The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-12-06

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more emphatic. The great safeguart
for every young man Is the Christian
religion. Nothing can take the place
of it. You may have gracefulnesl
enough to put to the blush Lore
Chesterfield, you may have sareigr
languages dropping from you
tongue, Jou may discuss laws
and literature, you may have
pen of unequaled 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 Sampson,
and with as long locks as those winch
hung Absalom, and yet you have NJ
safety against temptation. Some Of
you look forward to life with great
dependency I know 1t. | see it in
your faces from time to time. YoIl
say: "All the occupations and pro-
fessions are full, and there's no chance
for me-" Oil young man, cheer up, l
will tell you how you can make your
fortune. Seek first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness, and all
other things will he added. l know
you do not want to be mean in this
matter. You will rot drink the brim-
ming cup of life, and then pour the dregs
on Gods altar. To generous Saw
Jour 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 l 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. Mercy presents it-bleeding
mercy long-suffering mercy. Despise
all other friendships, prove recreant
to all other bargains, but dispise Gods
love for your dying soul-do not do
that.
There comes crisis in a mans life,
and the trouble is he does not know it
is the crisis got letter in which Q
man says to me:
II start out now to preach the Cos
pei 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
in the chapel after you
came from Philadelphia. Do you
remember at the close of the
service "a man coming up to
YOU ALL a-tremble with con-
viction. and crying out for mercy, and
telling you he had a very bad business,
Ind he though! he would change it?
That was the turning-point in my
history. Igavt up my bad business.
gave my heart to God, and the desire
% serve Him has grown upon me all
;hese years, until now woe is unto me
+ preach not the Gospel"
That Sunday night was the turning
Joint of that young mans history.
This very Sabbath hour will be the
urning point in the history of hun
lred young men i'll this house. God
lelp us. l once stool on an anqiver.
AIRY platform with clergyman who
old me this marvellous story He said
''Thirty years ago two young men
tarted out to attend Park theater,N
Jew York, to see play which made I
eligion ridiculous and hypocritical.
they had been brought up in Oh, istian |
antilles. They started for the theater
o see that vie play, and their
arly convictions came back upon |
hem. They felt it was rot
light to go, but still they went.
They came to the door of the
heater. One of the young men stopped
nd started for home, but returned |
nd came up to the door, but had not
he courage to go in. He again started
or home, and went home. The other
Dung man went in. He went from one
egree of temptation to another Caught
n the whirl of frivolity and sin, he
ank lower and lower. He lost his
usiness position. He lost his morals.
lie lost his soul. He died dreadful
cath, not one star OF mercy shining
n it. stand before you to-day" said
hat minister, "to thank God that for
wenty years have been permitted to
reach the Gospel. l am the other
Dung man"
Oh! you see that was the turning
one went back, t he other
'ent on. The great roaring world of
usiness life will soon break in upon
on, young men. viii the wild wave
ash out the impressions of this day
S an ocean billow dashes letters
ut of the sand on the beach? You
eed something better than this world
an give you. / beat on your heart
nd it sounds hollow. You want some
hing great and grand and glorious to
II it, and here is the religion that can
0 it. God save you!
Lenderahiu.