Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-04-05

he may stand back from some forms Of hi
larity In which he once indulged, but there
comes into his soul an immense satisfac-
tion. A young man not Christian de-
pends upon worldly successes to keep his
spirits up. Now be Is prospered, now he
has large salary, now be has beautiful
wardrobe, now he has pleasant friends,
now he has more money than he knows
how to spend-everything goes bright and
well with him. But trouble comes-there
are many young men in the house this
morning who can testify out of their own
experience that sometimes to young men
trouble does come-his friends are gone;
his salary is gone; his health Is gone; he
goes down, down. He becomes sour, cross,
queer, misanthropic, blames the world,
blames society, blames the church, blames
everything, rushes perhaps to the intoxi-
eating cup TO drown bis trouble, but In
stead Of drowning his trouble he browns
his body and browns his soul.
Bu. here is Christian young man.
Trouble comes to him. Does he give upi
Mol He throws himself back on the re-
sources Of heaven. He says: "God is my
Father. Out of all these disasters shall
pluck advantage for my soul. All the
promises are mine; Christ is mine; Chris
tian companionship Is mine; heaven Is
mine. What though my apparel be worn
outi Christ gives me robe OF righteous
ness. What though my money be gone!
have a title deed to the whole universe
in the promise, 'All are yours What
though my worldly friends fall away'
Ministering angels are my bodyguard.
What though my fare be poor, and my
bread be scant? sit at the kings ban
quetp
FAIRER THAN THE DOVE.
Oh, what a poor, shallow stream is
worldly enjoyment compared with the
deep, broad, overfowing river Of Gods
peace, rolling midway in the Christian
heart! Sometimes you have gone out on
the iron bound beach of the sea when there
has been a storm on the ocean, and you
have seen the waves dash into white foam
at your feet. They did not do you any
harm. While there you thought of the
chapter written by the psalmist, and per-
haps you recited it to yourself while the
storm was making commentary upon the
passage: "God is our refuge and strength,
very present help in time of trouble.
Therefore will l not fear, though the earth
be removed, and though the mountains be
carried into the midst of the sea, though
the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
though the mountains shake with the
swelling thereof" Oh, how independent
the religion of Christ makes man of the
worldly success and worldly circum-
stances! Nelson, the night before his last
battle, said, Tomorrow shall win Ell
ther peerage or a grave in Westminster
abbey" And it does not make much diff
ference to the Christian whether he rises
or falls in worldly matters. He has ever.
lasting renown anyway. Other plumagt
may be torn in the blast, but that SOU
adorned with Christian grace is fairer thar
the dove, its wings covered with silver
and its feathers with gold.
You and have found out that people
who pretend to be happy are not always
happy. Look at that young man carica
turing the Christian religion, scoffing a
everything good, going into roisterint
drunkenness, dashing the champagne bot
tie to the floor, rolling the glasses from tn
barroom counter, laughing, shouting
stamping the floor. Is he happyf / will
go to his midnight pillow. Twill see hin
turn the gas off. Twill ask myself If tn
| pillow ON which he sleeps is as soft as tn
pillow on which that pure young maj
| sleeps. All, mol When he opens his eye
| in the morning, will the world be as brigh
to him as to that young man who retire
at night saying his prayers, invoking God
blessing upon his own soul and the soul
1 - father ord rr1Ofhn q
| and brothers and sisters far away? Nc
mol His laugh will ring out from the So
| loon so that you hear it as you pass by
but it is hollow laughter. In 1t is the snap
ping of heartstrings and the rattle of prii
on gates. Happy that young man happy
HIS MOTHERS LAST LOOK.
Let him fill high the bowl. He canne
drown an upbraiding conscience. Let th
balls roll through the bowling alley. III
deep rumble and the sharp crack cannt
oyerpower the voices of condemnation
Let him whirl in the dance of sin an
temptation and death. All the brillianc
of the scene cannot make him forget tt
last look of his mother when he left hom
when she said to him. "Now, my son, yc
will do right; am sure you will do Egh
You will, won't your" That young ma
happy2 Why, across every night there fl
shadows Of eternal darkness; there are al
ders coiled up in every cup; there are WI
lures of despair striking their iron beal
into his heart; there are skeleton fingers
grief pinching at the throat.
leone in amid the clicking of the glass
and under the flashing of the chandelier
and l cry: :"Woe, woel The way of the u
godly shall perish. There is no peac
saith my God, to the wicked. The We
of transgressors is hard" Oh, my friend
there is more joy in one drop of Christie
satisfaction than in whole rivers of sinf
delight. Other wings may be drench'
of the storm and splashed of the tempes
but the dove that comes in through Il
window of this heavenly ark has win
hike the dove covered with silver and b
feathers with yellow gold.
Again, Iremark religion is an adonmel
in the style of usefulness into which
inducts man. Here are two young me
The one has fine culture, exquisite war
robe, plenty of friends, great worldly su
) cess, but he lives for himself. His chi
care is for his own comfort. He lives III
lessly. He dies unregretted. Here is q
.. other young man. His apparel may y
be so good; his education may not be
thorough. He lives for others. His ha
) piness is to make others happy. He is
self denying as that dying soldier, fallil
in the ranks, when he said: "Colon
there is no need of those boys firing thel
selves by carrying me to the hospital. I
me die just where am" So this you
man of whom speak loves God, wants
the world to love him, is not ashamed
carry bundle of clothes up that dark
ley to the poor. Which of those you
men do you admire the better? The Q
: sham, the other prince imperial.
NAPOLEON, voLTAIRE AND PAUL.
! Oh, do you know of anything, my he'
! ers, that is more beautiful than to SCI
! young man start out for Christi Here
!, some one falling; he lifts him up. Here
vagabond boy; he introduces him t.
! mission school. Here is a family freezi
!. to death; he carries them scuttle of co
There are 500, ,000,0 perishing in M
: night heathen darkness; by all possil
: | rnaane ha tries IN send them the Coap