Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-04-25

tatives Of commercial establishment pro-
poses to take you and show you the ''sights"
of the town and underground New York, say
to him, "Please, sir, what part do you pro
pose to show me2"
About sixteen years ago as a minister OF
religion felt had divine commission to
explore the iniquities of our cities. did not
ask counsel OF my session or my presbytery
or Of the newspapers, but asking the COM
partnership of three prominent police officials
and two of the elders OF my church 1 un-
rolled my commission, and It said "Son OF
pan. dig into the wall. And when 1 had
digged into the wall behold door, and He
said go in and see the wicked denominations
that are done here. And L went in and saw
and beholdW Brought up In the country
and surrounded by much paternal care, /
had not until that time seen the haunts of
iniquity. By the grace of God defended,
had never sowed my ''wild oats"
/ had somehow been able to tell from
various sources something about the iniqui-
ties ofthe great cities and to preach against
them. but l saw in the destruction Of a great
multitude Of the people that there must be
an infatuation and temptation that had
never been spoken about, and 1 sad, II will
explore" l saw thousands OF men going
down, and If there had been a spiritual per-
cussiOn 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, crash! Just as in the sicklY sea-
son you sometimes hear the bell at the gate
of the cemetery ringing almost necessarily,
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. 1 said.
Il will explore"
l went as a physician goes into fever
lazareto to see what practical and useful in
formation might get That would be a
foolish doctor who would stand outside the
door Of an invalid writing Latin prescrip-
ton. When the lecturer in a medical col.
ege is done with his lecture, he takes the
students into the disseCting room, and he
shows them the reality. 1 went and saw
and come forth to my pulpit to report a
plague and to tell how sin dissects the body
and dissects the mind and dissects the soul.
'Oh," say you. care you not afraid that in
consequence of such exploration OF the ini-
quities OF the city other persons might make
exploration and do themselves damageY ]
reply. "If 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 better to combat 1t. then,
in the name Of the eternal God, go? But, il
DOT. then stay away"
Wellington, standing in the battle OF
Waterlooo when the bullets were buzzing
He said to him. ''Sir, what are you doing
here2 Be off," "'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 demand
hat be here. but YOU have no errand here
Now I, as an officer in the army of Jesus
Christ, went on that exploration and On to
that battlefield. If you bear like commits
sion, 90. If not, stay away. But You say,
Don't you think that somehow the descrip-
tiOn of those places induces people to 90 and
see for themselves?' L answer yes, Just as
much rs the description of yellew fever in
some scourSed city would induce people tc
20 down there and get the pestilence
But 1 may be addressing some stranger
already destroyed. Where is he, that may
pOintedly yet kindly address him2 Come
back and wash in the deep fountain of a
SaviOurs mercy. I do not give you n cup,
or a chalice, or pitcher with limited sup
ply to effect your ablutions. 1 point you to
the five oceans of Gods mercy. Oh, that the
Atlantic and Pacific sUrges of divine forgive
ness might roll over your soul IS the Clori-
Gus sun Of Gods forgiveness rides on toward
the mid heavens ready to submerge you in
warmth and light and love bid you good
Morning OF peace TO- all your
troubles. Morning Of liberation for all your
incarceratiOns. 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 disgraced
with hefng, that of n drr1Dkard's child. Morn
ing for the daughter that has trudged off
'o n1ri work because YOU did not take care
%. home. Morning for the wife who at forty
Dr fifty yeIrs has tine wrinkled face. and the |
stopped shoulder. and the white hair. Morn |
iu-, Tor one. Morning for all. Good morn |
NJ! In Gods name, good morning
In our last dreadful war the Federals ana
the COnfe1erates were encamped on opposite |
gFA
ing the brass band OF the northern troops
played the national air, and all the northern
troops choered and cheerrd. Then on the |
opposite side OF the Rappahannock the brass |
'aha oi J4e ConieIerates played My Mary
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'i thar young man. On. no lie was sim.
''y AN explorer and sacrificed his life in dis
"."ry.
\ Young man comes IN from the country
r'E ln i3tt nothing can do him any harm.