The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-05
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great Sahara desert at the las:
Years ago q minister's son went OF from
home to college. At college he formed the
acqua,ntqr"e o. Young man whom shall
call Ellison. Ellison was an infdel. Ellison
scoGet NJ rei,ion. and the minister's son
soon learnsi iron him the infdelity. and
wher ha went home on his vacation broke
h's fathers heart by his denunciations OF
Christianity. Time passed on. and vacation
came. and the minister's son went of to
spend the vacation and was on a journey and
came 10 hotel. The hotel keeper said II
am sorry that tonight | shall have to put
ycu in room adjoining one where there IL
a very sick and dying man. l can give YOU
no other accommodation" "Oh." said the
Young college student and minister's son,
"thnt will make no difference to me. except
the matter Of sympathy with anybody that Is
SUFFERING"
The young man retired 20 his room. but
could not sleep. All night long he hear the
groauing OF the sick man or the step OF the
watchers. and his soul trembled. He thought
10 himself Now, there Is only u thin wall
between me and a departing spirit. How "
Ellison should know how feel? How 10 FL
lison should know how my heart futtersp
What II Ellison knew my skiptic.sm gave
way lie slept not
In the morning. coming down. he sail 10
tho hotel keeper. "ffow is thu sick MANI"
oh said the hotel keeper. che Is dead,
poor fellow. The doctors told us ha could
not last through the night "well." said
the young man. what was the SICK ones
name whore IL he from "Well." said ths
hotel keeper. "he is from Providence Col
lese." "proVidence College What IL his
name" Ellison" Ellison oh. how
the young man was stunned! IL was his old
college mate--dea1 without any hope.
II was many hours before the young man
could lenvr that hotel. He got on his horse
and started homewari. AMI all the way he
hea-l something SAYING 10 him dead
Lost Dead, Lost ~ He came to no salts.
action until he entered the Chrisiiaa life.
! until he entered the Christian ministry. until
he hecamc one OF the most eminent mission
aries OF the cross. tha greatest Baptist mis-
sionaty the world has ever seen siuce the days
Of Paul--no superior to Adoniram Judson.
Mighty on earth. mighty In heavcn-Aioni-
ram Juisou. Which do you like the best,
Judsons skep;ic.sn or Jndsons Christian
life. Juison's suffering for Christ's sake,
Juisoms almost martyriom? Oh. Young
man. take your choice between these two
kinds OF lives. Your own heart tells you this
morning the Christian life IL more admir-
able. more peaceful, more comfortable and
mora beautiful
Oh. II religion docs 50 much Tor man on
earn. what will IL do for him IN heaven?
That j. the thought that comes TO me- now.
lfa soldier can atorl to shout "Huzza ~
wneu he GOES into battle, how much more
q
when he has gained the victory. II religion
| * so good thing TO have here. how bright
u thug IL will be in heaven / want 10 seq
that younc man when the glor,es o. heaven
/ have robej anl crowned him. want TO
hear him sing when all huskinpss OF earthly
colds is gone aud he rises W with the srea:
doxo,ogy.
want to Know what standard he will
carry wnon marching under arches OF pearl
IN the army OF banners. | want 10 know
wnat company he will keep in the land whers
they are all kings and queens forever al
ever. II [ have iniuced one OF YOU this
morning to begin u better life. then want to
know 1t. may not in this world clasp hands
with you IN friendship. | may not hear
| from your own lips the story OF temptation
and sorrow. but will clasp hands with you
when the sea is passed and the gates are en-
! tered.
! That might WOO you TO n better life. AMI
that might show you the g,ories with which
! Cot clothes His dear children In heaven,
/ wish could this morning swing back one OF
| the twelve gates that there might dash upon
/ your eur one shou. OF the triumph thar
! there might flame upon your eyes one bazs
! % che spleudor. On, when I speak OF that
!. vou' 'oluntnrly think OF =