The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-16

nc Isa,c Na,vton the astronomer. nc
Robert Bovlc. the PHILOSOPHER. n.
IooLa ,ba ,nbysic; Thev never
nro,obod or Unattended IN pyaoch. and
cot n~u,t;po dovvn ono his ,-eloscone
,no,h., h. n,rl;ouo,.,,,, eouou
and anotber his eiectr;c;an,s yirc ,bev
declare the adaptedness of Christ:s
,.I;r;on 70 the wants and troub,cs Of
tho ,.or,J If ,-op viii, not talk. the
recommendation of ministers of the
t;osnel. then take the recommendation
of highly respactab!c lavmen. oh men.
.s,entieaI ami struck throurh with nm
resi- yonld Won no, like TO have some
of the peacc which br,,Js over orr
souls o.davo know ALI obou, vour
,1onb,s. I have baan throngb them all I
haze ro,o hropyh all tba c~ur.ic,Inn
I h.va do,h,ad vhothar,hare is Got
,.,o,ho. rhr;,, :. C,I Ih,ua al,
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nnttad h ;uInnrt,litv of sorI. !
h.vn ao,hte1 mvoyyn existence. b,v.
1anh,a1 ororr,bin. mi rat o,t -
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INTO tho hro,d ,ux,r;ant snnshinv
Land of C,s,sl hone anI mac, and
cn~rnfor, And G, bav, confidence in
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p,m. IN
Again I rem,rk. hat the Heavenly
Shenbcra ;s yo;ng to find a great many
sheen ,mong thos,. h have bee,
lung Of evil habit. Jt makes ms sad
TO see Christian psople civ, up a prof.
iral as lost. There are those who talk
"a .houph The grace of Col were n
cham of forty or iiftv links, a,l after
they had run ont there WAS
to touch the Gienth of n very bad case.
If they were hunting and got off the
track of the deer. they wouid look long.
err among the brakes and bushes for
the lost game than they have beef
looking for that lost soul. People tell
us that IL a man have delirium tremens
twice he cannot be reclaimed; that at
ter a woman has sacrificed her integ-
rity, she cannot be restored. The Bible
has distinctly intimated that the Lord
Almighty is ready TO pardon 400 times;
that is, seventy times seven. There are
men before the throne Of God who
have wallowed in every kind Of sin. but,
saved by the grace of Jesus, and washed
HI nIS DlOOU. Luet Sl1nu IneTe rAulAuL
now.
The Good Templars cannot save you
although they are a grand institution.
The Sons Of Temperance ann save
you. although thew are MIGHTY for
rood. SIGNING the temnerance lodge
cannot save you. although I believe in
it. Nothing but the grace of the Eter.
nal God can save YOU. and that will il
YOU will throw vourself on IL. There
Ia a man In this house n said IN me.
s.Unless God helms me I cannot be de.
livered. I have tried everything, sir:
but now I have rot in the habit of
PRAYER. and when I come n a dr;nk;ny
saloon I prav that God will take me
safe past. and / pray until I am past.
He does help me-" For every man
given to strong drink there are scores
of traps set: and when he goes ont on
business he will be in in
finite peril, and no one but the
everywhere present God can sec
that man through. O! they talk
about the catacombs Of Naples
and the catacombs Of Rome, and the
catacombs Of Egypt-the burial places
~ Az SktN NhCIC AZ tluSG Vi q
great multitude lies; but I tell you
New York has its catacombs. and Boz
ton its eatacombs, and Philadelphia its
catacombs- They are the underground
restaurants, full OF dead mons bones
and all uncleanness. Young man, you
know II. God helps you. There Is no
need of going into the art gallery to
see N the skilled sculpture that won.
derful representation of u man and his
sons wound around with serpents.
There are families represented in this
house that are wrapped in the martyr
dom OF fangs and scales and venom-a
living laococn of ghastliness and hor-
rOr. What are you to do? am not
speaking into the air, l am talking to
hundreds Of men who must be saved
by Christ's Gospel or never saved ut all.
What are you going to do?
Do not put your trust in bromide OF
potassium, or In Jamaica ginger. or
ANYTHING that a~pothecaries can m,x.
Put your trust only in the Eternal God.
and He will see YOU through. Some OF
you do moi have temptation. every
day. It il a periodic temptatiou that
comes overv six weeks. or every three
months. when Il seems as II the MOWERS
Of darkness kindle around nbont vonr
tongue the fires of the nit. II is we'll
enough. at such a tune. as some Of Won
do. to seek medical counsel: but vonr
Hrst and most -innnortunate cry m,St h.
To God, II the tends will DRAG vou 10
the slaughter. make them do II IN
your knees.
There are In this house those whose
hands so ble from d~issination lint
thew can hardly hold a book. and vet 7
have to toll O that they will vet
preach the GOSPEL and on Communion
DAYS carry around consecrated bread.
acceptable to everybody, because of
their holy life, and their c~onsecrated
behavior. The Lord is going to save
you. Your home has got to be rebuilt.
| Your physical health has got 10 be re.
stored. Your worldly business hs. got
to be reconstructed. The church of
| God is going to rejoice over YOUR dis.
| cipleship. ''Other sheep l have which
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