The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

has been filed, But, as I 300, Az,
locked at it. | said to myself: "Th,.
Is nothing eight hundred hogsho,d,
WHY our American ya' holds two mi,
lion five hundred thousand barrels =,
etrong drinks. and We keep two hu,
drcd thousand men with nothing to d,
lut TO src that it is flied" Oh, Ia ot
tack this great monster of intemper.
,nce. and the kindred monsters -,
fraud and uncl"anlincss. requires van
70 rally all your Christian courage
Through the press. through the pulpit
through the platform, You must assault
# Would to God that all our Amer.
can Christians would band together
not for crack Drained faaaiicism hut
for holy Christian reform. ] think Il
was in 1893 that there went out from
lucknow, India, under the sovereign
the greatest hunting party that wa,
aver projected. There were ten tbep.
sand armed men in that hunting party
Therc were camcls and horses and ele.
nh,nts.- On some princes rode, and
roval ladies. under exquisite housings
and Eve hundred coolies waited Upon
tho train and the d"Solatc places az
India were invaded by this excursion
and the rhinoCerOS, the deer, and Gle.
miami fell under the stroke Of saber
and bullet. After awhile the party
brought back trophies worth five thou.
sand rupees. having left tn" widernca
Of India CHASTITY with the slain bodies
of wild beasts. Would to God that In.
stead of here and there a Stragger co.
ing out to fight these great monsters d,
iuiuuj,v in our country. the million
membership Of our churches would
land together and hcw in twain thess
great crimes that make the land fright.
fu, with their roar. and are fattenng
uDon the bodies and souls of Immortal
mon, Who is ready for such a part,
: % that? Who will be a mighty hunte
e for the Lord?
am s,lrc that there are some her
who at some time have been hit by u
:, GOSPEL arrow. You felt the wound
- that conviction. and you plunged IN
- the world deeper: just as the sta
It when the hounds are after it, Dlung
" into Scroon Lake. expecting in tn
u way to escape. Jesus Christ is on 70
:, track today. impenitent man. not
70 wrath, but in mercy. o We chased a
~ painting souls, here is the stream
Gods mercy and salvation, where !
~ may cool your thirst! Stop that CHI
of sin today. BY the red fountain t
~ leaned from the heart of NY Lord
y, bid you stop. Is there III all
~ house anyone who can refuse the 0
-, shat comes from the heart OF the dy
" Son of God? Why, do you know
49, there are, in the banished world, 81
- that. for that offer you get today, w
Nv fling the crown of the universe at
- feet. if they possessed it? But
-, went oat on the mountains, the st
-, took them. and they died.
500 There is in forest in German
,ho place they call the deer leap
md crags about eighteen feet apart,
,.v tween them 4 fearful chasm. TIL
mo called the deer leap" because on
far hunter was on the track of dee
in came to one of these Crags; there
IN no escape for it from the pursuit o
q hunter, and in utter despair it gait
ear itself up. and in the death agOn
,ve tempted to jump across. Of cOur
m, fell. and was dashed on the rock
al, beneath. Here is a path to he
orr 1t Is plain. it is safe. Jesus mai
tho out for every man to walk In.
M. here is a man who says, 81 won't
Ar, in that path; | will take my own
on, He comes on until he cOnfrOnts
that chasm that divides his soul from
emf ven. Now his last hour has com
no he resolves that he will leap
beer chasm from the heights of earth
7 heights Of heaven Stand back
,wcr and give him full swing. for NJ
orr ever did that successfully. lie
our try. Jump Jump! He MISE
+ 81, mark and he goes down, depth
9 hy depth, destroyed without rel
tho Men! angels. devils! what sh
tor call that place Of awful catast
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