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'( i The Sioux County Journal, VOLUME VIL HARKI80N, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1895. NUMBER 25. BC8I0E THE 8TAIR. Said Poll? (ah! bow sweet she wss At all alone, beside th stair Wa stood a moment while I held Har hand and told bar aba waa fair) Bald roily (ab. I'll na'ar forget Her roar-red cheeks, bar drooping eyes And tempting lips; I aea them yet. As wall bar pretty, awaet surprise) Said Polly (wa were all alone. The boar wu lata, aad dint tba light) Said Polly, and In earnest too: "Stop that! Haw dare yon, air? Good nigbtr VERSAILLES LOCKET. R. REGINALD Fontaine owed bla property largely ' J to personal akin 7 u i workman, T tod to correct I taatea. In Art, V Jo. hie success waa tba result of economy and that toand Judgment that led him, when once be bad saved a little money, to tent a good corner abop in town and to advertise briskly. And part waa doe to bla name, which bad an aristocratic aound. ,. Fontaine waa a young man of fine ad drees, with a knack of apt apparel, and he quickly became tbe leading Jeweler. Hit credit waa excellent from tbe start. He bought discreetly of tbe manufac turer, won and beM a popular retail trade, and In Are years rnee to a good commercial position. One September morning a stranger Inquired for Mr. Fontaine at tbe abop; a gentleman of foreign accent and ap pearance, handsomely attired, and witb a shrewd, energetic face. He waa trav eling for a French manufacturing firm. His prices seemed high, although bis wares were original In pattern, and the stones of superior purity sod luster. Indeed, they were a class of jewels more costly than Fontaine bad yet kept In stock, and It appeared doubtful If bla quiet town would justify such ex pensive .Investments. Accordingly, be declined to buy. . Tbe stranger retired, but In half an hour returned again. He made In qulries at tbe banks and satisfied bun self of the jeweler's responsibility. Hs now offered. to leave a few articles on commission, for tbe purpose of Intro ducing bis style. Fontaine welcomed this proposal and gave the required re celpta, obtaining a doaen very hand some gold breaat-plna, bearing rabies, sapphires and emeralds In unique set tings, and a costly locket He exulted over tbe brilliant addition to bis ex hiblt which would at least do credit to tbe stock and add to bis repute, Tbe locket, especially, was a notable accession, and be gave It a conspicuous place on the plate glass sbclf of. bis corner show window. It was oval In form, of solid gold, adorned with deli cate bas-relief work and dainty enam el It was studded witb a cluster of diamonds on each side. These dhv monds were dear and vivid, uniform (n site aud quality, and of radiant depth, "We ought to give that locket name." said John Fontaine, as he stood by tbe window admiring It John was Reginald's brother and chief clerk, a skillful and competent assistant "Suppose we label It 'Formerly prop erty of Marie Antoinette?" " suggested Reginald, who waa wont to make use of his imagination. . "No, nor replied tba more proaare John. "We can't ascribe historic! qualities.' It looks too new. Wealth cull It 'A Congo Boovenlr,' or The Tonquln Trophy."" ' ' '"' Reginald demurred. ' "Not one In ten of ear customers wtH know that It la French, or even under stand such a name. Tbey will thick It waa made in Birmingham nnlesa we state tbe contrary. I will have a little placard printed naming , It tba 'Ver sailles Locket,' and aaoundng myself as Importer." Accordingly, next day appeared . a delicate advertisement In black and white: "Thj Versailles Locket Our Own Importation. Direct from France. Genuine Diamonds. Fine Gold. Hand Ornven. Price, Six Hundred Pounds." Time pasaed. - Tbe ladles of tbe town came, examined and admired tbe lock et Christmas went by, and still tbu jewel lay In It satin bed upon tbe plate glass shelf unsold. The breaat-plna were taken, but tbe locket proved too expensive for Fontaine's patrons. Five hundred pounds was tbe sum he stood accountable for to tbe French manu facturer In payment for this locket should be make a sale, and although In confidential momenta be offered It to special customers at Ave hundred and thirty pounds, no one profited by this liberal discount from tbe set price. Every nlfbt the locket 'was carefully put away In the burglar-proof compart moat of the bue steel vauK, and every morning Its plush, box waa restored to tbe show abaU bag the jewel nsemfed Ukely to remain a aa, advert las rorrt until the trnwoUag