Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-08-09

ana sutferings or incorporate men that
might better sympathize with men,, and
shall never forget his face; 1t grew deathly
white. and the tears ran down his cheeks
as he said, Never say it again. for If
could only forget / would be perfectly
happy hat while it is true that we never
forget God does for He has said L win
remember your transgressions no more Tor
ever" and in the Old Testament has de-
clared that ''our sins shall not be men
toned against us in that day"
Third. we shall have to pay for every
warning given. After Jonah was rescued and
entered Nineveh he cried aloud: yet forty
Jaws and Nineveh shall he overthrown, but
God has been better to YOU than that.
They had one appeal. You have had fifty;
they had one warning. You have had
thousand: they had forty days. you have
had forty years. Sometimes the warning
F1s -oo-ae.in me providercGs o- God sonlc-
tires in the sickness Of the night when the
very ticking o. the clock was an invitation.
and we shall nave to nay for consciences
seared and hearts burdened, and we shall
he obliged 70 20 out into the world TO come
absolutely shorn OF excuses. 1t is not
necessary to speak Of big sins. DR.. Tai
m.gr has said. however, that there are five
acts III the rum traffic.
ACT THE FIRST.
A man starting from home for college.
his parents weeping. his sister almost with
heart breaking and as he leaves the house
they stand in the doorway OF the old home
20 wave hin. farewell until he IS over the
ACT THE SECOND.
The marriage altar and the church filled
wit; music and two hearts beating as one
and q new home established
ACT THE THIRD.
Midnight and woman waiting in
home Of poverty for husband who does
not come home, and when he comes is in
toxicated
ACT THE FOURTH.
Three graves in a dark place. the grave
a woman who died of broken heart. the
grave of a man who has killed himself.
ACT TUE FIFTH.
A distressed souls entry. no music, no
life. the blackness OF darkness everywhere.
Suppose we 60 on in the wav in which
we started. Oh. what an infinite cost. ig-
nor;ng conscience and the prayers of our
friends and the pleading of the Spirit.
\ young boy sent away from New York
TO Western city provided with n new
suit OF clothes and new hat. was seen
tearing the lining out of his old hat and
when asked why lie was doing so said. 1T
was piece OF nv mothers dress, and |
cannot 90 without it. She loves me. and
it Is all / have OF hers hut it is not all
that Won have OF your mother you have
the memory OF her sweet life and the
vision of her tears OF concern and the sad
look OF her face as she said. Il beseech
voa, do not go astray," and YOU promised
You would not. and you have. Manhood
will suffer if you go on.
Here is graduating scene in Western
college. and at the feet of the leader of
the class the flowers are thrown, and as he.
descends from the platform the old college
hall rings with cheers and people rise and
congratulate the aged father and the low
ing mother on having such boy, and here
is picture of prison cell and the in
mates hair Is matted and his eyes are
bruised. and the picture of the second is
the picture of the first after the trans
forming mower of sin Oh. that we might
turn to God to-day, for we may wait until
it is too late
The Rehecca Goddard wears ago came al.
most within sight of the New York harbor
and was then caught in the ice and thrown
back again at sea. drifted for days at the
mercy of the waves and finally was lost.
and yet she was within sight of the har.
boz. God pity us If we should be in sight
OF home tonight and after all be lost.