The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17

every man ought to have somebody
else's wife and every wife somebody
else's husband. They do not like our
| Christian organization of society, and
| wish they would all elope, the
wretches of one sex taking the wretch
cs of the other, and start tomorrow
morning for the great Sahara desert
until the simoom shall sweep seven
feet of sand all over them and not one
passing caravan for the next 500 years
bring back one miserable bone of their
carcasses! Free lovism! 1t is the
double distilled extract of nux vomica,
ratsbane and adder's tongue. Never
| until society goes back to the old Bible
and hears its eulogy of purity and its
anathema Of uncleanness-,nevcr until
then will this evi! be extirpated.
Behold also in this giant of the text
ana in the giant of our>ow century
that great physical power must crum-
BILE and expire. The Samson of the
text long ago went away. He fought
the lion. lie fought the Philistines.
He could fight anything, but death
was too much for him. He may have
required longer grave, but the tomb
nevertheless was his terminus.
If, then, we are to be compelled to
go out of this world, where are we to
GO to? This body and soul must soon
part. What shall be the destiny of
the former | know-dust to dust
But what shall be the destiny of the
latter? Shall il rise into the compan-
ionship OF the white robed, whose sins
Christ has slain, or will it 60 down
among the unbelieving, who tried to
gain the world and save their souls,
bu, were swindled out of both? Bless
cd be God we have Champion. He
is so STYLED in the Bible. a Champion
who has conquered death and hell and
He is ready to fight all our battles,
from the first to the last. "Who is
this that cometh up from Edom with
dyed garments from Eozrah, mighty
to savc?" If we follow in the wake Of
that Champion. death has no power
ard tic grave no victory. The worst
man trusting in Him shall have his
dying pangs alleriated and his future
;llumihed.
In the light OF this subject l want
to call your attention 10 fact which
may not have been rightly considered,
ana that is the fact that we must be
brought into judgment for the en-
plcyment of our physical otganism.
Shoulder. brain. hand, fo0-we must
answer III Judgment for the use we
have made of them. Have they been
used for the elevation of society or for
its depression? In proportion as our
arm is strong and our step elastic will
our account at last be intensified
Thousands of sermons are preached to
invalids. | preach this sermon to
stout men and healthful women. We
must give to God an account for the
right use of this physical organism.
These inyalids have comparatively lit
tie to account for, perhaps. They
could not lift 90 pounds. They could
not walk half a mile without sitting
down tc rest. Yet how much many of
them accomplish. Rising up in judg-
ment, standing beside the men and
wCmel. who had only little physical
energy, and yet consumed that energy
in connagration of religious enthu.
siasm. how will we feel abashed. Oh
men of the strong arm and the stout
heart, what use are you making of
your physical forces? Will you be
able TO stand the test Of that day when
we must answer for the use of every
talent whether il were physical en-
ergy, or n mental acumen, or spir-
itual power?
The day approaches. and / see one
who in this world was an invalid and
as she stpnds before the throne OF
God TO answer she says: 81 was sick
al, my days. ] had but very little
strength, but 7 did as well as ! could
ir. being kind to those who were more
sick and more suffering" And Christ
Will say: well done. faithful serv-
ant"
And then little child will stand
before the throne. and she will say:
"On earth | had a curvature of the
spine and ! was very weak. and l was
very i'll, but used to gather flowers
out of the wildwood and bring them
to my sick mother. and she was COM
forted when she saw the sweet flow
crs out of the wildwood. did not do
much, but / did something" And
Christ shall say, MS He takes her up in
His arms and kisses her: "Well done,
well done, faithful servant; enter thou
into the JOY Of thy Lord" What, then,
will be said to us. we to whom the
Lord gave physical strength and con-
tinuous health? Hark, it thunders
again! The judgment. the judgment!
I said to an old Scotch minister,
who was one Of the best friends / ever
had: doctor. dill you ever know Rob-
ert Pollock, the Scotch poet. who
wrote The Course OF Time?'" "Oh,
yes" he replied 81 knew him well!
7 was his cassmate." And then the
doctor went on to teu me how that
the writing Of "The Course of Time"
exhausted the health OF Pollock. and
he expired II seems as il no man
could have such glimpse of the day
for which all other days were made
as Robert Pollock had and long sur
yive that glimpse. In the description
of that glimpse he says, among other
things:
Begin the woe. ye woods. and tell It to the