The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-09-24

For the Weary andtTh7se Discouraged
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eve. unh hand. with fout His silence
often IS loud As thunder. ami 81, li;e j.
difrc OF 4 doxology. There !, no
snch thing A. negative infuenee
We are all positive in the place
w 0crnpy. making the world tet-
Ter or making Il worse. on the Iror'iS
sinesS1r on the DEVILS. lnaking mp
reasons for 0nr biesscincss o. hanish-
meat: and ~ have already 'gnr work
in pe0plinz liearcl .r hell / hear
pcorI tell of what they arr going tn
do. a n.aa whDhas burned down city
might as welt talk Of sosDe evil thai he
expects 10 DO. or a man who has saved
an empire might a. well talk OF some
rood that he expects To do ny the
force OF your evil Influence you have
already consumed infinite values. or
vun have by the power OF \ right in
fnence won whole xing,lonl> FOR Cod
IL would b. absurd for nc, by elab-
-irate argument, to prove that the
world is OF the track You might as
well stand at the foot Of an eml'anls-
ment. amid-the wreck OF rail train.
proving by elaborate argument that
something is out Of order. Adam tnm-
bIed over the embanl<ment 60 centuries
ago. and the whole race. in one hong
train, has gone on tumbling in the
same direction. Crash, crash. The
only question row Is. by what leverage
can the crushed thing be lified2 BY
what hammer may the fragments be
reconsfrueted2 want to show you
how we may turn many 10 righteous
ness and what viii he our future pay
for 50 doing.
First We NAV turn them by the
charm Of a right example a child
coming from filthy home was laugh;
at school to wash its face II went
home 50 much improved its mother
washed her face Aud when the father
of the household came home and saw
the improvement in domestic appear
: ,sncc- he washed his face The neigh
happening IN. saw the change
ried the same experiment, until
,at street was purified. and the
street copied : .x.EDn,.,-- ..at
Whole city felt the result Of on'
schoolboy washing his face. That i
n fable, BY which we set forth tina
the hest way TO get the work
washed OF its sins and pollution is Z
have our own heart and life clcansc'
and purified. A man with grace i
his heart and Christian checrfulness j.
his face and holy consistency in hi
behavior IS a perpetual sermon: AM
the sermon differs from Others in tina
Il has but one head. and The ionger
runs the better. There arc honest mel
who walk down Wall street. maxim
the teeth Of iniquity chatter. Their
are happy mcn who 60 into sick rooT
and By look help the broken bone I
knit and the excited nerves drop TO
calm beatin9 There arc pure me
whosa presence sileaces the tongue G
Uhnlincss The mightiest agent 3
on earth is a consistent Christian
'lfe the Bible folded between lids q
cloth. Of calf skin or morocco, but
like Il better when, IN the shape Of
nan. 4 GOES ont into the world-a Bib
Illustrated Courage IS beautiful
read about; but rather would ! see
man with al the world against BIZ
confident as though all the world weI
for him. Patience IS beautiful 10 rea
about, but rather would sec buife
ndsoul calmly waiting for the time {
fdelircranee. Faith IS beautiful to rea
about. but rather would find ma
in thr midnight walking straight on
though he saw everything. On no
1y souls have been turned TO God
the charm OF bright example.
When. in the Mexican war. the trOo
were ravering. general rose in b
stirruus and dashed into the enemy
lines shouting. .-AIcn. follow mo
They. seeing his courage and dispO'
fion. dashed on after him and gain
the victory. What men want 70 raj
them for God is an example to LEI
them All your commands TO Others
advance amount u nathins as long
You stay behind To affect them ARG
You need to start for Heaven yourse
+ looking back only to give the stirrii
cry. Men. follow me-
Again: We may twrn many TO rigl
eousness by prayer There i nosu
detective y prayer. for no one c
hide away from it. It puts
hand on the shoulder Of a m
10 Ooo miles OF. IL alights on
ship mid Atlantic. The little child c
not understand the iaw % riectriei
or how II. telegraph operator.
touching The INSTRUMENT here. n
dart 4 nfSsae. under the SEA to
other continent; nor can we. with I
small intfiirrf understand how
touch Of Christians prayer shall
sfantlv strike a soul on the other 5
Of the earth You take ship and go
some othoT canntry and get there al
o'clock IN fss morning You telcgra
. 70 America and the message gets b
ate o'clock tilr same morning. In OF
words. Il sccIncd 10 arrive here
hours BEFORE Il started. Like tha
PRAYER. f.,,f says. '-Issforc they cal
will hear TO ovcrtal1e loved one
the soad you may spur up lathe
sized until re shall OUTRAGE the
that brought the news 10 Client; bu
PRAYER shall catch II at one gallep-
boy running away from home I
take the midnight train from the GO
trv VILLAGE and reach the seaport
time to take thc ship that sails on
morrow. but q mothers prayer viii
on deck to mect him. and in the h
mock before he swings 81. and at
capstan before he winds the 7
around. and on the sea, against the
as the vessels plows On toward
There Is : mightiness in prayer Ges
Muller prayed a company Of poor
together and then he prayed up an
lum in which they might be shelte
He turned his face toward Edinbu
and PRAYED. and there came = thcf-
pounds tie turned his face tow
London and prayed. and there ear
fhoaand pounds Tie turned his
toward Dublin and prayed, and Z
came n thousand pounds The br
Of Eliiah's prayer blew al the Cd
OF the SKY and Il was dry veal
The breath Of Elijah's prayer blew
the clouds together ard Il was
weather. Prayer. in Daniels 4
walked he cave as a lion tanner
/,nchcd up and took the sun BY
.1ldcn BIT and stopped H., aud
MON ~ lis silver bit and stopped
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