New-York tribune., 1876-03-11

ken out
the old Pace ana transpIanted into the new II thing
do not come TO satisfy down here let us not be eo
planning; let u.s. remember that on pil0rne o.
that we citizens OF another country and tnat We ~
10 have all we want when get home 1 was ON hosrS
the train from Chicago 10 Cairo one day and there ws
two ladies' sitting in tho seat behind me, who were an
ing together, and could not help hearing the
tion. 1 learned that they were strangers when the,
started from Chicago but the way, before they
10 Cairo, they got quito well acquainted One was
TO NewOreans and one was going 70 Cairo Before tbes
got 10 Cairo the Cairo lady said 10 the NewOIeans
" wish you would get of at Cairo enjoy yonT o
pdDy and Iwoud like very much to have you spend few
like to do so, bat have packed all my things n nay tsr
and they have all gone ahead 10 OrlpaDs AZ
have not any clothes with me good enough TO visit 40
into society in. have nothing except what lave on
and she added" aud You know this dress is good
enough to travel u." That is what think the joufne,
OF tins world very little 10 good enough Tor me "a
travel in We all travellers ana this Is good ruoues
for travelling. We have rameDt and mansions up tbcrs
waiting for US Let us have our hearts and affections ~
on things above, and not on things on the earth In
Hebrews, fourth chapter and ninth verse, II says:
Not on earth, IL does not say Oh earth.
TILE CHURCH NOT rLAcE OF RESI-.
There s another great mistake that good many peo
pie making at the present time. They have an ie,
that the church is place OF rest Instead Of going them
to work for God they there TO rest "Thcre remain
eth rest fortle people Of Cod" We will rest when wa
a home We Will have all eternity TO rest in We IA
not want to talk about rest here. hope the tine v1
come. and believe n VIII come, when thry viii ask bis
question OF all who are canddltea for membership IN s
chuFcn W Lat work 10 DO and
gong into the church rest, they VIII be told that
enough OF such members now and II could only g.e
earnest, il would be good thing for all We sou VA
dcrstand that come INTO the church 10 work An
ea' seems 8Se 20 h epns 9e ehnTe h5,n an, e % day.
they have joined IT, every one ia the church must
wait thcm-the minister. the laYmcn, All
the members Lrst ond call on tcm and they DO TOD
do this; they 20 10 some other church. and thr qeker
they do it the betor There Iefnnncth rest Tor TIA
people OF Cod" The idea Of our talking abont rest bc
where Christ has becn cast out Brrc they have taken
the he OF Oods own SON Why should We want 10 stay
in the cremJs country at rest and peaCet A. loni
il is the enemys country let not dream OF ret
We will rest by ana BY, when Jcsns comes Let M moi
talk about rest now. | heard Of a man the oiher day
thai got tired and discouraged ana hOncsick He gslrd
TO home he did not his work blessed ~ IL used 10
he; and night lie went to bed he wished himself
dead Aud going 10 sleep IN tnGt state of mind u was
not unnatural for him 10 dream the dream TINT he did
lilo dreamed that he died. aud was taken away 10
the Eternal city Wheu he nnt got there, ss
be walked mp and down the golden streets OF heaven
looking upOn the Celestial City he me, to friends whom
lc mad known upon oaTh All al once ~ they walked
certain direction he Looked and saw SOM "r c, ~
up The streets in golden chariot lie saw that Ito
looked din rent from the rest OF the redeemed Who had
come there from earth, and as lie eamc ncarY
lac saw that II the blessed Lord and sa.
NiOr When the chariot came sweeping mp TO where
they were the Savior got out Of the chariot and asked
his cOnipan To get INTO the chariot aud then asked
him 10 walK with Him The savior then took Tim 10 mo
batlemeuts OF heaven, and said What you see :"
lie answered, 81 SEQ the dark world that have INST
come from" "What esel" he was then asked
fIe looked further, ana replied ~ think 1
hear The wall coming up from these, he said Tie
Saviour asked "will you stay here ard cuoy these
with BE, wiii you go back to earth and tell
those poor cling nOr,ais about Met" Here he awoke
from his sleep ana he SAID he has never since wished HIM
self dead lie wants to live long he can proclaim
" the last tie SayiOurs life and death, Ia lost world
We have not long tO WOIk. let Us work without
ing. Work, work, work! Ihe hrSt word that Paul
heard from the son OF God was Shall / med that 1
nust Dc about my Fat ci's busiuessF Shall the 81
want be above his mascrf Shall we become careless oi
our masters work down hCie! On let is BEGIN tonight.
and et Il the work ~ each here Cbis very week 10
BRING some souls to Christ. young man who lay
tie Words Lost lost, lost q" she went to him aud
said Why my why 10 you say Lost lost lost III
possible that yOn have lost your hope IN Christ g.
