Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-02-09

seems rs IL my head would split with all
this noise" And things get broken and
ruined, and IL Is. Where's my hat
who took my books" Who has been
busy with my plsythings:" And il is
a-rushine this way. and a-rushing that,
until father and mother are well nigh
beside themselves
II is astonishing how much noise Ave
or six children can make and not half
try. Put the years glide swiftly away.
After awhile the voices are not so many,
and those which stay are more sedate
First this room gets quiet, and then
that room. Death takes some, and mar
riage takes others, until after awhile
the house is awfully still That man
yonder would give all he is worth 70
have that boy who IL gone away forever
rush into the room once more with the
shout that was once thought too bolster
GUS
That mother who was once tried be-
cause her little girl. now gone forever.
with careless scissors cut up something
really valuable would like 10 have tho
hands the most valuable wardrobe 10 cut
rs she pleases Yes. yes The house noisy
now will soon be still enough. l war
rant you. and as when you began house
keeping there wero just two Of you.
there will 10 inst two again. Oh. the
alarming brevity Of infancy and child
hood! The opportunity is glorious. but
NJ i,a
close of life. What pity we did not
do more for the religious welfare of our
children while we had them with u.s.
But the lamefftation will be of no avail
The opportunity had wings. and it van
ished. When your child gets ont of the
cradle. lot il climb into tho ontstretched
arms u the beautiful Christ Come
thou and all thy house into tho ark. "
The Great Chance.
But there is one opportunity so much
brighter than any other. so much more
inviting, and so superior to all others
that there are innumerable fingers point
ing TO IL. and it is haloed with n glory
all its own. II is yours, II is mine! IL
is the present hour. II is the now. We
shall never have IL again. While speak
and you listen the opportunity is restless
as il 70 be gone. You cannot chain il
down. You cannot imprison il. You
cannot make IL stay. All its pulses arc
throbbing with haste that cannot be
hindered or controlled II is the oppor.
tunity Of invitation on my part and ac-
ceptance on your part The door Of the
palace Of Gods mercy is wide open. Go
in. Sit down and be kings and queens
unto God forever. We'll" you say. II
am not ready" You are ready. Are
you n sinner "Yes." do you want
to be saved now and forever?'' Eyes. :"
do you believe that Christ is able and
willing to do the work?' Yes" Then
you are saved. You are inside the palace
door OF Gods mercy already. You look
changed. You are changed. "Hallelu-
iah. tits done!" Did you ever see any
thing done SO quickly? Invitation offer
ed and accepted in less than minute by
my watch or that clock. Sir Edward
Greasy wrote a book called, Tho Fiji
teen Decisive Battles Of the World,
From Marathon to Waterloo. " But tho
most decisive battle that you will ever
fight. and the GREATEST victory you will
ever gain. is this moment when you
conquer first yourself and then all the
hindering myrmidons Of perdition by
saying. Lord Jesus. hero am, undone
and helpless, TO be saved by thee and
thee alone" That makes q panic in
hell. That makes celebration in heaven.
Opportunity!
On the 18th Of January. 1866. col.
lier brig ran into the rocks near Wal.
mer beach, England. Simon Pritchard,
standing on the beach. threw off his
coat and said. WHO will help me save
that crew." Twenty men shouted. Il
will" though only seven were needed.
Through the awful surf the boat dashed.
and in 10 minutes from tho timo Pritch-
ard threw off his coat all the shipwreck-
cd crew were safe on the land. Quick
or work today. Half that time more than
necessary TO get all this assemblage into
the lifeboat Of tho gospel and ashore,
standing both feet on the Rock of Ages.
By the two strong oars of faith and
prayer first pull for the wreck and then
pull for the shore Opportunity!
Over the city went tho cry.
Jesus OF Nazareth passcth byi
what II Brings.
Let the world go. II has abused you
enough. and cheated you enough. and
slandered you enough. and damaged
you enough. Even those from whom
hot n,,N
yonr assailants. as when Napoleon in
his last will and testament left 8. 900
francs to the man who shot at yelling.
ton in the streets of Paris. oh, it is a
mean worldi Take the glorious Lord for
your companionship. like what the
good man said TO the one who had ev.
erything but religion. The affiuent man
boosted Of what he owned and of his
splendors of surroundings. putting into
insigniiicance. as he thought. the Chris
tian's possessions "Ah." said the Chris.
tian. imam. have something you have
not. 4" What is THAR" said the world.
ling. The answer was. Peace" And
you may all have it-peace with God,
peace with the past. peace with the fu-
ture. a peace that all the assaults of tho
world and all the bombardmonts satanic
cannot interfere with
A Scotch shepherd was dying and had
the pastor called In. The dying shepherd
said to his wife. MARY. please to go
into the next room, for want to see tho
minister alone. When the two were
alone. the dying shepherd said. II have
known the Bible all my life, but am
going. and am Altered 10 dee. I"
Then the pastor quoted the psalm: The
Lord is my Shepherd. shall not want "
Yes. mon. said the shepherd. II was
familiar with that before YOU were
born, hut ! am a-goin. and am Altered
10 dee" Then said the pastor, "You
know that the psalm says, Though
walk through the valley of the shadow
of death. will fear no evil. !" Yes,
said the dying shepherd. Il knew that
before you were born. but il does not
help me. Then said the pastor, Don
you know that sometimes when you
were driving the sheep down through
tho valleys and ravines there would 10
shadows all about you. while there was
plenty of sunshine on the hills above?
You are in the shadows now. but it is
sunshine higher up" Then said the dy;.
ing shepherd: "Ah,-that Is good.
never saw il that way before. All is
we'll Though | pass through the valley
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