The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02

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Won have no efrand here" Now ] as
an officer in the army Of Jesus Christ.
went on that exploration and on TO
that battlefield. If you bear a like
commission. go; If not, stay away. But
you say: Don't you think that some
how the description of those places in.
dticc people to 60 and see for them
selves?' answer, yes. just as much
as the description Of yellow fever in
some scourged city would induce peo-
pie to go down there and get the pesti-
lence. But may be addressing some
stranger already destroyed. Where is
he, that | may pointedly vet kindly
address him? Come back! and wash
in the deep fountain of Saviour's
mercy. do not give you cup or
chalice, or pitcher with limited
supply to effect your additions. l
point you to the five oceans of Gods
mercy. Oh! that the Atlantic and Pa
cific surges of Divine forgiveness might
roll over your soul. AS the glorious
sun of Gods forgiveness rides on to-
ward the mid-heavens, ready to sub
merge you in warmth and light and
love, bid you good morning! Morning
of peace for all your troubles Morning
of liberation for all your incarcera-
tions. Morning of resurrection for
your soul buried in sin. Good morn
ing!. Morning for the resuscitated
household that has been waiting for
your return. Morning for the cradle
and the crib already disgraced with
being that of a drunkard's child.
Morning for the daughter that has
trudged off to hard work because you
did not take care of home. Morning
for the wife who at forty and fifty
years has the wrinkled face, and the
stopped shoulder, and the white hair.
Morning for one. Morning for all.
Good morning! In Gods name, good
morning!
But suppose you are standing on
crag of mountain. and on the edge of
precipice, and all unguarded, and
some one either in joke or hate shall
run up behind you and push you off.
But who would do so dastardly q
deed? Why, that is done every
hour of every day, and every
hour of every night Men come to
the verge of city life and say: NOW
we will just look off. Come, young
man, do not be afraid. Come near, let
us look off," He comes to the edge and
looks. and looks until, after awhile,
Satan sneaks up behind him, and puts
hand on each of his shoulders, and
pushes him off. Society says it is evil
proclivity on the part of that young
man. Oh, no! He was simply an ex-
| plorer and sacrificed his life in dis
covery. A young man comes in
| from the country Dragging that
nothing can do him any harm. He
knows about all the tricks of city life.
why" he says, did not receive a
circular in the country telling me that
somehow they found out was sharp
business man, and if would only send
a certain amount of money by mail or
express, charges prepaid, they would
send a package with which l could
/ make fortune in two months; but
did not believe it. My neighbors did;
take my money. I carry it in a
pocket inside my vest. No man could
take it. No man could cheat me at the
faro table. Don't / know all about
the cue box and the dealers box, and
the cards stuck together as though
they were one, and when to hand in
my checks? Oh they can't cheat me.
/ know what / am about" While al
the same time, that very moment, such
men are succumbing to the worst Sa
tanic influences, in the simple fact that
they are going to observe. Now. if a man
or woman shall go down into haunt Of
iniquity for the purpose of reforming
/ men apd women, or for the sake of be
ing able intelligently to warn people
i against such perils, if as did Johr
Howard or Elizabeth Fay or Thoma.
Chalmers, they go down among the
abandoned for the sake of saving
them, then such explorers shall b.
God protected, and they will come ou
better than when they went in. Blu
if you go on this work of exploration
merely for the purpose of satisfying {
morbid curiosity, will take twent,
per cent off your moral character.
| OdUDdtu llOi uAuS COuiCos 4 Ou W dh'
up in the hotel. You have had a longer
sleep than usual. You say: "Wher,
am L? thousand miles from home
/ have no family to take to church to
day. My pastor will not expect m!
presence. l think shall look over m,
accounts and study my memorandum
book. Then 1 will write few bust
ness letters, and talk to that merchan
who came in on the same train witt
me-" Stop! you can not afford to do il
but" you say, 81 am worth five hun
dred thousand dollars" You can no
afford to do it. You say am worth on
million. You can not afford todoit Al
you gain by breaking the Sabbath yo1
will lose. You will lose one of -thre
things: your intellect, your morals o
your property and You can not point il
the whole earth to a single exception
. to this rule. God gives us six days an
keeps one for Himself. Now. if w
try to get the seventh, He will upse
the work of the other six.
) o. strangers, welcome to the grea
) city. May you find Christ here, an
not any physical or moral damage
, Men coming from inland, from distan
{ cities, have here found God, and fouu
Him in our service. May tina
. be your case to-day. Yo
. thought won were brought (