The Monitor-register., 1897-01-01

winter. In the de- peration ~ ror
at ALL Here we
Eoath of the year. Did
m ,twelvemonth quicker
I'M. goldenrod of one au-
xs to the goldenrod of the
Fssautumn, and the crocus of one
.,1dngtime to the orocus of another
sspringtime, and the snowbanks of adj
joining years almost reach each other in
unbroken curve. We are in too much
hurry about i-oststhings. Business men
in too much hurry rush into specula-
-tions that ruin them and ruin others.
People move from place to place in too
great haste, and they wear out their
nerves and weaken the hearts action.
But the only, thing in which they are
afraid OF being too hasty is the matter
of the SOULS salvatiQlaa1E ct did any one
ever get damaged bysfoo quick repent
anee or too quick pardon or too quick
emancipation? The Bible recommends
hardness, 'deIiberatiun and snaillike
movement in some things. as when it
enjoins us to be slow to speak and slow
te v-rath and slow to do evil, but it
i trs The kings business requireth
haste. !" ard that our days are as the
flight of weaver's shuttle and ejacu-
l.iates: Escape for thy life. Lookssnet
behind, thee Neither stay thou in all
the plain Other cavalry troops may
fall back, but mounted years never re-
treat They are always going ahead, not
oman easy canter, but at fullrnh. Other
regiments hear the command of 'tHaltl'
faaasd pitch their tents for the night. The
reg ..aents of the years never hear the
command of Haiti and never pitch
tent for thssnight.
! = TIE century leads on its troop of 100
! years. and the year leads on its troop of
/ 365 days, and the day leads on its troop
I "a 80 s. the hour leads on it's
cop ct so minutes, and all are dashing
@7Aof sight Perhaps there are two
fears in which we are most interested
--our first and onr last. Held up in our
ilosher's' arms, we watched the fight
af the first. With Ssondering eyes we
Y watch The O .ng Of the last. The
l9sill. 1t ~ e nineties of this
century, irops ous as Il the tens q tv an
ties q in the stthe next century, but
it islt7ts for the fll gallop.
HOW to Meet It. 49,,
With what s9cd will we meet it? In
costly, assdid Thomas Hood in his last
ll-s~opens saving, q am dying out of
arity she. taeaertaker, whoswishes
ssarn liSilliamesI." Or in fear. as
i s,al Ihorn, LIE. saying in his last
/ rsasssa s: oh, how dread this mystic
GUS leap in the daff Or in boastful-
s., as did yespasian, saying in his
st moment, All, methinks am be-
ming a godln 0rfn frivolity. as did
smonax, the inddel philosopher, say
E'g in his last moment. @You may go
2me; the show is over. > Or conscience
riekens as-did Charles TX of France,
yfng ii hiss Nurse.
asssi, hl.ssss sssufsiss nat bioodp 81
iaH we meet it insgladness Of gRris-
an hope, like that of Julius Charles
are;y said in his last moment,
Upward, upwardl'' Or like that of
sichard Baxter, in his last moment say
lg, Almost we'll" Or like that of
lartin of Tours. saving in his last mo-
aent. II go to Abraham's BOSOM Or
ike that of polished Addison, who said
his last moment, "See with what ease
Christian can die. - Oh. ika4f 3
5eofge WhiteAeId. VII sss d 81; Y
aid all that he coup of Christ, declar-
ng in his last III Bbnent, ~ shall die ST.
emit" Or like that Of Mrs. Schimmel-,
9ennich, who said in her last moment,
/ DO you not hear the voices? And the
children's are the loudest. !" Or like that
Of Dragonnatti, saying in his last mo-
ment: stand aside! ] see my father
and my mother coming to kiss me. -
Or as did the dying girl who. having
few evenings before sat on bench If
London mission, was seen to have
tears of eontrition rolling down her
cheek, ndsswho, departing from the
sssesr,t As her hasia by Chris
tlsn w0lsan Bible, with the passage
marked, 1.-THE blood of Jesus Christ
| cleanseth from all SIM Though having
| did not come. The Ohriatian Won, 10, an
who gave her the Bible was visiting the
hospital, and the nurse said to her: 81
fwisia YOU had been. here . little wb;ls
I ago. We had Young woman who, i, M NJ
Ibeen run. over .by = wagon poor tb;no
she was fearfuliy crushed and died AZ,
most at once. She had Ribla in her
hand, with your name in IL and she
said when she was brouabt in: "Thank
God, / found Christ as nv saviour last
night The blood az Jesns Christ his
son, cleanseth Us from ali sin ) u, m
my friends. If ali right for tba next
world, the years cannot Gallon mast too
rapidly. If it were possible for t t ss an
turtles to take the speed of the wears and
the years the speed Of HE DAYS. and the
days the speed Of sthe hours. fi,4vs .conld
do us no harm The shorter our life the
longer our heaven. The sooner we Get
out of the perilso o. this life. if our work
be done, the better. No man Is safe till
he is dead. Better men than we have
been wrecked, and at all ages. Lord
and Lady Napier were on horseback on
a road in India. Lord Napier suddenly
said to Lady Napier, "Ride on and fetch
assistance and do not ask me why" She.
sped on andswas soon out of sighksThe
iact was tigers eyes glared on them
from the thlckets and he did rot dare to
tel pers lesf5a bteds che faD IN the
Danger and pesha5ls lose her hfes From
az SIDES Of US, on this road lie there
afe perlls giarang en ua, sfrom tigers of
~, Yen pea'ion' ana tgeEs Of accident, and
- sasels Z, ueasn' ana me sooner we get
~ y 'sl.9s erlis OF tnls ne tke'better.
- taSe 'ne place Of 1886, and
20 tne pace q 1927 and our souls