New-York tribune., 1876-03-13

fonr wears old but 1t dtrstands how to look II
nv child and that is enough so all that the bit,
ten Israetes had TO do TO look and the vey
Il was as sudden as Hash Of lightning so many people
say do not understand how it is that people can pe
ave1 s fbSre s a Is about it. Gods thoughts arc not
thoughts, and Gods ways are not our ways II we % naa
been going to the world, would have gone abOu
IL different way from Gods way, Dave no dVnDt;
had been going y save the bitten Sod I baye
make brass serpent and put 1t upon pole 6us
God works n as he PS5aSeS ana we Ss oSd e must listen
TO him, and says we VIII be saved OF once anu tnat
believe Instead OF looking at yourself at your own s H.
Just take your eyes of of yourself and look AT Christ
FLEEING TO A CITY OF REFUGE.
Now come back again to another Bible illustration
You know when the children OF Israel came from the
land OF slavery and had tho visitation OF the merry ser
penis and after had been commanded to raise tie
brazen serpent he went 10 Psgah and died. and joshua
led them into tho Promised Land Joshua then received
a command from God that he should erect SIX sh
cities, three on each side OF tho Jordan, when
were to be cities Of refuge. These places were 70
be put far enough apart SO as 10 cover 'ho I
whole land, that any man. no matter wDere Ne nnght no
whom he should have occasion to seek theT coud easiy
gain to one Of them The gates OF ttse eities
were be kept open day ard night aud the chlei hien
Of each cytne to keep the ways 20
that should be hindered in gottng within the
walls And not only should the roads Dc HeP1 sDOO, %
streams and rivers should be kept up ana IN
intervals along tho road showing the fugitive that he
was tho light way-tO keep him from straylHS Ana
to provide Tor tho contingency OF the man no Was oc
inc not being able read there was red finger pat on
the posts which 30 ntod the way Jhs man even II no
he sa. Tue Sign sped on The elites we're also placed
oD hills that evcryOn5 c0nld see them The elites were
erected for this purpose IL considared great
dhoBor amonS the Lrie.tss ~ when e, a GSn o Sr, Tas
bup.eir Seek out the slayer and XII lm. Thus
had Eopo, II he had scodoEtiy kihea cpc OF saSin
b. own re from tho aycngiag hand OF Tue prothr or
reI4 but O
city refuge forit We tne law taa' tue honeit he
sg,,po.e / hsd killed aDwittingl-tha; ho and,
had been out cOpping In ho woods and suppose my ak
lad .ip,ad oat Of uand aud had crushed Ia the sEu
OF ms cnpanon. My only hopO wOndbo 10 get 70 Que o
these oilic-ny only hOpo was 10 escape tor my ne
souid have had 40 mo To loer, time TO hesitate on
srvue no time ~ cousio-. 1 saoud have - start at
Iled IiiSd tntS thus purely thro,h accident
apd 100 wgs incens,d or PERHAPS hd soho Old score
st,y and plead With hin. lie had made Up hs mind u
Xii ne aud nothing ict for re 10 90 Dut NJ
know ths yOuEg mans ot temper ana SEQ ali Oh ny
irark Itl.refoic sDrng ~ the bush mo the ROAD
ana ii now brcomra lfc and ceath struggle see tne
cily Along tle todd scci W 'io Iii,
oil inv strength DOgn ibe MI go ns fsst as can UP
~, not check me- or throw aAy obsta SOS ia iHy path
tasy -ct out Of my way, ana - pa-a tn,s ~ va ~, To-
"todspced" aud warn mo that tne ayohger II hot I
cbd NOW am ia full view OF tile city The Sa1es alc
side open know shall n0i have TO stop ahl MOCK
when get up 10 them. hhen gt closer gee tte cur @
zens are the walls iho li"lihAtlon As' 80 ie"SnC ,
thom tina: poor rSlasee - ooniss; S", NJ ,thit %
Tl,yu
Win mo They tnus await me; bat they see am hard
pr,sscd am almost on Tie loint ~ ENiIS Oue, DAT
tIe .tos ANA bN SAFE O3, IL cig ony r-,ch the tiy
All Iny friend Just look at tue c.iJ; dJht Iet any tus
to DO n / sop olter, or Eneer ali lost; & &ihe
ayeuger viii soon be on me; GOA alipst iivta
rsady 10 hew down. sct nraror u tie Nas nov.
