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GREENSBORO, K C, FRIDAY, .I.IARCH 11; 1887.
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BR. TALM AGE'S SER
MON: .
SUBJECT OF HIS DILCOURSE :
"THE SWELLING OE JOiiDAN."
The Gbejlt PJEtKACHEtt Does Not
Relieve that there is a Real
Atheist in all the World
John Bunyait and the Drunk
Brooklyn. Feb 27. At the Tab-
ernac e this morning a vast throng
rose to sing the opening doxolo-
Prais God, from whom all blessiags
flow. s
After a brief exposition ofScriptue
by the pastor. " the Rev. T. De. Witt
Talmage, D. D., and. the singing of;
a hymn, Professor . Henry Eyre
Browne rendered ai organ solo,
SonataNo1, in D minor, Jy Gail-
mant. The subject of Dr. Talmage'js
sermon was ,The Swelling of Jordan,
and his text Jer.xii,5: "If thoa hast
run with the footmen, and they have
wearied thee, then how canst thou
contend with horses ? And if in the
land of peace, wherein thou truste . th
hev Wearied thee, ithen haw wilt
thoa do in the swelling of Jordan ?"
-The eloquent preacher said : ,
Not in a : petulant but in kindly
terms I must complain that a wrong
has been done me and the cause of
honest journalism,by a pretended ser-
- mnn tht is 2roinr the i ounds l of
' l O . - - -; "- -
Imndreds 61- papers with my na
appended, a sermon entitled: "frauds
Detected ; text. Numbers xxxii3 :
B atr if ye will not do so, behold, ye
S have sinned asrainst the Lord : and
be. sure your sin will Jind you out."
Xotorie sentence of that pretended
termonldlJ I preach. ' If this were
- ... . ft . . . , ,
theon4 offense of the kind 1 would
not speak of it Such a fraud is not
only a wrong to me but to the gentle
men who, at these tables, Sabbath by
Sabbath, take -accurate report ' of
what is said and done : and is a gross
wrong to the 2,000 newspapers which
give every week my sermon in full to
their readers, and often at great ex
pense to themselves. ? The only fault
1 have to find with the newspaper
press of this country is, that they
treat me ' too welL But v cannot be
made i esponsible for entire sermons
not one word of which did I preach.
Bnt now I turn from presonal explan-
, ation to the more important text. J
Jeremiah r had become impatient
with his troubles. God says to him :
"If you cannot stand these small
trials and persecutions, what are you
. going to do when the greater trials
and persecutions come ? If you have
been runing a race with footmen and
they have beaten you, what chance is
there that you "will outran horses ? "
And then the figure is changed. r You
know, in April and May, the Jordan
overflows it banks and the waters
rush violently on, sweeping every
thing before them. And God says
to the prophet : "If yon are over"
come with smaller trials and vexations
which have assaulted, you, what will
you do when the trials and annoyance
andjpersecutions of life come in a
W. freshet! h It in the land of peace
' wherein thou trnsted they wearied
tliee. then how wilt thou do : in the
swelling of Jordan?
I propose, if God.-will help me, in
a very practical way to ask if it is
each a difficult thing to get along
without the religion of Jesus Christ
. wnen cmng are comparatively cuiuuvu;
' ' what will we do without Christ amid
the overpowering! misfortunes and
v disasters of life that may come upon
. us? If v troubles, slow as Jfodtmen,
gurpa33 us, what will - we do when
they take the feet of horees ? and if
now in our M lifetime we are beaten
' "back and submerged of sorrows be
cause we have not the religion ; of
Jesus to comfort U3, what will we do
. when we stand in death, and ; we ieel
, : all around about us " the swelling of
Jordan V he feet that you 'i have
come here, ray ; brother, my sister,
shows that you : have J some things
' you believe in common with . myself.
