Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28


Another awakening consideration is
IN the value of the soul. Tneo-
doric forbade the debasing Of
the national coin. They say, "We
ought to debase it. We can mix some
thing else In IL and il will be just as
good" "No," said Theodorio, the En-
peror, II will not have my face imprinted
on a debased COIN" Here we are; the
image of God mas been impressed upon
our soul, and yet 1t has been debased and
has become a counterfeit. We have all
sinned and we are all lost, unless divine
grace rescue aud redeem us. Now, here
is the soul. What is il worthY Is there
not something In Its value to arouse US?
l sometimes hear people compare the soul
In value TO mine. That is very
poor comparison, tor the silver and
the gold in the mine will melt after
while and be OF no more value than the
scoria spit out from CotopaXi, while these
jewels of the soul will exist as long as
there are vases in eternity to hold them.
Might | not rather take scales. They
are rightly adjusted. The two sides are
just even now. | hold up the balances.
On the one side Of that scale | put in sim
ply soul, nothing else at all, no trap
pings. but simply naked soul. That is
on one side of the balances. On the other
side OF the balances put this world with
all it's riches and honors and gains, pom
deTous world. But that world rises, that
side goes up while the other side in which
is the soul, comes down with ten thou
sand million ton weight. II is an immor-
tai soul. 1t is a priceless soul. 1t is
Gagged now. it beats sometimes against
the wires of the cage and tries TO escape.
but II cannot; but, let once the door Of
that cage be opened the thousandth part
of an inch, as 1t will be after awhile open.
ed. let it be opened never so little, and
that soul goes out, taking fifty worlds at
a bound. OF "What shall IL profit man
II he gain the whole world and lose his
own soul?
Another arousing consideration / find
IN the brevity Of the time In which we
have to prepare for the next world, How
| long it took TO complete the East river
bridget Twelve or thirteen years. If It
had taken twenty years from the day the
! toundation-stone was laid, 1t would not
have been great while for so magnificent
a structure. How long was 81. Peters In
building? Scores and hundreds of years.
And ST. Paul's is not done vet. IL there
is vast work 10 be done you expect 1t
will take a great while to do it. Now
here, they tell us, is a temple of holiness
to be built in every mans soul. How
long are you going to give us to build that
temple2 A thousand yearsl 80, no."
you say, ''you can't have 80 much as
that" Nor seven hundred, nor five hun
dred, nor three hundred, nor two hundred,
nor one hundred and some OF us will not
have sixty. and some OF us will not have
| fifty. aud some Of us will not have thirty
and some of us will not have twenty-to
| build this great temple. o, how vast the
work, and how short time there is to
do it!
When will this procession that you see
every afternoon from to O'Clock, stop2
This long procession going out toward
the cemeteries. Not until all these mer-
| chants have gone out of their stores, and
all these mechanics have gone out OF their
shops, and all these artists have gone out
Of their studios, and all these mothers
have left their cradles, and all this city
shall be emptied Of this present popula-
ton. The procession will keep going on
until all those who are here this night
shall have joined it in silence. 0 how
brief life ISL We talk about it until IL
gets a stale truth, but sometimes God
| strikes IL on the soul with such Yehemence
/ that we are reused up. NY brother, a
/ missionary in China, was telling me Of
an instrument that they had at work
| in China during the insurrection
| for the beheading OF men. He
/ said it worked a stroke something like
/ that indicating, J, and at every stroke one
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/ | thought TO myself that Is just like the
stroke of the minutes. In just that way
| the generations pass of. Certainly as
quickly as that. A life-another Is gone,
and another, and another, and another,
and another, and another. The waves Of
humanity dash up on that other beach In
quick succession. Every stroke of the
heart says: "Be quick" The reV0lu-
tion Of the seasons: "Be quickW The
/ onvnfno Of tho morning DRAINING ai
the night: "Be quickp
Another arOusing consideration | find
in the glory TO be won. Paul was very fond
OF comparing the Christian life 10 "A foot
race. Those foot races nave gone out Of
fashion. But you have seen racing, anC
you know that very often the speed OF the
driver and his horse is Influenced by the
wager. He knows when 10 IL large
wager and a small wager. Two steamers
start for Liverpool and il Is known thai
the one that makes the quickest trip gets
the Job of carrying the United States mail
Will not the fact that the contract will bC
given TO the swiftest vessel somehow In
fiuence the speed OF those sbipsr Now,
say, we are started in a race, and ought
not the fact there are vast emOluments
great gains, crown Of glory that tadeth
not away, before us, ought not these con
alterations 10 inspirit Us by the way. O.
gospel merely a bunch Of withered flowers
II you we're offered merely the dreRs OF Q
wine cup, | would not be surprised II
YOU felt unlnterested IN the result; but
when tell you Of the joys that are of.
cred 10 you through this gospel. do mol
see how you can stop a moment IN the
race. ] do not understand why you dc
not put forth FedOubled strength that
YOU may gain the prize. ''Iney shall
I hunger no more, neither thirst any more,
neither shall the sun light on them, MOI
any heat, for the lamb which Is IN the
midst OF the throne shall lead them {,
living fountains OF water, aud God sh all
wipe away all tears from their eyes.
aBlest are the saints beloved Of God,
Washed are their robes m Jeaus' blood,
Brighter than angels. i0 they SHINE,
Their giOries splendid aud sublime"
There Ia another arousing cOnsldera.
tion In this subject, aud that is that s'
many have made shipwreck OF theiropp0r
tunify who mad as good chances as w
have. "A man takes a good deal OF respon
slbillty when be- says IN regard 20 anyone
who goes out Of this world: "lfbat man II
l0st.n There IL q way Of calculating the
extinction OF physical life. fne physi'
clan comes IN, examines the eye, puts his
hand under the arm. feels the pulse anf
says: "Liie IL extinct; the man - gone"
But there is no such accurate way Of do
Gliding In this world 10 regard 70 the deatl
ol soul But will say thiss THAT 1
you know q man who lives Oh without