The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-07-28


iy'-: .',,r-ua Where did ssis c-"at !
mock start from! Eternity past. y are (
are they bound? Eternity 10 coris.
You might rs well 60 a-gunning for
the 0uails that whistled last year in
the meadows or the robins chat last
year caroled In the sky as to try TO
fetch down and lag one Of the past
opportunities Of your life. Do not say. |
II will lounge low and make 1t up
afterward." Young men and boys.
you can't make It up. My observa.
tion Is that those who In youth sOwed
wild oats to the end Of their short life
sowed wild oats. and that those who
start sowing Genesee wheat always
SOW Genesee wheat.
To others life Is masquerade ball,
and rs Mt such entertainments gentle
men and ladies put on the garb OF
kings and queens or mountebanks OF
clowns and ut the close put or the
disguise, SO a great many pass thei.
whole life in a mask, taking OF the
mask at their death. While tue mas
Querade ball OF life goes on they trip
merrily over the floor, gemmed hand
IL stretched 10 gemmed hand, gleam-
ing brow bends to cleaning brow. On
with the dance! Flush and rustic and
laughter OF ,mmeasnreable merrymak.
ing. Bu, after awhile the languor OF
death comes ON the limbs and blurs
the eyesighc Lights lower. Floor
hollow with sepulchral echo. Mu-
sic saddened into wall. Lights
lower. Now the maskers are only seen
in the dim light. Now the fragrance
OF the flowers Is like the sickenins
Q icr thar comes from garlands that
have lain long in the vaults Of ceme-
ter!es. Lights lower. Mists pather In
the room. Glasses shake rs though
quaked by sudden thunder. Sigh
caught In the curtain. Scarf drops
from the shoulder Of beauty a shroud.
Lights lower. Over the slippery
boards in dance OF death glide jealous
les, envies. revehges, lust despair and
death. Stencil OF lamp wicks almost
extinguished. Torn garlands will not
half cover the liberated feet. Choking
hamrs. rhiIliness. Feet still. Hands
closed Voices hushed. Eyes shut.
Lights out.
invite you to quit all that and be-
gin a new life. Roland went into bat.
tie. Charlemagne's army lad been
driven back by the three armies OF the
Sacrens, and Roland almost IN despair
took ~ the trumpe. and blew three
blasts IN one Of the mountain passes.
and under the power of those three
blasts the Saracens recoiled and fed
In terror. But history says that when
he lad blown the third blast Roland's 8
trumpet broke. / take this trumpet Of
the gospel and blow the first blast,
"Whosoever will" blow the second
blast, Seek We the Lord while he may
be found" l blow the third blast,
trumpet does not break. 1t was hand
I'd down by our fathers to us, and we
will hand il down 70 our children, and
aft,r we are dead they may blow the
trumpet. telling the world that We have
pardoning God. a loving God, n SYM
pathetic God, aud that more to him
than the throne Oh which he sits Is
the Joy Of seeing prodigal putting his
thumb on the latch OF his fathers
house. | remember that there were
two vessels on the sea and in storm.
II was very. very dark, and the two
vessels Were going straight for each
other, and the captains knew 1t not.
But after awhile the man on the look
out saw the approaching ship. and he
: shouted, Hard a-larboard" and from
the other vessel the cry went up.
Hard a-larboard" and they turned
Just enough to glance by and passed
IN safety to their harbors. Some VI
YOU are in the storm Of temptation AMI
you are driving on and coming toward
fearful collisions unless You change
your course" Hard a-larboard" Turn
iye, turn ye, for, why will ye die, Oh,
house or Israeli"
Young man, rs you cannot live life
over again, however you may long to
do 40. be sure to have your one life
' right. There is some young man who
has gone away from home. perhaps
under some little spite or evil persua.
sion OF another, and his parents know
not where he Is. My son, 20 home. DC
not &c to sea! Don't 60 to night wher,
you may be tempted to go. Go home
> your father win be glad to see you
and your mOther-I need not tell yor
@ how she feels. How l would like tt
I make your parents a present Of theiI
c wayward boy, repentant and in hi.
o right mind. would like to write then
= a letter, and you to carry the letter
r saying, "By the blessing OF God OF
p my sermon introduce to you on,
s. whom you have never seen before
/ for he has become new creature n
z Christ Jesus" My boy, go home an,