The Progress., 1897-08-28

..,,v .There is hope for any OF US II oio
ArEwriabt has become Christian ~
othor words we will admit that 1t Is more
dif1fcult for some men to accept the eospe1
than for others. h.,a
~ ,"o.e from churches and Bibles and
SUNDAYS. and who have no intehtAoh ..
hecomino Christians themselves, and yes
con NAV find Yourself escaping De1ofo you
isaxe th,s house ~ with the skin OF your
teeth, F" do not expect to waste THIS noul.
I have seen boats 60 of from cape may
or Long Branch and Drop 'nH,. 70 Tho
after awhile come ashore, pulling IN tne
nets without having caught a single nsh.
II was not q good day or they had not the
-ioht kind of a net. but we expect no such
excursion today. The water IS fuli OF nsn'
the wind is in the right direction, the eos-
| pel net is strong. u thou VINO uAueS "e.f
| Simon and Andrew to fish, show us no"
e. cast the net on the right side OF the
ship. ,,,, h.,e
IN nm AGAINST skeptical notions. 1t IS use
less for people to say sharp ana cutuns
thipas to those who reject the ChFAss.nn
religion. l cannot say sucn 'nl"es 2
hetraval YOU have come to your presen'
s+a+a 7 know not. There are two gates 10
vo,,r natnre-the gate of the head and the
Date of the heart. The gate OF your heao
Ia locked with bolts and bars that an afcn.
angel could not break, but the eaee VI ..
your heart swings easily on its hinges ~,
, assaulted your b. dy with weapons you
wonld meet me with weapons, ana IL
! .vould be sword stroke for sword stroke ana
,,ourd for wound and blood for blood, but
- 7 come and knock at the door OF your
|; house you open it and give me the oest
seat In your parlor. II l should COINS -,
| Won now with an argument, you wouAo
!. | onsxer me with an argument; II with sar
- cnsm YOU would answer me with sarcasm
hIovv for blow stroke for stroke, but Whef
. I come and knock ut the door OF you
- heart you open it and say, Como IL, ~.
= brother, and tell me oil you know aoou
- Christ and heaven.
~ ,o,, os happy as you used to be when yo'
believed In the truth Of the Christian re
iioionp Would you like to have your chi
:. dren travel on In the road In which 20
=. are now travelling? You had reiauS
q, who professed to be Christian ana we
.. thoroughly consistent, living and dying
the faith OF the gospel. Would you nc
:. ike to live the same quiet life and die tF
ao same peaceful deaths hold In my han
20 a letter sent me by one vino mas fe1ec's
"a tho Christian rali0ion. 1t saws: ~ avn I"
~. enough to know thar he joys and plea
n uFee Va -. =. -. ~, .o,,forta bla IN q
or the l"e. 'n"0 ,s,a,htn., ,eiative tn Il
~. fnture md to have a faith In some sy ste
a,, that proposes TO save. =,
10y 81 am FREQ to confess that would
gov hammer II 1 could exercise the simple a
:. beautiful faith that Is possessed by ma
e. whom know. am not willingly out
ow 'he on 80 - ,,,-ost Sometin
.H I doubt my Immortality and look mp
'e" the deathbed as the closing scene, al
which there is nothing. What shall
~ W that have not done?" All, skeptioism
ect u"En CIV .eh.- trno ~ false ~ II
yer sn.s Ioe 80 Ill ~ 40 yo,, II II
the !alse' We ".e -. ~, -. :. saferp
III Let me also ask whsthes your trou
"s has not been that you COMPOUNDED CHI
=, tianity with the Inconsistent character
~ some who profess 1t? You are lawy