The Butler weekly times., 1895-12-05
lightnings of the heaven struck the
barn and away went his Sunday
crop.

want to present I have saved it
until the last because l want it to
be the more emphatic The great
safeguard for every young man is
the Christian religion. Nothing can
take the place of it. You may have
gracefulness enough to put to the
blush Lord Chesterfield, you may
have foreign languages dropping
from your tongue. you may discuss
laws and literature, you may have a
pen OF unequaled polish and power,
you may have so much BUSINESS tact
that you can get the largest salary
in banking house, you may be as
sharp as Heron and as strong as
long locks as those which hung ABB
SALON., and yet you have no safety
against temptation. Some OF you
look forward to life with great de-
spondency. l know it. l see it in
your faces from time to time. You
say: ''All the occupations and pro-
fessions are full, and there's no
chance for me-" Oh. young man,
cheer up. will tell you how you
can make your fortune. Seek
first the kingdom of God and
his righteousness, and all other
things will be added. I know you
do not want to be mean in this mat
ter. You will not drink the brim.
ming cup of life, and then pour the
dregs on Gods altar. To a gener-
Gus Savior you will not act like that
you have not the heart to act like
that. That is not manly. That is
not honorable. That is not brave.
Your great want is new heart, and
in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
l tell you so to day. snd the blessed
Spirit presses through the solemni-
ties of this hour to put the cup of
life to your thirsty lips. Oh! thrust
it not back. Mercy presents it
bleeding mercy, long suffering mer.
cy. Despise all other friendships,
prove recreant to all other bargains,
but despise Gods love for your
dying soul-do not do that.
There comes crisis in mans
life, and the trouble is he does not
know it is the crisis. got letter
in which man says to me.
II start out now to preach the
Gospel of righteousness and tenn.
perance to the people. Do you re.
member me? l am the man who
appeared at the close of the service
when you were worshiping in the
chapel after you came from Philadel.
phia. Do you remember at the
close OF the service q man coming
up to you all tremble with convic-
ton, and crying out for mercy, and
telling you he had very bad bust.
ness, and he thought he would
change it? That was the turning.
point in my history. I gave my
heart to God, and the desire to serve
him has grown upon me all these
years, until nov woe is unto me if 1
don't preach the Gospel
That Sunday night was the turn
ing point of that young mans his
tory. This very S Sabbath hour will
be the turning point in the history
of hundred young men in this
house. God help u.s. I once stood
on an anniversary platform with
clergyman who told this marvellous
story. He said:
Thirty years ago two young men
started out to attend Park theatre,
New York, to see play which made
religion look ridiculous and hypo
critical. They had been brought up
III Christian families, They started
for the theatre TO see that vile play.
and their early convictions came
back upon them. They felt it was
not right to go, but still they went.
They came to the door Of the thea
ter. One Of the young men stopped
and started for home, but returned
and came up to the door, but had
not the courage to go in. He again
started for home, and went home
The other young man went in. He
went from one degree of mptation
to another. Caught in the whirl of
frivolity and sin, he sank lower and
lower. He lost his business posi-
ton. He lost his morals. He lost
his soul He died dreadful death.
not one star of mercy shining on it.
/ stand before YOU to-day." said the