Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-04-26

cemetery where ruined souls are buried
was tolling by day and tolling by
night | said, Il will explore" went
as a physician goes into fever laza'
retto. to see what practical and useful
information l might get. That would
be a foolish doctor who would stand
outside the door of an invalid writing
Latin prescription. When the lee
turer in medical college is done with
his lecture. 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,
dissects the mind, and dissects the
soul 80" say you, ARE you not
afraid that in consequence of such ex
ploration of the iniquities of the city
other persons might make exploration
and do themselves damage?' ! reply:
IF in company with the commissioner
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 bet
ter to combat it, then in the name of
the eternal God 90 But if not, then
stay away" Wellington, standing in
the battle of Waterloo when the bull
lets were buzzing around his head, saw
a civilian on the field, He said TO him;
Sir, what are doing here? BE off"
"Why," replied the civilian there is
no more danger here for me than there
is foryou. " Then Wellington flushed up
and said: ''God and my country demand
that / be here, but you have no GRAND
here Now /, as an officer in the army
Of Jesus Christ, went on that eXplora-
ton, and on TO that battlefield. If you
bear like commission, 60; if not, stay
away But you say, Don you think
that somehow the description of those
places induces people to go and see for
Themselves | answer, yes, just as
much as the description of yellow
fever in some scourged city would in
duce people to go down there and get
the pestilence. But | may be address
sing some stranger already destroyed.
Where is he that ] may pointedly yet
kindly address him. Come back. and
wash in the deep fountain of a Saw
iour's mercy. ! do not give YOU a cup,
or a chalice, or a pitcher with linn
ted supply to effect your additions ]
point YOU to the five oceans of Gods
mercy. o, that the Atlantic and Pa
cific surges of divine forgiveness might
roll over your soul As the glorious
sun OF Gods forgiveness rides on
toward the mid heavens, ready TO sub
merge 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 morning.
Morning for the resuseitated house
hold that has been waiting for your
return. Morning for the cradle and
the crib already disgraeed with being
that of a drunkard's 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 forty or fifty years has the
wrinkled face, and the stopped shout |
der, and the white hair. Morning for
ALL Good morning! In Gods name, I
good morning.
In our last dreadful war the Federals |
and the Confederates We're encamped /
On opposite sides Of the RappahannoclS. 4
and one morning the brass band of the 4
northern troops played the national 1
air. and all the northern troops cheered (
md cheered Then on the opposite /
side of the RappahannoeS the brass
1and Of the Confederates played My 1
and "Diyie, and then all 4
he southern troops cheered and
.heered. But.after awhile one Of the
bands struck up Home, Sweet Home,
md the band on the opposite side Of
he river took up the strain, and when
he tune was done the Confederates
md the Federals all together united
IS the tears rolled down their cheeks.
n one great huzza! huzza, Well, my
riends. Heaven comes very near to-
Law. 1t is only a stream that divides
ls-the narrow stream of death-and
he voices there and the voices here
eem to commingle, and we join trum-
,ets and hosannahs, and hallelujahs,
nd the chorus of the united song Of
arth and Heaven is Home, Sweet
lone" Home of bright domestic cir
lie on earth. Home of forgiveness in
he great heart of God. Home OF eter-
al rest in Heaven. Home! Home!
Iomei
Butsuppose you are standing on a crag
f the mountain, and on the edge Of a
recipice, and all unguarded, and some
ne either in joke or hate shall run up
ehind you and push you of. 1t IS
asy enough to push you Off But who
,ould do SO dastardlv a deed2 Why.
hat IS done every hour of every day
nv every hour Of every night. Men
ONE to the verge of city life and say
Now we will jdst look off Come,
Dung man, do not be afraid. Come
ear, let US look off" He comes to the
dye and looks, and looks until. after
while, Satan sneazs up behind him,
uts a hand on each Of his shoulders,