Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-03

OF the earth are psi1shing. The time was
when we were told that II we wanted 10
get to heaven, We must be immersed or
sprinkled, or we must believe in the per
severance Of the saints or in falling away
from grace, or liturgy, or no liturgy, or
they must be Calvinists or Arminians In
order to reach heaven. We have all come
TO confess now that these are DonessentiAls
In religion
The Christian Hope.
During my vacation one summer was
In Presbyterian audience, and It was sao-
ramental day, and with grateful heart I
received the holy communion. On the
next Sabbath was In Methodist church
and sat at love feast On the following
sabbath vas In an Episcopalian church
and knelt st the altar and received the con-
secr<ted bread. lido not know which serv-
Ice enjoyed the most ~ believe In the
communion Of saints and In the life ever
lasting" "The day breaketh-"
As look upon this audience see many
who have passed through waves Of trouble
that came up higher than their girdle In
Gods name I proclaim cessation Of hostili-
ties. You shall not 60 always saddened
snd beartbroken. God WIN Iift your bur
den. God viii bring your dead 10 life. God
win stanch the hearts bleedine / know
he viii Like as father pities his chill
dren, so the Lord pities you. The pains Of
earth win END The tomb viii burst The
dead win rise. The morning star trembles
on Frightening shy. The gates Of the
east begin 10 swing open. The day break
eth.
Luther and Melancthon were talking to-
gether gloomily about the prospects Of the
church They could see no hope Of deliv-
erance After awhile Luther got up and
said to Melancthon: Come, Philip, let us
sing the forty-sixth psalm of David: God
Is our refuge and strength, very present
help in trouble Therefore will not we
fear, though the earth be removed and
though the mountains be carried into the
midst Of the sea. though the waters there
Of roar and be troubled, though the noun
tains shake with the swelling thereof
| Selah.'"
The Final Struggle.
Death to many-nay, to all-is strug-
gle and wrestle. We have many friends
that 1t will be hard to leave. I care not
how bright our future hope is. 1t is Bit
ter thing to look upon this fair world and
know that we shall never again see its
blossoming spring, its falling fruits, Its
sparkling streams, and to say farewell to
those with whom we played in childhood
or counseled In manhood. In that night,
| like Jacob, we may have to wrestle, but
God will not leave us unblessed. Il shall
not be told In heaven that dying soul
cried unto God for help, but was not deliv-
cred The lattice may be turned to keep
out the sun, or book set to dim the light
of the midnight taper, or the room may be
filled with the cries of orphanage and
widowhood, or the church of Christ may
mourn over orr going, but If Jesus calls
all is we'll Z strong wrestling by ths
brook will ceasc, the hour of deaths night
will pass along o'clock in the morning,
Q O'Clock In the morning, 4 o'clock In the
morning-the day breaketh.
So would have it when I die am In
no haste to be gone. have no grudge
against this world. The only fault I have
to find with the world is that 1t treats me
too well. But when the time comes to 60
I trust to be ready, my worldly affairs all
settled II have wronged others, want
then to be sure Of their forgiveness In
that last wrestling, my arm enfeebled with
sickness and my head faint, want Jesus
beside me. II there be hands on this side
of the flood stretched out to hold me back,
want the heavenly hands stretched out
to draw me forward. Then, o Jesus, help
me on and help me up. Unfearing, un-
doubling, may step right out into the
light and be able TO look back to my kin
dred and friends who would detain me
here, exclaiming: "Let me go; let me goi
The day breaketh."