The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-15


Most surely wash your hands, but more
surely wash your heart.
Behold, also, as you see Governor PLATE
thrust his hands into this wash-basin, the
power of conscience. He felt that already
there was blood on his hands and it need
ed to be remoyed-the blood of an limo
cent prisoner, the blood Of one whom he
might have set at liberty had he only pos
sessed the courage to do so. Poor PLATE
His conscience was after him, and he new
er could wash Off that stain, either from
his right hand or his left hand, and to the
day of his death, though dipped in all the
LAYERS of the Roman Empire, there would
be eight fingers and two thumbs red at the
tips. Oh, the power of conscience wher
fully arousedl With what whip of scor
pions, over what bed of spikes, into what
pitchy midnight it chases the guilty
What makes that man yonder in this
audience vino has all the marks Of pros
perity upon him seem so agitated while
speak-now flushed, now pale, his breath
uneven and the beads of perspiratior
coming on his brow and all the features
of his conscience written over with
strange unrest, rising into horrorP DOM
know, but he knows and God knows. Per
haos he despoiled some fair life with
deed that turned innocence into waif and
the smile of hope into the brazen laughter
of despair. Or perhaps he has in his pos
session that which belongs TO others, and
by acutest stratagem he holds 1t according
to law, hut knows that it is not his own,
and realizes that IL his heart should at this
moment stop It's beating he would be II
hell forever.
A man kalf converted, or quarter con
verted, or thousandth part converted, i,
not converted at all. What will be tht
book of Judgment in the last great dayl
Conscience-conscienc bringing up mis-
improved opportunities, conscience mar
sha.ing unforgiven transgressions, con
science recalling all the past, There will
be no need of a great and ponderous bool
with lids so heavy that mighty angels with
great strain of strength must open it. We
shall take the leaves Of the book out of oul
own memory, and conscience will be
there, potent and tremendous, to echo the
welcome or the doom. There have been
great days OF soldiery review in France
aud England and America, but the great
est day of review will be when at the roll
of the archango's trumpet all the unfor'
Civ sins of mans life come up and
take their places in companies and regi
IN ints and lrga1es aad all facing the
same way aud with shouldsred arms tha
shall wait the command, AMI conscience,
mounted on tlr white horse Of judgment
sfa'l ride along with sharp spur and up
iited sword, aud bid them "Marchw and
Bit them "Take aimW and bid then
"F.rew Who can stand before tina
charge Of all the bat,alions OF a sinful ant
unimproved pastg Not one OF us, unles,
wo have had something better than Plato'i
wash. basin to cleanse our hands ant
cleanse our soul.
But tank that IL ninc.tenths OF thi
Gudicncs are made up of earnest nnC
thoughtful people, then nine-tenths are
lcginning to awake under the power o
aroused cousc,eice, IL there is not some
thing for the cleansing of the soul bette
than Governor Pilates wash.basin. Yes
yesl yesl Tell 1t to one another. Tell
in soLg. Tell 1t In sermon. Tell it to th
lemispheres. David, the Psalmist, cri,
out for it when he said: "Wash me thoI
oughly from my own iniquity and cleans
me from my SIM" and Ggain: "Wash m
and shall be whittier than snow" Job dt
plored his failure when he said: ''If
wash my hands with snow water an
make my hands never so clean. yet sha
thou plunge me in the ditch and mine ow
clothes shall abhor me-" What, ther
Where, then9 How, theny Behold IL
I laver of the Gospel filed from livin
fountains. Did you ever see a picture I
, the LAYERS in tho ancient tabernacle an
. the ancient templey The one in the tabe
nacle was made out OF the womeu's meta
, lie looking glasses contributed by them,
round basin on a pedestal, and 1t was fill,
with water. But when the temple WI
a built the laver was an immense a
A fair, and was called the brazen SO
a Deep were the floods there gathere
Beside this there were ten other laver
= five to the right Of 1t aud five to the left
J. It, each holding three hundred gallons
q pure water, and the outside Of these lave
' was carved and chased with palm.trees,
!. delicately cut the leaves seemed to quive
and with lions so true 10 life you cou
!. almost see the throb OF their nostrils, al
a cherubim with wings ready for Aigl
X Magnificent laver ofshe old dispensatio
a feeble type of the greater laver Of our su
"a lit dispensation, laver filed from rive
of salvation, its pedestal the Rock OF AZ,
b. carved with the figure Of the Lion Of
/. dah's tribe and palm-trees Of victory a
/. wings suggestive Of the SOUPS hig
IA heavenward when we worship, and I
:. saints flight heavenward when we d
!. Come, all ye auditors, and wash of
10 your sins, however aggravated, aud
n your sorrows, however agonizing. Coz
,t In, the furthest, the deep ,st, the worst !
!, What an opportunity! That is ]
" enough to swallow all nations. Il "
h stand on the Alps and beckon Italy;
Il the Pyrenees aud call Spain; on the U
re and enchant Russia; at the door Of Heay
10 and gather In the Nations. Pardon for
ID and comfort for all who will accept tn
Q. through Christ Jesus. "Why did you
O. tell me how beautiful the earth and 8
es arei said q little child whose eyes
al skillful surgery had been opened. ~
d. tell you, over and over again." said
n mother, "but you could not understt
ns it.n Would to God that all Of us mi
te have our eyes op ,ned and see for oursel
no the Oie altogether lovely. The half