- You believe that, there is a God
. There is not an atheist , in ; all this
' house. I do not believe' there ever
' v was a real atheist in all ' the world
.Napoleon was on a ship's deck bound
for Egpyt ; It , was "a bright, starry
night, and as , he 'paced the deck
thinking of the great affaii t . of -the
' i itate and cf battle, : liei heard two
men ' on the deck : in conver ation
- about God, one' saying there was a
God and the other saying there was
none. ; Napoleon stopped and lo oked
up at the starry . heavens,' and then
he turned to these men in conversa
tion and said: "Gentlemen, "I heard
one of you say there is no God, will
you please to tell me who made ' all
that f" Aye, if you had not ; been
persuaded of it - before, you are per
suaded of it : now ; for the shining
heavens declare the glory of God and
the earth shows his handiwork. ' But
you i believe more than; that ; you
believe that there'. was fVaJesus ; you
believe that there waa a cross;you be
lieve that you havean immortal soul;
you believe that it must - be regener
ated by the spirit of God, or you can
never dwell in bliss eternah- I think
a great many of you will fay that you
believe it is .important to have th
religion of Jesus Christ every day of
our life, to smooth our tempers and
phrifyHour - mindsand hold - us
imperturbable amid all the annoy
ance and vexations of life. , You and
I have seen so many men ; trampled
down by misfortunes because they
had no faith in Jesus, and you say to
yourself : "If they ; were so easily
overcome by the trials of life, what
will it be when greater misfortunes
come upon themheart breaking
calamities, tremendous griefs Vj Oh,
if we have no God to comfort ns when
our fortune goes, and we look upon
the grave of our ? children and our
houses are desolate what will become
ofus?i What a 6ad thing, it is to see
men all nnhelped of God, going out
to'fight giants of trouble ; no closet of
prayer in which to retreat, no promise
of mercy to soothe the sonL no rock
of re f age in which to hide from the
blast. Oh, when the swift course cs
of trouble are brought up, champing
and panting for the " racei ; and the
reins are thrown -upon their necks.
andthe lathered flanks at every spring
feel the ; stroke of the lash, what
can we do on foot with them ? ' How
can we compete with them? : Ii having
ran willi fh Avtt-.mAn.liliov " mrcnriaA I -
us, how, ' can we contend with
horses?
We have all yielded to tempatkm.
We have- been' surprised afterward
that so small an inducement could
have; decoyed us . from the right
How insignificant a temptation has
sometimes captured our soul ! And
if that is so, my dear brother, what
will it be when we come to stand in
the" presence , of ; temptation taat
prostrated a David, . and a Mosses,
and a Peter, and some of the mightest
men in all Gods kingdom ? Now
we are honest ; but suppose we were
placed in some path of , life, as
many of ,"; God's children have
beeni where all - the ; forces
of earth and ; hell combine to
capture ; the soul ! Without Jesus
we would go down undent If ready
we' have been beaten by insignificant
footmen, we would be distanced 10,
800 leagues by the horses, i Ah I
dont like to hear a man say: "I
could hot commit such a sin as that.
I can't understand how a man could
be carried away like that" You cpn'J
know what yon could do if the grace
of God lets T you. . Yon knqwt what
Jonn tJunyan said wnen be saw a
man staggering ; along . the street,
thoroughly embrnted in his habits.
He said: "There goes John Bun
yan, ;but for the grace of God." I I
can say when I see one .utterly fallen :
"There goes DeWitt Talmage, but for
the grace of God I" If we have been
delivered from temptation it . is : be-
cause the strong arm of Lord Almigh
ty has been abo, .i us, and not because
we were any. better than -they. , It is
a great folly ; to borrow trouble." . If
we can meet the misfortunes of to-daj
we will be able to meet the troubles of
to morrow? but suppose now, if
through a lack of the religion of Je
sus, we are overthrown by small sor
rows, does, not our common ' sense
teach tis that we cannot stand up
against great ones ? If we cannot
carry a pound, can we carry 1,000
pounds ? If we are discomlitted com
ing into battle with one regime t, a
brigade will cut "us to, pieces. If we
are unfit to cope with one small trial,
won'twe be overcome by greater ones?