saJaetoan appeared ainto claim It :Jj streets, wearing a heavy ulster, with collar and cuffs snd pocket-laps of seal for, and clad throughout with deference) to fashion. His watch waa heavily chased and very valuable. He was par ticular to take a receipt In the name of F. F. Barton, and departed abruptly without so much as recognising In Reg inald Fontaine the proprietor of tbe premises. At the appointed time Mr. Barton re turned for bis watch.' Fontaine tn per son waited on him, and noticed the mas sive signet ring worn by his customer, the onyx monogram of which seemed cracked. Mr. Barton threw aown a ten-pound note with an Indifferent air, and gathered up the change without appearlag to take count of it, nooaea the golden loop of hut heavy chain Into bis button-bole, restored tba watch to bla pocket with an air of satisfaction. and turned away. "I see that rour signet Is Droxen, said Reginald Fontaine, respectfully. "A little," replied Mr. Barton. Draw ing on bis glove. "Should yon wish to nave me sujiw replaced at any time, I can have It du plicated with precision at reasonable coat" Tbe visitor bowed aa be pulled on nis other glove, and replied: "It la an heirloom in- my ramny, ana waa cracked a century ago. Nothing could ever replace It" " "In that case, of course not," rejoined Fontaine. - He drew from a drawer a ring tray. "If you are Interested in rings, ex amine these. I have tome odd forma here. I don't expect yon to boy, sir; but I am an enthusiast In my trade, and if anyone likes to look, I like to show tbe roods." In fact It was a feature of Fontaine s sagacious policy that be tried to have every customer see aa many or nie wares as possible. Mr. Barton glanced Incuriously over the tray. "I've seen acres of rings." he replied, with a curling Hp. And be con tinned to button his gloves. "Is there anything I can show yon that you are Interested In?" continued Fontaine, politely, replacing the tray. "Family plate, tableware, children's or lad We' ornaments- " . , Mr. Barton had faced toward the door. He turned about with a feeble curiosity to ask: "What have you In the way of ladles' ornaments?" Fontaine led bis customer to a show case glittering with bracelets, combe, pine, and so on. . .. "Tbe variety has been a little broken by our Christmas sales," be began. , "No matter; I need not trouble you." Interrupted Mr. Barton. "There la nothing here that I care for." "It Is the beat assortment In town," returned Fontaine. "Very Ukely. , But I came from Paris only a few months since, and shall re turn In tbe spring. I think that I can afford to wait until that time before I buy." With some warmth Fontaine flew to the show window and caught up tbe locket He put this before Ms scornful visitor. ' "Here hi something yon have never seen excelled In Parte or elsewhere." Mr. Barton looked at the locket In silence. He drew off bis gloves and took ud tbe jewel. He examined It minutely, and said, at last: "A very handsome affair very hand some. This came from France T " Versa lllea It la a masterpiece, air; known aa tba Versailles locket" "What la the price 7" "Six hundred pounds." , Mr. Barton Inspected It closely, and laid it down at last with manifest change of bearing. Be looked at Fon taine mora cordially, and said, la Insinuating tone): , "I presume) you would reduce thai price a little for cash r' "I might, a very Bttle," returned the jeweller, now speaking coldly In hla turn. ' - ' "Well, I'll see. TO tend my wife round to look at It She likes such toys, but whether she will boy or not is quite uncertain.' Loeklly for me, she has money of her own. For my part, six hundred pounds la too much to put Into a jewel." i '.m He laid down a card neatly engraved with bis name, and sauntered out : Three days later a messenger came to Reginald Fontaine with this note: "Sir: Please bring the locket to the Castle Hotel at 9 o'clock this afternoon. My wife wishes to see It and Is unable to leave tbe hotel. I can't promise you that she will buy, but aa you like to show your wares. I shall be pleased for you to submit your locket to her. Yours, F.F.BARTON." Fontaine thought for a moment Then his dignity asserted Itself. He called his trusty brother and abowed him the note. "John, I'll let yon wait on these peo ple. Sell the locket If yon can. Get live hundred aad thirty pounds If yon can't do any better. Take good care of tbe locket" ".' " ' 1 A servant led John that afternoon to room twenty-four, and knocked at tba door. '.',( sv 'ilia e,-lw ,' "Come In," aald a votot wlUln. i Joan