Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-16

d there he flftpam huulF.t million uitsau
chou sand, fifteen hun IRE AMI 3ft-rn p-b-
lle then there l. enausI apparel Tor A.
teen hundred million. fifteen thou, NJ
iren hundred aud iiteen. Nsl slol ms APP
larel, not ragged apparel nos iusu lirient
apparel, hut appropriate apparel. At least
two suits for"very being GA earth. "a sum
meF suit and winter suit 4 good pair
Of shoes for every living mortal. 4 GOO
soat a good hat, ur a good hpnurl. all a
good shawl, aud a complete masculine ar
feminine outfit Of apparel. Awar lroba Tor
all nations, adapted g. all climates. aul
not q string nr "a button or pin or q hook
pr an eve wanting.
liut alas where are the good clothes for
thrnr-i1urths of the human race The
other ONE fourth have appropriate them.
The fact l., There needs To Ice and will be-
z rrdistrihu, ION. Not hy anlrchstir yio-
Irure. II uutlaWry had its way il would
rrni aud tear ana diminish. until, instead
# thrpc-fourth- of the world not properly
attirrd. four-lllhs woul b" in rags. wilt
lei YOU know how the redistribution VIII
take place. By generosity on the part of
those who have a surplus and increased
industry on the part of those suIcrin.
from deficit Not all. but the large majority
5I eases OF poverty IN this country are a
result of idleness or drunkenness. either
On the part Of the present sufferers or their
ancestors. In most eases the rum ug l.
the maelstrom that has swallowed down
he livelihood Of those who are in rags.
But things will change. aud by generosity
On the part of the crowded wa=lroheS, ani
industry and Sohrietv on the part ot the
empty wardrobr-, there will he enough fol
all to wear.
Again, let Us look around and SEES how
we may serve eur generation. What short
sighted mortals we would be il we were
anxious to clothc and feed only the most
Insignificant part of a man, namely, his
body, while we put forth no effort to clothn
and feed AMI save his soul. Time is little
piece broken of a great eternity. What are
We doing for the souls OF this prtscnt gcner-
alton? Let me say it is a generation worth
saving Most magnificent men aud women
are in it. We make a great ado about tho
improvements in navigation. and in locOmu-
ton, and in art and machinery. We remark
what wonders of telegraph and telephone
and the stethoscOpe. What IMPROVEMENT is
electric light over q taliOW rIuiir, Blt Al
these improvements are insignificant con
pared with the Improvement in tine humao
race In Olden times, once in IA while. a great
and good man or woman would come up,
and the world has made great fuss ah,pt
it ever since; but now they are SO nun, T.
Gus. we scarcely s"eak about them. We puc
a halo about the people of the past, but
think if the times demanded them, it would
be found we have now living in this year
1903 fifty Martin Luthers, fifty George
Washingtons, nifty Lady Huntingdons, nifty
Elizabeth Frys. During our Civil War
more splendid warriors in North and South
were developed in four years than the
whole world developed in the previous
twenty wears. | challenge the 1000 years
before Christ TO show me the equal of
charity on n large scale Of George Pea
body. This generation of men and wOmra
Is more worth saving than any one of the
$50 generati ms that have passed OF
Where shalt we begin? With ourselvea
That Is the pillar from which We mu.
start. Prescott the blind historian, tells
us how Pizarro savel his army for tn"
right when they were about deserving him
With his sword he made long mark on
the ground He said. MY men, on tn"
north side are leserton and death; on the
south side is victory; ON the north sid"
Panama ana poverty; on the south sid"
Peru with all its riches. Choose for your
selves; for my part | 90 TO the south
stepping across the line one by one ms
troops followed, and finally his whole
army.
How to get saved? Be willing to accept
Christ, and then accept Him instnntaa".
Ously and forever Get on the rock Iirst,
and then you wiz be able TO hetp others
upon the same rock. Men aud women have
been saved quicker thau have been talk
ing about it. What without II prayer:
Yes. What, without time to deliberately
think it over? Yes What Without tear2
Yes believe. That is all. Believe what
That Jesus died to save YOU from sin aud
death and He'll VIII vou? DO youy l0u
have. Something makes me think YOU bave.
New light has come into Nour countenaDress
Welcome! welcome HaiE Hail! Saved
yourselves. how are You to save others BY
testimony. Tell it to your family. Tell II
to your business associates. Tell 1t every
where. We will successfully preach n"
more religion, and Will successfully tax no
more religion than we ourselves have. The
Is r.. Of that which YOU do to benefit the
soul, OF this generation you will effect
| through your own behavior Go wrong.
and that VIII Undue" others TO 90
wrong. TO right. aud that will in
| duCe others to go right. When thr
great Centennial Exhibition was being h"tt
| in Philadelphia the question came ~
among the directors a. to whether they
should keep the exposition open on sun
days, when a director, who was man of
tn" world from Nevada arose and said, his
voice trembling with emotion. and tears
running down his cheeks Il Irrl Ikea re-
burned prolgal Twenty years ago WeHt
West ana into ID region where we had M
Sabbath. but today old memories roma
back to me- and remember what my gIori-
lied mother Taught me about keeping sun
! day. and seen to hear her voice again
and fee. rs | did when every evening
knelt 10y her side in prayer. Gentlemen, |
vote for the observance of the Christian
Sabbath" and he carried everything bv
storm, and when the question was put,
BATH" it was almost unanimous, NO"