The Switchman Who Slept On Watch
Illustration★★★★A switchman slept when he should have watched for the coming train, The consequence was a collision with frightful loss of life. A little sleep didit. A young man whose heart was tender resolved to serve Christ, His old comrades invited him to have “one more” good time withthem. He yielded and began a series of dissipations which ended in his becoming a murderer and a suicide.
A young man started fora place of amusement on a Sunday, and on the way was invited to attend a religious service. He accepted and became a Christian and a missionary martyr. He was the Rev. John Williams, of Raratonga.
A reformed drunkard commenced to make New Year’s calls, resolved to taste no liquors. The ridicule of a thoughtless young woman over- came him. He was carried home drunk, and died a few months later cursing his tempter.
The point
A string of anecdotes about a single lapse or moment of temptation leading to either ruin (a sleeping switchman, a drunkard's relapse) or salvation (a young man who chose church over amusement and became a missionary), showing how much can turn on one decision.