weat la. A lovely roanf we- vtckly dad, wMfe pate faee aa4 o4ra(aat ; ' Aawafffeja'.gnaavaf tle, from which he had just poarad a tiny glass of dark wine. He nodded a John. "Too are from the jeweller's T" "Tee. air." "Step forward. If you pla&sa." The porter went out and doted the door. John handed forth the locket, which Mr. Barton paaaed to his wife, "How beautiful r She held it to the tight aad examined It critically. "Had you not better take this now?" said Mr. Barton, profferlag bar the glass of wine. She took It and looked toward John. "Perhaps this gentleman " aha satd, suggestively. "Certainly," replied Mr. Barton. He poured out two more git as as, and posh ed one toward John. "Will yon try this? It la port Do yon Ilka sweet wlner- , ... John was very temperate and anoaed to liquors. But here were a couple ac customed, no doubt, to the use of wtoe. It might give offense to refuse, aad bar galna often hang on trifles. Ha re sponded courteously, aad drank the tweet port to the bottom of hla glass. ,'rrake a seat," said the lady. John accepted a distant chair. She turned her bright, dasallng eyas upon him. 'Ton are sure these are real dUv monds f ' ""Warranted gee nine, madam," re turned John. His voice sounded thick to hit own ears, a strange oppression rose to bit brain, the world seemed rocking upon endless wares, and the lady and the locket appeared to float away -away I When John awoke, twilight titled the room with fantastic hadow, and rays from the street lamps fell flickering on the walls. He knew that be was In a place that be had seen before, but' all was so unwonted, and the languor that lay upon him waa so delicious and en chanting, that be felt sure be was In a dream from whldi he would hate to awaken. Even the loud knocking at the door failed to aronsn him to reality, and when he heard hit lirotbore voice crying out In alarm, "John! John!" It only stirred his wrath. Then followed tllenro, and he tat marveling at the luxurious surround ings and the mystery of hit presence. The turning of a key waa followed by the Quick entrant 'of the hotel pro prietor and Reginald ' Fontaine. ' The jeweler darted forward to hla brother and clasped hla tirra; be looked Into bit dilated eyes an1 bowl Wared face, and cried: "John I John! What la tbe matter? Where la the locket?" . -. The locket! John sprang up. Hl lethargy departed. He understood, and, tottering toward hit brother, fell senseless at hla feet Tea days later the French traveler reappeared. la vain Reginald Fon taine recounted the facta an-1 urged delay until the t wlndlera could be cap tured and tbe locket recovand 1 he Frenchman only hragTod utd listen ed, and at the end repoatad: "I must have a settUrinent" Fontaine at 'aat drew a cheek for tbe amount of bis Indebtedness, and the Frenchman disappeared. Time passed. No trace was found of Barton aad his lovul wife. One day, In London, Reginald visited the rogres' gallery at Scotland Xard. He tew many face then, and aaontia; tbem those of F. F. Barton and tho French salesman who had left tbe lockot . Althoagh the police could not ex plain the crtneideti.-e, and scouted hla ooodnalona, Fontaine always believed himself the victim of a doable con spiracy; that the kaavea traveled Uie globe with ample capital, one placing jewela stolen abroad la tbe nanda if responsible dealers la small English towns, the other following to recap ture the prises, and the original con spirator returning to demand payment for the lota. Bat while he never placed hands or eyea again opoa the French traveler, be bad the satisfaction of adding bla testimony to the catalogue of evidence against Mr. Barton at a later day, snd seeelntf him Consigned to prison. Tbe Versailles locket however, never ap peared; but Mr. Reginald Fontaine concluded that bla experience waa worth the five hundred pounds which It cost him. He deals no more with un known, foreign manufacturers; neith er does ha trust Valuable Jewels among strangers. Yankee Blade. Moon Blindness. Tba possibility of this affliction has been strenuously affirmed and as ttren noasly denied. Many experts In dis eases of tbe eye have brushed the ques tion aside aa the merest superstition of Ignorance. - On the other hand, thous ands of old soldiers attribute their lose of defect of alght to sleeping In the moonlight So firmly wat this belief established In the army during the late war that where the extgendes of tbe Case permitted, tbe utmost care waa taken to shield the face from the par aselene Influence of the moon. A case la now