Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-08


matter with him. You, the aged Christian
man, walked along by that unhappy one
until you came to the golden pillar OF the
Christian life. You went 10 the right; he
went to the left; That is all the difference
between you. oh. II this religion is pro-
test against oil forms OF dissipation thenit
ia an illustrious friend of longevity! "With
long life will satisfy him.
Again, religion is friend of longevity in
the fact that 1t takes the worry out OF our
temporallties. It Is not work that kills
IT s W9r When man
not only his affections, but his family, his
business, his reputation. his body, his
mind, his .soul-everything. Industrious
he will be, but never worrying, because
God is managing his affairs How can he
worry about business when In answer to
his prayers God tells him when to buy and
when to sell, and, II he gain, that is best
and, IL he lose, that is best?
Suppose you had supernatural neighbor
who came in and said: "Sir, want you to
fast friend. could fall back on $50, ,000.-
600. hold the controlling stock in thirty
of the best monetary Institutions Of this
country. Whenever you are in any trouble
call on me, and will help you. You can
have my money, and you can have my in
How much would YOU worry about busi-
best can, and then I'll depend on my
friends generosity for the rest
Now, more than that is promised to
every Christian business man. God says
to him: 81 own New York and London and
st. Petersburg and Pekin, and Australia
and California are Mine. can foresee a
panic 1000 years. have all the resources
OF the universe, and am your fast friend.
When you get in business trouble or any
other trouble, call on Me, and will help.
| {o Nv hon In nix nP
deliverance.'' How much should that
man worry? Not much. What lion will
dare to put his paw on that Daniel? Is
there not rest In this? Is there not an
eternal vacation in this?
"Oh," you say, "bere is man who asked
God for blessing in a certain enterprise,
and he lost $4,000 in it. Explain that" 'I
will. Yonder is a factory, and one wheel
is going north and the other wheel is 60
ing south, and one wheel laterally and the
other plays vertically. l go to the manu-
facturer, and l say: "Oh, manufacturer,
do You not make all the wheels go one
way?' "Well," he says, II made them to
60 in opposite directions on purpose, and
they produce the right result. You go
down stairs and examine the carpets we
are turning out in this establishment aud
you will see.' l go down on the other
floor, and I see the carpets, and l am
obliged to confess that though the wheels
in that factory go in opposite directions
they turn out a beautiful result, and while
I am standing there looking at the oxquis-
ite fabric an old Scripture passage comes
for good to them who love God" Is there
not rest in that? Is there not tonic in
thatP Is there not longevity in that?
Suppose man is all the time worried
about his reputation. One man says he lies,
another says he Is stupid, another says he
l.. i.zIso
Establishments attack him, and he Is in
great state of excitement and worry and
fume and cannot sleep, but religion comes
to him and SAYS: "Man, God is on your
side; He will take care OF your reputation.
II God be for your, who can be against
your" How much should that man worry
about his reputation? Not much. II that
broker who some years ago in Wall street,
after he had lost money, sat down and
wrote a farewell letter to his wife before
he blew his brains out; II instead OF taking
out Of his, s,poeket pistol he had taken out
n we'll read New Testament, there would
have been one less suicide. oh, nervous and
feverlsh people OF the world, try this al
mighty sedative! Yon will live twenty-f five
years longer under its soothing power. 1t
is not chloral that you want or morphine
that you want; it is the gospel of Jesus
Christ. with long life will l satisfy him."
Again, practical religion is II friend OF
longevity in the fact that it removes all
corroding care about a future existence.
Every man wants to know what Is to be-
come of him. II you get on board rail
train, you want to know at what depot it
is going to stop. II you get on board a
ship, you want to know into what harbor
it is going to run, and IL you should tell
me you have no interest in what is to be
your future destiny would in as polite
a way as l know how tell you did not be-
lievc you. Before had this matter settled
,xv;xt IL near %, f,t,, "a, ha
question almost worried me into ruined
health. The anxieties men have upon this
subject put together would make q martyr
dom. This is II state of awful unhealthi-
ness. There are people who fret them
selves to death for fear Of dying
Accept that sacrifice and quit worrying.
Take the tonic, the inspiration, the long
evlty Of this truth. Religion is sunshine;
that is health. Religion is fresh air and
pure water; they are healthy. Religion is
warmth; that Is healthy. Ask all the doc
tors, and they will tell you that n quiet
conscience and pleasant anticipations are
hygienic. / offer you perfect peace now
and hereafter.
Well, you defeat me in my three expert
ments. / have only one more to make, and
II you defeat me in that l am exhausted,
mighty one on knoll back OF Jerusalem
one day, the skies filled with forked light
nings and the earth with volcanic disturb
toward the heavens and said: II take the
sins and SORROWS OF the ages into My own
heart. am the expiation. Witness earth
and heaven and hell, am the expiation."
And the hammer struck Him and the spears
punctured Him, and heaven thundered,
'.The wages OF sin is death'' "The soul
that sinneth it shall die!" 81 will by
no means clear the guilty!'' Then
there was silence for half au hour, and
the lightnings were drawn back into the
scabbard OF the sky and the earth ceased
to culver and all the colors OF the sky be-
gan to shift themselves into rainbow
woven out of the falling tears of Jesus, and
there was red az of the bloodsheddlng, and
there was blue as OF the bruising, and there
was green ascot the heavenly foliage, aud
there was orange as OF the day dawn. And
along the line OF the blue saw the words,
II was bruised for their iniquities.' And
along the line OF the red saw the words,
1.-The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from
all sin." And along the line OF the green
I saw the words, "The leaves of the tree OF
| life for the healing OF the nations" And
| along the line of the orange / saw the
words, "The day spring from on high hath