The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-31

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tried for crime he asks, (which of the
Judges will be on the bench at this
term2" Some Judges are severe. Some
are merCiful and lenient. Jesus will be
merciful and lenient You have but to
look at the scars of his self sacrifice to
know that. Oh, how kind he Ii! He
would rather aCquit you than condemn
you, He will give you all the advanta-
ges in the case. have heard how far
He walked to comfort two sisters who
had lost their brother, and how he turn
ed aside from a fattering reception to
help blind man, and how that no man
ever yet had burden to carry and God
was not ready to help carry it. There is
no measuring the length and the breadth
and the height and the depth of His
,mercy.
Iremark, also, in regard to that Judge
on the last day, He will be just Judge
What would you say of Judge who
should sit upon the Bench, and say;
"Now let all the prisoners go free; throw
open all the doors. [ can not bear to
punish any of them Let them all 90;
whatever has been their crime" You
would think him fit for an insane asy-
lum. The greatest farce in the universe
is Judge without justice. The Judge
on that day knows all about the law, and
he will vindiCate it; and do you think if
we come up with our crimes all unfor-
given, never having asked pardon, and
never securing any advocate; do you
think we can escape? | tell you, nay! If
Mercy, radiant and garlanded, sits on
the one side of the Judge, Justice with
stern brow and firm lip and cleaning
sword sits on the other. But l must tell
you of those who will be gathered be.
fore this Judge. "Lo, there were thun'
derings and lightnings and great earth.
quake: Behold, He Cometh with clouds,
and every eye shall see Him." can
tell you only of three or four classes of
men that will be arraigned before that
Judge. And in the first place l want to
say that all the good will pass inspection
before that throne. See them; the great
procession, passing along, an almost in.
terminable procession of the good; these
sacrificed in the ancient temples; these
taught in modern Sabbath .school; ;these
came up from common field of graves;
these from mausoleum of Princes; these
were buried in the potter field; these
heard the trumpet blast under the solid
masonry of Westminster Abbey; these
died in their mothers arms; these were
octogenarians, and their hair as white as
the snow that drifted over their sepul.
cher; these put their flaming feet in the
burning chariot of Smitbfield; these died
on pillows of elder down. Now they
stand before the throne with cheek un-
blanched, and heart unterrifed. They
once were Culprits, but they got the mat.
ter settled. All their sins have been par.
doned; all over their heart, written with
the Judges own handwriting, ia their
eternal clearance. In all the open books,
not one sin unCanCelled. Lift up your
heads, ye everlasting gates, and let them
go in. Pass on, ye sons and daughters
of the Lord God Almighty, end heaven
keeps jubilee at your coming, Paes on,
pass up Hail, hail, sons and daughters
of the Lord God Almighty
But l remark, that all blasphemers
will also come up for inspection, On
earth they made great many hard
speeches that they have forgotten, but
when the books are opened they will find
there has been an unfailing record kept
of every bad word they ever Uttered,
Perhaps their life was strewn with pro.
families. At first the oath got between
their teeth and almost choked their ut
teranCe; but afterward they spewed their
profanities upon the air, reckless of God,
though sometimes they apologized to the
ladies. AS the man standing before the
Judge heard behind the curtain the
of pen. and knew that ev.
cry word he uttered was being written
down behind the curtain; 30 in the last
day, it will be found out that every word
that man has spoken has been written
down by the recording angel, and all the
profanities of his life will come up in a
horrible troop. And the young man
who thought it smart to swear, how will |
he feel when he stands before Him |
with whose name he traedl 0aths of
the store, oaths of the shop, oaths of the |
street, oaths of the field, they will come
come up and fame on his astonished |
vision, and almost consume the eye in |
its socket, while the live, leaping thund.
ers repeat what was written; al bias
phemers shall have their place in the |
AXE which burneth with fire and brim.
stone, which is the second death. Oh, |
gate of doomI Oh, gate of darkness open!
great procession of blasphemers, pass
On, paes out, pass down, forever, foreverl
remark on that day that all the poor
and oppressed will pass along for inspec.
ion, They had a very hard time in
The world; hard Crusts, their clothes, un.
healthy residences, rough task-masters,
make up their life of soliCitude. These
oiled in Egyptian brick-kilns; these
made garments for Government con-
ractors at ruinous rates, and these put
,ut their eyes with their own ne edles in
he garret, bindi g shoes for the elegant
eet oflords and ladies'. That brow never
Was kissed of the sunlight; those eyes
never saw the green fields; those ears
never heard the music of meadow lark |
and brown thresher. They we're or.
Dhans, and they were kicked into the
world and they were kicked out of il!
Long story of blistered hands, and ach.
ng heads, and broken hearts. And here
hey stand in the presence of Him who,
n every part of his body and soul, knows
what it is to suffer. He has seen them
before. 1t was in the days of their trou.
de that they came to him for pity. Will |
lie cast them off now2 Cast them off? |
Will HeP As we'll ask the mother who |
lolds the child in her arms to throw il |
o the wild beasts; as we'll ask the father
Who holds The child lovingly by the hand |
o dash it against the rocks, as to ask
his Judge, in the fresh memory Of the
ross and garden of blood.sweat, to cast
,f the suffering ones who have Confded |
n His mercy. Happy day, all ye child
en- of the fire; reward all the brighter
or the sting of the thorn and the lash of
lame. Pass on, pass up. Hail, sons and
aughters of the fire.
But remark on that day further that
IL defrauders and all charlatans will
ONE up for judgment. Any man that
.nows anything about business, and has
een behind the curtain, knows that
nuch of commercial life is rotten to the
enter. You pass down the street with