The Red Cloud chief., 1894-04-20

o II we should pause in our service, W,
o should hear the crash, crash! Just as ii
! the sickly season you sometimes hea
\ the bell Mt the gate Of the cemeter,
. ringing almost necessarily, so I fount
: that the bell at the gate Of the cemeter,
I where ruined souls are buried was toll
ing by day and tolling by night. said
! II will explore"
/ went as n physician goes into a feve-
lazaroto to see what practical and usefu'
information / might get. That would b,
q foolish doctor who would stand outside
} the door OF an invalid writing a Latin
|, prescription. When the lecturer in 4
medical college is done with his lecture,
nc takes the students into the dissectinu
room, and he shows them the reality.
went and saw ard came forth to my pul.
pit to report n plague and to tell how
sin dissects the body and dissects the
mind and dissccts the soul. ooh" saw
you. ARE you not afraid that in conse.
quence Of such exploration Of the inioui.
ties OF the city other persons might make
exploration and do themselves damagcY''
/ reply: IF in company with the com.
missioner OF police, and the captain Of
police, and the inspector Of police, and
the company of two Christian gentle.
men. and not with the spirit of curiosity.
but that you may sec sin in order the
better to combat it, then. in the name OF
the eternal God, go? But, If not, then
stay away"
Wellington, standing in the battle Of
Waterloo when the bullets were buzzing
around his head, saw q civilian on the
field. He said to him; "Sir, what are
you doing here? DO Oft" "Why, re.
piled the civilian, ''thero is no more dan.
ger here for me than there is for you"
Then Wellington flushed up and said,
God and my country demand that I be
here, but you have no errand here"
Now /, as IN officer in the army Of
Jesus Christ, went on that exploration
and on to that battlefield. If you bear
o like commission, go. If not, stay away.
But you say, Don't you think that
somehow the description of those places
induces people to go and see for them.
selvcs!' / answer yes, Just rs much as
the description OF yellow fever in some
scourged city would induce people to go
Town there and get the pestilence
But may be addressing some stran. |
ger already destroyed. Where is he. that |
l may pointedly yet kindly address him?
Come back and wash in the deep foun.
tain OF n Saviour's mercy. / do not give
you n cup, or a chalice, or a pitcher with |
q limited supply to effect your ablu.
lions. ! point you to the five oceans of
Gods mercy. Oh, that the Atlantic and
Pacific surgcs Of divine forgiveness
might roll over your soul! As the glori.
Gus sun OF Gods forgiveness rides on TO.
ward the mid heavens ready to submergc
You in warmth and light and love l bid
you good morning. Morning Of peace
for all your troubles. Morning of liberia.
ton for all your incarcerations. Morn.
ing OF resurrection for your soul buried
III sin. Good morningl Morning for the
resuscitatcd household that has been
waiting for your return. Morning for
the cradle and the crib already disgraced
with being that of q drunkard's child.
Morning for the daughter that has
trudged Off to hard work because yo
did not take care of home. Morning for
the wife who Mt 40 or 80 years has the
wrinkled face, and tho stopped shoulder,
and the white hair. Morning for one.
Morning for all. Good morning! In
Gods name, good morningi
BEFORE PITFALLS.
In our last dreadful war the Fcdcrals
and the C~onfederatcs were cncamped on
opposite sides Of the Rappahannock, and
ono morning the brass band of the north.
ern troops played the national air, and .
the northern troops cheered and
cheered. Then on the opposite side of
The Rappahannock the brass band of the '
played my Maryland" i,
md Dixie and then all the southern d,
'roops cheered and cheered. But afte, '
while IL Of the bands struck up ,
Home, Sweet Home" and the band :
N the opposite side Of the river took ND :
he strain. and when the tune was done ,
he Confederates and the Federals all .
ogether united as the tears rolled down .
heir checks in one great huzza, huzzai :
Well, my friends, heaven comes very ;
'ear today. 1t is only n stream that ,
us, the narrow stream Of death, ,
the voices there and the voices here =,
Gem to comminglo, and we Join trum. |,
cts and hosannals and hallelujahs, and =
no chorus of tho united o of earth =
heaven is Home. Sweet Home" y
iomc OF bright domestic circle on earth. :,
lone OF forgiveness in the great heart y
I God. Home Of eternal rest in heaven. y
lomel Home! Homel .
But suppose you arc standing on q =
rag OF the mountain and OH the edge !;
I a p~recipice, and all unguarded, and T.
IL either in joke or hate shall =
IN up behind you and push you off. It =
easy enough topush you off. But who =,
'ould do so dastardly a deed? Why, this "
done every hour Of every day and ev. -
~ hour of every night. Men come to -
10 verge Of city life and say: Now, :.
70 will just look off. Come, young man, :,
0 not DO afraid. Come near let us look !,
T. Ho m to the edge and looks y
nd looks until, after awhile, satan u
leaks up behind him and puts q hand y,
each of his shoulders and pushes him >"