The Red Cloud chief., 1885-02-27
RED CLOUD fl I.PIT.

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., =" ~y.' 80 ri"'p. -" >b'Ind ave f'S''"'f
With bm- 80 il'~'- c"
The desire Il C!u.,p that ali rs
,eop.e t,iai, forever dwell! toyett.- ~
Ills presence. His peoI'e aEs Lkrr
from n. usfionahtIs-, rams n con1i-
tons Of hic. Accepting ~. pronises
Of salvation in thrI-'. TIC saved become
Iii. !ri.nts, "A friends hs love. them
with -, everlasting love. Christ i"vr
10 intense, so !. il Hi- JOY 20. have He
peopI. near Him. J." you find JOY "a
bong near TO Christ. Christ finds rs
chief delight in beng nenr TO you. H'-
desire 10 that ~ s!.ni'd 1--we WITH HIM.
have We n friends o.. earth that have
treated ~ a. iaI!v - We have treated
Ciri.t, We ts,~ .!!yh,4.l HIs p.ec";t-.
ssudeYed !rom His presence, dOun;o'i
HI. love, forgotten Iim p!"m!ae', and
vet He resl!e =. that sc .hOult Ii:"
with Him. lh.re are cone p."l'"
Nuu would irt "are ip have - III thor
houses, much .c'- o. max" y lpng -'ar.
Ne; Ckri,' Waite to- have Ia i've WITH
Him. not FOR d l.m-. hCt through e'"r-
n,,y. tnd tur 'i,- Hc IL making ready
a A.rnic. gou. 10 prepare II place tii.-
or HAY zee our falling. "t.r imreI''"-
ti.E.. and keep ~ InHcn out OF '"r
gIe,cnCc 20 p"s-.i.r. tut here IhT'-i
Gees H,re imp'r:crtic'- AMI iaI,I''.-
ti,sn rIy earthly " can discover, vt
through III- ia e for lie He on V tLIus-
oi u. with kInincs-. and G"-!res or
.omUau.onslIp. Tier. e." many -!
Tt WHO d" rot Ike 10 1--we with c"u
natural selves. We complain of cur-
sr.ye., W. mad fault with "ur--ivcs, a"d
We try To- change our acts, "ur f".I"'.
our nature, 20 thu; pc -itll haze"
mnre acr.cah!. c"mpani"r,hip, ant
here wbIi. uc are 'ryIng - get aw,N
from eel, Cirisi wants ~. 10 go AID
live with HIM. what deep eud bourA-
10. love IL here Displayed, - fal.n'n!
that 40 failure Oh oar part can ms"
Hon wIsn o'h.rwI." than to cave" ~
fnscysr by II. siGc. And sc are nui
only "a live with Him. hut togotlrr
with Him. There il 4 vast depth q:
meaning III this word toCriHcr. Many
people may iIvr rhdcr 10 roof, IN "u"
n"u.c aud mol live together. They NAV
enr NJ the same table, warm 10y the
same fire, and not live together. Some
time. even ia The church. here on earth
Christians are not always togei'i"r.
They differ entertain thoughts aud
beliefs unlike. They meet 'ngetl:"r.
s,ng together. pray together. hut spirit
ual life does not flow along harmon
ously in one channel. But here. to-
geekpr means all Of u mind. Of one
purpose, united, together, no n Of lie
fanny acknowledgement WITH Him.
Family tie r-kni:, all brought together
e. Hun. And II not thI- \ comforting
thought. a cheering hope. We hardly !
stop To think how closely our ~earttl, |
hopes and happiness are linked with
others. until Ne are called upon TO Icy
them away, out of our sight, but when
the lad partinSs ONE Ii there not inv :
in the promise of meeting again, 10 l..
together where there viii Toe no mon"
uatinCsr When Christ hrings BIS
people together lie does not merely
bring them to a house, hu: 10 home.
not collected like q multitude %
strangers. tat ss n family. nher" all the
members haze affection for each other
where they are united in one inherent.
where all the Joys are shared together.
In effect Christ say YOU shall live III
tne same house with me: share NV
glory. He Died for IA that We should :
live togrthcv With HIN. We are no. 10
from a background IN heaven for HE
throne, hut meet him face - face "a
he is. But there - more maauin. in !
the text than GU. Savior's desire in mis-
go AZ ~, a., -. o..
love by the method, in IN ia expres-
SION he died FOR rs that We should
Greater :ove hath no ma than
that a man lay down his life :or
ms friends" We often measure love
IN this life h. the hertowsi Of benefits
or gifts. by freely ~cxpending money 70
krc.-. adorn. and plea'e the object Of
IT affection. hut here We measure
i've ny sacrifice. and in sacrifce IS the
Test. In the world il il not hard 20
find loud professions Of love. and eS-
pr'Ssiors at'cstsd 10y costly gifts ard
that wou'd moi peril l;tsin Hood
~ fire ~ save the one loved. Not So
with thrist. he no; only peril"d h!e -
ne from tiooi> OF rniquiiv and the
rnn>uniuE fire oi justice, hut he i.ed
- save ~. !. We measure the !ovr q. .
Tor US We must DO so by the r.o.S.
no human standard can fiji no the
treasure in comparison. Would Ne ,
Ia. Intensity Of his desire ~ ,
have In. people with him. We must
the depths of his woes. 'iic .
Of uf- anguish. Let rs weigh .
'hese woTis over ard over again. VINO
he'd Tor us. GuiSOtlja WIS n place 0t
q place NJ skulls. hut Chrt,,
hrows a beautiful light over that dark
of death We can say Christ \
he'd that justice Nigh, i've .s,i.ici.
hat the divine IAN might be honorpi .
hat an at"nemeat might he male ior
m. that We NIGH; 10 delivered from
or neut. :ha, MI conc Ia IL. uur.-
deemed, and tins * ~! true. Rut Ne
nav state ms love in another WAY. He
agonies unknown ard untold {
~ suffered IN mind and body. IN the
II friends and kindness. he was de- :
.pised and cast aaav Nv his o~n no. {
Ne. because he would have rs saved :
live with him: he died. not OF a sot, !
IN i pleasant home, surrounded v t,
hut nailed 10 a cross. anlii en- :
mics. with an angry jscriuC crowd = ,
mock him: he diel not with death H. I,
animated ty the Ii.ht OF his Father. F.,
ace. but alone with the scn>e of being
o: God. he died or the felon, d
i'll. where yohher, and outlaws we've 1
xc,u,e,: for the iec,i> 81 eyil they had 1
but lac with ne fauI; found
n him. no died, the innocent. that +;
he guilty Nigh; live; the Sinle>s one. a
hs: the lost might be saved. Christ, =
~, We nigh. ca and live with HIM.
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