The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-03-07

hearC IKE 1t was Ills o"ll 1olho' IiiouSlA~
u. .Buto'nowo the vicious soprano had
ceased. The chords of Sir Walters hymn
had inta out on ts aenee The n
vocatory prayer broke 1t.
That June Friday evening will be re-
membered by Mr. Mr. Laws congregatfon for
thin, white and awful, He read the
imprecatory psalms and the denunciation
OF the Pharisees; He prayed like a re-
9 6eHsgs ae as He gave cut his text
':Tor the smoke of their torment as
seaCtetn Forever" His sermon was ter
giEle onslaught.
l. was impossible that there should
be mistake in the minds of any of Mr.:
Laws hearers as to the pastors view OF
event too rare in the village to be unim-
proved. AS Mrs. Dorothy Doom, the min
istel:,s housskeeper, navely observed an d;
late to the meeting-it being ironing day
and heard the greater part of the elo-
quent .denunclation with which Mr.. Law
overwhelmed the poor wretch who had
tossed another into eternity on the point
of a bowie knife that June afternoon.
To characterize that eloquence as fiery
WIS ~ small way of putting It: Gu atioa 1t
and one would come near to the fact.
The pastor seemed to be devoured, soul
and body, by white fire. Moral indigna-
The agents Of satan"-by which he
meant the circus company-came In for
their full share of his personal and pro
general system and particular illustra,
ton Of "ungodly amusements,' which had
resulted in the shocking occurrence now
disturbing the. peaceful course OF our
pious community.
He pictured the degradation Of the out
cast now in hiding for his life-perhaps
lurking in the innocent shrubbery that
(,1lr river neACeful
woods where our children gambol:
He did not hesitate to sketch the pre-
ole 1 ps bsr of Of the Tca ne
damnation, and reaping the disgrace OF
his curriculum. He depicted this loath-
some being from the outset Of his days.
nay, from the hour Of his creation, abb
horred OF God and neglected Of man;
sprung from the: seed of the devil ard
bearing fruit after his kind.
his doom. When Adam fell he sinned;
The system Of redemption had not reached
him. He was thrust outside of It; He
of God TO his miserable lot. He him
self 1T should be understoo6 was. never
thsless, quite clearly to blame for ful-
a it.hs E the guilt Of his CAREER.
He oudd1 net have. helped rhiHseH=Iforr
he was elected to condemnation; but that
sibility.. He was q murderer; That was
Gods decree. But he murdered. That
was his own fault. -
him. nhs t'S BY f SeSa %as Tea
erless to. save him, The agency OF the
holy spirit could not snatch him from his
doom.
Mr.. Law gave the audience to under:
stand that this particular doctrine had
made especial efforts to- convert the
wretched man. but he had hardened .aed his his
unpardonable sin. He had offended the
Holy Ghost. The doctrine was undeniably
there. In fact, all the doctrines were In
Now the pastors voice sank, for he
had reached the frightful part of his
discourse. Every nerve In his delicate
sinner into the eternal punishment which
awaits the unrepentant soul. He did not
retreat from his duty; but he shrank like
w9pnded flesh from ITS a%sn fn Beacon
Sleeper; and Mrs. Wayle was CONFUSED
with sobs. Deacon Hopwell sat up very
straight. AS an officer Of the law he ap-
proved Of the Divine Judiciary. He
who would be supported.
The audience was greatly stirred s5:,1 Even
Church 1ci menbe S' asually took the liberty
Of going to sleep during the sermon, KEPT
broad awake. Bah Roar. himself came In
the anS his hat on drmKng in
the pastors denunciation..
Bah had not gone with the crowd to
hunt the n nd eeen nor tod that
done it," and he felt an appreciable fear
of the whole situation, as If it were some
thing catching" Bah td pridea him MISE on on
ways sober on Sundays. and sometimes, on
weekly meeting days. It struck him that
he was less likely to be knocked over the
head into hell-a; legation in which Bah
son tonight as usual >.
There was no doubt about it; It: was
magnificent discourse; r. The 9, Reve 1oas1
fame as pulpit orator; and that night
he was clearly at his greatest. HIS PEG.
ple were thrilled. They were proud 40. OF
him Nothing could be more comfortable
than to sit safe in the fold OF the churcn
on a bare backed pine pew, and hear the
victims of an amusement which they
and SO o. "soundly" denounced. DEACON
Hopwell meditated collecting the deficit
in the salary before next quarter,
I rang gaIf ike the e Bells in the Temple Of
Divine Justice. He summoned the ven
geance of the Almighty, to fall upon all
Mr4ehed en Wom we n eondea s ss
At the last two words, which no hui
| man lip should pronounce without a gully
| He sketched the doom which befalls all
the non-elect: who, will not accept the
| demptive tragedy Of Calvary. He por-
| trayed the horrors of hell. His voice
| shook. But he stood to his awful guns.
20 my people. my people!' he cried,
| els there a soul among We who hungers
after righteousness? Fly from the doom
of him Who is overtaken by sudden death
| in the midst of his sins! Fly from the
/ fire that burneth and the smoke that as
| cendeth forever and ever!''
He shut the big Bible and stood for a
! moment before his audience. white and
H;1ant Then his face drOpped into his
:hin old hsi1:7s:
''Thou maker of heaven and EARTH he
cried. ''Thou art infinite holiness. Thou
hast decreed that infinite justice he
" rought upon sinful man. We commend
to thee the cause Of justice. We commit
to thee the fate of our erring brother.
Smite him not with his unrepented guilt
upon his head. Condemn him not great
C1od:" ~
His voice rose to A cry that was almost
;nnerious. like that of one who had rights
as well as,the Deity himself. It was the
voice of the priest appointed to interpret
between God and man: Even yet, 20
| God, If it may possibly be thy VII, save ave
1~hrist's sake--for Christ's sake" he re-
heated. as il to make sure that his doc
trines we're all on record in that pleading,
human olitcry: For thine own Son
Sd sc. Amen. . -: -.
,Fhe preacher dismissed tile audience q! !
most inaudibly He was evidently mucn
moved-so much so that he DID not anger,
as was his won't, with mis- people, 10 re-
garded a general chat as tne Hoss ie,a tIE
effnrts Of an exhausted pulpit orator;
Mr.. Law passed quickly down the broad
aisle and into the air.