The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-11-29

tell YOU what are his prospects In
busine s. and I will tell you what are
his prospects for the eternal world.
God has thrust into our busy life
sacred day when we are to look after
our souls. Is it exorbitant, after Civ
ing six DAYS to the feeding and cloth
ing of these perishable todies, that
God should demand one day for the
feeding and clothing of the immortal
soul?
Our bodies are seven-day clocks, and
they nee to lie wound MP. and If they
are not wound up they run down into
the grave. No man can continuously
break the Sabbath and keep his phys
zeal and mental health. Ask those
aged men and they will tell you they
never knew men who continuously
broke the Sabbath who did not fail In
mind. body or moral principle.
manufacturer gave this as his expert
ence. He said: Il owned factory on
the Lehigh. Everything prospered.
kept the sabbath and everything went
on we'll. But one Sabbath morning
| bethought myself of a new shut
tie. and / thought / would invent
that shuttle before sunset: and l
refused all food and drink until | had
completed that shuttle. By shutdown
l had completed it. The next day.
Monday, l showed to my workmen
and friends this new shuttle. They
all congratulated me on my great sue
cess. ] put that shuttle into play. l
enlarged my business; but, sir, that
SUNDAYS work cost me $4,000 From
that day everything went wrong.
! failed in business and lost my mill.
! Oh, nv friends, keep the Lords day.
You NAV think it old-fogy advice, but
| l give it to you now: Remember the
Sabbath day and keep it holy. Six
days shalt thou labor and do all thy
work; but the seventh is the Sabbath
of the Lord, thy God; in it thou shalt
not do any work"
There is another safeguard that
want to present. l have saved it until
the last because / want it to be the
more emphatic. The great safeguard
of every young man is the Christian re-
| ligion. Nothing can take the place OF
it You may have gracefulness enough
| to put to the blush Lord Chesterfield;
you may have foreign languages drop
ping from your tongue; You may dis
| cuss laws and literature; you may have
a pen of upequaled polish and power;
] you may have so much business
tact that you can get the largest
salary in banking house; you
NAV be as sharp as Herod and
as strong as Samson, and with as long
locks as those which hung Absalom,
and yet you have no safety against
temptation. Some of you look forward
to life with great dependency. know
it see it in 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 other things will be added. l
| know you do not want to be mean in
| this matter. You will not drink the
Drumming cup of life, and then pour
| the dregs on Gods altar. To gener-
GUS Saviour you will not act like that;
|
That is not manly. That is not honor
able. That is not brave. Your great
want is new heart, and in the name
of the Lord Jesus Christ tell you so
to-day, and the blessed Spirit presses
through the solemnities of this hour
to put the cup of life to your thirsty
lips. Oh! thrust it not back.
There comes a crisis in a mans life,
and the trouble is he does not know it
is the crisis got letter in which
man says to me:
Il start out now to preach the gospel
of righteousness and temperance TO the
people. Do you remember me? l am
the man who appeared at the close OF
the service when you were worshiping
in the chapel after you came from
| Philadelphia. Do you remember at the
close of the service man coming up
to you all a-tremble with conviction,
and crying out for mercy, and telling
you he had a very bad business, and he
thought he would change it? That
was the turnin r-point in my history. !
gave up nv bad business gave my
heart to God, and the desire to serve
| Him has grown upon ME all these
years, until DOW woe is unto me if
preach not the gospel!'
That Sunday night was the turning
point of that young mans history.
This very Sabbath hour will be the
turning point in the history of hun
dred young men in this mouse. God
help US
once stood on an anniversary plat
form with clergyman who told this
marvellous story. He said:
Thirty years ago two young men
started out to attend Park theater,
New York, to see a play which made
| religion ridiculous and hypocriticaL
They had been broughtup in Christian
families. They started for the theater
10 see that vile play, and their
/ early convictions came back upon
/ them. They felt it was not right
/ TO 90. but still they went. They
came TO the door of the theater.
/ 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
younr man went in. He went from
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