Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-29

Datn VINO Cld nOJ Idll III mluu, DOuy OF
moral principle. A manufacturer gave
this as his experience He said: II
owned factory on the Lehigh. Every
thing prospered. kept the Sabbath, and
everything went On well. But one Sab
bath morning bethought myself Of
new shuttle, and thought | would in
vent that shuttle before sunset, and |
refused all food and drink until had
completed that shuttle. BY sundown l
lad completed it. The next day, Mon
lay, | showed to my workmen and
friends this new shuttle. They all con-
graduated me on my great success. 1
put that shuttle into play. l enlarged
my business; but, sir, that Sundays
work cost me $50, From that day
everything went wrong. | failed in
business, and lost my mill" " Oh, my
friends, keep the Lords day. You may
think it old fogy advice, but | give it
to you now: Remember the Sabbath
lay and keep it holy. Six days shalt
thou labor and do all thy work, but
the seventh is the Sabbath Of the Lord
thy God; in it thou shalt not do any
work" A man said that he would
prove that all this was a fallacy, and so
be said, II shall raise Sunday crop. "
And he plowed the field on the Sab
bath, and then he put in the seed on the
Sabbath, and he cultured the ground Oh
the Sabbath. When the harvest was ripe,
he reaped it on the Sabbath and he car
ried it into the NOW on the Sabbath,
and then he stood out defiant to. his
Christian neighbors and said, "There,
hat is my Sunday crop, and it is all
garnered." " After awhile storm came
up and a great darkness, and the light
nings Of heaven struck the barn, and
away went his Sunday crop.
The Safeguard of Religion.
There is another safeguard that 1
want to present. 1 have saved it until
he last because I want it to be the more
omphatic. The great safeguard for every
Toung man is the Christian religion.
Nothing can take the place Of it. You
may have gracefulness enough TO put 70
he blush Lord Chesterfield, you may
nave foreign languages dropping from
your tongue, you may discuss laws ana
literature, you may have pen Of un-
equaled 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 as Herod
and as strong as Samson, and with as
long locks as those which hung Absa-
lom, and yet you have no safety against
temptation. Some Of you look forward
10 life with great dependency. l know
it. see it in your faces from time t.
time. You say, "All the occupations
and professions are full, and there 10
chance for me-" Oh. young man, cheer
up! l will tell you how you can make
your fortune. Seek first the kingdom u
God and his righteousness, and all 9TH
er things will be added. know yCu do
not want TO be mean in this matter.
You will not drink the brimming cup
# life and then pour the dregs On Gods
altar. To generous Saviour you will
not act like that; you have not the heart
TO act like that. That i not manly.
That is not honorable. That IS not
brave. Your great want is a new heart,
and in the name Of the Lord Jesus
Christ l tell you so today, and the bless
cd Spirit presses through the solemnitics
Of this hour 10 put the cup Of lite to
your thirsty lips. Oh, thrust it not
back Mercy presents it-bleeding mer-
cv, long suffering mercy. Despise all
other friendships, prove recreant to all
other bargains, but despise Gods love
for your dying soul-do not do that
There comes a crisis in a mans life,
and the trouble is he does net know it
IS the crisis. got letter in which
nan says to me:
Il start out now to preach the gos-
lel Of righteousness and temperance to
he people. Do you remember me: am
he man who appeared at the close Of the
eryice when you were worshiping IN
The chapel after you came from Phlla-
delphia. Do you remember at the close
# the service a man coming up 70 you
all a-tremble with conviction, and cry
ing out for mercy, and telling you he
had a very bad business, and he thought
he would change it: That was the turn
ing point in my history. I gave up my
bad business. gave my heart to God,
and the desire to serve him has grown
upon me all these years, until now wee
is unto me if preach not the gospel
The other Man.
That Sunday night was the turning
point Of that young mans history. This
very Sabbath hour will be the turning
point in the history Of 100 young men
in this house. God help US once stood
on an anniversary platform with cler-
gyman who told this marvellous story.
He said;
Thirty years ago two young men
started out to attend Park theater, New
York, to see a play which made religion
ridiculous and hypocrincal. They had
been brought up in Christian families.
They started for the theater to see that
vile play. and their early convictions
came back upon them. They felt 1t was
not right to 60, but still they went.
They came to the door Of the theateT.
One Of the young men stopped and start
ed for home, but returned and camo up
10 the door, but had not the courage to
60 in. He again started for homo and
went home. The other young man went
in. He went from one degree Of tempta-
tion to another. Caught in the whirl Of
friyolity and sin, he sank lower and
lower. He lost his business position. He
lost his morals He lost his soul be
died dreadful death, not one star Of
mercy shining on it. l stand before you
today" said that minister, "to thank
God that for 20 years l have been per-
mitted to preach the gospel l am the
other young man. "
Oh, you sec that was the turning
point-the one went back, the other
went oD. The great roaring world Of
business life will soon break in upon
you, young men. Will the wild wave
dash out the impressions Of this day as
IN ocean billow dashes letters out Of