Connecticut western news., 1896-01-02

written in lead pencil, "Mr. Talmage said this morning that the most useless thing in God s universe is that any sin, ner should perish. '" Idid not remember saying 1t, but 1t is true, and l say it now whether said it then or not-the most useless thing in all Gods universe is that any sinner should perish Twelve gates wide open Have you not heard how Christ bore our- sorrows, and how sympathetic be is with all onrcyoesl. Have you not heard how that with all the sorrows of heart and all the agonies of hell apon him, be cried, Father forgive them, they know not what they do?'' By his feet blistered of the moun- tain way, hy his back whipped until the skin came of, by his death couch of four apikss, two for the hands and two for the feet; by, his sepulcher. in which for the first time for 3S years the cruel world let him alonss and by, the heavens sion. offering pardon and peace and life eternal to all your soulss Lbeg of you put down yonr all at his feet.
 saw ono hanging on a tree
 h agony and blood .--9- -
 Who fixed his lanRuid eyee on me
 As near bis cross stood.
 Oh, ,ihsver tdlI my latest breath
 ,wotIfofset that look. sa E
 It seemed to charge me with his death,
 Though not a word he spoke.
 r Sir John rcpohfanes E.caps.g ,gnr
 In the tzonhled times ,of Scotland Sir John Cochrane was condemned to death. by the king The death warrant was on the way, Sir John Cochrane was bid ding farewell to his daughter 6rizel at the prison door. He said: :. Farewell. my darling childl I must die" His daughter said, "No, father, you shall not. iie." "But,,u he said, :" the king is against me- and ishe law ds after sme, and the death warrant is gon its way and I must die; do not deceive your self, my dear child" The daughter said,, 2 Father, you shall not die.9 as she left the prison gate. At, night, on the moors of Scotland. disguised way: farer stood waiting for the horseman carrying the mailbags containing the death warrant The disguised way farer, as tho horse came by, olntehed the bridle and shouted to the 4rider-to the man who carried the mailbags, Dis mount p'1 He felt for his arms andJWas about to shoot, but the wayfarer 3erked him from his saddle, and be fell fiat The wayfarer picked, pp the mailbaes,9 put them on his shoulder and vanished in the darkness, and IA days were thus gained for, the lprisoper's. life, during which the father oonfessor was plead ing for the pardon of Sir John Cochrane.
 The second time the death W arrnnt' is on it's way. The disguised wayfarer
 3t 5@li Dl-ons aW RshJ 5IO1t ooo comes along and asks for little bread and a little wine, starts on across the moors, and they, say: Poor man. to have to go out on snch stormy night. 1t, is dark and yonswil lose yourself on the moors," "Oh, no, {" he says, "I will not. |" He trudged on. and stopped amid the hrambles- and waited Tor the horse man to come carrying the mailbass containingY the death warrant of Sir John Cochrane. The mail cawier spur red on his steed, for he was fearful be- cause of what had occurred on the for mer journey, spurred on his steed. when sudden ly throngh the storm and through buo udIkuo66 bu6T6 WAS uA6u LII uko- arms and the horse became unmanage able, and as the mail carrier discharged his pistol in response the horse flung him, and the disguised wayfarer put his foot on the breast of the overthrown rider and said, Surrender now r. The mail carrier surrendered his arms, and the; disguised wayfarer, put, ppon his shoulders the mailbags, leared upon the horse and sped away intol.the dark ness. gaining IA more days for the poor prisoner, Sir John Cochrane, and before the "A days had expired pardon had come from the king. The door of the prison swung open. and Sir John Cocb7 rane was free. One day when he was standing amid his friends, they con- graduating him, the disgnised wayfar- CT appeared at the gate. and he said, Admit him right away" The dis, guised wayfarer came In and said, Here are two letters read them, sir, and cast them into the fire" Sir John Cochrane read them. They were his two death warrants, and he threw them into the fire Then said Sir John Coch- rane : 'sTo whom am indebted2a Who is this poor wayfarer that saved my lifei Who is it?' Dssth wsrFant From Hesysp. And the wayfarer pulled aside and {, pulled of the jerkin and the cloak and the hat. and, To! It wass Grixel, the daughter of Sir John Cochrane "Gra. oious heaveni i' he cried. My child, my savior, my own Grisel But g more thrilling story. The death warrant had come forth from the king of heaven and earth. The death warrant read, .'The soul that sinneth, it shall die. " The death warrant coming on the black horse of eternal night. We must die We must diel But breasting the storm and putting out through the darkness was disguised wayfarerawho gTipped by the bridle the oncoming doom an6 flung it back. and put his wounded and bleeding foot on the overthrown rider Meanwhile pardon flashed from ths throne, and. Go freei Open the gate Strike of the chain Go freel And to day your liberated soul stands in tho presence of the disguised wayfarer. and | as he pulls of the disguise of his earth y humiliation and the disguise of hi. thorps and the disguise of the seamles, robe, you find heis bone of your bone
 flesh of your flesh, your brother, youl Christ. your pardon, your eternal life Let all earth and heaven break forth 1T vociferation. Victory through our Lort Jesus Christi .>~~rfzs.-z -..,..s
 guilty, weak and heipiess worm,
 1 On thy kind arm ,fali;s sa1ifr n-t
 Be thou my strength and righteousness My Jesus and my all