The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-11-28

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probably has not sny. should rather be
an OK, plain and plodding and useful. than
TO be an eagle. high flying and good for
| nothing but to pick out the eyes OF carcasses
Even in the Garden OF Eden Il was not safe
Tor Adam TO be idle, so God made him n
horticulturist, and II the married pair had
kept busy dressing the vines they would not
have been sauntering under the trees, hank
| ering alter fruit that ruined them and their
| posterityl Proof positive OF the fact thar
| when people do not attend TO their business
they get into mischief. "Go to the ant, thou
| sluggard; consider her WAYS and be wise
which, having no overseer or guide, provid-
eth herfood In the summer and gathereth
| her meat in the harvest" Satan is n roaring
lion. and you can never destroy him by gun
or pistol or sword The weapons with which
You are to beat him back ara pen and type
| and hammer and adz and saw and pickax
ana yardstick aud the weapon OF honest toll.
| Work, work. or die.
Another safeguard that want TO present
20 young men Is nigh ideal OF life. Some
times soldiers going into battle shoot into
the ground instead OF into the hearts OF their
enemies. They are apt to take aim too low.
| and II Is very often that the captain. going
| into conflict with his men, will cry out
Now, men, aim hight The fact Is that In
lie great many men take no aim at all,
The artist plans out his entire thought before
he puts II upon canvas, before he takes up
the crayon or the chisel. An architect thinks
out the entire building before the workmen
begin. Although everything may seem TO be
| unorganized, that architect has in his mind
every Corinthian column, every Gothic arch
| every byzantine capital. poet thinks out
the entire plot OF his poem before he begins
TO chime the cantos OF tinkling rhythms.
And yet there are great many men who
start the important structure OF life without
knowing whether II is going to be n
| rude Tartar's hut or 81. Marks ca
thedral, and begin to write out the in
tricate poem OF their life without know
ing whether II is to he Homer's Odyssey
| or rhymester's botch. Out OF 1000. 800
have no life plot Booted and spurrei aud
| caparisoned. they hasten along. and I run
| out and say: "Hello, man! Whittier away?"
| "Nowhere, they say. Oh. Young man
make every days duty filling mp OF the
great life plot. Alas, that there should be
| on this sea OF life 50 many ships that seem
bound for no port! They are swept every
whittier 10y wind and wave. up by tho
mountains and down by the valleys. They
sail with no chart. They gaze on no star
| They long for no harbor. Oh. young man,
have high ideal and press to II, and IL will
he mighty safeguard. There never were
grander opportunities opening before young
men than are opening now. Young mon OF
the strong arm and OF the stout heart and OF
the bounding step, marshal you to-day for
great achievement
Another safeguard is a respect for the
Sabbath. Tell me how Young man spends
his Sabbath, and I will tell you what are his
prospects in business. and | will tell you
what are his prospects for the eternal world.
God has thrust into our busy life a sacre1
day when we are TO look after our souls Is
II exorbitant, after giving six days TO tho
feeding and clothing OF these perlshable
bodies, that God should demand one day
for the feeding and clothing Of the immortal
soul?
There Ia another safeguard that want TO
present | have saved IL until the last be-
cause L want II TO be the more emphatic
The great safeguard for every young man Is
the Christian religion. Nothing can take
the place of II. You may have gracefulness
enough to put TO blush Lord Chesterfield,
you may have foreign languages dropping
from your tongue, you may discuss laws and
literature. you may have pen OF une-
qualed polish and power, you may have so
much business tact that you can get the
largest salary in banking house you may
be as sharp IA Herod and as strong as
samson. and with rs long locks "a those
which hung, Absnlom, and yet you have no
safety against temptation. Some OF YOU
look forward TO life with great despondency.
know it, l see it in your faces from time
10 time. You say. "All the occupations and
professions are full. and there's no chance
Tor me- Oh young man, cheer up!
| will tell you how you can make your
fortune. Seek first the kingdom OF
God and His Righteousness, and all other
things will be added. | know you do not
want to be mean in this matter. You will
not drink the brlnming cup Of life and then
pour the dregs on Gods altar To gener-
Gus Saviour 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 tho Lord Jesus Christ
La IN % fluNF III -. ia
presses through the solemnlties OF this hour
20 pat the cup OF life to your thirsty lips.
On. thrust II not back. Mercy presents it.
bleeding mercy, long suffering mercy. De-
spise all other friendships, prove recreant to
AL other bargains, but despise Gods love
for your dying soul--do not do that. There
comes crisis in man life, and the trouble
Is he does not know it ia the crisis. got u
letter in which man says To- me;
II start out now TO preach the gospel of
Righteousness and temperance 10 the people,
Do you remember me- | am the man who
appeared at the close of the service whom YOU
were worShiping In the chapel after you
came from Philadelphia. Do you remember
NJ the close OF tho service u man coming up
to you all a-tremble with conviction, and
crying out for mercy, and telling you he had
very bad business, and he thought he
would change ~ That was the turning
point in my history. gave up m" BAD bus
iness. gave my heart to God, and the de-
sire to serve Him has grown upon mo all
these years, until now woe is unto me IL
preach not the gospel"
That Sunday night was the turning point
OF that young mans history. This very Sab
bath hour will be the turning point in the
history OF 100 young men in this house.
dod help US. once stood on an anniver-
sary platform with u clergyman who told
this marvellous story He said:
Thirty years ago two young men started
out 10 attend Park Theatre. New York, 10
see play which made religion ridiculous
and hypocritical. They had been brought
up in Christian families. They started for
the theatre 10 see that vile play, and their
early convictions came back upon them.
They felt 1t was not right to go, but still
they went. They came 10 the door OF the
theatre. One OF the young men stopped and
started for home, but returned and came up
to the door, but ne had not the courage 10
go in. He again started for home and went
home. The other young man went in. He |
went from one degree OF temptation 10
another. Caught in the whirl of frivolity |