reported of the oaptaln of a veeaei, who, sleeptagoa the-deck of hla tMp in the fatj tayt of the dumb, be Mti MeaMw Mtaa -wad all autf tMailv aUaVawto-aW'tMNl.'' TWrq'la yt !. t.w r-T taaata M aikm TALM AGE'S SERMON. THE PREACHER'S Ek3QUENT UALL TO OUTSIbERt- Tare Tmoaeaad Pereoae Tnraed A war froaa tke Aoedeaar of Maale la Mw York-"Otaer laae X Have -Which Am Not of This Void." More thaa Oaa Void. Three thousand parsons were tuaaed away from the New York Academy et Mualc last Sunday aftereooa, being na sals te gain admittance. A. few mlaatss after the doors were opeaed the audi tor! tun and galleries were densely crowd ed. Re. Dr. Talmaae's sermon fee the day was "A Call to Outsiders," the text cheeaa being Joka x.. 16, "Other sheep I have which are not ef this fold." There Is no awnopoly la religion. Tha grace of God Is not a little property that we may fence eff aad hare all to our selves. It Is not a king's park, at which we look throagh barred gateway, wish lag that we aught go In aad see tbe deer and tha statuary and pluck tbs flowers aad fruits la the royal coaservatoryj No, it Is the Father's orchard, and .every where there are bars that va may let dewa aad gates that we may swing open. In my boyhood, next to the country school house, there was an orchard of apples owned by a lame maa, who, al though there were apples la the place parterually decay lag and by scores aad scares ef beshela, never would allow any ef we to touch the fruit One day la the sinfulnees of nature Inherited from our hrst parent, who were ruined by the same temptation, some of us invaded that erchard, but soon retreated, for the man came after ua at a opri-d nackless of meklna- hla lameness woree sad cried eut, ".Boys, drop those apples, or I'll set the dog on you! .Wall, my frlenda, there nre Christian men who have tha church under severe guard. There Is fruit In this orchard fur the whole world, but Uey have a rougn and unsympathetic way ef aueostiag out siders, aa though they had ne business here, thoffkh the Lord wants them all to come and take the largeat and ripest fruit on the premises. Have you an idea, because you were baptised at 13 months of age and because you have all your Ufa been under hallowed influences, - that therefore you have a right to one whole side of the Lord'a table, spreading your self out and taking up the entire room? I tell you no. You will have to haul In your el bowl, for I shall place on either side 'ef you those whom you never ex. pseted would sit there, for, at Christ ssld to His favored people long agov so He says to you and to me, "Other sheep I have which are not of thai fold." MacDouald, the Scotchman, has four or five dosen head of sheep. Some of them are browsing on tha heather, some ef them are lying down under tke trees, some of them are la bis yard. Tbey are scattered around In eight or ten different places. . Cameron, hla neighbor, cornea over and aaya: "I see you have 30 aheep. I have Just counted them." "No," says MscDonald, "I have a great many more sheep then that Some are here,' and seme are- elsewhere. They are scattered all around about I have 4,000 or 5,000 In my flocks. Other sheep I have which are not In thia fold." . . The Text Explained. So Christ ssys to us. Hore Is a knot of Christians, and there is a knot of Christians, but they make up a small part of the flock. Here Is the Episcopal fold, the Methodist fold, the Lutheran fold, the Coegregetleael fold, tke Pres byterian fold, the Baptist fold and the Podobaptist fold, tha ealy difference be tween these laat two helag ths mode ef sheep washing, and so they ire scattered all ever, and we come' with our statistics and say there are so many thousands of the Lord's sheep, hut Christ responds: "No, e ' You have not seea more than one eat of a thousand of my fleck. They are scattered all over the earth. Other sheep I have which are not of this fold.' " 'Christ In my text was prophesying ths conversion of the gentiles with 'aa much confidence aa though they were al ready coavertedVead ho 1a now, In the worda of aty text prophesying the com ing of a great multitude of outsider that you never supposed would come in, say ing to you and saying to me, "Other aheep I have which are not of this fold." In the first place, I remark that the heavenly shepherd will And many of his sheep among ths nonchutchgoers. There are congregations where tbey are all Christiana, and they seem to be complete ly finished, and they remind one of the skeleton leaves which by chemical prep aration have had all the greenness