If the footmen are ted great for ns.
won't the odds be more fearful against
us when we contend Avith horses ? f I
thank God that some ; of. his . dear
children, can be delivered. How was
it that Paul could say.: "Sorrowful
yjt always rejoicing ; poor, yet : mak
ing many rich ; having; nothing, yed
po s issmg all things ?" And .David,
the psalmist soars up into the rock
. . ' .. .. . i -. ,.. .. . :
of God's strength and becomes thor
oughly Composed amid all his sorrows
savins' : "God is "our refnare 'and
strength, a very present lielp in the
time of trouble : therefore will not
we fear though the earth Se removed,
though the mountains be cast : into
the midst of the sea, though the wa
ters thereof roar v and - be troubled,
though the mountains shake with the
swelling thereoi. ' SelaluM ; v
But my text suggests sjOmethirig iu
advance of anything I have said." We
mu8t 'all quit this' life. However
sound our "heal th may be, it must
break down ; however good our title
may be to houses, land and estates, we
must surrender theni. We wjll hear
a voice bidding us away from all. these
places.' We will have to start on. a
pilgrimage from which we can never
come back. - We will have seen for
the last time the 'evening - star, t and
watched the last summer cloudy and
felt the breath of the spring wind, for
the last time. : Hamlsof loved? ones
my be stretched out tohold U3 back,
but thiey cannot ; go we must About
all other exits and changes we' may
Jxifle, but not about this. Stupend
ous ! moment of life quitting. .;: V.
when the great tides of eternity arise
about us, and fill the soul and sur
round it, and sweep it out toward rap
ture or woe, ah I that will be the
"swelling of Jordan 1" I know peo
ple sometimes talk very merrily about
the departure from this . life. I am
sorry to hear it Bu men do ' make
fun of the passage from, this world to
another. -Byron joked a -great deal
about it, but when it came he shiver
ed with horror. Many an infidel has
pcoffed at the idea of fearing a future
world, but lying upon his pillow in
the last hour his teeth have chattered
with terror. , I: saw ' in Westminster
abbey an epitaph which a poet order
ed to be put npon his tomb : ? - ?
Life is jest, ' " .
! 1 '; Aad all things show it
- , .; I thought so once, : '.
7 Z - " ". But now I know it.
I thought how inapt that, in a place
of sepulchre, men. ; should ' try the r
witticisms. A great German having
rejected Christ, f in his last moment
said: "Give me light give me light!"
Oh, , we may be smart about our witti
cisms about the last hour; but , when
it comes, and the tides are rising,
and the surf is beating, and the winds!
are howling, we will ; each one,, my
brethren find for -himself ' that it is
"the swelling of Jordan I". ; Our naU
ural courage won't ' ho d but then.'
However familiar we niay have been:
with scenes' of mortality, however
much we may have screwed our couiv
ae up, ; we want something . more,
than natural i resources. .-'When the
Northeast wind blows off from the
sea of death, it will out all., earthly
lights. '.The lamp of the Gospel, God
lighted, is the' only -lamp that can
stand in that blast The weakest
arm holding that shall not be con
founded,; thestrongesfone" rejecting
that shall'stiim ie arid die. " When
the Jordan rises in its wrath the first
dash of its wave wi 1 swamp them for
ever. We feel how sad it is for a man
to attempt this life without religion.
We see what a doleful tliing.it is for a
man to go down "into the misfortuues
of life without Christian solace ; but
if that be so, how much more terri
ble when that man conies face to face
with the solemnities of the last hour !
Oh,if in the bright sunshine of health
and prosperity a man felt the need of
something better, how - will he- feel
when the shadows of - the last , hour
gather above" his pillow T' If, in the
warmth, of worldly prosperity he was
sometimes dismaye-L howlwill he feel
when the last chill creeps over : him ?
If: while things were comparatively
smooth he was disquieted, what , will
he do in the agonies of dissolution?
If, iu the land of peace in which he
trusted, they wearied him, what will
he do amid "the swelling of the ; Jor
dan?" , " ; . -
Oh, I rejoice to know that so many
of God's ch ldren have gone throngh
that pass without a shudder. Some
one said to a dying Christian: "Is'nt
it hard for you 'to' get out of, this
world?" "Oh, no," he says,; "it. i
easy dying, it is blessed ".dying,it v is
glorious dying and then he pointed
to a clock on the wall " arid he . said :
"The last two . hours in which I have
been dying, I have had more joy than
in all the years of my life." : A gen
eral came into the hospital: after, a
battle, and there were many seriously
wounded and there wv5 one man T dy
ing, and the general ;a ;!Ah ,my
dear fellow, you seem .very much
wounded. .'-Iam afraid you .ar, . not
going to get well" i iNo," said . th?
soldier, "I am not going to . get well
but I feel vert happy." t Oh. I have
seen tbem,' and f o have j-ijo out of
this life without a tear cn their cheek!
