They lived IN palaces ara
had great equipagea But who are the LORDS
royal fanny. some Of them may serve
you III the household, some OF tnem
are in unngllted sarrets some OF them
viii walk this afternoon down the street,
on their arm a basket oil broken food; some
rejected OF men, yet IN the last great Gay,
WnIie it will be found that some OF us VINO
faiSu SumptuouSiy every Gay are hurried
BACK into Il SIGNATURE, lney are the lame
thai VIII take lne prey.
One step 1artner: lnere are great many
people discouraged aOCut getting TO heaven.
AT my desk Iii The Christian Herald once
/ ana in daily receipt OF numerous letters
from people brought up i'll good Iainlles,
and VINO mad Christian parenlage; but VINO
frankly tell ne tnat they are astray, a thou-
SAND miles from the ris5nl TRACK ana rear
to YOU | want 70 preach now. 1 have been
looking for you. viii tell you how you got
aStray. 1t not righteousness on your
part 1T was, perhaps. throusn me se
niality and SUcianty OF your nature that You
your duty; you unconaciousy lett the house
OF Cog you admit the gospel to be true ana
yet you have so GfieNous!y anu 80 Pc
Iongedly Wanuered you say rescue IS III
possible.
1t would take a week to count up the
names OF those heaven VINO We're ON
earth worse than you tel you are They
went the Whole round OF mlquity, they cls-
8raced themselves, they dlsSidceu their
household, they despameu OF rtturn because
their reputation Was SoHe, thelf property
was gone, everything was gone; bdt 1t
some Eour Ike this they heard the voice OF
God, and they threw themselves Oh the di-
vine compassion, anu they rose up more
the same chance for you. That is one rea-
son why l like TO preach this Sospei, 50 Tree
Il gospel, so tremendous a gospei. IL taxes
man all wrong and makes nun an Ilsnt,
iii former settlement where preached,
a member of my congregation qult me
house of God, quit Respectable circles, Went
M les O
inquiry. The day for his burial came ana
his body was brought to the no4sG of
him We're overheard along the street on
their way to the burial, saying, &c ne let
us go and hear TalmaGe damn THIS Old SIN
ner! Oh | had nothing but tears LOT me
dead and [ had nothing put Invitations 10
the living. You see | could not 40 an! otn ON
save that which was lost" Christ in his
dying prayer said, Father forgive then,
and that was prayer for you and prayer
on! start on the road to heaven today;
You are not happy. The thirst OF your soul
will never be slailed by the fountains OF SIN.
You turn everywhere but to God Tor help.
Right where you are, cali on hlnl. Re he
Nn0rys all the odds against yshch you have
been contending in life DO not go to him
win long rgmaFF49 a,n 2f fd 9Ta$er Out just
Yet You say MY hand trembles so from
my designations, can't even take SoerI hoI 6o of
that. nv brother / will give out hymn
fop
az lne ci3Se ~ Be- n,D'i say 81 have such
"!u;Gtl ~ pGon' ~, Nc 7 can't get rid Of
tSlIlNiS NJ, Ht ae,Un,, is Almighty grace can
t nSni: niy w., att' hohit ard viii break it up
Teah up tn'i' .., MN ,,e ala was "a one
out you say, me WIS 81 T can't cor
dead ana IN ieavet1 ~ con ,' Correct if Nv
rect that WroHH., ~ - ma nresence oP
the grace o. NDC S ~ i 1,oi, otIpht TO
thit one anu Tue f1poro 49, ~, ~ hnaVen
nave mate on ~. u, ,,,,m &C T ebould trv
On Say? 9pti io,,iI t',rp avyav from NV
10 10 iiSli' - .iC : ar5 u,ould he los
uolhs ~ - t ii.a,, II3 cir nobodv w01ld
yea. Woulu We ~. ~ e. g., &C. y; W, ora ME
nave any ~ H'pa.Iy ~ ,aa IN of The cburct
taken. mere, III w IL - oiUe IJor tod9x-
on eafth ana III HeaNth, o.. e1,Il,-s1,i,I
the right manu- o. IN = lS'1'rlt ~ ~ aod
lie cent Won mere to hear this: Let the
wicked f0rsake his way, and the upright
INTO ne ord Who viii nave mercy and
unto our God, who will abund2ntly pardon
Though you may hlEt - - ~ i " 80 u,
neF' you MY pISG G} w, - viii Ea fn1,rd
w. nc ..IWborS sin abounded grace does
much more abound" and while the spells
OF an everlasting kingdom are being award
cd fer your pursuit II VIII ,I pe ddui mo- ta i
we Ian!e lo4h ~ e. 49,, 90 Tveal, naarer
~! o3,Jitcrotion Of iii the iueu1alitics of
mis- lifo and all its dSquietudes. Years ago,
on boat on the North river, the pilot
gave q very Shafp TING 10 IllT zen loi .ie