The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-18

w.n NOV ssn covx vae u,coraca 1861.
Choking damps, ohillinsss: Feet stu.
Hands closed Voices huahsd. Eyes shut.
Lights out. 49,.
Invite you TO quit all thas and begin q
nov life. Roland went into battle. Char
lemagns's army had been driven back by
the three armies Of the Saraoens, and Ro-
land almost in despair took up the trumpet
and blew three blasts In ono of the noun
tain passes, and under the power Of those
three blasts the Saracens recoiled and hed
in terror. But history says that when be
had blown the third blast Roland's trum-
psf broke. take this trumpet Of the Cos
pei and I blow the first blast, "Whosoever
will" blow the second blast, "Seek 70
the Lord while he may be found" blow
the third blast, "Now Ia the accepted
time" But the trumpet does not break.
It was handed down BY our fathers to US,
and we will hand 1t down to our children,
that after we arc dead they may blow tho
trumpet telling the world that We have q
pardonirg God, a loving God, . sympa-
thetio God, and that more TO him than the
throne on which he sits 10 tho Joy of seeing
0 prodigal putting his thumb on tho latch
Of bis fathers house. / remember that
there were two vessels ON the sea and In d
storm. 10 was very, very dark, ond the
two vessels we're going straight for each
other, and tho captains knew 1t not But
after awhile the man ON the lookout saw
the approaching ship, and he shouted,
Hard a-larboardW and from the other
vessel the cry went up, Hard a -larboardl"
and they turned Just enough to glance by
and passed In safety to their harbors
Some Of you are In the storm Of tempta-
ton and you are driving on and coming
toward fearful collisions unless you change
your course. Hard a-larboardr Turn
ye, turn ye, for, why will ~ die, oh,
house Of Israelp'
Your One Life.
Young mon, a. you cannot live lifo over
again, however you may long to do 90, 10
sure to have your one life right There 10
some young man who has gone away nom
home, perhaps under some little spite or
evil persuasion Of another, and his parents
know not where he is. My son, 90 homel
Do not 90 10 seal Don't 20 tonight where
you may be tempted to go. Go homeI Your
father will be glad I'd sec you, and your
need not tell you how she feels.
How would like to make your parents
present Of their waywafd boy, repentAnt
and in his right mind. would like to
write them Q letter, and you to carry tho
letter, saying, by the blessing of God on
my sermon I introduce to you one whom
you have never scen before, for he has be-
como new creature IN Christ Josus. Ny
boy, 80 home and put your tired hsAd ON
the bosom that nursed you 90 tenderly In
your childhood years. "
A young Scotchman was taken captive
In battle BY . band Of Indians, and he
learned their language and adopted their
1hbits. Years passed on, but tho old In
dian chieftain never forgot that he had in
his possession young man who did not
belong to him. Well, one day this tribe Of
In dians came in sight Of the Scotch regi-
mcnts from whom this young man had
boon captured, and the old Indian chief
Tain said: II lost my son in battfe, and
son. Do you think your father Ii yet
alivep" Tho young man said, II am the
only son Of my father, and hope he 10
still alive" Then said the Indian chief
tain: Because Of the loss Of my son this
world Is desert. You go free. Return
TO your countrymen. Revisit your father,
that he may rejoice when he SECS the sun
rise in the morning and the trees blossom
In tho spring" So I say to you, young
man, captive Of waywardness and sin:
Your father Is waiting for you. Your
mother is waiting for you. Your sisters
are waiting for you. God is waiting for
vou. Go homel Go homel