The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-09


against them; but L saw. in the de-
struction of a great multitude of the
people that there must be infatua-
ton and a temptation that had never
been spoken about, and l said: Il
will explore" I saw thousands of
men going down, and if there had been
spiritual percussion answering to
the physical percussion, the whole air
would have been full of the rumble.
and roar, and crack, and thunder of
the demolition, and this moment. if
we should pause in our service, we
should hear the crash, crashl just as
in The sickly season you sometimes
hear the bell at the gate of
the cemetery ringing almost in
cessantly, so 1 found that the bell at
the gate of the cemetery where ruined
souls are buried was tolling by day
and tolling by night. I said, Il will
explore" / went as physician goes
into a fever lazaretto, to what
practical and useful information I
might get That would be a foolish
doctor who would stand outside the
door of an invalid writing Latin pre-
scription. When the lecturer in a
medical college is done with his lect-
ure, he takes the students into the
dissecting room, and he shows them
the reality. / went and saw, and
came forth to my pulpit to report
plague, and to tell how sin dissects the
body, and dissects the mind. and dis
sects the soul. ''Ohl'' say you, ''are
you not afraid that in consequence of
such exploration of the iniquities
of the city other persons might
make exploration, and do them
selves damage?'' 1 reply: eff in
company with the commissioner of po-
lice. and the captain of police, and
the inspector of police, and the com
panY of two Christian gentlemen, and
not with the spirit of curiosity, but
that you may see sin in order the bet
ter 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 bull
let's were buzzing around his head.
saw a civilian on the field. He said
to him: Sir, what are you dong here?
Be off, Why replied the civilian,
there is no more danger here for me
than there is for you" Then Yelling
ton flushed up and said: 'sGod and my
country demand that / be here, but
you have no errand here Now I, as
an officer in the army of Jesus
Christ, went that explora-
ton, and on to that battlefield. If you
bear a like commission, go; 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 themse1ves?' / answer, yes,
just as much as the description of yell
low fever in some scourged city would
induce people to go down there and
get the pestilence- But may be adj
dressing some stranger already de-
stroyed. Where is he that / may point
eddy yet kindly address him? Come
back! and wash in the deep fountain
OF Savior's mercy. do not give you
a cup, a chalice or pitcher with
limited supply to effect your ab1u-
tions. point you to the five oceans
of Gods mercy. OH that the Atlantic
giveness might roll over your
soul AS the glorious sun
of Gods forgiveness rides on toward
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 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 drunkards 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 wrinlxled face, and the stopped
shoulder, and the white hair Morn
ing for one. Morning for all Good
nlorningi In Gods name, good morn
ing!
In our last dreadful war the FEEDER
ais and COnfederates were encamped
opposite sides of the Rappahannocl,
and one morning the brass band of
the northern troops played the nation
al air, and all the northern troops
cheered and cheered. Then on, the
opposite side of the Rappahannoclx the
brass band of the Confederates played
My Maryland" and Dixie. and then
all the southern troops cheered and
cheered. But after 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. as the tears rolled
down their cheeks, in one great huzzal
huzzal Well, my friends, heaven
comes very near to-day. 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 trumpets, and hOsannahs,
and hallelujahs, and the chorus of
the united song of earth and heaven
is Home Sweet Home Home of
bright domestic circle earth. Home
of forgiveness in the great heart of