The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-04-06

Keeper SAID: II am sorry That tonight
shall have to put you in room adjoin-
ing one where there is very sick and
dying man. can give you no other &C.
commodation. "Oh," said tho Young
college student and minister's son, "that
Will make no difference to me. except
the matter of sympathy with anybody
that is suffering"
The young man retired to his room,
but could not sleep. All night long he
heard the groaning Of the sick mar, OF
the step Of the watchers, and his SOU
trembled. He thought to himself: Nov,
there is only thin wall between me and
a departing spirit. How if Ells0n should
know how feel? How if Ellison should
find out how my heart futtersp What
If Ellison knew my skepticism gave
way? He slept not.
In the morning, coming down, he said
to the hotel keeper, "How is the sick
MANI" "Oh," said the hotel keeper, ''he
is dead, poor fellow. The doctors told
us he could not last through the night"
"Well," said the young man, "what was
the sick ones name-where is he fromY
"Well," said the hotel keeper, she is
from Providence college," providence
college! What is his name?" ELLISON"
"Ellisonp Oh, how the young man was
stunned! 1t was his old college mate
dead without any hope.
1t was many hours before the young
man could leave that hotel. He got on
his horse and started homeward, and all
the way he heard something saying tc
him: Dead! Lostl Dead! Lostl' He
came to no satisfaction until he entered
the Christian life, until he entered the
Christian ministry, until he became one
of the most eminent missionaries of the
cross, the greatest Baptist missionary
the world has ever seen since the days OF
Paul-no superior to Adoniram Judson.
Mighty on earth, mighty in heaven
Adoniram Judson. Which do you like
the best, Judson's skepticism or Judson's
| Christian life, Judson's suffering for
| Christ's sake, Judson's almost martyr
dom? Oh, young man, take your choice
between these two kinds of lives. Your
own heart tells you this morning tho
| Christian life is more admirable, more
| peaceful, more comfortable and more
| beautiful.
IN GOOD COMPANY.
Oh, if religion does SO much for man
on earth, what will it do for him in
heaven? That is the thought that comes
to me now. If a soldier can afford to
shout "Huzza!" when he goes into bat
| tie, how much more jubilantly he can
afford to shout "Huzzar' when he has
gained the victory. If religion is so good
a thing to have here, how bright a thing
it will be in heaven! want to see that
young man when the glories of heaven
have robed and crowned him. want
to hear him sing when all huskiness of
earthly colds is gone and he rises up
with the great doxology.
| l want to know what standard he will
carry when marching under arches of
pearl in the army of banners. want
to know what company he will keep in
the land where they are all kings and
queens forever and ever. If l have in
duced one of you this morning to begin
better life, then want to know it. |
may not in this world clasp hands with
you in friendship. l may not hear from
your own lips the story of temptation
and sorrow, but l will clasp hands with
you when the sea is passed and the gates
are entered.
That l might WOO you to better life,
and that might show you the glories
with which God clothes his dear chill
dren in heaven, wish could this morn
ing.swing back one Of the 10 gates that
there might dash upon your ear one
shout of the triumph; that there might
fame upon your eyes one blaze of tie
splendor. Oh, when speak of that good
land, you involuntarily think of some
one there that you loved-father, moth
er, brother, sister or dear little child gar
nered already.
You want to know what they are do
ing this morning. will tell you what
they are doing. Singing! You want to
know what they wear. l will tell you
what they wear. Coronets of triumph!
You wonder why oft they look to the
gate of the temple and watch and wait.
1 will tell why they watch and wait
and look to the gate of the temple. For
your coming! I shout upward the news
today, for am sure some of you will re-
pent and start for heaven: "Oh, we
bright ones before the throne, your
earthly friends are coming! Angels pois-
ing midair, cry up thename! Gatekeeper
of heaven, send forward the tidings!