Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-12-31

which he said Il " L." That instant
decided all. Bring out the worst >, 900
men in all the earth, and here are 1000
opportunities of immediate aud eternal
salvation. Il will deliver the 2,O0O
horses if thou lie able To set riders up
on them.
The cavalry suggests speed. When
once the reinS are gathered into the
hands of the spldicry horsuman. and
the spurs are struck into the tanks,
You hear the rataplan of the hoo'S.
Velocity" is the word that describes
the movement INCARCERATION, moment
um-and what we want in getting into
the kingdom of tod is celebrity. You
see the years are 81 swift. and the
weeks are 81 swift, and the days
are So swift, and the hours are
So swift, and the minutes are 81
swift. we need To b. swift For lack
of this appropriate speed many do not
get into Heaven AT all. Here we are in
the last sabbath of the year. Did you
ever know twclfth-month quicker Ia
be gone" The golden rod oi one au.
tumn speaks to the golden rod Of TIA,
next autumn, and the rrocuS of one
spriuCtimc Ia the crocuS of another
Springtimr and the snow banks of al,
joining years almost reach each other
in uuhrollcn curve. We are in too
much hurry about most things.
business men in too much hur.
~ rush into sprculatiuns that ruin
them and ruin others, People move
from place In place in too great haste
and they wear out their nerves, and
weaken the hearts action. but tn,
only thing in which they are afraid oi
being too hasty j. the matter of the
souls salvation. Yet did any one even
get damaged by too quick repentance
ar tCoIuicl pardon or two quick cman
cipation: The Bible recommends tard,
mess, dclibcration and snail-lillc move
mcnt in some things. as when it On
Joins MS to he slow To speak, and
slow to wrath. and slow 10 do evil,
but il tells uS, The Kings bust
ness rcquirrth haste" and that ouI
days are a. the flight of weavcr'>
shuttle, and calculates: Escape foI
thy lie. Look not behind thee; neither
stay thou in all the plain" other cav
airy troops may fall back. hut mount,
ed years never retreat. They are al
ways going ahead. not on an easy can,
ter. but at full run. other regiments
hear the command of Halt" and pitch
their tents for the night The rcgi
ments of the years never hear the com
mand of Halt" and never pitch tent
for the night.
The century leads on its troop of a
hundred years, and the year leads On
its troop of 800 days and the day lead,
on its troop of - hours, and the hour
leads on its troop of 90 minutes, and
all are dashing ont of sight. Pcrhap,
there are two years in which we are
most intcrested-our first and our last
Held up in our mothers arms, ",
watched the flight of the first Will
wondering eyes we all watch the
coming of the last. The name OF
that advancing year we can not
call. Ii may be in the ninetics ot
this century. il may be in the tens
or twenties or thirticS of the next cen
fury, but it is coming at full gallon
With what mood will we meet il? Ia
jocosity, as did Thomas Hood, in his
last moment saying: IL am dying out
charity TO the undertaken, who wishes
to earn a lively Hood or. in fear, as
did Thomas Paine, saying in his last
moment: "Oh, how dread this mys.
terious leap in the dark" or, in boast
fulness, as did Nespasian. saying in hi:
last moment: "Ah. McthinkS | an
becoming god" or, in frivolity, as did
Demonax, the infidel philosopher, say
ing in his last moment: "Gou may &c
home, the show is over;" or, conscience
stricken, as did Charles lN, of France
saying in his last moment: Nurse
Nurse! what murder. what blood" Oh
shall we meet it in gladncss of Chris
tian hope, like that of Julius Charles
Hare, who said in his last moment,
Upwards! Upwardf" Or like that
of Richard Baxter, in his last moment
saying, almost well."\ Or like that Of
Martin of Tours. saying in his last mo
ment, 81 go to Abraham's bosom" Oh
like that of polished Addison, who
said in his last moment, "See witt
what ease a Christian can die" Oh
like that of George Whitefield. whC
felt that he had said all that he could
of Christ, declaring in his last moment
Il shall die silent"