Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13

sources something about the lnlqui.
ties of the great cities, and to preach
against them; but saw, in the de-
struction of great multitude of the
people, that there must be an infatua-
ton and temptation that had never
been spoken about, and l said: Il
will explore" saw thousands of
men going down, and if there had been
a spiritual percussion answering to
tie 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 siclxly season you sometimes
hear the bell at the gate of
the cemetery ringing almost in
cessantly, so l found that the bell at
the gate of the cemetery where ruined
souls are buried was tolling by day
and tolling by night l said, 81 will
explore" / went as physician goes
into a fever lazaretto, to see what
practical and useful information l
might get. That would be foolish
door of an invalid writing Latin pre-
scription. When the lecturer in
medical college is done with his lect-
ure, 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 a
plague, and to tell how sin dissects the
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sects the soul ''Oh!" say you, ''are
you not afraid that in consequence of
such exploration of the iniquities
of the city other persons might
make exploration, and do them
selves damage?" 1 reply: eff in
company with the commissioner of po-
lice, 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, go! But, If not, then
stay away" Wellington, standing in
the battle of Waterloo when the bull
let's were buzzing around his head,
saw a civilian on the field. He said
TO him: "Sir, what are you dong here?
BE off, Why" replied the civilian,
there is no more danger here for me
than there is for YOU" Then Yelling
ton flushed up and said: God and my
country demand that / be here, but
you have no errand 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, co. if not,
stay away. But you say, Don't you
think that somehow the description of
those places induces people TO go and
sec for themselves" j answer, yes,
! just as much as the description of yell
low fever in some scourged city would
induce people to go down there and
get the pestilence But / may be ad-
dressing some stranger already de-
stroyed. Where is he that may point
eddy yet kindly address himP Come
back! and wash in the deep fountain
of Savior's mercy do not give you
a cup, or a chaJice, or pitcher with
q limited supply to effect your ablu-
tions. / point you to the five oceans
of Gods mercy Oh! shat the Atlantic
and Pacific surgcs of divine for
giveness might roll over your
soul. AS the glorious sun
of Gods forgiveness rides on toward
the mid heavens, ready TO submerge
you in warmth and light and love,
bid you good morning! Morning oil
peace for all your troubles Morning
of liberation for all your incarcera.
tons. Morning of resurrection fol
your soul buried in sin. Good morn
ing! Morning for the resuscitated
household that has been waiting fol
your return. Morning for the cradle
and the crib already disgraced with
being that of a drunkard's child
Morning for the daughter that ha.
trudged off to hard work because you
did not take care of home. Morning
for the wife who at 40 or so years ha:
the wrinkled face, and the stopped
shoulder, and the white hair Morn
ing for one. Morning for all Good
morningl In Gods name, good morn
ing!
In orr last dreadful war the FEEDER
ais and Confederates were encamped
on opposite sides of the Rappahannocls
and one morning the brass band o.
the northern troops played the nation
al air, and all the northern troop:
cheered and cheered. Then on the
opposite side of the Rappahannock the
brass band of the Confederates played
My Maryland" and Dixie, and theI
all the southern troops cheered ant
cheered. But after awhile one of the
bands struck up Home Sweet
Home" and the band on the opposite
side of the river took up the
strain, and when the tune was done
the Confederates and the Federals al
together united. as the tears rolled
down their cheeks in one great huzza'
huzza! Well, my friends, heaven
comes very near to-day. 1t is only {
stream that divides us-the narrow
stream of death-and the voices there
and the voices here seem to commingle
and we Join trumpets, and hosannahs,