The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-04-10

mon. weak and erosa and soar and ropolilng
m tha.r disposition, Who by ono heavenly
ionch have Wnkoned up aud become blessed /
ani huoyant. ihe ground under their feet
nnd tho sky oVof their heads breaking forth
Into music. "oh, Says some young man in
the house to-day, ~ should Ike that Feefaa-
zion above an 0iheu bat Il have not tho
means. by dear brother, let us take an
account 81 stock. You have e large estate ~
you only realize %. Two hands, two feet
You Win have perhaps during Che neat year
nt least ei0 for charitable contribution. You
will have $500 cheerful looks 80 sou Want tu
employ Thorn. You viii have 5000 pleasant
words II you want 90 speak ihom. Now.
what nn amount that "a 90 start with.
You 30 out tomorrow morning, and sou
SEQ a case of real deHtltutl6n bY the Wayaldo
You give him two cents Tho blind man
hears tho pennies rattle In hia hat. aud Doe
says, "lhank you. sri God bless you"
You pass down the street. trying 90 look ln-
different. bat you feel from the very depth
of your soula profound satisfaction that sou
made that man happy. You 90 on sill
farther and nnd poor boy with r. wheal-
barrow, trying t0 get it up ON tho eurhstone
He fails in Che attempt You say, "8tand
back. my lad, let noe try You push it mp
on The curbsione Tor him and pass on. Ho
wonders who that well dressed man was that
2 q
but you did q great Joy GO your own SOUL
| You viii not gei over IL aN the week.
On the street tomorrow morning you will
see a sick man passing along. "Ah.' you
say. "what can l do 90 make this man
happy7 lie certainly does not want money,
/ he Is not poor. but he is sick" Give him one
/ OF those $500 cheerful looks that you have
/ garnered no FOR the whole year. Look Joy
/ and hopeiulnoss into his soul. II viii thrill
/ md sci la "a lon
/ upon your own SOUL Going on little
/ farther. you viii come 10 the store OF a friend
\ who is embarrassed in business matters. You
! will 20 IN and say. "What % 0ne store YOU
| hnvel I think business viii brighten mp, and
| you will have more custom after awhile. l
think there Is coming agreat prosperity 80 all
the country Good morning. You pass out
| You have helped that young mon, and you
! have h0lped yourself.
Colonel Gardiner, who sat with his elbow
on a table. spread with all eXtravagant
viands. looking on at dog on the rug. say
ing CHOW / would Ike 10 change places
with him. I be- the dog and he be Colonel
Gardiner or those two Moravian mission
aries who wanted to 90 into the laznretto iol
the sake OF attending the sick, and they were
told "Ii you go ia there, you will never
come out. We never allow any one to come
out, for he would bring tho coniagion,
Then they made their wills aud went In. ilrs
20 help the sick and then To die. Which Wa'
tho happier-C Colonel Gardiner or the Nora
Wan missionaries dying for others2 Was 4
all sacrifice when the missionaries wanted q
bring the gospel TO the negroes ut the Bar
bados, and, being denied the privilege. solC
themselves into slavery, standing side b.
side aud lying side by side down in the very
ditch Of suffering, I'm order that they nigh
bring those men up TO life and God unl
heaven2 Oh, there is a thrill In the Joy o
doing good! 1t Is the most magnificent re
creation to which man ever puts his hanC
or his head or his heart.
But before closing 1 want to impress upol
. you that mere secular entertainments are no
IA NJ foundation for your soul 10 build on.
was reading of q woman who had gone al
the rounds OF sinful amusement. and sh
came TO die. She said, ~ will die to-nigh
at o'clock" "Oh" they said, "I CUES
not; you don't seem to be sick" 81 sinai
die at 6 o'clock. and my sou, will be lost.
| know il will be lost / have slnned ava
my day Of grace" The noon came. The
desired her 20 seek religious counsel. ooh,
she said. "It is OF no use. My day is gone
have been all the rounds Of worldly pleas
. ure, and it is too late. shall die to-nlgh
at O'clock" The day wore away, and
came TO o'clock and to o'clock, and sh
cried out at 5 o'clock: Destroying spirit
h y
g." The moments went by. and the shadow
4 began to gather and the clock struck 6, an
! while Il was striking her soul went. Whl
/, hour God will call for us do not know
! whether o'clock tonight, or O'Clock tn
! afternoon, or at / o'clock, or at this momen
Sitting where you are. falling forward, {
, dropping down, where will you go to?
The last hour Of our life will soon be her
9 and from that hour we will review this day
+ proceedings. 1t will be a solemn hour.
! from our death pillow we have to look baC
i aud see a life spent In sinful Amusement
i there will be dart that will strike throua
4 our soul sharper than the dagger with whiC
a Virginius slew his child. The memory
: the past will make US quake like Macbet
!, The iniquihes and roting through which Y
= have passed will come upon us, weird al
a skeleton as Meg Merrihes. Death, the o
n Shylock, win demand and take the renal
g ing pound Of flesh and the remaining drop
Il blood, and upon our last opportunity for r
Il pentance and our last chance for he aven Il
curtain win forever drop.