The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-11-02
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us would more atsinElyspPly tc HimSS The strii cs
are for Him, th1 hea,ingis for US. An incideat
related By the eloquent MArFrr is to the.point
In Dublin, mother with child on her arm
was crossing the street. Suddenly chaise
turred the corner. Tl,cre was no timSft retreat
The mother aud child went down beneath the fcet
Of the fast going horses, and the vehicle passed
over The mother was taken UP, bleeding, msng-
led and dead-but the child looked up smingy
aud unhurt. The love Of the mother was concen.
trated upon the child, with her body aud her arms,
she had shielded il from The impending danger,
and the babe was saved, so in our case, the
chariot Of divine Justice passes over us. "He is
bruised for our iniquides," and we are saved.
To the word " our" attaches two Specifications
broad and narrow one. In its broad sense il
embraces the entife human family. He is the
worlds Savior. The power Of his cleansing blood
reaches every human being. There is majesty
and submty in the thought. What are the
greatest names of earth in comparison to Ills ?
Take the most honored and exalted among the
great ones of the earth, and they sink iato insg-
ni6cance when compared to the cross and the sub
lime story of redemption.
WILBERFoRcR plead the cause Of the wrongcd
African with an eloqueuce that touched the hearts
of kings. Howard went from city to city, from
prison to prison and from cell to cell in ameiora-
ting the condition Of prisoners. To felons and
criminals he administered consolation and mitiga-
ted the needless ospsrities of their punishment.
He won the name OF philauthropist, aud his worthy
life is richly entitled to the noble sppelaton.
WASHINGTON, the sage, the statesman and the sol.
der, is name we delight to honor and revere. In
him were combined more oxcellencies, perhaps,
than in any other. His name is the heritage of
the world.
But who is JEsus ? He is the Friend Of Man.
WILBERFoRoE was the advocate of single race.
The philanthropy of Howard was limited to the
prisoner in his cell. WASHINGTON was the de
fender of a nation Of three millions. But they all
sink into insgn6cancewhen compared to this friend
of the uunumbered millions Of the human race.
The word " our" in its narrow sense lacks sub
Unity, but II is far more precious. He is my Sav.
ior, and he is all mine, just as fully as though the
plan of redemption had been formed and the atone
ment made for me alone. But, does that take i
away from my brother ? No. 1t is all mine. 1
is all his. l enter room wherein stands light
ed lamp. 1 receive the full benefit of its light
Others enter, but its rays for are undiminished
When the sun bursts his golden gates in the Eas'
and in oriental splendor lumes the world, its re
fulgence is undimmed to you, though millions reve
therein. He is althe worlds Savior, but He is my
Savior. He died for all, but He is all mine.
The eloquent divine closed his sermon tof whicl
we have given but a synopsisl with two forcibl,
illustrations-the one depicting the crowning ex
cellence of disinterested love, the other vividl,
portraying the great crime of ingratitude. Tht
plan of redemption bears with it the great love o
the Savior for a fallen race, and mans rejection o
that which Divinity profers exhibits an ingratiudt
that causes the heart to shudder in its contempla
4 ton.
Rev. DR.. REID delivered another discourse il
the evening, at which time the dedication services
OF the church took place. ta M
The sum of 81 ,654 was raised for the purpose o
defraying the expenses of building and refurnish
/ ing the ediGce. This viii leave a balince of abou
$500 yet to be made up TO Iiquidate the entire in
rdebtedness of the Church.
Their labors have been dcservedly crowned wit
success.