Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-06

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ed Gfe behind our back. Blessed il the man
whose transgression is forgiven and whose
sin is covered.
"But how about
The Future"
you say. Oh, you dear souls, do not bother
about that Saint Paul says that you
are to be more than conquerors.
Did Saint Paul write that merely for the
purpose Of saying something poetic and
high soundingi No; It means that there is
nothing between here and heaven that BY
the grace of God we cannot beat "How
about sicknessT' you say. More than con.
querors. "How about slanderous abuseY'
More than conquerors. How about pov.
ertyT More than conquerors. "How about
death itselfY' More than conquerors.
We'll" you say, shat seems to take all
troubles away" Why that is what came
here for in Christ's name. want to gather
your troubles in great pile and set them
on fire and ask gales from heaven 70 blow
even the ashes away. What is the use of
your fretting and stewing about the present
and about the future when God has prom.
ised to tske oil your stfain in Bis hands aud
.msrags than forpt The .s.nry - .oeys1
think be can do IL? Or are you 20 selfcon-
ceited that you think II viii be better II you
take csre Of your own matters Do you
want to drive and insist upon God taking q
back sest2 mo" you say, II want The
Lord to be my leader and guide" Then you
are going to be more than conquerors. Your
last sickness will come and the consulting
physicians in the next room will be talking
about what they had better do for you.
What difference will it make to you what
they do2 You are going to be well any.
how, everlas,ingly well. After the breath has
gone from the body, your friends in the next
room will be consulting as to where they
had better bury you.
What Difference Will It Make
TO you where they bury you, for the Lord of
the rtsurrect would as lief pick you out
of the dust in one place as in another, and
all the cemeteries are in Gods acre. / re.
member in the old country meeting house
my father sometimes led the singing, and he
would take his tuning fork from his pocket
and strike the fork upon his knee and then
put the tuning fork TO bis ear and catch the
pitch and then start the song. oh, that
the sons and daughters Of God were now
catching the pitch Of the eternal song Of
victory before the throne You ought to be
getting ready and now come to the rehears-
al. They shall hunger no more, neither
thirst any more; neither shall the sun light
on them nor any heat, for the Lamb which
is in the midst of the throne shall lead them
to living fountains Of water and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes"
"Ci.y Of Eternity, to thy bridal halls Of gladneSs
From this prison would hec.
Hcir OF glory that shall he lor me and thee"
One step further and my text demands
that in the making Of this gospel arbor we
shall get
Branches of Thick Trees.
You know that booth or arbor is OF little
worth unless there be stout poles st the
corners or the wind will upset the booth ;
and you will be worsc of than without
shelter unless you have stroDg branches OF
thick trees. And want 10 tell you that
gospel that is all mellowness and sweetness
will leave no strength TO withstand the blast
Of temptataton and trial and trouble. We
want q brawny christianity. We want 0
gospel with warnings as we'll os with invi.
tations. While olive branches are good
in their places and the palm branches and
the myrtle branches, we want the stout
branches OF thick trees. The tempest Of
temptatation will come down after while
the hurrican OF death will blow; the ever
lasting storm viii come up believing from
the lost world and alas; for that man who
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branches Of the thick tree. So that while
we preach the invitations Of the gospel and
the love OF the gospel, we must tell men that
unless they repent and unless they turn
they must die. like what Mr.. Finney said
in the scbo,l house in village in New York
state which they nicknamed Sodom
because Of its wickedness and there
was only one good man in the village
and they called him Lot. When Mr.. Fin
ney preached in the school house he took
his text from the destruction Of Sodom and
told the people to get up out of that place
as the Lord would rain FIRE and birthstone
upon them unless they repented; and they
ground their teeth and they clenched their
fists while he was speaking; but after awhile
they were melted and they fell on their
faces and cried for mercy while mercy was
to be had. We want Just such q gospel as
that--s gospel full OF love and alarm; and
while we present the rewards we must also
present the retributions; and while We have
olive and palm and myrtle branches, We
must have stout branches Of thick trees.
Bus what am to do with my tex.1
When announced it you knew not what j
WA going TO make out OF it. Now you see,
TLere is
Enough I'm II for Lifetime
OF Preaching; BUT will skip the rest. We
find ia it enough Of the olive branch Of
peace and The pine branch Of evergreens
and the myrtle branch Of beauty and the
palm branch Of victory and the stout branch
Of the thick trees to make an srbor for oil
the people oh, come into the booth. The
air is aromatic with heaven. The branches
distil the blossom Of life. The leaves rustic
with the gladness Of God. Come into the
booth, The gospel booth Iwent out with
an old hunter before da7break and we got
en- the mountains before the sun arose and
Wa set our trap to catch pigeons or doves
and then we retired into.s booth for il was
very chilly and we must be hidden; and j
remember the tapestry OF the leaves
Of that booth was richer than the tapestry
of kings bed chamber Seated there in
the boo,h we looked out and watched for
the gams, the pigeons or doves; and alter
awhile there was foek in the sky and they
dropped into the net or trap and our excur.
sion was successful Nov we are On the
nountsin. It is dsybresk We sit in this
gospel booth and look, watching. waiting
Tor The coming of = great flock Of souls, sna
seel they hover. ~
They are Coming
..as clca5s, and rs doves TO their windows"
may come inT says guilty soul Il
have been thSough everything and l am 20
tired Of doing wrong" Yes, rest Coz the
sin s,,uck. Nay eo.ae iny sayss beseft
souL Il have buried everything that |
love" Yes; rest for the vidowhood sud
orphansge ard cLildlessness aud desolAtion-
May come inT taYs poor man. "h 10
20 hard 10 get livelihood. am almost
f,enzied siih want May j come inr
Yes; rest for tbe destitute. Then hear
great elanor Of voices and cannot distin-
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