The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-06


and was an a journey, and came to ho-
tol. The hotel keeper said: 81 am sorry
that tonight l shall have to put you in
room adjoining one where there is
very sick and dying man. can give
you no other accommodation" "Oh,"
said the young college student and
minister's son, that will make no diff
ference to me except the matter Of
sympathy with nybody that is suffer-
ing" The young man retired to his
room. but could not sleep All night
long he heard the grooming of the sicl,
man. or the step of the watchers, and
his soul trembled. He thought to
himself: Now, there is only thin
wall between me and departing
spirit How if Ellison should know
how feel? How if Ellison should find
out my heart fiutters? What if FL
lison knew my skepticism gave way?"
He slept not. In the morning, coming
down, he said to the hotel-keeper:
How is the sick MANI" "Oh," said
the hotel-keeper, 'he is dead, poor
fellow! The doctors told us he could
not last through the night" We'll"
said the young man, what was the
sick ones name; where is he from?"
WELL said the hotel-keeper, ''he is
from Providence college" Providence
college. what is his name?" ELLISON"
"Ellison!' Oh, how the young man
was stunned! 1t was his old college
mate-dead without any hope.
1t was many hours before the young
man could leave that hotel He got on
his horse and started homeward, and
all the way he heard something saying
to him: Dead! Lost! Dead! LostI'
He came to no satisfaction until he
entered the Christian ministry, until
he became one of the most eminent
Baptist missionary the world has ever
seen since the days of Paul-no superior
to Adoniram Judson. Mighty on earth,
mighty in Observation-Disclosures Judson.
Which do you like the best, Judson's
skepticism or Judson's Christian life,
Judson's suffering for Christ's sake,
Judson's almost martyrdom? Oh,
young men, take your choice between
these two kinds of lives Your own
hearts tell you this morning the Chris
tan life is more adorable, more peace
full, more comforta bic and more beauti-
full.
Oh, if religion does so much for a
man on earth, what will it do for him
in Heaven? That is the thought that
comes to me now. If a soldier can af-
ford to shout "Huzza!" when he goes
into battle, how much more jubilantly
can he afford to shout "Huzza" when
he has gained the victory! If religion
is so good Il thing as to have here, how
bright thing will it be in Heaven2
That / might WOO you to better
life, and that l might show you tho
glories with which God clothes His dear
children in Heaven, wish | could this
morning swing back one of the twelve
gates, that there might dash upon your
ear one shout of the triumph. that
there might flame upon your eyes one
blaze of the splendor. Oh when speak
of that good land, you involuntarily
think of some one there that you loved
father, mother, brother. sister, or
dear little child garnered already.
You want to know what they are do
ing this morning. will tell you what
they are doing. Singing! You want to
know what they wear. 1 will tell
you what they wear. Coronets of tri-
umph! You wonder why oft they look
to the gate of the temple, and watch
and wait / will tell you why they
watch and wait and look to the gate of
"Oh." you say, religion 1 am going
to have; it is only a question of time"
My brother, 1 am afraid that you
may lose Heaven the way Louis Phil
ippe lost his empire. The Partisan
mob came around the Tuileries- The
national guard stood in defense of the
palace, and the commander said to
Louis Philippe: ''Shall fire now? Shall
l order the troops to fire? With one
volley we can clear the place" NO"
said Louis Philippe, mot yet" A few
minutes passed on, and then Louis
Philippe, seeing the case was hopeless,
said to the general: Now is the time
to fire." NO" said the general, 1T is
too late now; don't you see that the
soldiers are exchanging arms with
the citizens? 1t is too late"
Down went the throne of Louis
Philippe. Away from the earth
went the house of Orleans, and all be-
cause the King said: mot yet! not
YETI May God forbid that any of you
should adjourn this great subject of
religion, and Should postpone assail.
ing your spiritual foes until it is too
late, too late-you losing a throne in
Heaven the way that Louis Philippe
lost throne on earth.
When the Judge descends In might
Clothed in majesty and light;
When the earth shall quake with fear,
Where. oh where, wilt thou appear!