The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-02

the sea-thousands and tens OF thou
sands of the bodies and souls annu-
ally consumed in the conhagra Iion of
ribbons
Social dissipation is the abettor OF
pride. IL IS the instigator Of jealousy,
it is the sacrifcial altar of health, IL is
the defiIer of the soul, IL is the avenue
of lust and IL is the curse Of every
town on both sides Of the sea. Social
dissipation 1t may be hard to draw
the line and say that this is right on
the one side and that it IS wrong on
the other side 1t is not necessary
that we do that for God has put q
throne in every mans s0uL and / ap-
peal to that throne to-day. When
man does wrong he knows he does
wrong. and when he does right he
knows he does right, and TO that
throne which Almighty God lifted 10
the heart of every man and woman 1
appeal
AS to the physical ruin wrought bv
the designations Of social life there
can be no doubt What may we e0-
pect Of people who work all dav and
dance all night? After a while they
will be thrown on society nervous, eE-
hausted i'm be Giles. These people who
indulge in the suppers and the mid
night reve1s and then go home in the
cold unwrapped of limbs will after q
while be found to have been written
down in Cod eternal records as sui-
cides, as much suicides as il they had
taken their life with q pistol, or q
knife, or stry chime.
How many people have stepped from
the ball room into the graveyard
Consumptions and swift neuralgias
are close on their track. Amid many
of the glittering scenes of social life.
diseases stand right and left and bal
ance and chain The breath of the
sepulchre floats up through the per-
fume and the froth of deaths lips
bubbles up in the champagne. ana
told that in some Of the cities there
are parents who have actually given
up housekeeping and gone to board
ing that they may give their time
illimitably to social designations
have known family after family
blasted in that way in one Of the other
cities where I preached Father and
mother turning their back upon all
quiet culture and all anne mites OF home
leading forth their entire family in
the wrong direction Annihilated.
worxe than annihilate d-for there are
some things worse than annlhilation.
I give you the history of more than
one iamliY Wnen say they went on
in the designations of social life until
the father dropped into "A lower style
of dissipation. and after awhile the
son was tossed out into society a nom
entity, and after awhile the daughter
eloped with a French dancing mas ter
aud after awhile the mother getting
on further and further in years tries
to hide the wrinkles but fails i'm the
attempt, trying ali the arts of tine
belle. old hirt, a poor misera bile
butterfly without any wings
ON. how many Of you have hoated
far away from God through social a is-
ipations and IL IS time you turned.
For / remem Der that there were two
vessels on the sea, and in storm 1T
was very. very dark and the two ves-
sells were going straight for each
other, and the captains knew it nots
But after awhile the man on the look
out saw the approaching ship and
shouted. Hard a-larboardl' and from
the other vessel the cry went up.
Hard a-lar boardi7 and they turned
just enough to glance by and passed
in safety to their harbors Some Of
you are in the storm of temptation
and you are driving on and coming
toward fearful collisions unless You
change your course Hard a-lar board.
Turn We. turn We. for why will ys
die, oh house Of Israeli