There was weeping all round , the
room, but no weeping in the bed the
cheeks were ; day. They - were not
thrown:;4ownr into idil!irie8S they
were lifted np,: We saw .the tides ris
hig ground then ari
the wayeIt- W.-hed tlxem ?cTrpm
the cares ahdttoilf.of lifa ; it washed
tnem on toward, the beaca of ,fceavsn.
rat . - J l
lhey waved ta us a tstvrmkn es
they stood on deck, and f oate 4own
further, and further, wf hy gales
from heaven . until taW .rsrei. ''.fori
our sight- mortality jtvirigoecomc
immortality- 4Vjiffizt
Life' duty done, as slnSa 'yjfrcly,
- Light from it load iM sniiit flies' !
Whne hf ayen and eart eoinWn to aj
;TEfow' blest the righteia whenhe dle!
v ; What high consolatiqa to youbat
your friends were rioii fluhmergBd, n
the swelling of Jordan I 'The lsyaeU
ites were just as thoroughly .alive on.
the western banks of the 'Jordan; as
they had been on the eastern.- banks
of the Jordan ; and pur- departed
Christian friends have Sotxlj crossed
over not sick, not dead, riqtexhaust
ed, not extinguished,' not blotted out
but with healthier respiration and
stouter pulges, and ; keener : eyesigh t
and better prospects, ' crossed over,
their sins, their physicaT and- mental
disquiet, all left clear this side, and
eternally flowing impassable obstacle
between them and all human and 'Sa
tanic i pursuit Crossed over.l VQh, 1
shake hans of congratulation - with
all the bereaved in the consideration
that our departed Christian friends
are sa e!
.-..Why was there year? ago so much
joy in certain circles in New York
when people heard from thfv-r friends
who were on.board-ihe City of Brust
sels?. It was thought that vessel had
gone to the bottom of the sea ; and
when the friends on this side heard
that the steamer had arrived safely in
Liverpool, had we not tha 'right, to
congratulate the people in New York
that , their friends had-i got safely
across ? , And is . it , not : right .- this
morning that I congratulate you that
your departed friends are safe on the
shores of heaven ? Would you . have
them ha ;k! again ? You know how
hard it was sometimes for thera to
get their breath in the stifled 1 atmos
phere of the summer. Would you. have
them back iu this summer? Didn't
they use their ? brain . long enough ?
Would you have, your children back
again ? . Would you have . them take
the risk of the temptations which
throng . every .human , pathway?
Would you have them cross the Jor
dan three times in addition to cross
ing it already, and cross it , again to
greet )ou now, and then cross .back
afterward ? For certainly you wpuld
not wan to keep them forever out of
heaven. 'If they" hadlived forty or
fifty, years longer would; they have
been save ? . Perhaps so, perhaps not
Pause- and wei, not for the treed .from
. pain, . . M .
But that the Mgh of love would pnll them
k . back again. 1 1 - . . x ,
i asK a quesnon,' and there seems
t come back the answer in heavenly
echo: "What 1 ,will you never be sick
again ?", "Never sick - again ?"
5What will you never De tired again?"
"Never tired again.?" "What
will you never weep again ?" .. Never
weep again." "What! will you
never die again?". Never die
again." I . Oh, ye army of departed
kindred, we hail .3 oufrom bank to
bank ! -Wait for ns when the Jordan
of death shall part ; for us. Come
down and meet us half-way between
the willowed banks of earth and the
palm groves of heaven. - -
On Jordans stormy banks I taBdr ;
And cast a w ehful.eyo
To C.n&an'g fair and happy land,
Where my possegsions lie..
' O, the transporting-, rapturous scene
. ' -That rises on my sight I . ' .
