The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-15


dieP Oh, no, no, mol He has not. He
comes with sympathy and kindness and
love. He understands oil our grief. He
sees the height, and the depth, and the
length, and the breadth Of 1t. He is the
only one that can fully sympathiEe.. 20
and tell Jesus. Sometimes when we have
trouble we 20 10 our friends and We ex.
plain 1t, and they try to sympathlze put
they do not understand 1t; they can not
understand it but Christ sees all over II
aud all through it. He not only counts
the tears and records the groans, but be-
fore the tears started, before the groans
hogan. Christ saw the inmost hiding
Mace Of your sorrow, and He takes It,
and he weighs 1t, and He measures 1t,
and He pities IL with an all.absorbing
nitv. Bone of our bone, flesh Of our
flesh, heart of our heart, sorrow OF our
sorrow. As long as He remembers Laz
arus's grave He will stand by you IN the
cemetery. As long as He remembers
His own heart.break He will stand by
Won In the laceration OF your affections.
When He forgets the foot.sore way, the
sleepless nights, the weary body, the ex'
hausted mind, theawful cross, the solemn
grave, then He will forget you, but not
until then, III.
have sent for our friends, but they were
far awav; they could not go to u.s. We
wrote to them, "Comeg right away" or
autographed, "Take the next train"
Thay came at last, but we're great while
in coming. But Christis always near
before YOU, behind you, within you, NO
mother ever threw her arms around her
child with such warmth and ecstasy OF
affection as Christ has shown toward 9,
YOU. Close at hand, nearer than the stan
upon which you lean; nearer than the
cup output to your lips; nearer than the
handkerchief with which you wipe away
your tears-I preach Him an ever pres
ent, all.sympathizing, compassionate Je-
ans, How can you stay away one mo-
ment from Him with your griefsY 10
now Go and tell Jesus.
1t is offer that our friends have no
mower to relieve MS. They would very
much like to do it; but they can not dis
enangle our finances, they can not cure
our sickness and raise our dead. But
glory be to God that He to whom the
disciples went has all power in heaven
and on earth, and at our call He Will
balk our calamities, and at just the right
time, in the presence of an applaudlng
earth and resounding heaven will raise
our dead. He will do it. Heis snightier
than Herod. He is swifter than the
storm. He is grander than the sea. He
is vaster than eternity. And every sword
of Gods omnipotenCe will leap from it's
scabbard, and all the resources OF lnbn'
ity be exhausted rather than that Gods
child shall not be delivered when he cries
to Him for rescue. Suppose your child
was in trouble: How much would you
endure to get him outP You would 60
through any hardship. You would say
81 don't care what it will cost; | must
get him out of that trouble" Do you
think God is not as good father as you
Seeing you are in trouble, and having all
power, will He not stretch out His arm
and deliver your He will. Heis nigh
to save. He can level the mountains
and divide the sea, and can 'extinguish
the fire and save the soul. Not dim o
eve, not weak OF arm, not feeble of re-
sources, but with all eternity and thC
universe at His feet. Go and tell Jesus
will you2 Ye whose cheeks are wet with
the night-dew of the grave We who car
not look up; ye whose hearts are drieC
with the breath of siroCCo, in the namt
of the religion of Jesus Christ, which
lifts every burden and wipes away ever!
tear, and delivers every captive, ant
lightens every darkness, l implore yol
now, go and tell Jesus.
Twas reading of a little child who wen
with her father, sea captain, to sea, an
when the first storm came the little chill
was very much frightened, and in tn
night rushed out of the cabin and said
Where is fatherP where is father ?
Then they told her, Father is on deck
guiding the vessel and watching the
storm" The little child Immediately
returned to ber berth, and said " It'f
all right, for fathers on deck" Oh ! W
who are tossed and driven in this world
up by the mountains and down by the
valleys, and at your wits end, l wan
YOU to know the Lord God is guiding
the ship. Your father is on deck. Hi
will bring you through the darknessin'C
the harbor. Trust in the Lord. Go anC
tell Jesus. Let me say that If you dc
not you will have no comfort here, anC
YOU will forever be an Outcast and wan
derer. Your life will be failure. YOU
death will be a sorrow. Your eternity
will be a disaster. But if you 60 to Him
for pardon aud sympathy all is well.-
Every thing will brighten up, and JOY
will come TO the heart, and sorrow will
depart your sins will be forgiven, and
your foot will touch the upward paths
and the shining messengers that report
above what is done here will tell it, un.
til the great arches of God resound with
the glad t'iings, if now, with COntrition
and full 'rustfulness of soul, you will
only go and tell Jesus
But am oppressed when l look over
this audience, at the prospect that some
may not take this counsel, and 90 away
unblessed. l can not help asking what
will be the destiny Of these people? So
l never care whether it comes into the
text or not, never leave my place on
this platform without telling them that
now is the time, and to some, perhaps
the last.
Xerxes looked off on his army. There
were two million men-perhaps the fin.
est army ever marshaled. Xelxes rode
along the lines, reviewed them, came
back, stood on some high point, locked
off upon the two million men, and burs'
into tears. At that moment, when every
one supposed he would bein the greatest
exultation, he broke down in grief, They
asked him why he wept. "Ah," he said
II weep at the thought that 30 soon all
this host will be gone" So | stand look