Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-05-11

sheep you are welcome to them. don {
want nothing of those things at all You
just go away from me- Something has
got hold of you that don understand
| heard You were down at those religious
meetings" But the converted man
would not allow things to stand in that
way, and 50 the infdcl said well,
now, you can pay me the value Of the
sheep, and 6 per cent interest from that
time to this, and shan't say anything
more about it. Just 90 away from me. "
What was the matter with the two farm
ers? In the one case 4 convicted con-
science leading him to honesty, and in
tho other case convicted conscience
warning against infdelity.
Converted Conscience.
Thomas Oliver was one of John WeS-
ley's preachers. The early part of his
life had been full Of recklessness, and he
had made debts wherever he could Dor
row. He was converted to God, and
then he went forth to preach and pay
his debts. He had small amount of
property left him, and Immediately set
out to pay his debts, and everybody
knew he was in earnest, and to consum-
mate the last payment he had to sell his
horse and saddle and bride That was
conscience That is converted conscience
That is religion Frank Tiebout, Il con-
verted ru1nseller, had large amount of
liquor on hand at the time of his con-
version, and he put all the kegs and bar
rels and demijohns in wagon and took
them down i'll front Of the old church
where he had been converted and had
everything emptied into the street. That
is religion Why the thousands of dol
lars sent every year to the United States
treasury at Washington as conscience
money!" Why, it simply means there
are postmasters and there are attorneys
and there are officials who sometimes
retain that which does not belong to
them, and these men are converted, or
under powerful pressure of conscience,
and make restitution. If all the moneys
out of which the state and the United
States treasures have been defrauded.
should come back to their rightful ex-
NiiNItieic- tHNiV NOu1ti bt illOlGN
to pay all the state debts and all the
United States debt by day after tomor-
row.
Conversion amounts to nothing unless
the heart is converted, and the pocket
book is converted, and the cash drawer
is converted. and the ledger is convert
ed, and the frcproof safe is converted,
and the pigconhole containing the ccrre-
spondence is converted, and his i'm
provement is noticed even by the canary
bird that sings in the parlor, and the cat.
that hcks the platter after the meal, and
the dog that comes bounding from the.
kennel to greet him. A man half con-
verted, or quarter converted, or thou,
sandth part converted is not converted.
at all What will be the great book in.
the day of Judgment? Conscience Con-
science recalling misimproved opportu--
mites Conscience recalling unforgiven.
sins. Conscience bringing up all the
past. Alas, for this governor, Pontius.
PLATE! That night after the court had
adjourned, and the sanhedrists had gone,
home, and nothing was heard outside,
the room but the step Of the sentinel, l.
see Pontius PLATE arise from his tapes.
tried and sleep1ess couch and go to the
lavcr and begin to wash his hands, cry.
ing: "Out, out, crimson spot! Tellest'
thou to me, and to God, and to the.
night, my crime? Is there no alkali to-
remove these dreadful stains? Is there.
no chemistry to dissolve this carnage?
Must | to the day of my death carry the
blood of this innocent man Oh my heart,
and hand? Out, thou crimson spotp'
The worst thing a man can have is an.
evil conscience, and the best thing a.
man can have is what Paul calls good
conscience.