Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-05-18

cape the snares, trials aud temptations
of lite, and those consequences OF sin
by more than human appeals to our
reason. 1t says, Come unto Inc
all We that labor and are heavy laden
and l will give you rest" What an
invitation and promise. The invita-
ton is to come and find rest to the
weary soul, vet without compulsion
or against the will of the creature
And again, 20. Jerusalem. Jerusalem,
thou that killest the prophets and
stonest them that are sent unto thee, /
how often would / have gathered thy |
children together even as hen gath |
ereth her chickens under her wings, |
and We would not" For more than
1900 years have these invitations
and promises stood and yet rebelllous
man refuses to accept.
Passing the invitations and prom
ises what evidence does this book
give US Of the power Of this Saviour?
Having opened the way tor mans
escape from this prison of sin, the
mind is hot left in doubt as to His
power to save. Bringing back to life
the daughter of "Jairus" is not the
only manifestation of that Power.
In this case the skeptic may say that
Jesus himself declared that the maid
was not dead but only sleeping. But
let the skeptic remember that so well
satisfied were the people there, that
she was dead that they laughed him
to scorn." But what followed their
derision then? Let the Book speak.
But when the people were put forth,
He went in. and took her by the hand
and the maid arose" But we are not
left to doubt with this case alone.
This same Savior stood at the grave
of Lazarus, who had been dead four
days, and when 'he cried with loud
voice, Lazarus come forth, he that
was dead came forth, bound hand and
foot with grave clothes" Is not this
sufficient evidence of the power of
this Savior, who, in accordance with
the promises of God, came into the
world and performed these miracles
to convince the world of his Divine
nature, and power, to save sinners? ?
In what other book can we find such
assurances of power and willingness
to save? What other book contains
offers of Salvation to sinful man, and
sheds such golden streams of heaven.
ly light. directly or indirectly, around
the home of nearly every family liz
the civilized world Is there any
ether book on which a single soul
relies for Salvation, save this ? If
there is even the .nfidel and skeptic
have failed to produce it. If there
is none other, then why not receive
this )? In this Christ says of himself,
II am the door, by me if any man
ent' r in, he shall be saved and shall
90 in aud fad pasture As Christ
is the only "door" and the Bible his
last will and Testament to man there
+ can be no other book on which Imam
can rely for words of Salvation. This
book, ther, being acknowledged as OF
Divine authorityby all Christians, and
the only book which leads the be
lever into the fold of Christ, and
invites the unbeliever to the door,
of mercy, where he may find rest to
his soul, and the only book in which
a Saviour of sinners is offered to, or
presented to man, fully answers "Why
are we here -night?'
And as Christ sent forth his mes
sengers to preach theGospel to all the
world, beginning at Jerusalem, SO il
is our duty now, rs believers in his
doctrine and as followers of Him, to
aid in sending forth those messages
of love; those appeals to the heart,
those promises of Salvation; those
divine commands; those admonitions
to "watch and pray those invitations
to come those lessons which enlight
en- the soul and lead it to the man
sions of Eternal life, those warnings
to the sinner to shun the ways OF
death, all contained in this book. SO
that the world may be brought to the
foot of the cross, and made obedient
10 the comman to @ earch the Scrip
tares for in them ye think ye have
Eternal life, and they are they which
testify of me-" To assist in that
work is why we are here tonight,
and whilst the infidel and skeptic, as
ever, declare "that if man is to be
condemed because he will not believe
this Book to be of divine origin then
We had better spare all from such
condemnation, who are now ignoran,
of its demands, by keeping them SO
still let us remember the duty of the
believer, in accordance with QUA mas.
ter.s demands, leaving the result in
omniscient hands, and we will have
done well our part.
But what is the effect produced by
the teachings of this book upon
Society or communities where it is
received in the spirit of its teachings
1t for evil then better that our work
were ended, or better still that it had
never commenced.
To-day, in our own town of Upper
Sandusky, were it embraced by al
as the true index to Salvation; its
living morality the pride of every
soul, its great and vital lessons stud
led and admired by all, its ednoni
!, tons to prayer and watchlulness
livingly embraced, and that great les
son ''Do unto others as we would
that others would do unto us" prac
. ticed to the letter, if these things
were done, and in accordance witt
. the demands of that book, what would
be the.result there to day p? Who cou d
then stand up, in the face of living
, facts, and say 1.-THE result is evil ?"
!, The man does not live who could
, truthrully, say that. Bolted doors
J would be useless, dens OF infamy and
vice would no longer exist, tie assas.
sim shand would no longer be feared
courts ofjustice would vanish, jails
would be unoccupied. profanity
would cease, and even penury and
want would but seldom meet our view