Arizona republican., 1899-01-24

in the minority then. but we find he swung around and was in the major ity after awhile. That's an argument frequently brought against Christian ity, that it has so few believes.
 And so these men laughed at Noah and made sport of him, but still he toiled on as God had commanded. ! can imagine Noah leaving his work, and going out to preach to those peo- | ple. bu. they only laughed at him and told him to go back and finish his ark. 1 One hundred years passed and still no sign of a flood. Men bought and sold and got gain as before; the voice of the bride and bridegroom were heard as usual, and they planned wickedness | beyond our conception.
 '"The sage said, Don't borrow trou~ ble; the world will last. And if they had | theaters in those days. I imagine they would have burlesque on NOah's ark, and men and women would point him out as a strange man with a queer look in his eye. Some one has said, 'Ncah must have been deaf or he couldn't have stood all he heard. But deaf or not he heard God when He told him to build the ark, and he heard His voice calling him to come into it and all his family. I don't know when the flood came, but enc beautiful morning, as beautiful as you have here, with never cloud in the sky, we see Moan Having the old home where he had probably lived for hundred years, and moving wi,h his family into the ark. l have a great deal of respect for Noah. He must have lived Q good life at home or his sons wouldn't have fol- lowed him. The people say, What's your hurry? You've lots ot time Wait awhile and don't leave Q good home for that ark with only one window in it. They laugh, but he pays no at tention, for God has spoken. And af- ter Noah and his family went into the ark God gave the seven days of grace and if they had .epantcd then He would have spared them. Ona morn ing black cloud appears. It is more dreadful than anything of the kind they had seen, and they begin to won- der what's coming. The wise men say, Don't be alarmed. If it is a ssorm we can flee to the mountains and that ark will go to pieceC anyway The animals and Noah and his family are in the ark, and God comes down and closes the door. Tho last year, the last month, the last week, the last day and minute had come; the day of grace was over and the day of judgment was at hand. An hour ago no one would have bought the ark for Kindling wood, but now it was worth more than all the world to them
 You can laugh and sheer now at this old bible, but the hour is coming when one promise in it will be worth more than all the world to you Don't laugh at your mothers bible How black this wo1ii would he if there were no bibles in it. When the stoI m burss they ran to the door and knocked cry ing, Let us in.' But it was too fate. and they heard a voice within say. T can't; GCd has closed the door. There is no hope. Let me plead with you: don't make light Cf a hope of a better world.
 Now I want to talk to you on this text tonight as a father, and follow 10 yesterdays thought of reaping for our children what we sow We want more family piety, more family altars. You may stand all right in the church, but how do you stand at home? Where are your boys? In or out of the ark? II they are out you'd better get them in How would Noah have fel. to have left out one son? And what joy to take them all in. You are here at this meeting tonight, father but where is your son? In q saloon. drinking? It IS time to wake up and save your children.
 A mother lay dying. Her husband was at her side, and as she reused a little she said, T. is dark,-isn't it?' Yes was the reply. Is it nicbta. Yes Are the children all in?' Yes. mother, they're all in, and she fell quietly asleep. Are your children all II? Two boys here last night seemed interested, and when I talked with them they gave their hearts to Chris. put, 0! how much they need a moth CTS guidance and wise counsel to keop them Tn the right way, for it is easier 10 Keep them in the right track than to Sel them back when they have gone wrong. It is mistake to think that the children cant give their hearts to God. '@
 T once knew a man who was am bluous to gain wealth and worldly honor and spent most of his time in that way. Che day dis oldest son was drought home in a dying condition. The father said to the doctor. Cant you rouse him? I don't want him ro die without knowing it. After time ne rallied and when told his condition he said, Must I die? I'm no. ready t0 die. Pray for me, father But the father couldn't pray and in a few minutes the boy was gone As the Ae~NHS4 IuI l4Su away rom I0dL new Y made grave, he said, I'd give all I'm worth if I could call him back and make one prayer for him. If tbere js a prayerless father or mother in this house tonight, go home and cree family altar. Gather in the children. make that your principal business; it Is a better one than buying and selling.
 A father sat by the bedside of his dylng boy and he told him he was go- ing to die. The little fellow looked up into his face and said, Will I die to- day and be with Jesus tonight?' Yes, my son.. Papa, don't weep. I'll go right to Jesus and tell Him that while 1 lived you tried to make me good I'd rather hear that testimony than anything else. Make the welfare of your child's soul the principal thing. l think it is wrong to belong to a club if it takes you away from your family, for the enemy then comes in