The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-03-08

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but little touched occupied by those who
are astray in their habits. All northern
nations, like those of North America
and England and Scotland--that Is, In
the colder climates-are devastated by
alocholiam. They take the fire to keep
up the warmth. In southern countries,
like Arabia and Spain, the blood is ca
warm they are not tempted to fiery liz
uids Tho great Roman armies mover
drank anything stronger than water
tinged with vinegar, but under our
northern climate the temptation to heat
ing stimhlants is most mighty, and mil
lions succumb When man s habits go
wrong, tho church drops him; tho social
circle drops him; good influence drops
him; we all drop him. OF all the mel
who get OF track, but few ever get on
again. Near my summer residence there
is a li.o saving station on tho beach
There ; 70 all tho ropes and rockets. the
taig, tie machinery for getting people
off ,ipN rCcks Ono summer | saw thero
Is c. 20.r:oo who were breakfasting
after having ir7s escaped with their
lives anG nothing more. Up ard down
our coasts 40 baiit these useful struc-
lures, aId tho mariners know il, and
they feel Il It If thoy are driven into the
breakers there will be apt from shore to
q 10 o rescgc The churches Of God
9,5hJ to be SO many life saving stations,
set 20 much IN help those who arc in
9salle a;h waters, but those who have hcen
siil yccked. Come, let us run out ti.'
liiChuatal and who will man them? We
10 rat prcip b enough to ouch men We
have 30 enough faith in their release.
Alas, IL 81, n they como so hear us we
re !: boriously trying to show tho diff
ference iatweca sublapsarianism and
supraIapsa. III ism, willis they have a
thousand viprrs of remorse and despair
coiling aroui;S .heir immortal spiritsl
The church IS not chiefly for goldfish
sort of men whose froe!ivities arc all
light, elti WIS could get to heaven pray
i,s and sinFihg in their own houIes. 1t
is cn tho h., ath to help the drowning.
Thoso bad casts are the cases that God
like; to take hold Of He can save big
sinner rs veil as small sinner, and
wkeli a man calls earnestly to God for
help no will go out to deliver such a
one. II it wero necessary, God would
soi;,o deem from the sky, followed by
all tho q tillery of heaven and = million
angels with drawn swords. Get 100
such redeemed MNi in each Of your
churches, and nothing could stand be-
fore them, for ouch men aro generally
warm fsTtod and enthusiastic.
A Gssat Mission.
Furt .,c-more, the destitute children
Of the streets Offer field OF work COM
pGratiyely unocoupicG. The uncarod for
Children ere in the majority in most Of
o.,c cities. Their condition was well IL
| Illustrated by what q boy in this city said
| y lien he was found under cart gnaw-
ing hone and some one said to him,
Where do sou live?" and hc answered,
Don't 1.-Two nowhere, sirl' Seventy
thousand of the children Of New York
city Can neither read nor write. When
they grow Up, II hjlreformed, they will
outvote your children, and they will
govern your children. Tho whisky ring
will hatch out other whisky rings, and
grogshops Will kill with their horrid
stencil public sobriety, unless the church
CT God rises up with outstretched arms
and infolds this dying population in her
bosom. Public schools cannot do it. Art
galleries cannot do it. Blackwell's is
land cannot Go it. Almshouses cannot
lido it. New York Tombs cannot do it.
Sing Sing cannot do it. People Of God,
wake up 10 your magnificent mission
| You can do 1t. Get omewhere, some
how, to work.
Tho Fttnssian cavalry mount by put
ting their right foot into the stirrup,
while tho American cavalry mount by
putting their left foot into the stirrup
l don't care how you mount your war
charger if you only get into this battle
for Goa, and get there soon, right stir
rup, or left stirrup, or no stirrup at all
The unoccupiod fields are all around US,
and why should we build on another
mans foundation?
/ have heard of what was called the
laundering legion" 1t was in ITO, a
part Of tho Roman army to which some
Christians belonged, and their prayers,
it was said, were answered by thunder
and lightning and hail and tempest.
which overthrow an invading army and
saved the empire. And would to God
that You could be SO mighty in prayer
and work that you would become a
laundering legion before which the
forces of sin might be routed and the
gates Of hell made to tremble. All
aboard now on the gospel ship! If you
cannot DO captain or first mate, be
a stoker or deckhand, or ready at
command to climb the ratlines. Hcave
away now, lads Shake out the reefs
in the foretopsail! Come, O heavenly
wind, and fill the canvasl Jesus aboard
will assure our safety. Jesus on the sea
will beckon us forward. Jesus on the
shining shore will welcome us into har-
Dor. "And SO it came to pass that they
all escaped safe to land"