The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-24


me. DO all this. but save me, merei-
Iul God. Save me from the fate Of
Amen"
You see this sermon Is not 50 much
Tor cure as for prevention. Stop be-
fore you start. II you viii forgive the
solecism. The clock Of 81. Paula ca
ihedral struck thirteen one midnight,
and 30 saved the life OF a sentinel
The soldier was arrested and tried for
falling asleep at his post one midnight:
but he declared that he was awake at
and IN proof that he wag
awake he said that be had heard the
unusual occurrence Of the clock slfik
ing thirteen instead Of twelve. lie
was laughed 20 scorn and sentenced 20
death: but three or four persons. hear
ing Of the case. came up IN time 70
swear that they. too. heard the clock
strike thirteen that same midnight, aud
80 the mans life was spared. Ny
hoaror. II you go on and thoroughly
learn the Drunkards Song. perhaps IN
the deep midnight OF your soul there
may sound something that win yet ef-
feet your moral and eternal rescue
hut q o. risky perhaps" Il Is ox-
cCptional. Go ahead ON that wrong read
and the clock win more probably strike
the twelve that closes your day OF OPP
poriuniiy, than that @ WI strike thir-
teen. the sound OF your dellyoFance.
a few Sabbaths ago. on The step OF
ths church. q man whom had kno tn
ln other years confronted inc, AZ .he
nrs' glance : EaT that he was tn SIC
nfth and laal act % the lragody 49,
temperance splendid even Ia bis u sla.
Tho same brilliant eye. and the n1e
courily manners. and the remains 81
The same intellectual cndowmcnls but
a wreck ] had seen that craft when
GO plouehcl the waters an sails so; and
running by true compass. wife. and
children. and friends on board. himself
commanding in a voyage that be cx-
pccicd would be glorious putting into
prosperous harhors o. earth and AZ lsEt
putting into The harbor OF heaven. But
now a wreck. ioWcd along By low APP
pciiios. that ever and anon run him
into the breakors--a wreck Of body. a
wreck Of mind. o wreck o. soul.
Where Is your Wife," "a 40 not
know" where are your chlidrcag"
u 10 not know" Where Is your Godg''
u do not know" Tha, man Is coming
90 the laat verse o. that long eantaia.
that protnciod threnody. that terrific
song OF me nmntarit
but 10 these words should come for
you know Che largest audience I reach
! mover aeo 90 ALL s.y DO these words
should COME though ai the ends OF the
earth 20 envy fallen man. itt me say 20
him bc Che exception 90 thc general
rgie. acd uru and live. while recall
OBJ SOU sscao In England. whore come
enc said Co an inrbri1tc. aa be vas
rolng oui % church where there Fsas a
great awakenlne. why don't yoh nFn
the plcigcl" He answered. Il have
signed it twenty iimos and viii never
Sign @ again" why, then" said the
gcntlcman talking 70 him. don't you
go up and knool az that altar. amid
those other penllonis7" He took the
advice and went and knclt After
aWhile little EIrl in rags and soaked
with the rain looked In TIE church door
and some one said. what are you do
Ing here. little E.rif' She said please
air. heard al my father ls here WHY.
That ia my father up there kneeInA
now She went gp and put her arml
around her fathers neck. ana aid
Father what are you doing horof"
and De said, ~ am asking God 10 for
gi,e me- sall che. 10 ho forrlvos YOU
Wiii We t1 happy amlng" yea nav
dear "Will We have enough IN -,
sgain'' yes my dear" "Ana wlu
you never strike us asains" NO nv
caiii' Wait here said abe "tlu
SO and cali mother" And so,, a..
child came with ;ho mother ana IN.
mother bnoellag beside her husband
e1'd. save me. too Save me toor'
Ana The lord heard The prayers al ma,
altar and one % the happ.osi home, !,
England Is the home over vhlsb ~,
father and mother now lovingly 49,.
side So. u Ia this sermon / ~.
warned others AGAINST dlsslpste1 Ilf.
With the fact that 30 few return ,v..
they have once gone as,ray. Tor thu ~
couragemcnt OF those who uould i,s.
90 return. ! tell you God WaBis u, - =,
COME back every one OF you ana y
come back now. and more tenasrlv ana
lovinsy than any mother ever unst
o siok child cut Of a cradle. ana fo,sss
% In her arms, and croonei over (, :
lullaby, and rocked q TO and fro ,be
Lord VIII take you up and fold Va.
Ia the arms OF his patdonlng love
There's Wilderness in Gods mercy
Like the Wilderness OF the sea
There's Kindness In hls justls.
Which Is more than liberty