s5o the people plainly ey becAcd on wiz ne L'1,
r9J"oh. h. win be Killed" brip< every muscle mo
isg The people crowd around tlo gate 20 reeve .e
fFL... f.glis 4
ttTn.' au safe. TAay is in,'antareoue' isn't
III one inmate dSo 70 81" tail ""tgS mpoa g my a he'd
teS next minute l aYl perfectly secure rhe ayenser
eut ThG 2ss y y e & aa so thfy me- f5 VEN lUi We
n bst;cr Illustration OF tliS ihct EOnt !ou Know
ihat dca h is your tIacE nov, Gnl L. r@eaGy @ 70 70
have wa vicfiml DOIs Jon know that he
Hay be only q few Years, ISH hon'.s, a ~ J"
f-o,o vcag Even this very ATE, he my catch
up to You MAY tlnk hii niie9 ana nlg, Dg,.l @
i've here Eo !. oDiy tio way hrane 2a n0"@ SIeat
d,al nosrer ti!-n you ma 5,nt . o M % ,s6 ~ y Pr if van
r,ms wltaii the walls o. saivat.'n yoa Ave seshre
unnistasabIe sign where Il L. ala ito snt' yea ~6.h2
fiat u you do not reach i'G walls you tie Come Acn
r - ios can yOu loer aud lnarr yyloa death Is
noaring down uiOa ycu liitic "hio GnI !Cu VII D.
you wil b. sac IN CDrst, aui yon can look bicA and
olalcug1 dtata to Es iacs l'A cen sy III iIl.iinn,
Bai sill BRING before unotGer illustration. You
often y "pa tha tncy cannot undeIs;gat how
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D.H' Il lh, "ts So !, ~ .i ,f ij,,irtiir P@t1-l ne
war we hal three isiCBs OF Eisve5 II negro c.
capped frol tho oJi,H aid ~" as loI hs
Mason aud Dixoaa line h, VS. not SAFE Giisn zen
woald have .IgrcIderei bscb th.t neo even he i@i
snoaid - 20 he would Do IT.. tsat line va. tae
Canada boundary line. II ~ coaid cross that he Noal
b. forever q iTco man. NJS p ny illustration a poor
nea1y cares IRON Kentl"'y ald BIAS succeeded, after
G3Hy weary day, IL cs0.sES ihe o'O hNef'
7 ~ an Ia Il
Absolutely free; knows trey tts him baca Oh Of
tlgt s'ie should lhsy Soi1 up I.h ma ie '.' III tyi
Under nas and The las Ji oar country cIiiD.
rslch cara 10 before the dreaded ap rehcus.on OF benz
consigned bac 70 hi, chains and ori1-cs aid stripes cn
be disnli5 from h.s thoughts lie 'aI, " II can osy
sc. under that ag am irc' naia 'iaye can oiealag
undrr That aa - tie poor man rasc, al way toE@fI
Es haven OF rsf hOn ca. sce MN filh4AE a't 't!o
/ Wne ana L. hoars The tlo.dnouHds benna NM ne
knows his old Inascr Is on hli trteA hey nav Eret
horses and tacy VIII 1903 catch him. re j. bi snort
distance from the line now, ht ms pui5it's .C lA H-H
Can be teach II il tmcl lie T. rTat - te DoGhIy
now he maze o.; more eluf al : ne j. SflF, h-S
hEa moment slave no" 10 Rs c"o5teH Va, ING
and IS free Eco:c ne had reaGaJ 'ns inc be "aN Sii
jcct To he tEc nhch ~ MS o'i sia7ttI INA * @ i ~
pOslcritY would have poel sa,cs Nes D. t 10" crossed
over the line aai Is tree Oae ~ auto ne Is Sa'5 tlc
! noxt minute ho - q citizei' Once y siase
now ~, doys frifory today. ms friens, too Make up
vour MIND, that YOU will leave yoGr Old master Who mas
ep you q long. and cross o'er to the de OF the
Lord. God VIII then 4ke eaie oi yodi lie W' mo- g
/ auy harm you Ilo Sai 10 your enemies IoiGn i
for the appo Ills eye. The banner floats From calvary
and when you Comc under 10 iolds you ar So ~
friends DO You not see if nowl W0nt you cross he e
and ge saved OH Eaye prayed that Thousand may
| bo saved here to-day yes IrAyed rght nov curing
| this sermon | don't know why you cannot be saved
on! lii up your hearts IA prayer inat thousands may
leave their SINS and their slavery ami rum ana como uH
/ der TIE protection OF the LORD.
ENIlsIISG A. SOLDIER OF CHRIST.
one day walking through the streets OF York in
! England saw "a II tie way ahead u soldier coming
toward me- had the red uniform on or tho infantry