The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-21
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teSpAp I2llEUBup duu SANGu - CAlAt0
from burning TO death. The con-
ductor received ali the newspaper
nptoriety. and he did not nee the
fight with the IRE and the dogs that
nearly ate me up, but I saved the
child from burning to death. do
not know the child's name nor
where II lives, and some OF my
friends tried to get for me q Carnegie
hero medal, and they who are In nt-
thorfty said IL had been killed or
lost q leg could have gotten the
medal and the $1,000 that goes With
II; but / saved the child. God wants
to save you, and has tried to sat0
yon, but you won't let Him
"Oh the pathos in that one word,
lost. It speaks OF the vessel out on
the storm-tossed brine. and the s.
@. 8. flashing through the air. You
can send your 8. o. 8. to heaven to-
night; and God has the receiver set
to receive the sparks of your mes
sage. Lost speaks of the hunter -
the mountains lost travelling in thu
awful circle, and I have seen my
footprints IN that circle. A hunter
carries two compasses. He will dis.
pute tho one. but the two will con-
vince him. ! am told that if man
is lost he may know the stars, but
when lost he cannot locate the North
star. and you are lost and cannot
locate the Star of Bethlehem, and
you dispute every argument that
the preacher can bring to bear. az
man drowning will drown the one
who seek sto rescue him. Two boys
that have been laugh as Boy Scouts
and first aid to injured, and one falls
into deep water he fOrgets his train
ing, and he struggles ana Will drown
his rescuer IL he has strength. And
IL I go out with you and take not my
religion with me, there are men in
the city who can submerge me in sin.
A passenger asked the old pilot who
gripped the steering wheel of the
vessel II he knew where the rocks
were, and the old sherman said no.
but know where they are not y
tell you don not want to know
where your rocks and reefs are in
this city. and / shall go away and not
know where they are. But / know
where God Almighty keeps His lie
boat.
II saw in the Army and Navy
building IN Washington, the bullet
riddled flags, and it told me of bat
ties lost and won. saw the pistol
and the ball that killed Abraham Lin
coin. ana It silently told me of al
president that was lost. Lost speaks
OF a story as old as sin but as young
as when the last virtuous life Eas led
astray, and when this night is over
in this city. some life that is safe
now will be ruined tomorrow morn
ing. God in heaven help US to get
awake; and keep awake. Lost tells
me where the dark shadows are now,
and where sorrow is today that in
the bright yesterday there were glad
ness and sunshine. But now lost,
all lost. There was a day when Ut
was announced through the peaceful
streets OF heaven, a world was lost.
When God wanted to make this old
world He made 1t with words; Hel
stood on chaotic nothingness and
looked into the night Of ink, and said
Let there be light, and light un-l
sheathed her sword and cut theI
darkness in pieces and scattered 1t.
But when the world went over board
u 4LOOh StuS llllS VI lfO0 . tOuly Sun
to save her. / read that there is joy
In heaven over one sinner who re-I
penis. and why not allow me to say
there is sorrow here Jon earth when
pure young life Is led away into the
darkness blacker than night. II
you won't let me say that, will say
there is sorrow here ognearth when
a young life is led into sin, and
on the way to death. II you
could take some mother or father in
this city who Is languishing away.
roses gone from tho cheek. bright
eyes have grown dim. and II you
could place that one under the power
OF the annesthesia, and with scalpel
cut arteries and tissue and lay bare
the heart you would find It broken
and across fits Jagged edges yeL
would find the name of son or daugh-
ter written IN concealed blood.
Jesus Christ and the church are
trying to save this world that Is
lost, and the devil and bad men and
women are trying to wrest It from
the hand Of right, and hurl II; into
hell. Which will you help do?n
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