and verdure taken off tbem and are left cold and white and delicate, nothing wanting but a glass case to put over them. The minister of Christ haa nothing to do with such Christiana but to come once a week, and with ostrich feather dust off the ac cumulation of the laat aix days, leaving them bright and crystalline as before. But the other kind of a church is an ar mory, with perpetual sound of drum and fife, gathering recruits for the Lord of Hosts. We say to every applicant; "Do you want to be on God's aids, the safe aide and the happy side? If so, come in the armory and get equipped. Here la a bath In which to be cleansed. Here are ssndals to put upon your feet Here la a helmet for your brow. Here Is a breast plate for your heart. Here la a sword for your right arm, and yonder Is the bat tlefield. Quit yourselves like men." There are some here who aay, "I stop ped going to church 10 or 20 years ago." My brother, Is It not strange that you ahould be the first man I should talk to to-day T I know all your case. I know It very well. 1 You have not been accustom ed to coma late religious a sum Mage, bat I have ; a sarprlaing anaoaaomeat to make te you yos are golsg to become oae ef the. Lord's ekW 4V 7 "It i ItejiiiiftlilTwa doeTWr -how fseaee ee tsmt MaeV 1 aJs-aaoer il aMUE 4ttWaw J tiM) ; WWpV iwl-4 , announcement to make In regard to yen you are net only going to become one of the Lord's sheep, but you will become one to-day. You will stay after this service to be talked with about your eeuL Peo ple of God, pray for that man. That Is the only use for you here. I shall not break off so much as a crumb for you, Christiana, to this sermoa, for I am go ing to give It all to the outsiders. "Other sheep I have which are not ef this fold." Besklsa tke Lost. When the Atlantic went to pieces on Mars rock aad tha people clambered upon the beach, why did not that heroic minis ter ef the gospel, of whom we have all read, alt down and take cars of those men on the beach, wrapping them In flannels, kindling firs for them, seeing that they got plenty of food? Ah, he knew that there were others who would do that Be ssys: "Yonder are men and women frees ln In ths rlatlaa- of that wreck. Boys, launch the boat." , Aad new I see tha oar blades bend under .the strong pull, but before tbey reached the rigging a woman was f rosea and dead. She was washed off. poor thing! But he says, "There Is a man to ssva," aad he cries out: "Hold on live minutes longer, and I will savs you. Steady! Steady!' Give me your hand. Leap Into the lifeboat Thaak God, he is saved r So there are those here to-day who are ssfe on the shores of God's mer cy. I will not spend any time with them at all, but I see -there are some who are freezing in the tigging of sin and sur rounded by perilous storms. Pull away, ray lads! Let us reach them. Alaa, one la washed off and gone. There ia one more to be saved. Let aa puab out for that one. Clutch the rope. Ob, dying man, clutch It as with a death grip! Utoady, now, on the sUppery places! Steady! There! Saved! Saved! Just aa I thought for Christ baa declared that there are some still in the breakers who shall come ashore. "Other sheep I have which are not of thie fold." Free to All Who Accept. I remark again, the heavenly Shepherd Is going to find s great many of hia sheep among those who are positive rejectors of Christianity. 1 1 do not know how you came to reject Christianity. It may have been through hearing Theodore Parker Breach, or through reading Renan's "Life of. Jesus," or through the infidel talk of some young man In your store. It may have been through the trickery of some proteased Christian man - who disgusted you with religion. I do sot aak yos how you became so, but you frankly tell me that you do reject it You do not believe that Christ Is a divine being, although you admit that he waa a very good man. You do not believe that the Bible was In spired of God, although you think there are some very fine things in It You be lieve thst the Scriptural deecriptlon of Eden was only an allegory. There are 60 things that I believe that you do not believe. And yet you are an accommo dating man. Everybody that knows yon says that of you. If I should aak you t do a klndneaa for ma, or if anyone else should ask of you a kindness, you would do it Now, I have a kindness to ask of you to-day. It is something that will cost you nothing, and will give me great delight I want you by experiment to try the power of Christ's religion. If I should corns to yon, and you were very