Sweet fields arrayed in living green;
And rivers of delight. , , , -
But there is one step still in ad
vance suggested by - this subject If
this religion of Christ is so important
in" life, and so important in the last
hours of life, how much more impor
tant it will be . in the great v eternity
I need not stand here and argue : it
There is something withirr your' soul
that says now,,while I speak: "I arii
immortal ; the stars shall die, but I
am immortaU' You feel rthat iyour
existence on earth is. only a- small
piece of yourj being.r It; , U (only; -a
mile up to the grave, but it is ten
thousand miles beyond. , . The slab of,
the tomb is , only 5 the ? milestone x on
which we read of infinite distance
yet to be traveled. .The .world . itself
will grow old' and die. - The stars of
cur t ight wil .burn down in their
rockets and expire. ;sThe sun, like a
spark struck from an anvil, will flash
will; utter
their last whisper, and ocean heave its
last groan; but you arid. I wiiriive
foreverf GiganticmmortaL ilight
ty to srifTeror enjoy. ..Mighty'to loye
or Lata," Mighty-'.to ar ; or "einiu
Then, what VUt be to ! us the jtbre,
the shop; the omce,Hhe applaase of 1
tne world, tne1 corn 01- our enemies,
Ube things that lifted ns np,; and .the
things chat pressed us down ftl iWhat
tdJohn Wesley jate ; the mobs that
howled "aftef; him ? What to
aire are" a' I the nations that applaud
1 moif WhatoTaut now, the
duiihVthat' chilled him ?4-What
to Latimer hOwf the flamea that con
sumed him ? All those who through
the' grace of Christ resich that tlahd,
will never be : disturbed. .' None; to
dispute' their throne; then shall reign
for ever and ever. ( BuV a!"J for those
who have made no prepertticn for the
future f When the-sharp sued l:cc.r3
of eternal disaster come np. pnntir
arid swiff to goover . themj , how will
they contend with horses ? And
when the waves of their wret bedness
rise ttjvwhite arid foara, "under, the
swoopingof eternal storing, ;aud the
billows become more wrathful : and
dash more high, oh, what will; they
do "amid the swelling of Jordan ?".,
If I could. come into your heart this
moment, I would see - that many of
you, my dear, friends, had . vowed to
the Lord. I know not what sick
ness it was or what trial ; but I verily
believe there is not axrian ? in the
house but has'some time . vowed he
would be the Lord's." ; It might have
been at the time when your child lay
sick, you said: "O Lord if thou wilt
let this child get well,-1 : will be a
Christian." : Or it might have been
in some business trouble, when ' you
have said : "O Lord; if thou wilt let
me keep my property, I"' will be a
Christian." , You kept your property
your child got well, the peril passed.
Are you a Christian ? History says
that long ago it had been announced
that the world was coming to an end,
and there was treat excitement' in
London. It was said that the world:
would perish on a certain Friday.-On!
Tuesday, Wednesday, .Thursday , and
Friday, the people were in the cathe
dral, praying and weeping. It seem
ed as if the whole English ' nation
was being converted to God, for it
was announced as certain by philoso
phers that on. that coming Friday
the world would perish. Friday came
and there were no portents, no fires in
in the air, no earthquakes The day
passed along just like every other day,
and when it passed and the '.night
came, it is said that in London there
was a scene of riot arid wassail," and
d unkenneas, and debauchery such as
had neyer been, witnessed. - Thevfor
got their vow, , they forgot tteiy re
pentance, they forgot their good reso
lutions. ' O how much human nature
in that t ' While trials and , misfor
tunes come to us, and we are down
deep in darkness and trouble 'we
make vows. We' say : "O Lord do so,
and I will : do so." The darkness
passes, the peril goes away. : We are
as we' were- before, or worse.; for
oh, how often have I seen- men start
for the kingdom of God, come ' up
within arm's' reach of it snd then go
back farther - from God; than they
ever . were before, dropping from the
very moment of their privilege into
darkness forever! Oh, how ungrate
ful we have been ! Do your know
how much God has done-for you and
for me ? ' Have you : never felt ' it t
How much He did for "you to day !
Who spread the table for you ? Who
watched you last night ? " Who has
been kind and good: to you all ; your
life long ? - Oh - how - ungrateful we
have been ! - Methihk& the goodness
of God ought to lead this whole au
dience to repentance. 1. know not
your individual history. ' Some '. of
you 1 uever sawteiore,fiomeofyou .1
will never see again ; but Lknow that
God has been good to you. What
return have you made ? There was a
steamer on one of the western lakes
heavily laden with- passengers, and
there was a little child wha stood on
the side of the; tafTrail leaning . over
and watching the ate when she
lost her balance and dropped into the
waves. l lie lake was very rough.
w .
The mother cried: "Save, my child!
Save' my child 1". There seemed none
disposed , to leap into the water.
