Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-11-24

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ly robe lying across the back of a eiair,
and richly caparisoned horses paving
at the doorway TO take him through
the street in imposing equipage 1t
was only touch of what comes To
every man who makes the Lord his
portion, for he has waiting for him d.
rect from the King robes. hanquetS,
chariots, mansions, triumphs. and il is
only question of time when he shalt
wear them, ride in them. live in them
and celebrate them.
You think religion is good thing
for a funeral o, yes But Solomon's
orchard means more. Religion is
good thing now, when YOU are in
health and prosperity and the appetite
is good for citrons, and apples. and
apricots. and pomegranates Come in
without wasting any time in talking
about them and take the luNuries of
religion. Happy yourself, then YOU
can make others happy. Make Just
one person happy every day, aud in
20 years you will have made :. 500 pco-
Pile happy. like what Wellington
said after the battle of Water
loo. and when he was in pursuit of the
French with the advance guard. and
Col. Harvey said 10 him: General. YOU
had better not go any farther. for YOU
may be shot at 10y some straggler from
the bushes And Wellington replied:
Let them fire away. The battle is
won and my life is of no value My
friends, we ought never TO be reckless,
but II, through the pardoning and res
cuing grace of Christ, you have gained
the victory over sin and death and
he'll, you need fear nothing on the
/ earth or under the earth. Let all the
sharpShootcrs OF perditiou blaze
| away; YOU may ride on in 10Y tri-
um ohant. Religion for the funeral, q.
yes. hut religion for the wedding
| breakfast; religion for the brightest
/ spring morning and autumn's most
/ gorgeous sunset Religion FOR the day
when the stocks are up just as much as
when stocks are down. Religion when
respiration Is easy, as well as for tho
/ last gasp; when the temperature is
normal. As well as when IL reaches 1914.
\ II may be "A bold thing TO say but
risk il, that II all people, without
respect To belief or character, Mt
death passed into everlasting happi-
ness, religion for this world is such
"A luxury that no man or woman
could afford 10 do without it, Why
was it that in tho parable OF the prod
! igal son the finger ring was ordered
! put upon the returned wanderers hand
before the shoes were ordered for his
| tired feet? Are not shoes more inn
| portant for our comfort than finger.
rings? Oh, yes; but il wos TO impress
the E,orld with the fact that religion is
/ L.. n
a ring on his hand and shoes on his
feet II in sermonic, or cNhortatory.
or social recommendations OF religion
we put the chic: emphasis on the fact
that for our safety we must have
il when the door of the next
world be opened, poor human
nature will take tn. risk and
say: II win wait until the door begins
20 OPEN But show them the radiant
truth, that the table Of Gods love and
pardon is now laid with all the fruits
which the orchards of Gods love. anu
! pardon, and hclpfuluess can supply,
aud they will come i'm and sit down,
with all the other bauquctcr,. ter.
rcstrial and celestial O, fetch ON the
| citrons, ami the apples, and the wal
nuts, and the pomc granates OF Solo
mon 5 orchard.
While there is enough OF the pomp
| Of the city about Heaven FOR Those who
| likethe city best thank God there is
enough in the Bible about country
scenery in Heaven To. please those OF
us who were born in the country and
never got over IT, Now you may
have streets of gold in Heaven;
| give me the orchards, with /!
manner of fruits and yielding
| their fruit every month; and tho
! leaves Of the trees are for the healing
of the nations; and there shall be no
more curse but the throne of God and
OF the Lamb shall bc in II: and His
servants shall serve Him; and they shall
see His face, and His name shall be in
| their foreheads; and there shall be no
| night there, and they need no candle,
neither light Of the sun. for the Lord
God giyeth them light; and they shall
reign for ever and ever" But just think
of place 50 brilliant that the MONDAY
sun shall be removed from the mantle
! of the sky because il is too feeble "a
| per. Yet. most Of all. am | impressed
| with the fact that / am not yet fit for
/ that place, nor you either By the re-
constructing and sanctifying grace OF
! Christ we need 20 bc made all over.
And let Us be- getting our passports
ready il we want 70 get into Il at
country.
IT cost g 900 TO vote four OF the seven
! registered men in Central Park New
! York. These four men voted AT q spec
! cial booth that had 90 be built for
! them. inspectors, ballot clerks and
/ police had 20 be- furnished for the quar-
| tcttc. There were no watchers and
| there was no crowd around the bootL.
/ ~ $3.50 all had voted, and the inspcc.
| ors ard ballot clerks were discs>sin-
/ the majority IN the election district
| and awaiting for sundowD. as they had
/ 20 keep open, in accordance with tho
| law. until . o'clock The district weut
! for the Tammanyitcs.
! The city Of birmingham. Eng. now
/ builds and runs its street railways. gas
works, electric lighting plant, water
/ supply plant and Turkish baths II
| buys the food that is sold in the mar.
/ kct Of birmingham and owns the mar
/ kct. selling the food itself IT, builcs