The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-12

rs my money Roney' They have robbed
YOU oil something for which dollars and cents
can never give you compensation.
When one OF these Western merchants ha,
been dragged by one OF those commercial
agents through the sums OF the city. he Il
not mt TO 90 home. The mere memory oi
what he has seen will be moral pollution.
think you had better let the city missionary
and the police attend to the exploration OF
New York and underground life. You 40
not go to smallpox hospital for the pur.
pose OF exploration. You do not go there
because you are afraid OF contagIon. And
yet you go into the presence OF moral lep.
rosy that is as much more dangerous TO you
as the death OF the soul Is worse than death
fthe body. l will undertake 10 say that
ine-tenths OF the men who have been ruined
our cities have been ruined by simply
,ing 10 observe without any idea OF partici-
ting. The fact is that underground city life
nthy. tuning, rocking. pestiferous tepth
hich blasts the eye that looks at Il. In The
rrign ofterror in 1892 in Paris people escap-
inH from the officers OF the law got into the
sewers OF the city and crawed and walked
Though miles Of that awful labyrinth. stifed
win the atmosphere and almost dead, some
ofFhem, when they came out TO the river
setne, where they washed themselves and
Pin breathed the fresh air. But have TO
teil you that n great many OF the men who 20
M. the work OF exploration through the un-
d,rground cutters Of New York life never
come out Mt any Seine River where they
coh wash OF the pollution OF the moral
sewerage. Stranger. II one Of the represen-
ta lives OF commercial establishment pro-
nos 20 take you and show you the "sgnts'
oft own and underground New York, say
to' Please. sir, what part do you pro-
~ show mel'
Jut sixteen years ago as n minister of
pa, Sion felt had divine commission 10
ex lore the iniquites of our cities. did not
nsl counsel OF my session or my presbytery
ar lof the newspapers, but asking the COM
naI Ilonship OF three prominent police officials
mi two OF the elders Of my church un-
roled my commission, and II said "Son OF
mnh. dig into the wall And when I had
dcsed into tn5 wall behold door, and He
sail 20 In and see the wicked denominations
that are done here. And went in and saw
and behold Brought up u the country
and surrounded ty much patefnal care,
mad not until that time seen tho hadpts OF
iniduity BY the grace OF God defended,
had never sowed my wild oats
| had somehow been able 10 toll from
vari)us sources something about the iniqui-
ties ofth great cities and To preach against
thefl. but | saw in the destruction OF a great
multitude of the people that there must be-
an infaiuatlon and u temptation that had
neH'r been spoken about. and said, ~ will
explore" 1 saw thousands OF men going
dovn, and IL there had been spiritual per-
cuss sion answering 20 the physical percussion
thewhole air would have been full of the
ruHble and roar and crack and thunder Of
th,1 demolition. and this moment. II we
should pause In our service. Wa should hear
the ash, crash Just rs In the sicEly sea-
son ~ sometimes hear the bell at the gate
oft cemetery ringing almost incessantly,
so found that the bell ut the gate of the
cen 'ry whore ruined souls are buried was
A.. n lao nj Gall 49, pt.,bs 4 A
'I Il lexplore.'
Invent as Il physician goes into fever
lagnreto TO see what practical and useful in
forrlation | might get That would be
foolish doctor who would stand outside the
door OF an invalid writing u Latin prescrip-
tion. When the lecturer in "a medical COL
lego is done with his lecture he takes the
students into the dissecting room, and he
shows them the reality. went and saw
and)come forth TO my pulpit TO report
platue and to tell how sin dissects the body
'nn'f dissects the mind and dlssects the soul
Lob, say'you. ''are you not afraid that in
10 80 ,ct \ exr'---.ion Of the INF
,,lties OF the city other persons might make
exploration and do themselves damage"
reply III in company with the commits
sioner OF police, 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 bs,ter 10 combat 1t. then
in the name oi the eternal God, go? But, ii
not. then stay away
Wellington. standing in tho battle OF
Waterlooo when the bullets were buzzing
around his head, saw a civilian on the field.
He said to him 'Sir. what are you doing
hereY lie of - why" replied the civilian.
there is no more danger here for me than
there is for YOU" Then Wellington flushed
up and said, God and my country deman
that he here. but YOU have no crrand here. '
Now I, AS I'm officer in the army of Jesus
Christ, went on that exploration and on 20
that battlefield. II you bear u like coIAmis-
sion, 20. II NOT, stay away. But YOU say,
Don't you think that somehow the descrp.
tion OF those places Induces people TO 90 aud
see for themselves?' | answer yes, Just as
much "a the description OF yellew fever In
some scoursed city would induce people 90
go down there and get the pestilence.
But may be addressing some stranger
alrpa ~ destroyed. Where Is he, that may
poiniedly yet kindly address himp Cone
back and wash in the deep fountain OF a
Saviours mercy. | do not give you IA cup.
or chalice or u pitcher with "a limited sup
ply TO effect your ablutions. l point you "a
the five oceans OF Gods mercy. oh, that the
Atlantic and Pacific surges OF divine forgive
ness might roll over your soul As the glorl'
Gus sun OF Gods forgiveness rides on toward
the mid heavens ready TO submergo you in
warmth and light and love bid you good
morning. Morning Of peace for all your
troubles. Morning OF liberation for all yout
incarceratious. Morning OF resurrection for
your soul buried In sin. Good morning
Morning for the resuscitated household that
has been waiting for your return. MorninG
for the cradle and the crib already disgrac I'd
with being thar OF n adrunkard's child. Morn
ing for the daughter that has trudged of
70 hard work because you did not take care
OF home. Morning for the wlte who at forty
or flty years has the wrlnked face, and the
stopped shoulder. and the white hair. Morn
/ ing for one. Morning for nll Good morn
/ ing In Gcd's name, good morning
| In our last dreadful war the Federals and
! the Conlederates were encamped on opposit,
sides Of the RappahanuooG. ard one morn
| ing the brass band OF the northern troops
/ played the national air, and all she northern
| troops cheersd AMI cheer,d. Then on tho
/ opposite side OF the Rappahannosk the brass
baud ofthe Conlederatts played my Mary
land and Dixie" and then all the south
| crn troops cheered and cheered. But after
awhile one OF the bands struck up "Home
| Sweet Home" and the ban on the opposl,,
side of the river took up the strain, ant
when the tune was done the Confederate