. Echoes from the pulpit and platform : or, Living truths for head and heart ; illustrated by upwards of five hundred thrilling anecdotes and incidents, personal experiences, touching home scenes, and stories of tender pathos drawn from the bright and shady sides of life. ey can hardly believe their senses. He goes outand finds work that brings him in a dollar. He passes thesaloon on his way home, but he docs not go in. God has kci)thim all day, and no Rothschild ever felt so rich as when hewent home with that dollar for his family. Go into that home six months hence, and the place is trans-fo


. Echoes from the pulpit and platform : or, Living truths for head and heart ; illustrated by upwards of five hundred thrilling anecdotes and incidents, personal experiences, touching home scenes, and stories of tender pathos drawn from the bright and shady sides of life. ey can hardly believe their senses. He goes outand finds work that brings him in a dollar. He passes thesaloon on his way home, but he docs not go in. God has kci)thim all day, and no Rothschild ever felt so rich as when hewent home with that dollar for his family. Go into that home six months hence, and the place is trans-formed. The rags are gone from the windows, the old brokenfurniture is gone, and new has taken its place. The wife hasgrown ten years younger, and is happy and cheerful. Aftersupper he sings the old liynm. as I am without one that Thy blood was shed ft)r mo;And that Thou bidst mc conic to Tliee;Oh, Lamb of God, I cnmc. The miserv and woe and the curses of the drunkard are goneforever, and songs of Zion are sung in that home. ThankGod! that is taking place all over our land. ihe first dutv of a reformed man is to take care of hisfamib. ^our money belongs at home. If your wife has had ahard struggle, and you have l)een s(|uandering your money in S-5 SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE. 24I saloons and rumshops, you want to take it home now; youraim should be to make your home just as comfortable for yourdear ones as you possibly can. Clothe your children, anddont let them be hooted at on the street as children of adrunkard. Give them comfortable clothes and a comfortablehome. Now, here is a question that has been asked: Ought aman to pay his liquor bills after he is converted? Renderunto Qesar the things wdiich are C?esars. If you want to haveany influence with these rumsellers, go and pay your bills. Ifvou owe a liquor bill, the mistake is made; you never ought tohave contracted the bill, but you must go and pay the have a right to go into debt for only one thing, an


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