Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-13

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aear you. Do not look at him, Tor 1t nigh,
se Unnecessary embarrassment. Only q
! low minutes ago he came down OF the steps
sf as happy q home a. there is In this or any
Dther city. Fifteen years ago, by reason OF
bis dissipated habits, his..home was horror to
wife and children. What that woman went
through with IN order to preserve respecta-
oility and hide her husbands disgrace is a
tragedy whi,h IT would require q Shakes
,eare or Victor Hugo to write out In five
| asr. Yes !; the one who at the altar he had
l AIKEN with vows SO solemn they made the
l orange blossoms tremble! Hs struck her
He made the beautiful holidays "a reign of
'error." Instead Of his supporting her, she
| Imported him. The children had often
| b prayer-only in profanity. 1t was the
| ,addest thing on earth that can think Of
destroyed homeI Walking along the
treet one day an impersonation Of all
- Young Mems Christian Association
| Meeting Fer Men Only"
He went in hardly knowing why he did
/ 70, and sat down by the door, and a young
man was In broken voice and poor grammar
telling how the Lord had saved him from q
dissipated life, and the man back by the
| door said to himself, "Why cannot have
the Lord do the same thing for me?" and he
| put his hands, all atremble. over his bloated
lace and said 80 God, 1 want that must
It, AMI you have it now" And the man
ame out and went home a changed man,
md though the children at first shrank back
and looked to the mother and began to cry
with fright they soon saw that the father
was a changed man. That home has tur1 ed
irom paradise Lost" to "2aradise Re-
gained" The wife sings all day long at her
work, for she is so happy. and the children
rush out into the hall at the frs, rattle of the
fathers key in the door latch to welcome
him with caresses and questions o., "What
have you brought me?" Tney have family
road to heavti'. and when the journey of
life is over they will live forever in each
others companionslip. Two OF their dar-
lung children are there already, Whiting tor
father and '~"'her 10 come un. What
changed that man? WHAT reconstruc,ei that
home? WHAT took that wife, VINO was a
slave of fear and drudgery, and ma !e her a
queen on q throne of affection? hear a
whispering all through this assemblage.
know what you are saying: "That's relig-
ionl Yes, that's rs!iS.on!' My Lord and
ny God, give US more OF il ~
Why, my hearers from all parts of the
sarth, DO you not get this bright and beauti-
!ul and radiant and blissful AMI triumphant
hing for yourselves, then go nome telling all
FOUR neighbors on the Pacific. or in Nova
Scotia, or in Louisiana, or Maine, or Brazil,
Or England, or Italy, or any part OF the
round world, that they may havs it too.
Have it for the asking! Have it now Mind
yol, l do not start from thu pessmistic
standpoint that David did, when he got mad
ant said in his has.e, Gan men are liars I"
Or from the creed of others that every man
Is as bad as he can be. rather think from
-FOUR looks that you are doing about as we'll
as you can In the circumstances which you
are placed, but want to invite you up into
heights Of safety and satisfaction and holi.
ness, as much higher than those which the
world affords as Everest, the highest noun
tain in all tho earth, is higher than your
front doorstep.
Here He comes now. Who Is It? I might
,e alarmed and afraid II had not seen Him
before and heard His voice. 1 thought Hs
would come before got through with tris
Iermon. Stand back and make way for Him.
he comes with'scars all around His forehead,
,cars in the center OF both hands stretched
,ur1o greet you scars on the instep of both
he feet with which He advances; scars on
he breast under which throbs the great
aeart OF sympathy which feels for you. an
lounce Him. l Introduce Him to you, Jesus
,f Bethlehem and Olivet and Golgotha. Why
Somest Thou hther.this winter day, Thou OF
The sprinytimo and summery heavens He
answers: To give all this audience pardon
or guilt, con iolence for grief, whole regi-
nents Of help for day OF battle and eternal
life for the deadl What response shall
give Him? In your behalf and in my ow :
behalf hail Him with the ascription "Un-
20 Him who hath loved US, and washed Us
rom our sins In His own blood. and hath
made us kings and priests unto God and His
Father to Him be glory and dominion for.
Sver and ever. Amen"