Orange County observer., 1896-08-20

iol every one tuat wants ii; Bread enough
hsd tn spare. No thin slices at the Lords
.abie. | remember when the Master Street
Hospital in Philadelphia was opened during
the war. telegram came saying, "Ther-
VIII be three hundred wounded men tonight.
De ready to take care OF them and from
my church there went in some twenty or
thrty men and women TO look after these
poor wounded fellows. As they came. some
from one part Of the land. some from an
othe-, no one asked whether this man was
from Oregon, or from Massa or from
minnesota. or from New York There was
"ounfed soldier. and the only Gues. ON was
now to take of the rags the most gently.
an put en the haniaSe. ana a minister the
cordial And when soul comes 70 Cod. H.
Jour ancestry was. Healing for all your
wounds. Pardon for all your guilt. Com
Tort for all yonr troubles
Ihen. also, counsel you if you want TO
get back to quit all your bad associations
One unhoiy intimacy will fiji your soul with
moral distemper. In all the ages OF t1e
c4iirch there mas not been An instance whar7
q man kept che Ell associate and was re-
1osr1t1
When man deliberately chooses bad as
ISOLATION bacause be likes 1t. that man has
started onfhe road down. Oh, | do not care
wha. you call it, that association will des-
poll yocr soul. After you are destroyed.
'c'y. uiili'A anu stul What Will tUcE 90 Tor
yonI what viii, they do for your faInilv2 Thry
Will not give ole cent to support your chit
dren after you are dead. Thy will not weep
one tear at your burial. They will chuckl.
over your damnation.
had rare friend at the West. He was
full OF welcome when l vent there 10 1.-Two
he had splendid personal appearance. There
Is not Srander looking person in this house
today th"r Ec was, aud to this grand per-
'oAal appearance he added all geniality and
all kindness Of sOul-tenier as child
beautiful and loving nature and 1 loved
him as BROTHER but saw evil people COM
ing up around him, evil men coming up
from bad places of amusement, and they
seized hold Of his social and genial nature.
and they began to drag Fin down, and he
went further and further.
used to say to him. "Now why don't yon
stop these bad habits and become II Chris
TAM for talked with him Just as l would
talk with a brother. and he understood me.
and understood him. I said. "Why done.
yon give up these things and become a Chrisz
tianf' "Oh." he said to ne one day. lean
ing over his counter Just after lad asked
MIN tCf hundred dollars TO help educate a
young man for the ministry, and he had
given me the money before ! had the story
half told-"if it will do the young man any
good, here is hundred dollars" Right
after that conversation | said, Now. YOU
are a splendid fellow; why don't you give
up your bad habits ard bc Chfstian?"
"Oh, re said, as the tears ran down his
checks. II can't. | should like TO be a Chris-
tian. You see, I have got these habits on me
50. sir. | can't get rid Of them. | have been
going wrong longer than you would think
for. and cant stop"
Sometimes, in the moments of repentance
he would go to his home and embrace his
little girl of eight years convusivey TO his
heart aud he would cover her with a1orn-
mcnts and straw toys and pictures all about
her, and then from her beautiful presence
the beautiful presence of his little child-he
would go to the intoxicating cup, and to the
house Of shame, as fool to- the correction
stocks: and there these BAD men kept pus b.
ing him on. ship, full-winged, crashing
INFO the breakers.
was called to his deathbe !. ] hastencd,
and when l got into the room l was sur
priscd to find him in full everyday dress. "
ins on the top Of the couch. [ put out my
hand and he greeted me very cordially. He
said: Nov, Mr.. Talmage, sit down right
there" [ sat down and he said: LAST
night. Just where you sit now. l saw my
mother. though she has been dead twenty
years-yes, sir; just where you sit now she
sat. [ couldn have been mi taken. was
as wide awake as l am how. She sat Just
where you sit. Wife, wish YOU would take
these strings off that they are weaving
around me: wish you would take them off,
they annoy me very mucn in this CONVERSE
tion. ] saw he was IN deiirium His wife
said: There is nothing there, my dear; there
is nothing there.
Then he resumed the conversation, and
said: "Yes. my mother sat just where you
sit now. l knew her. She Aa1 the same
spectaces, and the same cap and the same
apror, and the s2me dress. 1t must have
been her, just as she looked twenty years
aEo-she has been dead now twenty ears
And sitting there she said to me. Roswell. l
wish YOU would do letter and got up out
OF bed, and l kneIt beside her and said.
Mother, l wish l could wish l could do
better; l would like to do better. Won't you
help me? You used to help me- Why can t
you help me now, mother?" But soon l
said. Now we will pray" 1 knelt to pray.
He did not realize anything | SAID, l sup
rose. Then l got up and said "Gooi-by
sood-oy" That night he went to God.
Arrangements for the obsequies were be-
| ing made and they said, "Oh. it won't do to
,olute. | said, "Bhhs; him, bring him. he
stood by me when he was alive. and III
stand uy him when he is dead. Bring him
| intuthe church. The Sabbath came As
stood in the pulpit and saw his body comin Z
up he aisle, felt as il l could weep tears oi
| blood. | stood there that day and l said
This man had his virtues and a good manN
/ : ft
OF them: but let that man in this assembly
whu is without sin cast the first stone on this
G fin lid.
! On the :one side Of the pul pit sat the beau
tiiul child. as radiant and sweet faced as any
i child that sat at your table this morning.
! She knew not the sorrows Of an orphan
! chifl she was not old enough to realize
4 them Sometimes when think ofthat awful
srenn. her face haunts me like a heautifu,
! face through a horrli dream. On the other
4 side OF the pulpit sat the man who had de,
>troyei him. They had put :he wormwood
and the s,al! into that orphans cup. They
pushed him OF the precIpic". stood there
| and told them that there was a God1and ;
| judgment and q hell for those who DESTROYED
lhei- fellows. Did they weep. Oh. no. no
one tear Did they sigh tepentingly? Not on,
sigh. Did they say. What a pity that VS.
DESTROYED him?" Oh no. They sat ant
,azed az the coffin as vultures at the carcas:
II Il lamb whose heart they had ripped out
That night. though my friend Law in Oakvoo,
| Cemetery. | heard atterward that these mel
Went right on with their iniuuities. destroy
ing themselves and destroying Others
GiTther up all the energies OF hoiv ming
aud. soul. and appealing 10 God for success
declare this day everlasting war against al
drinking habits. all gaming practices. al
houses Of sin. Haii-aut-hait work vii
.,uoInt to nothing. K mus: b.. a Waterloo
ShrIak back new. AMI you are lost, Pusl
"n. and YOU are saved. A Spartan Genars,
lcti ~ TIE vSFy moment ot victory h,,- h
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