Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-01-28

did business, and in the orphan asylum
III which ne was director, and i'll the
church OF which he was an officer, when
ever his Senlality and beneticence and
goodness are referred to, bank director
will say to bank director, and merchant
80 merchant, and neighbor to neighbor,
and Christian to Christian: "That is re-
ligion. Yes, that is religion. -
Saved From Degradation.
There is man seated or standing
very near you Do not look at him, for
it might be unnecessary embarrassment.
Only few minutes ago he came down
off the steps Of as happy a home as there
is in this Or any other city. Fifteen
years ago, by reason of his dissipated
habits, his homo was horror to wife
and children. What that woman went
through with in order to preserve re-
spectability and hide her husbands dis
grace is tragedy which it would re-
quire a Shakespeare or Victor Hugo to
write out in five tremendous acts. Shall
] tell it? He struck her! Yes; the one
who at the altar be had taken with vows
so solemn they made the orange bios
SONS tremble! He struck her! He made
the beautiful holidays "a reign of ter
ror." Instead of his supfaS ting her, she
supported him. The children had often
heard him speak the name Of God, but
never in prayer-Only in profanity. 1t
was the saddest thing on earth that I
can think ola destroyed home! Walk
ing along the street one day an imper-
sonation of all wretchedness, he saw a
sign at the door Of Young Men s 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 in broken voice and
poor grammar telling how the Lord had
saved him from a dissipated life, and
the man back by the door said to him
self, ''Why cannot have the Lord do the
same thing for me?" and he put his
hands, all a-tremble, over his bloated face
and said: go God, want that! L must
have that!'' and God said, "You shall
have it, and you have it nowl" And the
man came out and went home changed
man, and 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 changed man.
That home has turned from Paradise
Lost" to Paradise Regained. The
wife sings all day long at her work, for
she is so happy, and the children rush
out into the hall at the first rattle of the
fathers key in the door latch to welcome
him with caresses and questions of,
"What have you brought me?' They
have family prayers. They are altogeth
m 10 +n hnoxynn nd w no
journey Of life is over they will live for
ever in each others companionship.
Two of their darling children are there
already, waiting for father and mother
to come up What changed that man?
What reconstructed that home? What
took that wife, who was slave OF fear
and drudgery, and made her queen on
a throne of affection? hear whisper
ing all through this assemblage. know
what you are saying: That's religion!
Yes, that's religionI' My Lord and my
God, give Us more of it'll
Why, my hearers from all parts of the
earth, do you not get this bright and
beautiful and radiant and blissful and
triumphant thing for yourselves, then
go home telling all your neighbors OH
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 asking! Have it nowl Mind you,
do not start from the pcssimistic stand
point tls,,: David did, when he got mad
and s. / ii his haste, ''All men are
iars!' or from the creed of others thai
every man is as bad as he can be Irath-
Ell think from your 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 holiness, as
much higher than those which the world
affords as Everest. the highest mountain
III all the earth, is higher than your
front doorstep.
The Redeemcr.
Here he comes now. Who is it? |
might be alarmed and afraid if l had
not seen him before and heard his voice.
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 III
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 throbs the
great heart Of sympathy which feels for
you. l announce him. / introduce him
to you Jesus Of Bethlehem and Olivet
and Golgotha. Why CONTEST thou hither
this winter day, thou of the springtime
and summary heavensi He answers: To
give all this audience pardon for guilt,
for grief, whole regiments
of help for day of battle and eternal