THE EVENING GAZETTE NTERED AT THE POST OFFICE IN NOBWALK As A NEWSPAPER. ‘ M 4.1L SUBSCRIPTIONS, DAILY. one year. 33; si'x'months. $1.75; three months. $1.00; one month, 300. WEEKLY, one year. in iadvancei $1.00; six months. 600.: three months. 35c. km SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1897’; A SATURDAY SERMON. To Whom Shall We Go? In the hour of doubt and temptation, when you are tempted to leave Christ and foilow the tempter, listen to the cry of Peter, ‘ Lord, to whom shall we go?" The unbeliever tells you that you can be moral and honest and good without depending upon Christ, and so you-can if you are unusually strong, but only in a degree. In great tempta- tion and in tempestuons hours of trial you are sure to fall. He tells you that there is no God and no other life, and challenges you to proveto the contrary. ' He tells you that after this life you are in the ground and are forgotten. But suppose he is wrong? He is just as apt to be wrong as to be right, is he not? You..know how fallible human reason and judgment are. He points out other unbelievers to you, and tells you how nicely they have gotten along without depending upon God or upon Christ. He shows you their beautiful public and private lives, how charitable they are, how given to good deeds, how respected and honored by their neigh- bors. He does not believe in God, although he may live a good life upon this earth, and, in a limited, thoughtless way, do much of good, He has nothing to look forward t6 but death —a hole in the ground, nothingness, annihiliation. Is not that a terrible thing for the human soul to look forward to? And can any one who believes. in God and in Christ keep from a feeling of, intense.- horror when he contemplates this belief upon the part of his brother? The soul that animates this body and '_ makes it so beiutiful at times to be- come mere dust with the body, and to have no existence outside of the gar- ment of clay that incloses it? The greatness and glory of the Master to perish with the body it inhabits, and the love that seeks to clas.) its loved ones beyond the grave to die with the flesh it glorifies, to-perieh forever and to be known nevermore? Can there-2e any m we horrible ideazthan this? E1, Thank God for the light that illu- minates our path and will not allow us to believe that death is the end of all.“ [Even the unbeliever must admit that there is a possibility‘of his being utterly and entirely mistaken in his assertion . that there is no God and no hereafter. He must admit this because he is but human, and he knows that humanity cannot be infallible. ‘If he is mistaken, of what avail the goodness and morality of his life? He will find,!when too late, but he has been leaning upon a broken reedithiithe has deliberately thrown away his birthright; that he is not to enter into the mansion prepared for those who believe in: and live in the Lord Jesus Ghr‘i~t. ' The trouble with those unbelievers and infidels and agnostics and specula- tors is that they give us nothing for thatvwhich they take away. If we are to give up Christ to whom shall we go? To whom shall we go in sorrow and trouble and distress, when the pulse beats low, when darkness is all around u=, and our heads are bowed in grief? When sorrow has come upon us with a cloud of intensest gloom; when the wa- ters of Marah reach our lips and the icy winds that blow upon us pierce us to. the bone; when brother and s'ster and father and mother and friend and companion have cast us off. and, home less, shelterless, we crouch alone in the great desert of life ? Those who love God and believein his Son Jesus Christ Will give no heed to the voice of the tempter, and only smile at those who, surrounded by gloom,.seek to entic 6 others into their own dark and soulless environment. Above all the roar and wrack of the world, those who not only live in Christ but believe in Christ, hear a voice oi wondrous music, and it says: “Come unto me all ye that labor andlare heavy laden and I will give you rest.” .... -—-Owing to the continued illness 01 Mr. Frank I. Jones, the crockery store No. 23 Wall street will sell goods for the next 20 days at a great sacrifice. This is the place and now is; the time for Bargains. '_d17 tf ' THEIR FIRST. SMOKER. The Saunders Midgets Give a Fine Fxhibi- tion With the Gloves. The Twin City Wheelmen gave their first smoker in their rooms in the Swartz & Corbett building on New Years eve. It was like everything this popular organization undertakes, a most decided success. . Delegations from Bridgeport and the surrounding towns were present to enioy the hospitality of the home how, and _ they were not disappointed, being given an evening of rare pleasure." Cigars and refreshments were served freely during the evening and an en- joyable program, which had been pre- pared was rendered. The principal features of the program were the Saunders Midgets and the Wizard, Mansfield. The following numbers composed the program: Adelphi Quintette, Ernest Barthol, recitation: Mansfield, in magic tricks. Adelphi' Q-iintette, selections; William H. Hamilton, dancing; and Mr. Homilton, in banjo selections. The Saunders midgets were the fea- ture of the entertainment, and the youngsters boxed four scientific rounds that were creditable to themselves and their instructor, Captain Jack James. The boys handled themselves quite lively throughout the contest although badly hondicapped by the dense to- bacco smoke with which the room was filled. The bout by rounds was as follows: Round One. Herbert led with his left several times and Howard cleverly ducked each lunge and scored a body blow. Herbert, however, succeeded in getting his left home once or twice. When the bell rang both boys were winded and affected by the smoke. Round Two. Herbert again led with the left on Howard’s face, the latter L getting even with several pretty books on Herbert’s face. Howard also got in his body blows, cleverly ducking Herbert’s leads. Round Three. This round was full of s rift leads and rapid counters, Howard doing considerable ducking to avoid Herbert’s left. Round Four. Herbert continued his left leads and landed several, together with one or two hard rights. Howard was equal to the occasion, however, and retaliated with several hooks and cmnters that: made Herbert wince. When the bell rang both shook hands amid the plaudits of the audience. —-———<* Deputy Sheriff Resigns. Thursday afternoon, Deputy Sheriff Arthur E. Plumb of Trumbull tendered his resignation to Sheriff 8. E. Hawleyi Mr. Plumb’s resignation was made necessary on account of the coming sission of the Legislature, to which body he has been elected. Sheriff Hawley has appointed Sheriff Bulkley’ot Fairfield to oflieiate in the Superior court to fill the vacancv made by the resignation of Sheriff Plumb. No one had been appOinted to siicceed Mr. Plumb in Trumbull. Fred Mcliirr Fights a Draw. Fred MeGirr, of Bridgeport, and Tom Burns, of Waterbury, fought nine r lands to a draw, in private, near Wa- terbury early yesterday morning. At the end of the eight round, the referee was unable to give a decision. and another round was crdered to be fiught. Neither man had any advan- tiee in the ninth round, and the deci- sion was a draw. 4.. Has Skipped. Allan J. Allen. proprietorvof the Gail- lard hotel in Bridgeport. left town sud- denly last evening or this morning, to meet his wife who had departed in a hurry yesterday afternoon. Mr. Allen leaves debts and liabilities to the amount of $2,500, which will have to go on toe wrong side of the ledger of ’96. 000 Priest Puts Out a Fire. During the celebration of vespers in St. Patrick’s church at Norwich, last night, the decorations about the altar caught tire. There was almost a panic but Father Fitz :erald, the curate, stripped off his vestments and put out the blaz .. ' Quick Relief from Rheumatism. Mr. Elisha Berry, of this place says he never had anything do him so much good, rod give such quick relief from rheumatism as Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. He was bothered greatly with shooting pains from hip to knee until he used this liniment, which afforded prompt relief.-—~B. F. BAKER, druggist, St. Paris, Ohio. For sale by E. P. Weed, Druggist. . 'i. u ,‘ a" ,c- .' . .4. 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