There was ( a Newfoundland "dog on
deck. .He looked up in his 'master's
face, as if. fef orders. , IJis master
said: Trayr overboard,; catch 'em I?
The dog sprang into the water, caughj
the child by the garments, and s wam
back to the. steamer, f The. child, was
picked up byloving hands the dog
was lifted oa deck aud the, mother,
ere she fainted away, in utter thanks
giving to that dog, threw her 'arms
around its n neck and 1 kissed it jj but
uie dog shoos himself ofir fronii her
embrace andi went and laid I down as
if he ; had accomplished, nothing.
Shalt Si ruother ,be gratefui to a dog
that saves her chUd'ahd lse! urigrate-
fulio the Son ofGod !wti froiahp
heights of .heaven; plunged into the
depths of darkness, and sulTaring and
woe, that he might lift, us up out of
our sin and place us on thei rock ' of
ages f;'''6hV? the height ;e"4epth,
the length, the infinity, the: horror of
otlr ingrattitudel" 'Don't you ? treat
Jesus like that any morel : Don't you
mrust 111m pacK irom your souk .ne
has been, the best.friendyoui ever had.
. 1 wr " m ' TT:'
Ycq wjU, wantcrHim
7hen the work! is Vgoing away from
you can, doyouco rind, yea fsjel
your feet slipping frcm Itcneiih yea
-oh; then1 you will want Him the J
loving J esus, the sympathetic Jesns,
the pardoning Jesus to stand - close
by you arid hold you up "amid , the
swelling of Jordan !'' 7 1;:-''-
FARU PTES. r
FOWLS ON THE FARM
An English authority, in relation
to keeping poultry on farms objects
to the management there. : ' The same
will apply to many; farms, in - the
United States i Too many fowls are
kept in one flock, and little attention
is given to the plain requirements
neccessary to success in the; way of
feeding, : care, shelter, v etc. The
gist of the who e i argument , is , be
low.- ; ;
if The way in which fowls are ; gen
erally kept on farms is : notrcondu
cive to sacce33, iu. they are ; allowed
all. to run together, and roost iri any
shed or house, whether suitable or
otherwise, riot wanted for other pnr-
poses. This is a mistaken. systeni,
as it is much better to - divide : therii
into hocks of fit ty to 10G. each t arid
place them in different parts Of the
fariu. ; The reason why r fowls pay
better in this way can ouly be attri-
ouied to ine greater purny 01 atmos
phere . in Sth vrbesting-huse when
few are kept . "but whatever is the
cause it is' a fact .that more" eggs. V are
laid, the fowls ; thrive better and
there is less, risk of .disease.; , .The
house can bo ' built ; of wood, , made
roughly and cheaply, but yet comfort
able for the birds, and can also , be
placed upon wheels, so as to be easily
moved from place to place. ,f
We have seen a capital plan adopt
ed with great success, namely, giving
thjfowls fresh runs every year," and
growing crops on the land last used
by them. In one i instance '- where
this has been tried ,i yegetab'es" are
grown, with the result that the crops
are very , heavy ; indeed, and disease
has been unknown.. . , We do not see
why grain or roots; cou d. hot be
made to follow in the same wayr end
it may be that some 4ay poultry will
form one of the series in the rotation
of crops.; . By thia means i the 'land
wonld get well manured by the fowls
and before being again used for them
wonld be sweetened by the; crops
grown thereon. In this wriy - thous
ands of fowls could oe Kept in every
district to the direct advantage of the
producer and to the . indirect benefit
of the people generally. ; ,
It may not be generally known
that fowls do little ' or no harm Mo
growing crops in one Tespect, and
firood m anouier. -as ujey uiear, me
CTonnd of slugs and worm,; and if
the plants are iour 10 six incnes aoove
the ground tney do not pecK at tnem.
Not long ago a farmer told us that he
allows the hens to wander all over
the root crops, as Foon as the
plants are above the ground, and
never found them' to do the least
harm. Farm, Field und Stockman.
c::
-n ir 1 itiziii: you 1
'-'EeaatirUlllCjj..'
'v A:,$rhat do you t; X'J'do.
, It yon were a t ' y e 'ling.
