Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-04-14

lhould hear the crash, crashl Just as in
the sickly season you sometimes hear
the bell at the gate Of the cemetery
ringing almost necessarily, so | found
that the bell at the gate of the cemetery
| where ruined souls are buried was toll
ing by day and tolling by night said,
Il will explore.
l went as physician goes into fever
lazareto to see what practical and useful
information might get That would be
Il foolish doctor who would stand outside
the door of an invalid writing Latin
prescription When the lecturer in q
medical college is done with his lecture
he takes the students into the dissecting
room, and he shows them the reality /
went and saw and came forth to my pull
pit to report a plague and to tell how
sin dissects the body and dissects the
mind and dissects the soul "Oh," say
you, ARE you not afraid that in conse-
quence of such exploration of the iniqui-
ties of the city other persons light make
exploration and do themselves damage?"
| reply: IF in company with the COM
missioner of police, and the captain of
police, and the inspector of police, and
the company of two Christian gentle
men, and not with the spirit of curiosity,
but that you may see sin in order the
better to combat it, then, in the name of
the eternal God go? But, if not, then
stay away"
Wellington, standing in the battle Of
Waterloo when the bullets wero brzzing
around his head, saw civilian on the
field. He said to him: "Sir, what are
you doing here? Be off, why, - re-
piled the civilian, there is no more dan
| ger here for me than there is for you :"
Then Wellington flushed up and said,
God and my country demand that | be
here, but you have no errand here -
Now |, as an officer in the army of
Jesus Christ, went OH that exploration
ard on to that battlefield. If you bear
like commission, go. If rot, stay away
But you say, Don't you think that
somehow the description of those places
induces people to go and see for them
selves?" l answer yes, just as much as
the description Of yellow fever il some
scourged city would induce people to go
down there and get the pestilence.
But may be addressing some stran-
ger already destroyed Where is he, that
may pointedly yet kindly address him?
Come back and wash in the deep forn-
tain of a Saviour's mercy. l do not give
you a cup, or chalica. or pitcher with
a limited supply to effect your ablu-
tions. point you to the five oceans Of
Gods mercy Oh, that the Atlantic and
| Pacific surges CT divine forgiveness
might roll over your soul! As the glori-
GUS sun of Cod forgiveness rides on to
ward the mid heavens ready to submerge
you in warmth and light and love / bid
| you good morning. Morning of peace
for all your troubles. Morning of liberia
ton for all your incarcerations Morn
| ing of resurrection for your soul buried
in sin. Good morningl Morning for the
resuscitated household that has been
waiting for your return. Morning f0r
the cradle and the crib alreadytlisgrGced
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 40 or so years has the
wrinkled face, and tho stopped shoulder,
| and the white hair Morning for one
Morning for all. Good morning In
Gods name, good nnorning
BEFORE PITFALLS.
In our last dreadful war the Federals
and the Confederates were encamped en-
opposite sides Of the Rappahannoek. and
one morning the brass band of the north
ern troops played the national air. and
all the northern troops cheered aud
cheered. Then on the opposite side Of
the Rappahannoek the brass band Of the
Confederates played My Maryland"
and Dixie, and then all the southern
troops cheered and cheered But aftel
awhile one of the bands struck M
Home, Sweet Home, and the band
on the opposite side of the river took up
the strain, and when the tune was done
the Confederates and the Federals all
together united as the tears rolled down
their cheeks in one great huzza, huzza
Well, my friends, heaven comes very
near today. 1t is only stream that
divides us, the narrow stream Of death,
and the voices there and the voices here !
seem to commingle, and we join trunl-
pets and hosannahs and halleluiahs, and
the chorus of the united song of earth /
and heaven is Home, Sweet Home. =
Home of bright domestic circle on Garth. !
Home of forgiveness in the great heart
of God. Home of eternal rest in heaven.
Homel Homel Homel
But suppose you are standing on a /
crag of the mountain and on the edge
of precipice, and all unguarled, and /
some one either in joke or hate shall /
run up behind you and push you off. It /
Is easy enough to push you off But who !
would do so dastardly deed? Why, this /
Is done every hour of every day and ev- /
cry 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 I
of. He comes to the edge and looks (
and looks until. after awhile, satan
sneaks up behind him and puts a hand
on each of his shoulders and pushes him (
off Society says it is evil proclivity on
the part of that young man Oh. mol
Aio W a. SihipAy al eAploltf ana SdcTlllceC
his life in discovery.
young man comes in from the eoun-
try Dragging that nothing can do him
sny HARM He knows about all the tricl.s
of city life. why, he says did not
receive circular i'll the country telline
me that somehow they found ont was
sharp business man. and if | woul.
only send a certain amount of money h
mail or express, charges prepaid. they
would send package with which could
make fortune in two months, bat did
not believe it My neighbors did. but
! did not Why, no man could take my
money carry it in pocket inside my
vest. No man could take it No i,a.i
could cheat me at the faro table. Don't
know all about the cue box, and the
dealers box, and the cards stuck TO-
gether as though they were one, and
when to hand in my checks? oh, they
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