Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-08
ASATURDAY
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/ SERMONS
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THE TRAGEDY OF NEGLECT.

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the ears OF every human soul | wish II
could he so burned into the heart that
we could never forget II. ] wish that
voices could repeat 1t TO our conscious
ness during the day and In our dreams
at night II Is text showing the folly
and guilt OF neglecting the salvation Of
God. IL Is one OF the Bibles most search.
Ing questions. and the Bible doesn't at.
tempt TO answer H. That IL left TO the
human soul There are n number OF
such questions so self evident that no
answer Is given. They are left to the
reason and conscience and will This
text Is one. Here Is another: what
shall II profit man II he gain the
whole world and lose his own soul?'
Another: III the righteous scarcely I've
saved where shall the sinner and un-
godly appear" That catches the man
who says, "Oh. any old kind OF life
viii do" still another question asks.
what shall be the end OF them that
obey not the gospel;" The gospel Il
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cusscd and criticised. like the play OF
Hamlet" and Browning's poems. II
is a call. an appeal OF God that musi
be obeyed All these questions have
regard 20 the ultimate issue and out
come OF this life.
Running Past Signals.
The Pennsylvania railroad makes its
splendid record for safety. as do many
others. by It's surprise tests. For an
engineer TO run by signals may mean
death to hundreds. Last year. In the
first six months. the railroad officials
made $4,000 tests-about $50 a day.
The record showed 900 per cent per
feet. The remaining 4 per cent the
engineers passed few feet past the
signal The last six months showed
100 per cent efficiency. Neglect Of
signals may mean horrid crash at mid.
night. burst Of steam. blaze OF flame
Of time 2.O4S In the United States were
killed or injured through the careless
handling OF medlcines-bottles left 10
reach OF children. older folks going 10
medicine shelf In the dark. carbolic
acid instead OF cough strip. corrosive
sublimate instead OF whisky. and so on
through long catalogue The lnjunc
ton for grown folks Is: Turn on the
light. look Mt the label. smell the con
tents For children: Put the cork 10
Immediately. put the bottle up high:
fatal dose may be swallowed while you
turn TO pick up the cork. Neglect
means penalty. Its the surgeons
knife or DEATH" warns the consulta
tion OF physicians. The gangrenou-
appendix showed the patient how close
was his call. Neglect IS the thief of
life-and OF the soul too.
illustration. Not Argument.
Sin Is the darkest. deepest reality Of
human life. How can man be deliver.
ell from l. . know Of no other way
than Gods plan OF salvation. DO not
neglect. ON this winter night the
ground Is getting harder. Two reasons
the cold Is growing more intense, and
the sun Is gradually sinking into the
western sky. Don't let death find your
heart iccbound. To-day II you hear
his voice harden not your hearts"
The unheeded warnings. the crcdulity
OF humanity. seem impossible. A 81.
gantIc vessel Is near the Ice fields. The
wireless warns: the air and ocean grow
colder. But who cares: Its name Is
Titanic Don't slacken speed or double
watches fIark. Crash. Bang, What
was that: oh. we've Just grnzed the
side of an iceberg, But the lifeboats
are filed and launched! They will
come back. Go ON with the dancing
and gaming and dining. We are an
unconqucrable steamer. the glory OF
human brains and skill The Titanic
Is unsuitable. One thousand nine hun.
dred years ago Pompeii and Hercu.
laneum nestle beside vesuvius as II
towers toward the blue Italian sky.
Tremors and warnings neglected. The
population 60 jostling and crowding 20
see the gladiators IN the arena OF the
amphitheater. When the sky Ia black
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fee. Too late. What shall men do
20 he lost? just neglect. Need not be
vicious-just neglect.
When May We Eseaps7
l; must be done now. "All right. D
will before the winter Is over" No;
now The worlds astronomers have
lost one-sixteenth Of second. Hun
dreds OF thousands OF dollars are beine
spent, special building erected and
apparatus installed to find t. In the
hourglass OF time one tiny grain Of
sand is missing. II II isn't found every
meridian and boundary line on earth
viii have 10 be shifted. The tremen
dous Importance of an instant Of time
Repent now On the last day there
viii be no escape Men often escape
human courts, many thieves not ar
rested. many murderers yet unhung
Men escape earth's penalties some
times Today Is the wise mans day.
Tomorrow Is the fools day. Not April
/ IL All Fools day. but tomorrow.
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