Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-02

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PAiRER THAN THE DOVE.
Oh. what poor, shallow stream Is
worldly enjoyment compared with the
deem. broad, Overlooking river OF Gods
peace, rolling midway In tho Christian
heartl Sometimes you have gone out on
the iron bound bench OF the sea whom there
has been storm on tho ocean, and you
hive seen the WAVES dnsh into white foam
at your feet They did not do you any
harm. While there you thought OF tho
chapter written by the psalmist, and per
haps you recited u to yourself while the
storm was making commentary upon the
passage; "God "a our refuge and strength,
a very present help In time Of trouble
Therefore will not fear, though the earth
be removed aud though the mountains ba
carried into the midst OF the sea, though
the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
though the mountains shake with tho
swelling thereof" Oh, how independent
the religion OF Christ makes man OF the
worldly success and worldly circum
stancesl Nelson, the night before his last
battle, said, Tomorrow | shall win eli
Their peerngc or grave in Westminster
abbey" Aud Il does not make much diff
ference to the Christian whether he rises
or falls In worldly matters. He has ever
lasting renown anyway. Other plumuge
may be torn in the blast, but that soul
adorned with Christian grace is fairer than
the dove, It's wings covered with silver,
and its feathers with gold.
You and have found out that people
who pretend to be happy nre not always
happy. Look at that young man cnrica-
turing the Christian religion, sconing at
everything good, going into roistering
drunkenness, dashing the champagne bot
tie TO the floor, rolling the glasses from tho
barroom counter, laughing, shouting,
stamping the floor Is he bappyf win
20 to his midnight pillow. will see him
turn the gas off will ask myself II the
pillow on which he sleeps "a rs soft as the
pillow on which that pure young man
sleeps. All, mol When he opens his eyes
in the morning, will the world be as bright
20 him as TO that young man who retired
utnight saying his prayers, invoking Gods
blessing upon his own soul and the souls
OF his comrades and father and mother
and brothers and sisters far away No,
MOI His laugh will ring out from the sa-
loon So TINT you hear 1t as you pass by,
but II is hollow laughter. In II is the snap-
ping Of hcnrtstriugq and tho rattle of pris-
on gates. Happy that young man happy
MS MorImE's LAST LOOK.
Let him oil high the bowl. He cannot
drown an uphrniding conscience. Let the
balls roll through the bowling alley. The
deep rumble and tho sharp crack cannot
oVerpoWef inc voices oil conformation.
Let him whirl IN tho dance Of sin and
temptation aud death. All the brilliancy
Of the scene cannot make him forget the
INST loob oil ms mother when ne leit home
when she sud 70 mimi NOW, my son. YOU
VIII do right am sure you VIII do right
Nou will, won't youF' That Young man
happy Why, across every night there ilit
shadows OF eternal darkness; there ARE adj
ders coiled mp in every cups there ARE vul-
lures of despair striking their iron beaks
into his hearts therenre skeleton fingers OF
grief pinching NJ the throat
lcomein amid the clicking of the glasses
ana under VIE flashing Of the chandeliers,
and cryi Woe, woel The way of the I'M
godly shall perish, There is no peace,
smith my God, to the wicked. Tho way
OF transgressors is hard. y Oh, my friends,
there is more JOY in one drop of Christian
satisfaction than IN whole rivers of sinful
delight. Other wings may be drenched
OF the storm and Splashed OF the tempest
but the dove that comes in through the
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like the dove covered with silver and her
feathers with yellow gold,
Again lremark religion isan adornment
Va the style oil usefulness Into which it
luduets man. Here are two young men.
The one has fine culture, exquisite ward
robe. plenty of friends, great worldly sue
cess, but he lives for himself. His chief
caro- is for his own comfort. He lives use
lessly, He dies unrcgretted. Here is an
other young man. His apparel may not
be so good; his education may not be 50
thorough. He lives for others, His hap
pine,s is 70 make others happy, He is rs
solf denying as that dying soldier, falling
IN the ranks wlen he said Colonel,
/ there u no need OF these boys firing them
selves by carrying me. to the hospital. Let
mo ale JUST Whero am 80 TINS young
man OF whom speak loves God, wants all
the word 10 love MN, II not ashamed to
/ carry bundle OF clothes up that dark al
/ ley TO the poor Which OF those young
men 90 you admire the better The ona
sham, the other a prince imperial.
/ NAPOLEON, NoLrAiRk MD PAUL.
oh, 40 you know OF anything, my hear
erS' that Is more beautiful than to see a
I young man start out Tor Christi Here is
SONS one iaiiihsi ne mus MN up Here Is
VhRanonu noS' ne introduces him TO a
mission sehooi' here Is u family freezing
n s1 ueatni ne carries mem sonttle Of coal
There are 500 1000, 600 perlshing In mid
night heather darkness: by all POSSIBLE