News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05

their testimony. what thrilling expert
ences we should hear ON all sides There
is man who would say, 81 had bril-.
liant surroundings; l had the best edu-
cation that one of the best collegiate in
situations of this country could give and
l observed all the moralities of life. and
Twas self righteous, and thought | was
all right before God as l am all right
before man, but the Holy Spirit came to
me one day and said, You are a sin
ner;' the Holy Spirit persuaded me of
the fact. While l had escaped the sins
against the law of tho land had really
committed the worst sin a man ever
commits, the driving back Of the Son of
God from my hearts affections. and
saw chat 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. " On him the Lord hath laid
the iniquity of us allr' Yonder is a man
who would say, Twas the worst drunk
ard III the city; | went from bad to
worse; destroyed myself; destroyed
my home; my children covered when I
entered the house; when they put up
their lip to be kissed, struck them :;
when my wife protested against tho
maltreatment, I kicked her into tho
street. know all the bruises and all tho
terrors of drunkard s woe. | went on
farther and farther from God until ono
day got letter, saying:
"MY DEAR HUsBAND-I have tried every way,
done everything and prayed earnestly and fer
vently for your reformation, but it seems ot
no avail. Since our little Henry died, with
the exception of those few happy weeks when
you remained SOBER my life had been one OF
sorrow. Many of the nights 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 brightt days
have always made me refuse them. That hope
seems now beyond realization, and have re-
turned to them. 1t is hard, and l battled Iona
before doing it. May God bless and preserve
you, and take from you that accursed 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 untd
me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and
will give you rest From your loving wife.
"MARY
"And SO l wandered on and wan.
dered ON, !" says that man, until one
night l passed a Methodist meeting
house, and I said to myself, III go in
and see what they are doing and l got
to the door, and they were singing:
"All may come, whoever will
This man receives poor sinners still.
"And l dropped right there where
was, and l said, God have mercy = and
he had mercy on me. Ny home is re.
stored, my wife sings all day long dur.
ing work, my children come out long
way to greet me home, and my house.
hold is little heaven. | 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 a woman who would
say, L wandered off from my fathers
house, heard the storm that pelts Oh %
lost soul. My feet were blistered on tho
hot rocks. | went on and on, thinking
that no one cared for my soul, when ono
night Jesus met me, and he said, Poor
thing, go bomel Your father is waiting
for you, your mother is waiting for you
Go home, poor thingP And, sir, was
too weak to pray, and I was too weak
to repent, but just cried QUIT sobbed
out my sins and my sorrows on tho
shoulders Of hil' Of whom it is said,
the Lord hath laid OF him the iniquity
Of us all. "