Democratic messenger., 1894-04-14


If We should pause in our service, we
siionld hear the crash. crash. just as in
tho sickly season you sometimes hear
the bell at the gate of the cemetery
ringing almost incessantly, so l 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,
Went as physician goes into fever
lazarcto to see what practical and useful
information might get. That would be-
a 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
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 i'll conse
quence of such exploration of the iniqui-
ties of the city other persons might 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 i'll order the
better to combat il, then, i'll the name Of
the eternal God. 60: But. if not. then
stay away"
Wellington. standing in the battle of
Waterloo when the bullets We're buzzing
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 he
here. but you have no errand 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, 60. If not, 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:" answer yes, just rs much rs
the description of yellow fever III some
scourgcd 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 foun-
tain of Saviour's mercy. do not give
you Il cup. or chalice. or Il pitcher with
limited supply to effect your ablu-
tions. point you to the five oceans Of
Gsd's mercy. Oh, that the Atlantic and
Pacific surges Of divine forgiveness
might roll over your soul! As the glori-
Gus sun Of Gods 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
tion for all your incarcerations. Morn
ing of resurrection for your soul buried
i'll sin. Good morningl 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 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 ut 40 or 80 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 morningi
BEFORE PITFALLS.
In our last dreadful war the Federals
and the Confederatcs We're encamped on
opposite sides of the Rappahamnock, and
one morning the brass band of the north
ern troops played the national air, and
all the northern troops cheered and
cheered. Then on the opposite side Of
the Rappahannock the brass band of the
Confederates played MY Maryland"
and Dixie" and then all the southern
troops cheercd and cheered. But aftei
awhile one of the bands struck up
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 rs the tears rolled down
their cheeks i'll one great hnZza, huZza!
Well, my friends, heaven comes very
near today. 1t is only IL stream that
divides u.s. the narrow stream of death.
and the voices there and the voices here
seem To commingle. and We join trum
pets and hosannahs and hallelujahs, and
the chorus Of the united song Of earth
and heaven is Home, Sweet Home.
Home Of bright domestic circle On earth.
Home Of forgiveness i'll the great heart
of God. Home of eternal rest in heaven.
Homei Home! Homei
But suppose You are standing on u
crag of the mountain and ON the edg,
of precipice, and all unguar,ied. an,
some one either i'll joke or hate shall
run up behind you and push you OFF IL
is easy enough to push you off. But who
would do so dastarlly 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
off - He comes to the edge and looks
and looks until. after awhile. satan
sneaks up behind him and puts a hand
Oh each of his shoulders and pushes him
off. Society says il Is evil proclivity on
the part Of that young man. Oh. no!
He was simply an explorer and sacrificed
his life in discovery
A young man comes in from the coun-
try Dragging that nothing can do him
any harm. He knows about all the tricks
of city life. Why" hc says. did not
receive circular in the country telling
me that somehow they foul.d out was
sharp business man. and ii would
only send II certain amount of money by
mail or express, charges prepaid. they
would send a package with which could
make fortune in two months but did
not believe it. My neighbors did. but
/ did not. Why, no man could take my
money. l carry it i'll u 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
1ealer's hoy and the cards sfuck IN