The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-24

VIII there be anv unwashed, unfed, un-
combed children? Will there be- any blasphe-
mics In the streets? Will there be any ine-
briates staggering past2 No. No wine stores
No lager beer saloons. No distilleries, where
they make the three KS. No bloodshot eye.
No bloated cheek. No instruments OF ruin
and destruction. No flst-pounded forehead.
The grandchildren OF that woman who goes
down the street with curse, stoned by the
boys that fellow her, will be the reformers
and philanthropists and the Christian men
and the honest merchants OF our cities.
Then, what municipal governments, too.
we will have in all the cities. Some cities
are worse than others. but in many OF our
cities you just walk down by the city hall
and look in at some of the rooms occupied
by politicians. and SEQ TO what sensual,
loathsome, ignorant, besotted crew city
politics Ia often abandoned. Or they stand
around the City Hall picking their teeth,
waiting for some emoluments Of crumbs to
fall TO their feet, waiting all day long, and
waiting all night long.
Who are those wretchei women taken up
for drunkenness, and carried up TO tho
courts, and put In prison OF course? What
will you do with the grogshops that make
them drink Nothing. Who are those
prisoners In jallp One OF them stole n pair
OF shoes. That boy stole dollar. This girl
snatchcd purse. All OF them crimes dam
aging society less than twenty or thirty dol
lars. But what will you do with the gam
bier who last night robbed the young man ot
thousand dollars? Nothing. what shall
be done with that one who breaks through
aud destroys the purity Of u Christian home,
and with an adroitncss aud perlldy tha.
beats the strategy OF hell. 1iugs n shrinking,
shrleklng soul into ruin2 Nothing. Whnt
will you do with those who nerce1 that
young MAJ. getting him to purl0in large
sums OF money from his employer tho
young man who came to an ofli'er ~ my
a1tf 4 rsb m nj tPlI ha nm NrHn fNa1l
asked what he should do? Nothing.
Ali we do well 20 punish small crimes. but
have sometimes thought IL would be better
In some Of our cities u the officials would
only turn ont from the iails the petty crim-
mails. the little offenders, ten-dollar despcrn-
does, and put in their places some Of the
monsters Of iniqui,y who drive their roam
span through the streets 20 swiftly that hon
est men have 20 leap TO get out OF the wayof
being run over on. the damnahle schemes
that profcssci Cnrstian men will some-
time, engage In until God puts the finger ot
His retribution into the collar OF their robe
of hypocrisy and rips It clear TO the bottom!
But all these wrongs will De rightci. | ex-
pect to live To SEQ the day. l think hear In
the distance the rumbliEg OF the Kings
chariot. Not always in the minority h tho
Church OF God going to be, or are good mon
going to be. The streets Hre going 60 be-
filled with reIenerated populations. Thrce
hundred and sixty bells rang in Moscow
when ono prince was married. but. when
righteousness and pence kiss each other In
nll the earth. ten thousand times ten thou
sand bells shall strike tho Jubilee. Poverty
enriched. Hunger fed. Crime bani.hcd.
Ignorance enlightened. Alltha cities saved.
Is notthis a cause worth working in?
Oh, you think sometimes it does not
amount TO much! You toll on In your d'-
ferent spheres. sometimes with great dis-
courngoment. People have no faith aul say;
not v g.,
as we'll quit that" Why. when Moses
stretched his hand over the Rod Sea. II did
not seem To moan ANYTHING especially. Pen-
pie cams out, | suppose, ana said: "Aha!
Some OF them found out what he wanted 20
DO. He wanted the sea parted. II did not
amount to anything, this stretching out OF
his hand over the sea. But. after while.
the wind blew all night from tho east. aud
the waters were gathered into a gliticrng
paisade on either side. and tho billows
reared ns God pulled back on their crystal
bits! Wheel into line, o, Israel! marchl
march! Pearls crashed under feet. FLYING
spfny gathers into rainbow arch OF victory
for the cOnquerors to march under. Shouts
oil hosts on the beach answering the shouts
OF hosts amid sen And when tho last line OF
lsraelites reach the beach the cymbals clap,
and the shields c!ang, and the waters rush
over the pursuprs, and the swift-lngcred
wings on the white keys OF the foam play
the grand march Of Israel delivered and tho
awful dirge of Egyptian overthrow.
so you and so forth. and all the people |
OF God go forth, and they stretch forth their |
hand over the sea, the boiling sea OF crime |
and sin and wretchedness. "lt don't amount |
10 anything" people say. D1n't IL Gods |
winds of help will. after n while, begin to |
blow. A path will bo cleared for the army |
Of Christian philanthropists. Toe patti VIII |
5o lined with tho treasures OF Christian !
,Nnll we shall be greeted to tho
other beach BY The clnpp!ng 81 all othcoycn's
;ynbals, Nhile those Who pursued us Gra !
lor!ied us AMI tried TO destroy us Will 20
iown under the sea AMI all that will be loft
If them will be cast high aud dry upon tho
beach, the splintercd wheel OF Il chariot, or
hrust out from tho foam the brenthlcs5 ucs-
ril Of u rilcrless charger.