sick, snd the doctors had given you np and ssld there was no chance for you, and I ahould take out a bottle and say: "Here is a jnedldne that will cure yoa. It has cured SO people, and it will cure you," you would say, "I have no confi dence tn it." I would say, "Won't you take It to oblige me T "Well," you would say, "If It's any accommodation to yon, I'll take it." My friend, will you be juat aa accommodating tn matters of religion? There are some of you who hare found out that this world cannot satisfy your souL You are like the man who told me one Sabbath after the service was over: "I have tried this world snd found it an insufficient portion. Tell me of something better." , You have come to that. You are sick for the need of dlrine medica ment. Now I come and tell yon of a phy sidan who will cure you, who haa cured hundreds and hundreds who Were sick aa you are. "Oh," you say, "I have no confidence In him." But will you not try hlmt Accommodate me in thia mat ter. Oblige me In this matter. Just try him. I am very certain he will cure you. You reply, "I have no especial confidence In him, but If you ask me as a matter of accommodation, introduce him." So I do introduce him Christ the phyaidan who has cured more blind eyea, and heal ed more ghastly wounds, and bound up more broken hearts than all the doctors since the time of Aeeculaplua. That di vine phyaidan is here. Are you not ready to try him? Will yon not as a pure mat ter of experiment try him and state your case before him this hour? Hold nothing back from him. If you cannot pray, If you do not know how to pray any other way, aay: "O, Lord Jesus Christ, this Is a strange thing for me to do. I know nothing about the formulas of religion. These Christian people have been talk ing so long about what thou canat do for me I am ready to do whatever thou com mandeet me to do. I am ready to take whatever thou commandeet me to take. If there be any power in religion, as these people say, let me have the advantage of it." A Clarion Call. Will you try that experiment now? I do not at this point of my discourse say that there is anything in religion, but I simply say try It try It Do not take my counwel or tbe counsel of any clergyman, If you despise clergymen, . Perhaps we may be talking profuasionally. Perhaps we may be prejudiced in the matter. Perhapa we may be hypocritical In our utterances. Perhaps our advice is not worth taking. Then take the. counsel of some very respectable laymen, as John Milton, ths poet; as William Wilberforee, the statesman; as Isaac Newton, the astronomer; as Robert Boyle, the philos opher; as Locks, the metaphysician. They never preached or pretended to preach, tad yet pottla aewa, owe his telescope, aad another, hla parttementasy . scsoU. aaa aaothev his. eteetsttma's , wdae, they jaVaSea teTtha maata aad. trs'tnisssMis then take the raeamtieodettoa of highly respectable layman. 0. mesv thoprioal aad stuck through with aarest weald you not like to have seme of the peace which broods over oaf souls to-day I I know all about your deubta. I have beea through them all. I have geae through all ths curriculum. I have doubted whether there Is a God whether Oariet Is God. I havs doubted whether the Bible was true. I hare doubted the bn uiortality of tbe soul - 1 have doubted my own existence. I have doubted every thing, and yet out of that hot desert of doubt I have come lata the broad, luxu riant, sunshiny land of gospel aad pesos and comfort, and so I have confidence la preaching to you and asking yon to oome in. However often you may have spoken against the Bible, or however much you atay havs caricatured reUgieB, step ashore from that roekiag -and tusaukuons tea. If you go boms to-day adhering to your Infidelities, you will not sleep one wiak. You do not want your children to Come up with your skepticism. . You cannot af ford to die in that midnight darkness, can you? If you do not believe in any thing else, you believe hi love a father's love, a mother's love, a wife's love, a child's love. Then let me tall you that God loves you more thau them all. Oh, you must come la! Yeu-will come in. The great heart of Christ aches ts have you come In, and Jesus this very mo mentwhether you sit or stand looks Into your eyes aad says, "Other sheep I have which are not of this fold." Again I remark that the heavenly shep herd is going te find a great many sheep among those who have beea fluag ef evil habit It makes me sad to sse Christian people give up a prodigal as lost There are those who talk as though