The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
Sernonettc

sermonette.
"There is a way which seemeih
right unto a man, but the end there
of are the ways of death. PROV.
IA: IL.
When young the English poet,
said y" 'Tis greatly wise to talk with
our past hours, and ask them what
report they bore to heaven" he
gave utterance to feeling that often
possesses the heart and mind of all
who earnestly seek the pathway to
the inner and better nature about
us. Young man, we urge you to
"talk with past hours" and retro
spectively consider your own life.
Like all mankind, you have been
tempted to do wrong. Have you
been able to resist the temptations
that daily crowd about you? Have
you been a Daniel?
The scriptures are full OF kindly
ladmonitions, and in these we find
that the word way signifies both a
road and a custom, habit or course
Of life. The last definition is the
sense in which il is used in the text
lquoted-"There is way which
seemeth right to a man, but the
end thereof are the ways OF death. "
Young man be onguard. To follow
a mighty throng, many OF whom
are wearing the self-imposed brand
of respectability, aye more, OF Chris
tan character, and yet without
Icompunction of conscience visit sa-
looms and other places OF low resort,
may seem right to you; but re-
member, dear child, the admonltion
found in Proverbs %; 32-"At last
lit biteth like serpent and stingeth
like an adder" Upon every hand
there exists an impe.ling force that
unconsciously. it may be, leads
young men into the very throes OF
ruin; and vet citizens counted
worthy, as the world regards worth,
lend prestige to the crime OF the
|centuries-an open dram shop.
Such course may seem right to
mature manhood, but the end there
If is eternal ruin to millions oi boys
now looking upon father as an ex-
|emplar.
"Be ours the bliss, in wisdom's way,
To guide untutored youth;
And show the mind that went astray
The Way, the Life, the Truth.
"There is a way that seemeth
right" 1t may be the way upon
which is lined three hundred
thousand saloons. Is this way
right? If not, why not? Don't
this government recommend this
way to the youthful citizen when
|for money consideration it
sanctions and legalizes traffic that
in the Language of Chauncey M.
Depew, "destroys in every twelve
months, eighty thousand of our
Iboys?" A Christian republic says
authoratively, "This way is right. !"
The Bible says, "The end thereof
are the ways of DEATH" Some one
has said: "There is not more
dangerous rule of life, than to fol-
low thoughtless and giddy throng
without inquiring where they are
without looking into the
propensities or desires which urge
them on" Young men OF Ind
lana, hear one who loves you, and
i'm the name Of humanity Separate
yourselves from the last appearance
of evil" There is absolutely no
pleasure in sin. Such course
may seem right to a man, but the
fulfilment of the text must come
death.
Young man, in the language of
Rt. Rev. C. p. McElvaine: "What
does the voice Of common humanity
saw to us?" Let us stand at the
graves Of the one hundred thousand
that annually perish by intemper-
ance, and there be still and listen
to what the voice Of humanity
speaks. Listen. young man!
Catch the voice that comes from
neglected graves and hear the
words: "No drunkard shall in
herit eternal life." Then in the
name Of the millions now far down
the "way that seemeth right, |
urge you to put on the whole armor
and work as never before for the
salvation of your fellow men.
/ "Now to thee. thou God of heaven,
BE eternal glory given;
Grateful for thy love divine,
May our hearts be ever thine"
Il. 5. WADE.