The Penn's Grove record., 1895-02-01
PENIS GROVE, N. j.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY l. 1896.

,a.r Won Do not Took at him, for 1t might
10 nnnecaeaary embarrassment. Only Q
lew minutes ago he came down on the steps
81 as happy a home as there is In TINS orany
pther city. Fifteen years ago., BY reason OF
hia dissIpated habits, hishome wasa horrorto
vife and children. What that woman went
.hrough with In order to preserve respecta-
Miity and hide her husbands disgrace IS a
iraoedy whi,h 1t would require q Shakes
,eare or Victor Hugo to write out In hvc
tremendous acts. Shall tell III he struck
Ter. Yes /; the one who at the altar ne nsu
aiken with vows SO solemn tney m ,sI hsr
Be made the beautiful holidays "a rdasn OF
error" Instead of his supporting her, sne
r1nnI,rted him. The children had often
heard him speak the name Of God. but never
h prayer--only in profanity. II was tns
,addest thing on earth that 1 can think Of
; destroyed homei Walking along tng NJ
Vretehedness, he saw q sign at the door OF
, Young Mems Christian Association
Meeting Fer Men Only" ~
He went in hardly knowing why he did
10. and sat down by the door, and q young
man was In broken voice and poor grammar
1 telling how the Lord had saved him rom .
dissipated life, and the man back py inc
| door said TO himself, "Why cannot l have
he Lord do the same thing for me2" and he
| mt bis hands, all atremble. over his bloated
ACE and said, 20 God, I want that must
| have that r. and God said. "You shall nave
Il. AID you have It nowr' And the man
| same out and went home q 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 fatf
vas a changed man. That home has tprAJc
from .iParadise Lost" to "Parsdise Re-
gained" The wife sings all day long at her
work, for she is 80 happy, and the children
rush out Into the hall at the first rattle Of the
fathers key in the door latch to welcome
have YOU brought mel" They have family
PRAYERS. They are altogether on the
road to heaven, and when the journey Of
life IA over they will live forever In each
others companionship. Two OF their dar-
ling children are there already, waiting tor
father and mother to come up. una!
changed that mani What reconstructed tina!
home2 What took hat wife, who was q
slaye Of fear and d~rudgery, ard made her Q
uuaen on a throne Of Affection? ! hear 6
Whispering all through this assemblage. !
know what you are sayingt THAT'S relig,
Ioni Yes, that's religion T My Lord ant
ny God, give us more OF ttP'
Why, my hearers rom All parts OF tne
sarth. do you not get this bright and beauti
iul and radiant and blissful and triumphan
hing for yourselves, then go home tellingII
vour neiehbors on the Pacific, or m Nov
scotia, or In Louisiana, or Maize, or Brazil
Or England, or Italy, OF any part OF tn
FOUND world, thaf they may have IL toe
Have It for the asking Have It now MIN
you. I do not start from the pessimistf
,tandpoint that David did, when he got ma.
] and said in his haste, can men are liars !
, Or from the creed of otherst that every maj
j e az bad as he can be. ] rather think frol
-FOUR looks that you are doing about as we
s YOU can In the circumstances which 20
are placed, but / want to invite you up Int
heights of safety and satisfaction and hol
meas. as much higher chan those which tn
world AFFORDS as Everest, the highest noun
tain in all the earth, Is higher than you
front doorstep.
Here He comes now. Who Is 1T 1 migf
No alarmed and afraid II I had not seen Hi
,efore and heard His voice. thought =
I would come before I got through with IN
, ,ermon. Standback and make way for Hin
lie comes with.scars ali around His forehead
| ,cars In the center Of both hands stretche
4 sui TO greet you ; scars on the instep OF bot
! he feet with which He a~dvancesi scars O
, ne breast under which throbs the gree
ieart OF sympathy which feels for you. I al
!, nounce Him. I introduce Him to YOU, Jes'
I II Bethlehem and olivet and Golgotha. WI
: ,omest Thou hither.this winter day, Thou
!, The springtime and summery heavens :
y ior guilt, confidence for grief, whole req
:, nents OF help for day OF battle and eternl
' afe for the deadl What response shall
!, rive Him? In your behalf and In my ov
= 5ehalf I hail Him with the inscription ~
y 10 Him who hath loved US, and washed
= rom our sins In His own blood, and ha
y made us kings and priests unto God n 4
= Father , to Him be glory and dominion y
sver and ever. Amen.