Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-07-29

MS tue suauoNs OF eternal darkness.
there are adders cooled up in every cup:
there are yultur-s of despair striking
their iron beak into hi heart: there ar.
skeleton fingers Of grief pinrhius al the
throat. ! come Ia amid the clicking Of
the glasses, aud under the flashing Of the
chandeliers. and | cry, "Mo~l Woe, wo-l
The way of the ungodly shall perish.
Then. Is no peace. saith my God. e. the
wicked. The way 81 transgrrs-orS i
hard.
uh, DO you know OF anything. my hear.
er~ that Is more beautiful than to see a
Young man start out for Christi Here Is
some On. falling; h" lifts him up. Her. Is
a vagabOnd boy; he Introduces hin, ., a
mission school. Here j. a famiI, Tr,...yi,r,
t. death, he carries them a scuttle 81 .nsI
Thrrr are eight hundred millions perisbin,.
In midnight heather darkness; by All possi,
Oh, means he tries to send them the G5sneI
H.. NAV Ice laughed at, aud he NAV bs
Snprr-d at, aud he NAV be cariraturrI. but
be- T. not ashamed to 20 everywhere. say.
Ing II am not ashamed of the GosprI ~
christ. II is the power IT God and the wis.
dom ui God unto salvation" Such a younp
mau can - through everything Their. l.
no force ON earth orin he'll that can resist
him.
show You three spec,acIes. Spectacle
the FIRST: Napoleon passes hy with the host
that went down with him To- Egypt. and un
with him through Russia. and crossed ~.
continent on the blerdiug heart OF which
he set his iron heel. and across the culver
Ing flesh OF which went grinding the wheels
Of his gun carriages, IN his dying moment
asking his attendants to put on his milf
tary boot for him.
Spectacle the second: Voltaire. bright
and learned and witty and eloquent. with
tongue Hnd voice aud stratagem Internal.
warning against God aud poisoning whole
Kingdoms with his iuldelity; vet applauded
10y clappinG hands OF thrones and amuir.4
and continents-hls last words in delirium.
surprising Christ standing by his be lside-
his last words Crush that wretch
Spectacle the third: p.ml-Paul. the in.
significant in person, thrust out from all
refined associ1tiou. scuurged. spu on
bounded like u wild beast from cityta city.
yet trying to make the world goDi aud
heaven full: announcing resurrection to
those who mOurned at the barrel gittes ot
the dead; speaking consultations which
light up the eyes Of widowhood aud or.
phanage and want with the glow Of Ger.
tain and eternal release; undaunted before
those who could take his life. his cl,r.h
flushed with transport and his eve IN
heaven; with one hand shaking defiance #
all Of the foes of earth aud all the rrir 81
palities of he'll, and with the other hand
beckonlng messenger angels to come auI
bear him away, a. he says, Il am now
ready to be offered, aud the time Of NV de-
parture is ut hand have fought the ro,t
fight; | have finished my course: I hnya
kept the faith; henceforth there is laid M
for me crown of righteousness which n.
Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me- 20
Which OF the three spectRcles do van
mos; admire2 When the wind of dentL
struck the conqueror and the inlldel thcy
Were tossed like sea-Gulls in Il TEMPEST
drenched OF the wave and torn OF Che hur.
ricane, their dismal voices heard throu,-h
the everlasting storm, but when tho w9v..
and the wind of death struck Paul like nu
albatross he made throne Of the TEMPEST
and one day tloated away into the calm
clear summer OF heaven, brighter than the
dove, its wings covered with silver and its
feathers with yellow gold. Oh, are YOU
not in love with such reltgiop-a relic
ion that can do SO much for Il man while
he lives, and SO much for a man when he
comes TO die? | suppose you may have
noticed the contrast between the de.
parturc OF a Christian and the departure
of an iuiidel. Deodorous, dying in cha.
grin because he could not compose Joke
equal to the Joke uttered Mt the other end
OF the table. IeuXis dying in fit Of laugh.
| ter at the sketch OF an aged womnn-a
sketch made by his own hands. Ma2arin
dying playing cards. his friend holding
his hands because he was unable to hold
them himself. All that on one side. com.
pared with the departure Of the
Scotch minister, who said to his friends,
II hay" no interest as to whether
live or die; il | die | shall he
/ with the Lord. and If | live the Lord will
| be with me Or the last words OF Washing
/ ton, 1T is Well Or the last words Of
Mcintosh, the learned and the great
| Happy Or the last words Of Hannah
Moore, the Christian pocte-s, "Jov." Or
| those thousands OF Christians who haze
gone, saying, Lord Jesus, receive my
| Silrt. Come. Lord jesus, come quickly"
y "rhth! where Is thy sting, q gravel
! where Is thy vietory;' Behold the con-
trast. BeAoid the charm of the one; be-
| hoid tho darkness OF the other. Now,
! KNOW II Is very popular in this day for
| young meA to think there is something
more charming in s'ePttcism than in re-
llSloh. they are ashamed Of the old.
tashloned religion OF the cross, and they
| PRIDE themselves on their free thinking on
nIl these SUBJECTS. My young friends
! want 10 tel yoH what know from ObServa-
| tlon tina! while sEepticsm Is beautiful
| land ut the start. it is the great Sahara
Desert ut the last.
That might WOO yOu to n better life
and that | might show YOU the glorie3
with which God clothes His dear children
! i'll heaven, | wish | could this morning
swing back one Of the twelve gates that
therA might dash upon your ear one shout
OF the triumph, that there might flame
upon your eye one blaze Of all the splen-
dor. GA, when speak Of that GOOD land.
You Involuntary think Of some one there
that you loved father. mother. brother.
r.nd,. yo "'" g,a n.y. rn'In Enthereu a.
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they are doing. Singing. You want to
MhoW w!."l lney wear VIII tell you
con, i" You sny "reIi"ion nm y"in~ r.
have; it is only question of time" NY
Drother' | am afraid that you may lose