' And I a rr r"' V 1;3 jx ? '
1 never would leave r-y I shy
,. . Waiting to be css 1,
.But reach out ry r-i Pid taie her,
i, Ct,. An! Kst-tcrn treast t
-Beautiful littta mamma,
: Bitting alone at the wI-Jjw,
- Looking op at thevf 'ry,
If I had aU-bycooU
"Trying tayU a sail
' TdklsSter aadte so Upy,
v" ;r - Ar1 forjet, fcet for a while !
rv-
If I were yoa !, ,
soiiethino:i o cijr ovr
' Dr. John Hall, in en f'icle entit
led. ."A 3!his2"tp.Cry. Cr-" . touches
in a pathetic
11:3.
.j a
cor
habi fc-ef -lsthi -at - drunken men.
DrC Hall- Itob'lHrfa boat in New
York harbor. - ? Not far off was a well-
dressed bat tiyyoaag Ko. Beside
the doctor wsif ri uressed man.
TThWDK IlSinaw the people laa?h-
ingjat 1 thetdrunkarihft eaw in his
neighbors eyessach j ' gd, pitying
look Ihkt he 1 said to. him, "They
shoslCharjdly laugh at himJ Said
the maiiwitIt is a thinr to cry over."
teahi ?toldil Hall cf his own
wif who took ta driak i;i Scotland,
and who promised i to reform if. he
wheri the doctor hoped' that he had
eoriifort'! iri 'thet'children,i he said,
One, the second,cii; she is a good.
HdVThe oldest! is. Jnot stealy. I
csii ?d3 nothing with her t and the
ycan8i,a boy, can't ; be kept from
drink.i I've tny placed and am
going to a town in Ohio where, I am
told, no liquor can be l;ad- to try to
savehim.'j Dr. Hall clcsesa follows:
"llVho would riot wish for abstfoesc
tcieties, tracts, books mir.:;tcr3' s 3r
mons, young, people's pledges, La
mane laws ? One almost caries but for
anything '; that "will stop this ". slow,
cruel murder of home 1 love, of men,
of women, of little-children, of hope,
of peace, of immortal souls.".
HOLD
ON, BOYS.
Hold on to your tongue when , you
are just ready to swear," lie, . or speak
harshly'? ; v
I Hold on to your hand when you
are al oat to punch,' scratch, steal, or
do any improper act " ; .
Hold on to jour foot when you are
ion the point of kicking, running off
from study, dr. pursuing the path of
error, smune r:. crime. i i i' j t
; 1 Held on to your temper when you
are angryexcited or imposed upon,
or others are angry with yea. "
. Hold on; to your heart . when evil as
sociates seek your; company and in
vite yon to join on their : mirth, games
and revelry,' r-,- : . ,-, : .
Hold on'to;yotir good n?ie at all
times! for it is . of : mere value than
gold, high pTacesi or, fihicnable at-
tire. . , .... c ','..:..
Hold on to truth, for it will . serve
you well, and do you good, throughout
eternity. . , , , ,
.Hold on..to virtues-it is above all
price to yoa at all times and places.
Hold on to your. good, character,
for it is, aad ever will be . your best
wealth. , . -1 -.
siio v at ih::si:lf.
Many ; years
since,!', in' California,
- kept a little dead-
old Judge C-
fall, as they call a ram-mill oat there,
a few .pules shove LarriTilIs. and
mads; frequent trips to C ZTrarv kco
to deposit his hardK?arn Eavinj
and lay in a fresh stedi . Ce nijht
he sat up late, ..imbibed i"ch, cad
assisted at a "little garr,2 cf draTf."
i An ; ' hour ; afterj. goiss ixt bed - he
awoke, and to his Lorrcr ct a rclVxr
staring at him through tls vrir. 'ov
nearthe -foot-of his berth. Judre
dodged back; : robber' lodsd bi'xk.
Judge-'pcepfed ; 4f&Ver' vd. J nds
put baud t u:;Jer 1 r.o.v'Crev cat
navy, anddreI--Crofi't a locking-
glass!11 the trade pr lea. c7 1 vLtch v.'a3
an even $25. Th3 rcll..' did net
again appear; the JuJ!3 CJ treat.,-
. Ccascrcratei' a fr. .::!! :.r3 to tha
cause of heme and hu1r.2r.itv. TL.
fate of some son or grandma is
stake.
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