The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-06

came to a cross and Instantly the bur-
den fell from his shoulders and began
to tumble downward to a place where
there stood a sepulchre, into the mouth
Of which 1t fell and he saw II no more.
He wept with gratitude and JOY.
Presently there came to him three
shining ones, 'sThy sins be forgiven"
said the frst. the second stripped
him Of his rags and clothed him with
new raiment. The third set mark
on his forehead and gave him roll
with q seal, which he babe HIM look
upon rs he ran. and to give It In at
the Celestial Gate.
Christian went upon his way. sing
ing. and so passed on for some time
on their heels lying asleep little
way from his road. Their names were
Simple, Sioths and sPresuEnpttoTi. xland
when chrjstiaf awo1ts rtepl q I'D would
have helped them on wifi thefrs fefterA
warning them againsk tho danger Of
the way. they looked at him heediessly
and went to sleep again arg
While he was still troubled about
them two men tunbied over the wall,
crying that they were Fofmalist and
Hypocrite, who. were bound from the
land of Vainglory TO Mount Zion. When
Christian asked them why they had
not come by the straight and narrow
path, they replied that their country
men accounted 1t too far about and
always made q short cut of It.
Christian went on, with Journalist
and Hypocrite following him. but with
them he would hold no further con-
verse, refreshing himself the rather
by reading in the great scroll
They came to a hill named Difficulty.
very steep and high. and the narrow
way lay straight DIP. But there were
two broad. pleasant roads n turning
around the bottom. one sight, one left
One OF these ways was named Dan
ger asd the other Destruction. Formal
list and Hypocrite. seeing how steep
was the hill and rugged. resolved to
so the easy ways. and So one was
led into great wood and the other
into dark mountains. and they fell
and rose no more.
Christian elambered up the straight
ana narrow path on his hands and
knees till he came to pleasant arbor
half way up the hill, where he sat
down to rest, and, 30. presently fell
asleep. In his sleep his roll fell from
his hand, and when he awoke at last
and perceived that 1t was almost night
he was sore alarmed and ran to the top
of the hill.
There he met. running toward him,
Timorous and Mistrust4 They told him
that they had climbed the hill Dim.
Guilty, but were returning now, rather
than to continue their journey to the
Citv OF zion, because they saw more
dangers the further they went. Al
last they had seen two lions lying
in the way. and they would not con-
tissue. so they ran on and christian
went forward. though much disturbed.
Presently he felt for his roll and
found it not. Then he retraced his
steps with bitter wailings for sleep
ing in a place that was erected only
az a little refreshment for his weari-
ness. Joyful was he when he found
1t where 1t had been lost, but when
he went again on his way the night
in sleeping. For" sighed he, the
lions will range In the darkness for
their prey, and how shall escape
being torn in pieces?
While he was lamenting he saw a
very stately palace before him, the
name of which was Beautiful, and re-
solved to pray for lodging there. En-
tering a narrow way that led to 1t. he
was dismayed at sight OF the lions.
Then he paused. fearing death, but the
porter of the palace, whose name was
watchful, cried to him to advance
without fear. for that the lions were
chained Christian passed them tremb-
ling, ana tley IodTeu AT uitls out ulu
not harm him.
Watchful called a grave and beau
tiful damsel named Discretion, who
asked him many searching questions.
Then came Prudence, Piety and Char
ity and held discourse with him and
led him in, where all the inmates said:
Come in, thou blessed OF the Lord.
This house was built by the lord OF
the hill on purpose to entertain such
pilgrims.
They kept him two days in sweet
discourse. and showed him many won-
drous things and read to him from the
records the worthy things that had
been done by the servants OF the Lord
of the place.
When the morning was up they led
him to the top OF the house and bade
him look south. There he saw at q
great distance most pleasant noun
famous country, and these. they told
him, were the Delectable Mountains,
whence he might see the gates Of the
Celestial City.
Then they took him to the armory
and ACQUIRED him with the sword,
shield. helmet and breastplate OF all
prayer and gave him shoes that would
not wear out Discretion, Piety. Char
ity and Prudence accompanied him