The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-29

and ponlterers and caterers Of the Prime
Minister prepare the repast The guests
are seated in small groups, two or three
Al a table, the fo0don tray; all the lux
uries from Imperial gardens and orch
ards and aquariums and aylarles are
brought there. and are filling chaliCe ana
platter. Now is the time for the Prime
Minister If he bas grudRe against
BENJAMIN to showit Will he kill him,
now that he has him in his hands2 Oh,
no. The lord of the corn.crib isseated At
his own table, and he looks over the ia
bles of his guests, and he sends portion
to each of them, but sends larger por'
ton to Benjamin, or, as the Bible
quantity puts it, 'BeIj jamil's mess was
Eve times 80 much as any Of theirs.p BE
quick and send word back with the
swiftest camel to Canaan to old jacob,
that Benjamin Is well; all Is well; he is
fariDg sumptuously, the Egyptian lord
did not mean murder and death, but he
meant deliveranCe and life when he an
nounced to us on that day, 'Ye shall not
see my face unless your brother be with
you." 80,
Well, my friends, this world Is famine.
strucK of sin. 1t does not yield a solid
crop of satisfaction. 1t Is dying. 1t is
hunger bitten. The fact that 1t does not,
can not, feed mans heart was well IL
lustrated in the life Of the E1glish
comedian. All the world honored him
did everything for him that the world
could do. He was applsuded in Eng
land and applauded in the United States
He reused up nations into laughter lie
had no equal and yet, although many
people supposed him entirely happy,
and that the world was completely
satiating his soul he sits down and
writes;
"I never in my life puS on new hat
that it did not rain and ruin it. IueVer
went out in shabby coat because it was
raining and thought all who had the
choice would keep in doors, that the sun
did not burst forth in it's strength and
bring out with it all the butterflies Of
fashion whom knew and who knew
me. never consented to accept part l
hated, out Of kindness to another, that l
did not get hissed by the public and cut
by the writer. could not take drive
for few minutes with Perry without
being overturned and having my elbow
bone broken, though my friend got OIL
unharmed. | could not make covenant
with Arnold, which | thought was to
make my fortune without making his in-
stead, for in an incredible space of time
i think thirteen months--I earned for
him 100000 and for myself el, | am
persuaded that if was to setup as beg
ger every one in the neighborhood
would leave off eating bread"
That was the lament of the worlds
comedian and Joker. All unhappy The
world did everything for Lord Byron
that it could do, and yet, in his last mo.
ment, he asks friend to come and sit
down by him and read, as most appro
pirate to his case, the story of The
Bleeding Heart" Torrigiano, the sculp.
tor, executed, after months of care and
carving, Madonna and the Child" The
Royal family came in and admired it,
every body that looked at it was in &c
stasy; but one day, after all that toll and
all that admiration, because he did not
get Rs much compensation for his work
as he had expected. he took mallet and
dashed the exquisite sculpture into at
oms. The world is poor compensation,
poor satisfaction, poor solace. Famine,
famine in all the earth; not for seven
years, but for six thousand. Blessed,
blessed be God, there is great corn.
crib. The Lord built it. 1t is in another
land. 1t is a large place. An angel once
it, and, as far as can cacu'
late it in our phrase, that corn-crib is
l 500 miles long and 500 broad and
l 500 high. and it is full. Food for all ma.
tious. "0hW say the people, I'VE will
start out right away and get this supply
for our soCl." But stop u moment; for
from the keeper of that corn-crib there
comes this word saying, You shall not
see my face. except your brother be with
YOU" In other words, there is no such
thing as getting rom Heaven pardon
and comfort and eternal life unless we
bring with us our Divine Brother, the
Lord Jesus Christ. Coming without Him
we shall fall before we reach the corn
crib, and our bodies shall he portion
for the jackals of the wilderness but
coming with the divine Jesus all the
granaries of heaven willswing open be-
fore our soul and abundance shall be
given US. We shall te invited to sit in
the palace of the King and at the table;
and while the bord Of Heaven is APP
from His own table to other
tables He will not forget us; and then
and there it will be found that our Ben
iamin's mess is larger than all the otb7
ers, for 30 ii ought to be. "Worthy Is
the Lamb that was slIin to receive
blessing and riches and honor and glory
and power" ur1 snl..ma atn n|
want to make three points. Every
frank and common sense man will sc-
kno Wedge himself to be sinner What
are you going to do with your siusP Have
them pardoned, you say. Howl Through
the mercy of God2 What do you mean
BY the mercy of God? IL it the letting
down of a bar for the admission Of ali
without respect to character? Be not
/ see sOul coming up to the
gate of mercy and knocking at the corn.
crib of heavenly Bupplye and q voice
from Withinsays, HAre younalOue2" The
sinner says, "All alone" The voice
rom within says, "You Shall not see my |
face, unless y0dr divine BROTH
sr, the Lord Jesus, be with You" %, |
,hht ia the point al which 30 many are
liecomftted.b There is no mercy from |
God except through Jesus Christ. Com
M with Him we are accepted; without I
Him We are rejeeted9 Peter put it right
n bis great sermon before the High
Priest, wien he thundered forth:S "Nei. I
her ID there salvation in any other I
.here is no other name given under |
leaven among men Whereby We may be
aved." poo, Ginnef, 9il you have Ia DO 10 |
o have this Divine BeriiSmih along With |
Ou. Side BY side, coming 70 the gate e,all |
be store houses of heaven will open be-
Jf5 your soul. Am / right in calling
esus Bsnjslnin2 0hgyesj Rachel lived
My long enough TO givsR name TO that
hid. and with adying kiss she called
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