The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-15

nere pretensl on OF holy life, and you call
hat religion. point you 70 the splendid
men and women whom this Gospel has
blessed and lifted and crowned. Look at the
Master pieces OF Divine grace II you want 10
Ipow what religion H."
We learn also from
THIS STORY OF JOSEPH
hat the result of persecution IL elevation.
Had II not been for his being sold into Egyp-
ian bondage by his malicious brothers, apd
MS false imprisonment, Joseph never wouiu
have become Governor. Every body accepts
the promise, blessed are they that are pc
secuted for righteousness sake, for theirs 70
the Kingdom OF Heaven" but they do not
realize the fact that this principle applies TO
worldly rs we'll as spiritual success. IL IL
true In al departments Men rise TO high
official positions through misrepresentation.
Public abuse IL all that some OF our public
men have 20 rely npon for their ovation.
IL hes brought TO them what talent and exc
cutive force could not have achieved. Mary
OF those who are making great effort for
place aud DO wer will never succeed, just be.
cause they are not If CROUCH Importance TO
abuse. IL 10 the nature OF men,
that is OF all generous and reasonable
men TO gather about those who are persecutGd
and defend them, aud they are apt II forg.t
the fault of those who are the subjects OF a.
tack while attem ptiug TO drive back the SLAP
dersrs Per ecution Ia elevation. Helen
Stirk, the Scotch martyr. standing with her
husband ut the place OF execution, talC
Husband. Let us rejoice to day; we have
lived together q great many happy years;
this is the hsppiest time OF all our life; yo.l
see we are TO be happy together forever. Es
brave low; be brave. l will not say Good
night to you, for We ehsll soon 90 In the
kipgdo m OF Our Father together" Perseor,
ton shows the heroes and the heroines. 81
into another department and md that those
great denominations Of Christians which
have been mcst abused have spread the most
RAPIDLY. :
No good man was ever more
VIOLENTLY MALTREATED
than John Wssley-belied and carleature'
and sndered until one day he stood in 3
pulpit In London. snd man arose In ths
audience and said You were drunk las,
night" and John Wesley said: Thank God
the whole catalogue is nov complete.
have teen charged with rything bu,
thati His followers were hooted 1T and
maligned and called by every ostestabls
name that internal ingenuity could invent
bat the hotter the persecution the more rap
great host they have become. and what {
Tremendous force for cd and the truth they
are welding oil the world oyer do no
wonder they celebrate their centennial In
Baltimore IL was persecution that gave
Scot land to Pfesbyterisnism 1t was perse
cution that gaze our land first to civil lit
erty and afterward to religious freedom
Yes, might 60 further back aud say il wa
persee utjon that gave the world the grea
nff no NJ
cry, the hnngenng and thirsting. the uni US
charge, the ignominious death, when all tn,
fo-ce OF he,l's fury was hurled against til,
Cross, was the introduction of that religion
which is yet to be the earths deUversnc,
and our eternal salvation. The State some
times said to the church; Come, take ny
hand, and will help you" What was tn,
result? The Church went back and 1t lost III
estate eff holiness, and 1t became ineffective
At other times the State said to the Church
II will crush yeu." What has been tho re
suit? After the storms have spent their fury
the Church, 81 far from having lost any o
its force has Increased and Is worth in fin
itely more after the assault than Desore
/ Read all history and you will find that true
The Church Is far more indebted to the op
position of civil government than to its aP
provai. The fires of the stake have only
been the torches which CHRIST held in Hi
u.
marched to her present glorious position
In the sound OF racks aud implements o
torture hear the rumbling OF the Cos pc
chariot. The scaffolds of martyfdom hav
been the stairs by which the Churol
mounted.
Learn also from our subject that
i SINS WILL coME TO EXPOSURE.
l. ing, long ago had those brothers sold Jos
eph nto Egypt fhev had made the old ia
Their believe that his fAvorite child was dead
they mad suppressed the criue and it was
profound secret we'll kept oy the brotherI
But suddenly the secret is out. The old ID
ther hears that his son Is In Egypt, hsvin
been sold there by the malice of his owl
brothers. How their cheeks must hav
burned and their hearts sunk at the tiamiD
out of this long suppressed crime. Tn
smallest iniquity has q thousand tongues
aud 1hey viii blab out exposure. Saul wa
sent to destroy the Canaani 'es. their shee
and their oxen; but when ne got dovn Their
among the pastures he saw some hne sbee
and oxen ZOE fat to kill, SO he thought b
would steal them. Nobody wSuld know i
He drove these Glen sheep aud oxen towar
home, but stopped 20 report TO the propht
. how he had executed his mission, when i
the distance the sheep heea1 to bleat and ID
, oxen 10 below. The secret was out, an
Samuel said 70 the blushing and confuse
, Saul: "WhsI meanetn the oleaung Oh
sheep that hear and the believing OF III
tcattle?r All. my hsa- - you can not he
, an iniquity still. At just the wrong tin
, the sheep will blsat aud the oxen will be
low. Achsn can not steal the Bsoylonis
garments without being stoned to death. NJ
. Arnold bstray his connuy without navin
! his neck stretched Look over tbs police q
rests These thieves, these burglars thel
! counterfeiters, these highwaymen, these Q
sassins, they all thought they co.ld bur
their iuiquity so deep down IL would new
come to resurrs elton: but there was SON
: shoe that answered To the print in the col
, some false keys found in their possession
some bloody knife that whispered OF tt
death and the public Indignation and
THE ANATHEaA OF OUTRAGED LAW
hurled them into the lnge,n or hoisis
them on the gsllows. Francis l.. King
: France, stood oounseling with his office
how he could take his army into Italy, whe
Ameril. the fool Of the court, lesped Of
l from a corner of the room and said: "YC
l had better be consulting how you will &
Z YOUR army back" ana 1t was found thI
/; Francis and not Ameril was the fool. Ii
/. r . n IN the heat Eav Of Qe