The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-01-02

which angels of God walk two and two.
We stick to the world as though we Pre-
fcrred cold GrzZle to warm hab1taton, uls
cord to cantata sack cloth to royal purple
as though we preferred piano Wltn lou,
or five keys out of tune to an lnstrufheh
fully attuned-aS though earth ana hedNeA
had excanged apparel and earth had takef
on bridal array and heaven haG gone ih'S
deep mourning all its waters stagnant ~
It's harps broken, all chaliceS cracked 1T VI
dry wells all the lawns sloplng TO w
river plowed with graves with dead an
gels under the furrow. oh. [ want to hFei4
up my own infatuation and want to brea4
up your infatuatjon for this world. / te
you, # we are ready, and if our work
done, the sooner we go the better and ,
there are blessings in longevity | want 20
to know right well there are also blessing
il an abbreviated earthly existence.
II the spirit of this sermon is true. no
consoled YOU ought to feel about member
OF your families that went early. Take
from the evil to come this book say
! What fortunate escape they had! How sla
We ought TO feel that they Will never HAY
to go through the struggles which we ba,
had to 20 through They had Just tin
enough to get out Of the cradle and run L
the spring time hills Of this world and sc
how it looked. and then they started for
better stopping place. They were like ship
that put in at ST Helena, staying Their
long enough to let passengers go up and Sc
the bHrracks OF Napoleon's captivity, an,
then hoist sail for the port of their own ma
tive land. They only took this world "i,
transitu.' 1t is hard for US, but it is bIesse
for them.
And if the spirit of this sermon is tru
then we ought not to go around sighiu
and grooming because another year ha
gone; but we ought to go down in on
knee by the milestone and the letter
and thank God that we are 3G5 Iailes nea
er home. We ought not to so around wit
morbid feelings about cur health or abot
anticipated demise. We ought to be llvir
not according to that old maxim which
used to hear In my boyhood, that you rnu
live as though every day were the last; V,
must live as though YOU were t. live fe
ever, for you will Do not be nervous Il
you have to move out of a shanty into
Alhambra.
one Christmas morning. one of my neid
borS, an old sea captain, died. After life h
departed, his face was Illuminated
though he were just going into harbor
fact was he had already got through
Narrows." In the adjoining room We
the Christmas presents waiting for mis- d
tribut1on. Long ago, one night when he j
narrowly escaped with his ship from bel
run down by n great ocean steamer, he
made his peace with God and a kim
neighbor or a better man you would
find this side of heaven. Without a momen
warning, the pilot of the heavenly harl
had met him just off the lightship.
captain often talked to me of the goodf
.f God, and especially OF q time 7Vhenf
was about to go into New York harbor VI
his ship from Liverpool and he was suddi
lY impressed that he ought to put back
sea. Under the protest of the crew and uni
their very threat, he put back to sea. fe
ing at the same time he was losing his nit
for it did seem SO unreasonable that vii
they could get into harbor that night tn
should put back to sea. But they put ba
to sea and the captain said to his ma
You call me at 10 o'clock at night"
II O'Clock at night the captain was arous
and said: What does this mean? I thong
I told you to call me a 10 o'clock and hi
it is u o'clock" "Why," said the maj
II did call you at 10 o'clock, and you 4
up, looked around and told me to keep rig.
or this course for two hours, and then
call you at II o'clock" Said the capital
us it possible? l have no remembrance
that"
At - o'clock the captain went on dec
and through the rift of the cloud the mooi
light fell upon the sea and showed him
ShipWreck with 100 struggling passenger
He helped them off. Had he been any ea
lier any later at that point of the 81
he would have been of no service to tho
drowning people On board the captain
vessel they began to band together as /
what they should pay for the rescue an
what they should pay for the provisions
"Ah," says the captain, my lads you can
pay me anything: all I have on board
yours; | feel too greatly honored OF God |
having saved you to take any pay" Jus
like him. lie never got any pay except ths
Of his own applaudinE conscience. Oh, tina
the Old seq captains God might be nav CO
and yours. Amid the stormy seas Of this iii
may we have always some one as tcndert
to take care of us as the captain took car.
Of the drowning crew and the passengers
And may we come into the harbor with as
little physical pain and with as bright a
hope as he had, and if it SHOULD happen to
be Il Christmas morning when the presents
are Eein% distributed ana we are celebrat,
ing the birth OF Him, who came to save oui
shipwrecked world. all the better, for what
grander. brighter Christmas present could
we have than heaven?
The marvellous success OF Hoods Sarsaparil,
la is duo to Its positive merit. II cures where
other preparations fail TO do any good what
ever. Is It not the medicine for you?
Another Gold Find.
Cripple Creek, Col. December 30-This yea
1898. remarkable for gold discoveries, end
with a find In this camp that may beat thu
record. In the Camilla mine. between Raver
and uuyo- Hills at n depth of thirty-three
feet, vein of quartz was struck on Thurs.
day. Eight samples from it were as
sayed, and showed an average of $7CS to tho
ton. The vein is at least thirty inches wide,
and there are 1000 feet of it in the Ca
milla.
Stops Toothache instantly. Dents roothache Gum
AL druggists, send Ijc. Dent & Co., etroit, Mich
Mention The Constitution.
Murdered by His Companions.
Columbus, Cal, December 30.-The multi
ated bodies of two fishermen have been
found in the river near here. Their partner