Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-01-21

lut their cup under the Rock Of Ages"
which pours forth from It's smitteu side
living water, sparkling water, crystalline
wstsr, from under the throne OF God and
the lamb. Blessed be the bell thst calls
her worshippeIs 10 prayer. Blessed the
wafer that drops FROM her baptisma Al font.
Blessed the wine that toss in her sscra.
her devorions travel up and the Angels OF
God travel down. As the moon goes
through
The Roaring Storm. .CIouds,
unfushed and unharmed and comes ont
calm and beautiful on the other side, so the
Church OF God has gone through all the
storms OF this worlds persecution and
cone out uninjured.
take . step further in my subject
After session. Of storm or fog how you are
thrilled when the sun comes out at noon
day. The same sun which in the morning
kindled coDhsgrations among the castles OF
cloud. stoops down to paint the lilly white
and the buttercup yellow and the forget
mr-not blue. What can resist the sun
Light FOR voyaeer on the deep. Light for
shepherds guarding the tiocks aheld
Light for the Ioor who have no lamps 10
burn. Light for the downc,st and the
weary. Light for aching eyes and burning
brain. Light for ths smDc,h brow OF child
hood and the dim vision Of the octo,
gepsrian. Light for queens coronet and
sewing girls needle. Let there be light "
Now. SAYS my text, "Who Is she tha,
loeketh forth clear as the sanC'
Our answer is, the Church. You have
been
GoibE Along n Road Before Day break.
On side you thought you saw a lion, on
the other side you thought you ssw COB
i'm Of the darkness, but when the sup
came ont you found these were harmless
apparitons. And il is the great mission
OF the Church OF Jesus CHRIST 10 come
forth CLEAR as the SUM-" 10 i.iumine all
earthly darkness. to explain as far IS pos
sibIe all mystery, and TO make the world
radiant in It's brightness; that which you
thought wss an aroused lion IL found ont
to be- slumhering lamb, and the sepul'
chrGl gates Of your dead turn out 10 be the
opening gstes OF heaven; and that which
YOU supposed was flaming sword to keep
you Out Of paradise is an angel OF light to
be, kon you in. The lamps on her altars
will Gust their glow on your darkest path
way aud cheer you until far beyond the
need Of lantern or Lighthouse, you are
saiely anchored within the v,le. q, Sln OF
the CLurh, shine on until there Is no sor-
row tn sOothe, no tears to wiRs away, no
sckles TO break, no more souls 10 be re-
dsemsd Ten thousand souls have at
',myt, d TO eytingUish the lamps on her
alrsrs, hut they are luenchless; and to 81.
nee er pul pits, but the thunder would
leap ard the lightning would flame.
The Church sf God
will yet come 10 full meridian and in that
day all the mountains OF the world will be
sacred mountains touched with the glory
Ci Caiyary. Al streams will How by the
mount ot God like Sloan, and all lakes be
redoicnt with Gospel memories, like Gen
uessarrt. and Ill islands of the sea be
crowded with apOcalyptic vision like
paimos and all cities be sacred as Jerua
leui, and all gardens luxurious as Paradise.
Then the ChOrsls OF grace will drown out
all ,hp srthrms OF earth. Then the throne
II Christ ill overtop all earthly authority.
Then the crown Of JesIs will outilame all
other crruncfs Sin destroyed. Death
dead. Hell defeated. The church tri.
umphant. All the darkness Of sin, all the
darkLrss Of trouble, al the darkness OF
earthly mystery zone forever. "Clsar as
the sun, Clear rs tho SUM-
Take Ono More Sfcr
in this subject and say that il you were
place for the defense OF feeble town and
d CREST army were seen coming over the
hills With lying trslnCns, then you wJlid
be able 10 get sumr ides of the terror thsi
will slfIke the hearts OF the enemies oi
God ~ Len the church at last marches on
ME "su srmy with banners Gou know
there - no;hing that e1cites a soldiers en-
thusissn. so much as al old lag. Many II
man, almost dead, catching glimpse Of
the ua:iua8l ensign, has sprupg 10 his feet
and starisd apain into the battle.
Now, NY friends, don't want yo1 to
think ot the Church OF Jesus Christ as n
d. feaiCd institution, as the victim OF inH.
del sarcasm, something TO be kicked aud
CuiIed and trampled on through sill the
sges rf the world. II is IAN army With
hanners" II has IN inscription aud cJiOrs
such rs never stirred the hearts or any
earthly so!diery. We hsve our banner Of
rCru,,s and on 1t is inscribed Who is on
Il l,.rd's side
our Hammer OF Defiance
and on it Is inscribed; The gates OF hell
shall not prevail against u.s. our binner
Of triumph and on il is inscribed "Nictpry
through our Lord Jesus Christ aud ".
mean to plant TIA; banner on every bill
top frd wave il CT the gate OF heaven
Will Christ 20 le6i US We need not frir. ]
siil lot undcrrate tie enemy. They are n
trrr.,iGous host. THey c)rae on WITH
,cu'.st strategy. We contend m
VIII r'sh and b'oo1, NV with
'!I' 'pa!l;"s ana Po"et' hh
.J.riuisl Wl,kejntss IN .gb places bat II
sod be- for II, whO cin b. against uS'
T,n on, ye troops -, tie L1-i J III into
.iIc. c!Jse 10 tue ra"'.' 90, throu %
timing 'nn's snt oyer trojan noun a."
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