The age-herald., 1901-03-25

fulnees He /holds you Iast, and you R.. at peace.
 But he Is armed with lie! Your sou. is happy. You are not a Christian You say: If anything were wrong, should l be SO happy2' It Is because things are so bad you are so happy. It is the worst sign.
 My child is i'll; l call the doctor. Hc goes up stairs with the mother. When he comes down T. say;
 Well. doctor?
 " She's very bad
 " Is there any hope?'
 " 'Yes one hope Is that she suffers so If the pain stops, telephone for me, and I'll come at once. It will show the worst symptoms has set in
 An hour later my wife comes down stairs and says:
 " The worst is over
 " How do you Know ask
 Well, ten minutes ago the child ceased to suffer, and is now easy
 Good Godr I say that Is the worst symptom. Not to feel at all Is the worst sign.
 If you did not feel happy. I would have hope of you, my brother. my sister. In- sensibilty has set in and your only hope is to be saved before 1t settles down into the lethargy of death.
 There's false peace-the peace of a
 
 is stealing near. If you don't wake up youll be lost O wake!
 The second picture shows the devil in the house, but afraid he's going to be turned out He drives the man to such a drunken bout that he's ashamed of him self So the devil says: 1'n lose him If l don't go out and leave him to himself a bit
 So he takes the key of the back door and goes out. I've seen scores of men like that. The drink devil has gone out, and the betting devil. and the impure devil, The man has pulled himself to- gether and says helrlive a new life, lx II go to church. For a time he's a refor1.ed man. The devil is gone out, but Christ has not come in. The house has lost it's bad tenant but has not got a better. It is swept and garnlshed. He buys a large Bible, too large to use but good to look at
 I'd rather have you like that man with a devil in you, It Is better on the whole but dangerous.
 After a while the devil thinks he made a mistake to go away from such a man. But he's mortally afraid of Christ. So he looks through the key-hole and win dows to see if Chrlst,is inside. He says to himself. The house is empty He kicks the door open, 1t may be after one month or0one year or seven years, and he brings with him the devils of pride and avarice and ambition, sometimes of lust and drink. and they fill the house of that mans life.
 T tell you In Gods name, If you havn't nothing better than that you're not saved i; you'll be turned back at the judgment bar of God.
 Chriet Is Stronger Than Satan.
 Thirdly A stronger man comes and overcomes him and taketh away his ar nor and divideth his spoils
 Christ first met satan in the wilder ness and proved himself the stronger In His weakness on the cross, Christ bruised the serpents head. When He rose from the dead God set Him at His right hand and put the devil under His feet.
 If you. young man, will let Christ come in. He'll turn the strong man out.
 Do you hear Him coming? His feet ring with the music of the golden bells. He comes to the poor soul in whom sa- tan and sin have so long dwelt. Thou art in despair. It's no use for me to try to be a Christian and I will not be a hypo- crite'
 Jesus comes. He is waiting at the door of your heart to do for thee what He has done for mo.
 But you must choose to admit Him. If you Join satan against Christ, He can do nothing; but if you let Him in He will drive satan out and close the door against him.
 Are you willing for Christ to come in? That moment He comes, sometimes like a touch of the summer wind, or like a beam of light. or as softly as mother when she comes into your sick room and you never knew she was there until you saw her dear face.
 70, Jesus, forever on the throne of my heart, keep me clean. Answer Satan when he accuses me; protect me from his at tacks. Jesus, not Satan, not self, not resolutions, but Christ in me the hope Of glory!'