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Show RICHES AND DEATH -A SHORT SERMON. A rich old man lay dying. The full number of years allotted to man had paeicd awuy since first bis eyes opened to the light ol day, and u lather and a m-'lh-T re;, 'iced that i son was bom unto tlirm. Th full number ol ycai alloind to man it is a lone, time; and yet it bad not seemed long to Inui, po sle'.lhily ilo tlie days glide by. Hut it is loon enough to incur grave reKinsihiiilu rcfponsibiliiiei which, it tne preacher preach-er prracii truth, Blrlch out, in their consequences, through all eternity. The longest lite has its cloie, and bis hour bad come. Tno physicians who had healed hi in heretofore, could not heal him now. lie wo possessed ol untold millions. By night and by day bis riches had increased; in-creased; was il, al.tsi! thai, in the moment id hu tlu necessity, they might pres, wilh mountnin Weight, upon his own soul' His gold, which had availed him no o'tt-n, would not avail bun now. All bin va.tt wealth, If Im nni-.i uiliiiu' t,. .'iv.. it u-,.1.1.1 ifhownro willing to give it, would not purchase for him one day moro of hie. He must die! Failing in all etlbrU for physical relief, lit; turns to neek for spiritual couHolalion. He Intel lived ft life quite blameless in the estimation ol men, a fair life, but livers of the lairtst lives grow anxious when they aland lace to lace with death, and reali.r-lliat they ari about to enter inlet the dark tu ss which human vision cannot penetralt . Could ho find comfort in the word of Cod? lit; opeiiB the bible and reads: "Hew lisnlly tdiall tliy that lmv riehei .itdef into ih Kii.Kdoin of God." "li ih I'-.sigr for & camel li thrniijli tlm eyu f i ine;i)e, than f.ir a rioli uuui t enler ifi'.ei t hu Ivinnde'in of Ood." And he thought of his millions of money. And bo wondered what Jeans Christ meant when bo spake thrso words. And bodied! New York Sun, |