Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-09-30

religion comes To- him and says: Man,
God is ON your side. lie will take care
OF yonr reputation IL God be for you.
who can be against you?" How much
should that man worry about his reputa-
ton: Not much. Ii that broker who
some years ago in Wall street. after he
had lost money. sat down and wrote
farewell letter to his wife before he blew
his brains out-if. instead of taking ont
OF his pocket pistol. he had taken out
well read New Testament. there would
have been one less suicide.
. nervous and fevcrish people of the
world. try this almighty scdative, You
will live - years longer under its sooth
ing power. II is not choral that you
want or morphine that You want. II is
the gospel of Jesus Christ. With long
life will | satisfy him"
Again. practical religion is a friend II
longevity in the fact that il removes all
corrodiue care about future existence.
Every man wants to know what Is Ia he
come ~ him. III you get on hoard n rail
train. You want o. know al what depot il
is going Ia stop. Ii You &c, on board
ship. you want Ia know into what har
bor IL Is going 10 run. And if You should
tell me you have NO interest IN what is
To he your future destiny ! would. in rs
polite way rs ! know how. tell you
did not believe Won. Before had this
matter settled with reference Ia my fu
ture existence the question almost wur
ried me into ruined health. The ankle
ties men have upon this subject put To-
gcthcr would make mariyrdom. This
is state of awful unhcalthinesS. There
are people who fret themselves Ia death
for fear of dying. | want 10 take the
strain oif your nerves aud the drprcs>i sion
off your soul. and | make two or three
experiments. Experiment first: When
you 90 out "f this world. it does not make
any difference whether you have hc"n
good or bad. whether you believed truth
or error. you will 90 straight To glory.
impossible" Won say My common
sense rs we'll aS my religion teaches that
the bad and the good cannot live together
forever. You give me no comfort in that
experiment" Experiment the second
When ynu leave this world. yuu will 20
into an intermediate state. where yon can
get converted aud prepared for heaven.
''ImposSihlr." YOU say As the tree fall
eth. so must il lie. and cannot postpone
10 an intermediate state reformation
which ought TO have been effected in this
no future world When man dies that
is the last of him. 10 not worry about
what you are 10 do in another state ~
being. You win not do anything. I'm
possible" you say. There is somethin.
that tells me that death is not the app"n.
dix. hui the preface. To lie. There Is
something that tells me- that On this sid,
of the grave ! only get started and that
shall 20 on forever. My power TO think
says forever. my affections say 'forev
err my capacity to enjoy or suffer. for
ever.
Peace Vow and Hereafter.
We'll. ynu defeat me in my thsc,. eXpcr-
iments. have only one more 10 make.
and IL Won defeat me in that | nm eN-
haustcd. A mighty One on knoll back
of Jerusalem one day. the skies filled
with furked iightningS and the earth fin
cd with volcanic disturbances. turned his
pale and agonizcd face toward the hrav.
ems and said Il take the sins and sor-
rows ~ the ages into my own heart.
am the cxpiation. Witness. earth and
heaven and he'll. | am the expiItion."
And the hammer struck him. aud the
spears puncturcd him. and heaven thun-
deIcd: The wages of sin is DEATH : The
soul that Sinneth. il shall die" II will 10y
no means clear the guilty" Then there
was silence for half an hour. and the
lieh;ninrs were drawn back into the
scabhard of the sky. and the earth ceased
81 culver. and all the colorS Of the sky
began 10 shift into rainbow woven ont of
the falling tears Of Jesus. and there was
red as OF the bloodshcdding. and there
was blue as Of the bruising. and there
was green aS of the heavenly foliage. and
there was orange aS Of the day dawn.
an6 along the line of the blue SAW the
words. Il was bruised for their iBiqui-
ties" and along the line Of red saw the
words. THE blood Of Jesus Christ cleans
eth from all sin and along the line of
the green | saw the words. The lc,yc~
Of the Tree of Life for the healing II the
nations" and along the line Of the or
angc | saw the words. The day spring
from on high hath visited vs." aud then
saw the storm was over. and the rainbow
rose higher and higher until it seemed
retrcatinc tn another heaven and. plant
ing one column Of its colorS on one side
the eternal hill. and planting the other
column If its colorS ON the other side the
eternal hill. il rose upward and upward.
and. behold. there was Il rainbow about
the throne" Accept that sacrifice ana
quit worrying. Take the tonic. the inSpi-
ration. the longevity. Of this truth. Re
ligion is sunshine: that is health. Re
lIgion is fresh air and pure water: they
are healthy. Religion Is warmth: that is
healthy. ASK all the doctors. and hey
will tell Won that a quiet conscience and
pleasant anticipations are hygi"nic
offer You perfect peace now and here
after
What do you want in the future world:
Tell me. and you shall have H. Orchards:
There are the trees with twelve manner
of fruits. yielding fruit every month.
Water scenery: There is the river If
Life from under the throne of God. clear
as crystal. and the sea Of glass mingled
with fire. Do You want music; Their" j.
the oratorio ot the Creation led on by
Adam. and the oratui'io of the Red sea-
led ON 10y Moses and thc oratorio OF Ia"
Messiah led on hy 81. Paul. Will" III,
archanecl with swinging baton controls
the l4i.GD who make up the orchestra.
Do You want reunion: There are Your
children waiting To kiss you. waiting To
embrace you. waiting to twist gagiandS
in your hair You have been accustomed
10 open the door on this side the >cpui-
cher. | open the door on the other side
the scpulchcr. You have been acc,!Stnin-
ed to walk in the wet grass on the top az
the grave. ] show you the under side uf
the grave. The bottom has fallen nut.
and the long ropes with which the pail
bearers let down your dead let them clear
through into heaven.
Glory be 60 God for this robust. healthy
religion. II will have tendency To max.
you live long in this world. aud in The
world Ia cnrl, ynu will have, eternal life.
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