No, mother; nOt that" "Thuu what do you mean by
hose worlsloSt, lost :" Mother, Thinking how
have lost my life how have wasted my - years. I
have done nothing, have lost life" And the young
man dicd TcgrriilnS that he had lost lifetime. which
was given him IN which 10 work for Chris; Jesus
If God should summon to-day would we bc ready 10
20 10 oar accOuut NOd not have To life had
e,n y failure brcage we mad not done lie work Mat
It in b1 f me- 10 do3 VIC viii p - iy and by Tis
wicked shall cease from Troubling hy ami by Tie
weary shall be at rest ~ aud D. We viii not talk
lbOui rest here We shall nave enough. We shall have
al eternity tor rest.
want to can your attention next to the fact that our
eward Is IN heaven, and rot here. Gods people make
he great mistake looking for reward down herr.
they stiil looking for reward down here Lctu
hat that Is the with almost every one O Gods peo
,Ic-thcy look reward down here God docs not pro-
ip yOndcr. Weare work hero. When done lie viii
Jy We'll done good and faithful servant Enter INTO the
Il
land. The reward Will be great, He says u God
iis the reward great what Kind OF reward will Il be
Instead of looking reward and honor here lee look
)ey oUd for H. SrC What Paul says 10 Timothy, Tor
hrre viii be ior me crown" lie did not LOOK for his
THE LEssoN OF PAUTs LIFE.
when | read the life Of Paul it makes ashamed Of
he Christianity OF the present day. Talk about what
We have suffered! Tai, about what wo have done! 1
h.nb 1t would do every member Of the church good %
pend six months reading the life Of Paul. aud to see
what he had to 20 through He had been beaten
our times. and received 80 stripes upon the
,are back. n one Of IA should ger oven
me stripe now how many volumes would Ge wIlttenon
,othInc for Paul he bcat,n with thrtyinc stripes
Jd auy say to Paul. NUu havo been beaten already
oar tunes before, md Trey going tO bring that
coiirgc upon your back times again pcfhapsi
lad you not better 20 on down 10 Europa
-he appeal would pass hun by unhtedcd. " have hut
me aln one thing hope for press toward the mark
II uy high calling in Christ Jesus These earthly allie
ions what were thcyl lie never complained of them.
instead OF giving up his opinions ami h' HOPE, he vas
',n- a =, : 4. - a.. ir1 I,,r.c- ti.sr b.I- mo-. le
ccricd Yet he received them AL and would not deny tho
aith that the mercy and power Ol God had wrought ID
match when he got hold OF Paul NOt al be could do
Soula RlEc MN ~, e I H. @ i ,r IN ,irr and he
,Iy,ays. scOrning what the world eOnll do 10 hlm,
,resscd toward tAat reward. he kl'" tna' sd
Ii5 sniierGgs here ~oti DC "Iled IVY aIa
oy ana peace be hls when he wore the crown
ur winch hc had 50 braNely fought Aud hoN many de
yorL ing for these crowns at the present oal How
mach would they sJtfcr now fer Ike reward thit
,wajtcd this mighty warrior Iiis enemies one iimo
took him out and stoned MN Ehr itc idtlyt s,oF.'E ~
rhinx of the torment Le experienced, tr pnn va, no
1rnsi have suffered these stones were Eurrd az MN
- great was tEe anger OF those who were ts aio4u
lim that they left him for dead Wien tLy
,t through with him his head Gi swollen upi see
-he bruises upon his body aud bis nD'; see INC u-ly
,rnr, and the gaping wounds that hC car;ld d ne vas
hardly brought 10 life again. and for 'ng tme the
after you could see hm with his INJURED nea' nd a,
black eye On the FcOrners OF the stfcc1S, , Gnu
,et not frightened by any meaus, bnt PledI,Mns
ne glorious gospel of his God and Master ''sas
Christ lie w-ut TO. COrinth. Was not airlI, oIi o
preached there for eighteen months anl "a ~. ~,
,is miuistrations and IN al lis he had W ttB
mon himself He had no influential c0himiuso %
meet him upon his arrival at the station ahd conJecl ni
o a fine hoie and make all arraugrmrrls apo"l nt %
rI.ro ~ m aflIinn fhu,- dAls; when ht