The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-09-13

every Christian and every philanthro-
pist? Besides that, the rising genera
tion are being saturated with gospel
truth as no other generation, by this
International series OF Snnday-school
lessons. Formerly the children were
expected only to nibble at the little In
fantilc Scripture stories, but now they
are taken from Genesis to Revelation,
the strongest minds OF the country ex-
planning the lessons to the teachers,
and the teaching, them to the classes
and we are going to have in this cour
try five million youth forestalled foi
Christianity. Hear it! Hear It'll y
! Besides that, you must have notices
IL you have talked on these trest
themes, that they are finding out that
while science is grand In secular di
rections, worldly philosophy grand In
secular directions, they cannot give
any comfort to soul In trouble. r
Talking with men on steamboats,
and in rail 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 the doctrine OF the Sur
vival Of the Fittest;" tell her that her
child died because its life was not
worth as much us the life of one that
lived. Try that, II you dare. Go to
that dying man with your transcen-
dental phraseology and tell him he
ought to have confidence in the great
ito be-" and the everlas ting "now,"
and the eternal what is it?" and 20
on with your consolation and see II he
is comforted. ..
Go to that woman who has lost her
husband, and tell her IL was geo.
logical necessity that that man passed
out of existence, just as the mega
therium disappeared in order to make
room for higher style Of creation, and
:, go on with your consolation and tell
her that there is possibility that ten
: million years from now we ourselves
may be geological specimens on the
x geological shelf, petrifed specimens OF
II the extinct human race! And after you
e have got all through with your con.
II ISOLATION, II the poor afflicted soul is not
e utterly crazed, will send out the
plainest Christian from my church, and
with one-half hour of prayer and the
~ reading of Scripture promises, the
ie tears will be stayed, and the consola-
c tion. and the Joy in that house will be
u like the calmness Of an Indian summer
y sunset. There will be glory flooding
oi the house from floor to cupola. Oil
We people are finding out themselves-and
'u they all have troubles-they find that
" philosophy and science do not help
W them when there is dead babe in the
h' house. They are coming back to oui
ou glorious old-fashioned sympathetic re
~, Le ligion.
ne o, young man, do not be ashamed u
eu be found on the side of the Bible. Do
ct not Join those young men who in thil
us day nut their thumbs in their vest, anC
er' swapger about the streets and thu
ey stores, talking about the glorious nine
I" teenth century, about its light beint
!, sufficient without any Bible, and with
DC out any Christ and without any God
l.. The time is coming-we may not liv
20 TO see II, but | should not be surprises
Ih II we did see it-when this whole coun
,ns try is to be one great church, tn
~ forests the aisles, the Allegheny an
'n Rocky mountains the pillars, the chai
=, of inland lakes the baptistries, and tn
a. worship the Hallelujah chorus unit
Him who was, and is, and shall be evei
u I more. Oh. come over to the majority
oio come under the banners Of Emanuel
Vernon was the son OF an Englis
=. SQUIRE. lie was brought up In gree
,a1 elegance. There was man workin
nt. on the place by the name OF Ralpl
= Vernon used TO often talk with Ralpi
,,J After awhile Vernon went off TO co
W., lege. and came back with his min
tty full of slSepticism. He talked his skel
49,. ticism 10 Ralph, the workman. Aft
a., awhile Vernon went from home agail
d. was zone for years, came back, IN
t;i among his first questions when gettir
.on. home was, "Where Is Ralph?' 'Oh
; % said the father, "Ralph is in prise
bod waiting for the day OF execution
orc Vernon hastened TO see Ralph. Ralp
looking through the wicket OF u
,ho prison, said: vernon, how good "
nc are TO come and see me. don't blar
! IN YOU, and / don't blame anybod
\ Of / only blame myself; but, W
not non, want you to promise
tate one thing. win you?' Vern,
not replied, 81 will" 81 want you to pro-
,ble Use me never to talk slepticism in t
re. presence of anybody. Yousee IT mig
ges do them harm. When you used TO S
orts there was nothing in the Bible, and
citv didn't make any difference how
inc lived, we would come out happy at
feIv last, somehow II had bad infiuen
,ipg upon me, and went from bad to wol
ress until am here, and must die for !
nth crimes" BY almost superhuman eff
nm. the sentence was changed, and he "
avs. to be transported TO another count
hail for life. The ship going there "
saw wrecked on Van Dieman's Land. Amo
few those who perished was Ralph, the
ould tim OF Vernon's skepticism. Vern
amer tells the story to-day with tears an
we broken heart; but it is too latel o,
e MS not talk skepticism, do not talk SIX
NV ticism. Let God be true, though ev'