The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-02-01

Do roioihu thVN Hiuud tiiu uthiSo pioo'
SONS tremble He struck heri He made
the beautiful holidays "a reign Of ter
ror, Instead Of his supporting her, she
supported him. THO children had often
heard him speak the name of God, but
never In prayer-only in profanity, 1t
was the saddost thing on earth that
can think OLA destroyed homel Walk
ing along the street ono day an imper-
sonation of all wretchedness, no saw
sign at the door of Young Mems Chris.
tian association. Meeting For Men
Only"
He went in, hardly knowing why he
did SO, and sat down by the door, and
young man was III broken voice and
poor grammar telling how tho Lord had
saved him from u dissipatod life, and
the man back by the door said to him
self, "Thy sanuot have the Lord do the
same thing foi ine9" and he put his
hands, all tromble, over his hluated face
and said; "OGod, want that! must
have thatl' and God said, "You shall
have 1t. and yon have itnowW And the
man came ont md went homo changed
man, and though tho children ut first
shrauk back ard looked to tho mother
and besnp to cry with fright they soon
saw that the father %aa a changed man,
That home has turned from Paradise
Lost" to Paradise Regained. " The
wife sings al day long at her work, for
she is so happy, nld tho children rush
out into the hall at the first rattle Of the
fathers key in the door latch to welcome
him with calccses aud questions of,
"Wha. have sou brought me?" They
have family praytfs. 'fhsg arc altogeth-
er on the road to heaven, and Shsn the
journey of life is over they will live for
ever in each others compGuionship
Two of their darling children arc there
already. waiting for father and mother
to come up What changed that man?
What reconstructed that homer What
took that wife, who was slave Of fear
and drGdssrF. and made her Il queen on
throne of afice,i8h' ! hear whisper
ing all through this assemblags. know
what you are saying: 'That's rcligiGn'
Yes, that's religion" My Lord and my
God, give Rs more of it!
Why, my heafets from all parts of the
earth, do you not get tIiis bright and
beautiful and radiant and blissful aud
triumphant thing for yourselves, then
60 home telling all your neighbors on
the Pacific, or in Nova Scotia, or in Lou
isiana, or Maine, or Brazil, or England,
or Italy, or any part of the round world;
that they may have it too. Have it for
the askingl Have it now! Mind you,
I do not start from the pessimistio stand
point that David did, when he got mad
and said in his haste "All men are
liars!" or from the creed Of others that
every man is as bad as he can be. 1rath.
er think from your looks that you are
doing about as we'll as you can in the
circumstances which you ale placed, but
I want to invite you up into heights of
safety and satisfaction and holiness, as
much higher than those which the world
affords as Everest, the highest mountain
in all the earth, is higher than your
front doorstep.
The Redeemer.
Here he comes now Who is it? l
might be alarmed and afraid if ] had
not seen him before and heard his voice.
l thought he would come before got
through with this sermon. Stand back
and make way for him. He comes with
scars all around his forehead; scars in
the center of both hands stretched out
to greet you; scars on the instep of both
the feet with which he advances; scars
on the breast under which tlrobs the
great heart of sympathy which feels foi
you. l announce him. ! INTRODUCED him
to you Jesus of Bethlehem and Olivet
and Golgotha. Why CONTEST thou hither
this winter day, thou of the springtime
and summary heavens! He answers: To
give all this audience pardon for guilt,
coincidence for grief, whole regiments
of help for day of battle and eternal
life for the dead! What response shall |
give him? In your behalf and in my own
behalf hail him with the ascription:
unto him who hath loved us, and
washed US from our sins in his OWE
blood, and hath made US kings and
priests unto God and his Father; to him
be glory and dominion forever and ever
Amen"
Ribbon Tor an Evening Waist.