Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-13

ter, 31st verse. The speaker spoke in sub
stance as follows: These three passages Of
holy writ will take in the legitimate scope Of
my thoughts. In going down to the Lowest
depths of humanity Jesus Christ gave to this
world new idea of the value of man. He
built up a kingdom out of the refuse of hu'
mainly or society. When Jesus Christ came
into this world the builder of the church
built out of the refuse of society to bring
them up where God designed them to be.
The best physicians are most interested in
those who need their greatest care. So we
say that our anxiety should be for those OF
our brothers and sisters who are In the
greatest need of help. While addressing
myself to the wickedest men and women In
New Haven know that there are very many
good men who do not belong to this class.
First then. desire to show you that the
way of the trangressor is hard. This il. estab-
lished, first from the fact that it is way Of
bondage and the body and soul of the sinner
is in bondage. A wicked man puts darkness
for light, evil for good and bitter for sweet.
His soul is bowed down by bondage. Now
if a bad man in every sense reads bad DOCK
he reads it with pleasure, but when he comes
to read the Bible he has no relish for bad
books. So you see his will is enslaved by
what he loves the best. Whatever leads us
into sin is our controlling agent. Jesus
Christ came into this world to preach deliy-
erance to the captive. He came to lift up
humanity and that is the glory of the Cos
pel. You may not, my friend, think you are
bound, you may think you are free, but new
ertheless you are in slavery, and
Satan binds your captive souls
Fast in his slsyish chains.
Was that man who put bullet through
poor Fisk's back free man Was that poor
miserable wretch who shot President Gar
field in the back free man? No! He was
a slave to his unholy passion. Is that man
free who will rush over the teachings of his
childhood and rush into the jaws of the lion
to be devoured? We pity the poor Indian
who worships the devil for his God, but he Is
not to be piled aside of that man who forgets
the Christian teachings of childhood. Every
Man has a conscience, and let that con-
science be awakened and it is like arousing
the lion in his lair Go where you will you
will find the operations of conscience, not
only among the poor but also among the
highest and the richest. Look at David he
was beyond the reach of law, but how his
conscience troubled him from the time he
committed adultery nearly to the end of his
life. Though crime may be hidden in your
estimation vet your conscience troubles you.
There are times when its fangs will sting you
like the undying fires of hell. This undying
conscience, my friend, proves the existence
of a God. Why all this paraphtenalis of con-
science if there be no God. The way of the
transgressor is hard because it is a way of
sin. Put the good man on the bed of death
and he is peaceful and at rest, but the poor
sinner is never at rest. Look at the burglar.
One minute he may be in the merchant s
store robbing him of his goods, and the next
day his soul may be in hell, sent there by the
leaden bullet o sinner, your way IS one OF
danger You may be here in perfect safety,
but to morrow you may be in eternity. Dan
ger stands thick around you every moment
of your life.
Second-How can this former condition be
changed? The first thing 1 call to your at
tention is the life of the dying thief on the
cross Perhaps he broke the heart of his
father and his mother. The reproof and
kind advice of friends perhaps he did not
hear He began a life of unholy desires,
then the little deviations of youth, and hnal.
ly perhaps driven from society, he sold soul
and body to the devil. But when dying he
said. Lord remember me when thou contest
into thy kingdom. Now my sinner friend,
there is character of true repentance. We
mean that which is heartfelt and sincere, and
which breaks away every rotten proof OF
self righteousness, You will find that the
worst men in prison palliate their crime and
say that they were not as bad as others
Lord remember me, said the thief on the
cross. There was faith without any external
support 1t was wonderful. 1t exceeded
the faith of all the apostles It transcribed
the faith of the centurion who believed that
Jesus Christ could heal his son though thirty
miles ayay from him. When that thief ex'
ercised that faith it was the only saving faith
in the universe at that time in Jesus Christ.
Nobody had any faith in him. His friends
had all deserted him. I challenge the whole
universe of thought to find any saving taitt
in anybody but that thief. 1t anybody
ought to love Jesus Christ it is the wickedesI
men in the world.
Finally YOU see how wicked the thief was
now what is the encouragement. The poor
publican goes into the temple and says, Lore
| be mercifdl to me sinner, and he goet
down to his house justified. We are told
| that there was woman that was sinner
| She may have been beautiful. l have NJ
doubt but that she arrayed herself IN thu
| most beautiful attire. She heard that tn
| Saviour was going to dine with Simon anc
she went there Soon as Jesus was pointed
out to her she kneIt at his feet, her tears fel
upon hisifeet, she wiped them with her han
| and then kissed them and then she poured
| the costly contents of the alabsster boa
upon them. She prayed for forgiveness.
| tell YOU my sinner friend that there are thos'
who wish there was he'll, If there were no
one, where these persons may spend an eter
nifty of misery. But how did Christ act to
| ward this poor woman? He said to Simon
Seest thou this poor woman? She has dom
all she could for my comfort And then b
said to her, $50 in peace" He did no
think of her past life. She honored thu
Lord Jesus Christ as he honored her. L
! there sinner here tonight like the poo
| publican, my life for yours that Jesus vii
save YOU if You come to him. Is there
person like that woman that came to Jesus
there is hope for you. He viii save you |
you come to him Think of that mother, N!
| poor frail sister, who watched over you an'
| is now in heaven Come home, come home
poor frail child, and when you come to di
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