the grace of God were a chain of 40 or 00 Dnka, and after they had run out there waa nothing to touch the depth of a 'very bad case. If they were hunting and got off the track of the deer, they would look longer among the brakes and bathes for the leet game than they have been looking for that lost soul. People tell us that If a man have delirium tremens twice he cannot be reclaimed; that after a woman has sacrificed her integrity shs cannot he restored. The Bible has distinctly inti mated thst the Lord Almighty Is ready to pardon 480 times that is, 70 times 7, There are men before the throne of God who hsve wallowed in every kind of ein; but, aaved by the grace' of Jesus and washed in his blood, they stand there ra diant now. There are those who plunged into the very lowest ef all the hells in New York who have for the tenth time been lifted up, and finally by the grace of God they stand tn heaven gloriously rescued by the grace premised to the chief ef sinners. I waat to tell you that God lovse to take hold of a very bad case. When ths church casts you off, snd when the club room casts you off, and when so ciety casts you off, and when busineee assodates cast you off, and when father caets yon off, and when' mother casts off, and when everybody casts you off, your first cry for help will bend the eternal God clear down Into the ditch of your suffering and shame. There are In this bouse those whose hsnds so tremble from dissipation that they can hardly hold a book, and yet I have to tell yon that they will yet preach the gospel, snd on communion days carry around consecrated bread, acceptable to everybody, because of thslr holy life and their consecrated behavior. ' The Lord ia going to save you. Your home has got to be rebuilt Your physical health haa got to be restored. Your worldly huslness has got to be reconstructed. The church of God Is going to rejoice over your dls dpleshlp. "Other sheep I have which are not of this fold." Hope for Ontaldere. While I have hope for all prodigals,' there are some people In this house whom I give up. I mean those who have been churchgoers all their life, whs have main tained outward morality, but who, not withstanding 20, 80, 40 years of Christian advantagea, have never yielded - their heart to Christ They are gospel har dened. I could call their aamee now, and if they would rise up tbey would rise. up In scores. Gospel hardened! A sermon has no more effect apon them than the shining moon on the dty pavement . As Christ says, 'The publicans and harlots will go into the kingdom of God before them." They have resisted all the Im portunity of divine mercy and have gone during these 80 years throagh most pow erful earthquakes of religions feeling, and they are farther away from God than ever. After awhile they will lie down sick, and some day It will be told , that they are dead. No hope! , But I turn to outsiders with a hops thst thrills through my body aud soul. "Other sheep I have which are not of this fold." You are not gospel hardened., You have not heard or read many ser mons during the Isst few years. As you came In to-day everything waa novel, and all the services are suggestive of your early days. How sweet the opening hymn sounded In your ears, and how blessed is this honr! Everything suggestive of heaven. You do not weep, but the show er is not far off. You sigh, and you have noticed that there Is slways a sigh In the u-ind before tbe rain falls. There nre those here who would give anything if they could find relief In teara. They say: "Oh, my wasted life! Oh, the bitter past! Oh, the graves over which I have stum-, bicd! Whither shall I fly? Alas for the future! Everything is dark so dark, so dark. God help met . God pity meP Thank the Lord for that Inst utterance., You have begun to pray, and when a man boiins to petition that sets all heaven flying this way, and God steps tn and beats back the hounds of temptation to their kennel, and around about the poor Wounded soul puts the covert of bis par dontng mercy. - Dark, I bear something ' fall! What Wat that? It it tbs bsrs ofl ths fence around1 the sheep-fold.,, Tha shepherd lets then down, and the hunted sheep of the mountain bound la. some ef tbem their fleece tofn with the brambles, some of them taew feet laths with' tha doga, ' hat : saoadiag . la,""' (Thank' (end! Othev aheap 1 have whet, aaa net of tkea ,?''? vv ''ttaaaa .a twwatf fw tamaeal i: J 0agga jno .gMlajftratawc af a -hrJ fasjtf - aaaa fet fcfffiiS t a. ft 1 aart a tsui of the aospet, ve" A mm m mI a tail IMniM