The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-12

o, that young man. Oh. no He was n
ply an explorer and sacrificed bis life In d
covery
A young man comes In from tbe,.eo,rI
bragginy that nothing can do him an,. -
He knows about all the tricks OF ci;v
why he says, "did not receive n
lar In the country telling me that sor0ni
they found out was q sharp buslness
and II would only send n certain a,a|
OF money by mail or express, charge,
paid. they would send package with ~
could make fortune In two montbs
did not believe II. My neighbors did. bgay
did not. Why. no man could mi.
money. carry II In pocket insiSs n
vest. No man could take IL. No mar o,l
cheat me at the faro table. Don't k,oN
about the cue box, and the dealers boy
the cards stuck together as though thev -.
one, and when TO hand In my checks3 M
they can't cheat me. I know what ~
about" while at the same time, that ~
moment, such mon are succumbinv % M
worst satanic influences in the simnIo y
that they are going to observe. Nov. ~
man or woman shall go down into n b,,.}
OF intquity for the purpose OF reformtno - u
and women or for the sake OF being abie Il
telliccntly TO warn people against a,
perils ". as did John Howard or Ellz,ba.j
Fry or Thomas Chalmers, they co -
among the abandoned for the sake OF sa,i'
them, then such explorers shalt be Col ~
tected. aud they will come out better 81.
they went In. But II you 70 on this VOL y
exploration merely for the purpose of s,,,.|
lying lorbid curiosity will take twsr.]
per cent. of your moral character.
Sabbath morning comes. You wake ~, j
the hotel. You have had longer sio.
than usual You say "Where am r.
thousand miles from homeY / have no al
lily to take TO church to-day. Ny pastor r
not stl,e "
over my accounts and study my memor,'1
dun book. Then ] will write a few husi,s.]
letters and talk TO that merchant who clT]
in on the same train with me-" Stop NJ
cannot afford 20 10 Il.
But" you say. ~ nm worth s500 Goo
You cannot afford 10 do IL. You say. ~ y.
worth 81 ,OJ0. 600 You cannot afford Z, d
II. All you gain hy breaking the Sabb,,,
you Will lose. You will lose one of tbr1
things-your intellect. your morals or yo1
pToperty-1nd you cannot point In the wbol
earth TO single exception to this rule Co,
gives us six days and keeps one for Himsa1
Now. II we try TO get the seventh. He w,l
upset the work OF all the other six.
remember going up Mount Wnshinrto.
before the railroad had been built. to ,1
Tip-Top Housn. and the guide would cor
around TO our horses and stop us when ",
were crossing very steep and dangeroB
horse aud s,raighter the saddle. And bnv
10 tell yen that this road u life is so stoI
and full o, tril VIZ must at least one day \
seven stop and have the harness OF III, r,a5
jusied and our souls re-equippei. The seye
days OF the week are like seven busine,
partners. and you must give to each one h,
share. or the business will be broken M
God Is so generous with us-he has giy.
you six days to His one. Now, here is
lather who has seven apples. and he give
six 10 his greedy boy, proposing 10 keen on
for himself Tue greedy 10y grabs for m
other one and loses all the six.
How few men there are VINO know how I
keep the Lords day away from home
great many who are consistent on the bank
OF the 81. Lawrence, or the Alabama. or III
Mississippi are not consistent when they u,
so far off rs the East River. 1 repeat
though II IL putting II on low ground
YOU cannot financially afford 20 break tl
Lords day. IL is only another way of ten
Ing up your Government securities and pu
ting down the price OF goods and blowing u
your store. ! have friends who are all II
time slicing of pieces OF the Sabbath. The
cut r. little OF the Sabbath of that ED an
u little of the Sabbath of this end. The
do not keep the twenty-iour hours III
Bible says, Remember the Sabbath day,
keep 1t holy"
l have good friends who are quite nceu
toned TO leaving Albany by the midnigl
':cs..in Gu ,a,u.uaj Js:s I'D s::s..:;SSpaSnt X
| before church. Now, there maybe occasi
when 1t is right, but generally IL is wror
How II the train should run of the track in
the North River? l hope your friends W
not send 10 me 10 preach your funeral 81
! mon. II would be IN awkward thing for L
10 stand up by your side and preach, you,
! Christian man, killed on rail train trav,
ing on a Sunday morning. Remember (
| Sabbath day 10 keep II holy" What do
that mean? II means twenty-.our houI
/ A man owes you n dollar. You don't wa
/ him 10 pay you ninety cents. You want I
dollar. Ii God demands OF us twenty-fo
hours out OF the week. He means twenty-fo
hours, and not nineteen. Oh, we want
Keep vlgilantly in this country {
I American sabbath ani not have trar
/ planted here the European Sabbath, whi
tor the most part Is no Sabbath at all. II al
/ of you have been in Paris. you know that
sabbath morning the vast population ru
out toward the country with baskets a
/ bundles. and toward night they come la
tagged out, cross and intoxicated. May q
preserve to US oar glorious, quiet Americ
Slbbaths.
Oh. strangers. welcome TO the great cit
I May you find Christ here, and not any ply
cal or moral damage. Men coming from
! land. from distant cities, have Lere fon
God and found Him in our service. N
! thar be your case to-day. You thought Y
We're brought TO this merely for the purpc
OF sightseeing. Perhaps God brought y
to this roaring city for the purpose OF woi
ing out your eternal salvation. Go back
your homes and tell them how you n
Chris: here, the loving, patient, pardoni
and sympathetic Christ. Who knows but I
city which has been the destruction OF
many may be your eternal redemption?
A good many years ago Edward Stanl,
the English commander, with his regimen
took n fort. The fort was La.nuei by sor
800 Spaniards. Edward Stanley came clo
up to tho fort, leading his mcn when a Spa
lard thrust at him with spear, intending
destroy his life, but Stanley caught hold
the sp snr, and the Spaniard. IN a,temptil
10 jerk tho spear away from Stanley. lift
him up into the ba,tlements. No sooner h
Stanley taken his position on tho battlemeI
than he swung his sword, and his whole re
iment leaped after hlnU, and the fort "
taken. SO II may bo with you. o strang
The city influences which havs destroyed
many and dashed them down forever sh
be the means Of lifting you up into the tow
OF Gods mercy and strength, your soul me
than conquered through the grace OF IL
who has promised an especial benediction
those who shall treat you well, saying,
WAS stranger, and ye tooE Ne IN"
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