Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-02


ences we should hear on all sides There
is a man who would say 81 had bril-
liant surroundings; had the best edu-
cation that one of the best collegiate III
situations of this country could give and
I observed all the moralities of life. and
Twas self righteous, and / thought was
all right before God as I am all right
before man, but the Holy Spirit came to
me one day and said, You are sin
ner;' the Holy Spirit persuaded me of
the fact. While [ had escaped the sins
against the law of the land, I had really
committed the worst sin man ever
commits, the driving back of the Son of
God from my hearts affections, and
saw that my hands were red with the
blood Of the Son of God, and began to
pray, and peace came to my heart and
know by experience that what you say
is true con him the Lord hath laid
the iniquity Of us ALP Yonder is a man
who would say, 81 was the worst drunk
ard III the city; I Went from bad to
worse; I destroyed myself; destroyed
my home; my children covered when
entered the house; when they put up
their lip to be kissed, I struck them !;
when my wife protested against tho
maltreatment, Z kicked her into tho
street. l know all the bruises and all the
terrors of q drunkard' IS woe. I went on
farther and farther from God until one
day [ got a letter, saying
''MY DEAR HUSBAND have tried every way,
done everything and prayed earnestly and fer
yently for your reformation, but it seems OF
ip1y
the exception of those few happy weeks when
you remained sober, my life had been one OF
sorrow. Many of the nights I have sat by the
window, with my face bathed in tears, watch
ing for your coming | am broken hearted,
am sick Mother and father have been here
frequently and begged me to come home but
my love for you and my hope for brighter days
have always made me refuse them. That hope
seems now beyond realization, and have re-
turned to them. 1t is hard, and battled long
before doing it. May God bless and preserve
you, and take from you that accused appetite,
and hasten the day when we shall be again liv-
ing happily together. This will be my daily
prayer, knowing that he has said, Come unto
me, all we that labor and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest From your loving wife,
''MARY.
"And SO I wandered on and wan
dered on, says that man, 'tuntil ono
night I passed a Methodist meeting
l.
and see what they are doing, and got
to the door, and they were singing:
"A1l may come, whoever will
This man receives poor sinners still.
''And I dropped right there where 1
was, and said, God have mercy = and
he had mercy on me. My home is re-
stored, my wife sings all day long dur
ing work, my children come out a long
way to greet me home, and my house
hold is a little heaven. 1 will tell you
what did all this for me. 1t was the
truth that this day you proclaim, on
him the Lord hath laid the iniquity Of
US all. YOnder is woman who would
say, Il wandered off from my fathers
house, [ heard the storm that pelts on
lost soul. My feet were blistered on the
hot rocks. [ went on and on, thinking
that no one cared for my soul, when one
night Jesus met me, and he said, Poor
thing, go home! Your father is waiting
for you, your mother is waiting for you.
Go home, poor thing! And sir, l was
too weak to pray, and [ was too weak
to repent, but I just cried out sobbed
out my sins and my sorrows OH the
shoulders of him of whom it is said.
the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity
of us all -
Human Sympathy.
There is young man who would say
81 had Christian bringing up; Icano
from the country to city life; started
we'll; had a good pOsition-a good
commercial positiOn-but one night at
the theater [ met some young men who
did me no good. They dragged me all
the sewers of iniquity, and |
lost my morals, and [ lost my position,
and I was shabby and wretched. l was
going down the street, thinking that nc
one cared for me, when a young mar
tapped me on the shoulder and said
George, come with me, and [ will dc
you good. / looked at him to see wheth
er he was joking or not. I saw he was
in earnest, and I said, What do you
mean, STRIP We'll, he replied, L mean
that if you will come to the meeting to-
night will be very glad to introduce
you. I will meet you at the door. Will
you Gomez Said /, Il will. l went TIC
the place where 1 was tarrying. I fixed
myself up as we'll as I could. [ button
ed my coat over ragged vest, and |
went to the door of the church, and the
young man met me, and we went in, and
as went in I heard an old man praying
and he looked SO much like my father
sobbed right out, and they were all
around, SO kind and so sympathetic, that
I just there gave my heart to God, and
know that what you say is true; l
know it in my own experience. - "On
him the Lord hath laid the iniquity of
us ALL. Oh, my brother, without stop
ping to look whether your hand trem-
bles or not, without stopping to look
your hand is bloated with sin
or not, put it in my hand and let me
give you one warm, brotherly, Christian
grip and invite YOU right I'D to the |