Connecticut western news., 1895-11-28


 gafiiered. After awhile storm came up and great darkness, and the light nings of heaven struck the barn, and away went his Sunday crop.
 Tho Safeguard of Religion.
 There is another safeguard that want to present. I have saved it until the last because 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 pen of un- equaled polish and power, you may have so much business tact that you can get the largest salary in a banking house, you may be as sharp as Herod and as strong as Samson, and with as long locks as those which hung Absa- lom, and yet you have no safety against temptation. Some of you look forward to life with great despondency. know it. I see it ill your faces from time to time. You say, "All the occupations and professions 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 oth- CT things will be added. know you do not want to be mean in this matter. You will not drink the brimming cup oc fo tl<al ~<1 so altar. To generous Saviour 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 tell you so today, and the bless ed Spirit presses through the solemnities of this hour to put the cup of life to your thirsty lips. Oh, thrust it not back. Mercy presents it-bleeding mer- cy, long suffering mercy. 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 8 mans life, and the trouble is he does not know it is the crisis. got letter in which a man says to me:
 1T start out now to preach the gos- pei of righteousness and temperance to the people. Do you remember me? am the man who appeared at the close of the service when you were worshiping in the chapel after you came from Phila- delphia- Do you remember at the close of the service a man coming up to you all a-tremble with conviction, and cry Fing out for mercy, and telling you he had very bad business, and he thought he would change it? That was the turn ing point in my history. gave up my bad business. gave my heart to God, and the desire to serve him has grown upon me all these years, until now woe is unto me if preach not the gospel. " The Other Man.
 That Sunday night was the turning point of that young man s history. This very Sabbath hour will be the turning point in the history of 100 young men in this house. God help usl once stood on an anniversary platform with oler- gyman who told this marvellous story. He said:
 Thirty years ago two young men started out to attend Park theater, New York, to see play which made religion ridiculous and hypocritical. They had been brought up in Christian families. They started for the theater 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 theater. One of the young men stopped and start ed for home, but returned and came up to the door, but had not the courage to go in. He ngain started for home and went homo The other young man went in. He went from one degree of tempta- tion to another. Caught in the whirl o1 frivolity and sin, he sank lower and lower. He lost his business position. He | lost his morals. He lost his soul Hs | died dreadful death, not one star oi mercy shining on it. I stand before yor | today" said that minister, to thanl God that for 90 years have been per mitted to preach the gospel. am thu other young man."
 | Oh, you see that was the turning point-the one went back, the othel went on. The great roaring world O business life will soon break in upor you, young men. Will the wild wav'
 dash out the impressions of this day a an ocean pillow dashes letters out O the sand on the beach? You need some thing better than this world can giv,
 you. beat on your heart, aSS it sound
 hollow. You want something great an, grand and glorious to fill it, and here i the religion that can do it.. God say, | youl