Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-15
NO. IS.

house! Away with these children! / will
aash their brains out! Out into the storm"
The mother gathered them up and fe1. The
aext morning the brother, the young man
Eho had stsid at home, went out to find this
prodigal brother and son, and he came to
where he was and saw the young man wan
lering up and down in front OF the place
where he had been staying, and the young
nan who had kept his integrity laid to the
plder brother: "Here. what does all this
hean? What is the matter with you? Why
10 you act In this way?" The prodigal
10 you take me to be2' He said, ''You are
ny brother" ''No. am not. lam brute
Have you seen anything OF my wife and chill
arsn7 Are they dead? drove them out last
night in the storm. am brute. John, do
Tou think there is any help for me? Do you
:htnk I will ever get over this life OF dissipa-
ion2" He said, "John, there ia one thing
that will stop this" The prodigal ran his
dnger across his throat and said: THAT will
stop It, and will stop It before night. oh,
my brain! I can stand 1t NO longer" That
prodigal never got home. But will tell you
land two young men started from their
fathers house and went down to Portsmouth
Il have been there-a beautiful seaport.
Some OF you have been there. Tho father
could not pursue his children-for some rea-
son he could not leave home-and so hs
wrote letter down to Mr.. Griffin, saying:
'Mr. Grifiin. I wish you would go and
10 my two sons. They have arrived
In Portsmouth. and they are going to
take ship and going away from home.
I wish you would persuade them back.
Mr.. Griffin went and tried to persuade
.hem back. He persuaded one to go. He
went with very easy persuasion, because he
WAS very homesick already. The other
young man said: II will not go. 1 have had
enough OF home. I'll never go home"
"Well," said Mr.. Griffin, "then il you won't
go home, I'll get you respectable position
said the prodigal. "No. you won't. I am
going as a private sailor, common
sailor; that will plague my father most. and
what will do most to tantalize and worry
him will please me best" Years passed on,
and Mr.. Griffin was seated in his study one
day when a messenger came to him, saying
there was young man in irons on a ship at
The dock-a young man condemned to death
who wished to see this clergyman. Mr..
Griffin went down to the dock and went on
Fhipboard. The young man said to him,
You don't know me, do you?" "No," he
tatd, 81 don't know you" "Why, don't
you remember that young man you tried to
persuade to go home and he wouldn't COY"
"Oh, yes," said Mr.. Grifin. "Are you that
fnan2' "Yes, am that man" said the other.
II would like TO have you pray for me. 1
have committed murder, and 1 must die.
Out uOu Wbut W 20 Oul vi tub WOTil uu-
Ill some one prays for me. You are my
'athers friend, and would like to have you
pray for me-"
MIR. Grifan went from judicial authority to
Judicial authority to get that young mans
pardon. He slept not night nor day. He
went from influential person to influential
person until in some way he got that young
mans pardon. He came down on the dock,
and rs he arrived on the dock with the
pardon the father came He had heard that
his son, under disguised name, had been
committing crime and going to be put
to death. So Mr.. Griffin and the father went
en- ships deck, and at the very moment Mr..
Griffin offered the pardon to tho young man
the old father threw his arms around the
sons neck, and the son said: "Fathpr, L
have done very wrong, and am very sorry.
| wish l had never broken your heart. L
am very sorryl'' "Oh," said the father,
''don't mention l.. 1t won't make any differ
ence now. Itis all over. | forgive you, my
son." And he kissed him and kissed him
and kissed him. To-day 1 offer you the par
don of the gospel-ful pardon. free pardon.
l do not care what your crime has been.
Though you say you have committed a crime
against God, against your own soul, against
your follow man, against your family,
against the day of judgment, against the
cross Of Christ-whatever your crime has
been, here Is pardon, full pardon. and the
very moment you take that pardon YOUR
Heavenly Father throws His arms round
about You aud says: MY son, forgive you.
1t is all right. You are as much in My favor
now as II you had never sinned On. there
Is Joy on earth and joyin heaven. Who will
AXE the Fathers embrace!