Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-02-20
"Comn to Me All Ye. Etc.

Last night saw an enthusiastic and novel
scene when DR.. Il. N. Hopkins OF tue Third
Presby tcrian church, resolved himself into
a COMMITTEES of one OF invitation to request
the Rev. MIR. Jones to remain week longer
and continue tue "nand-to han1 contest
with the imps Of dareness and SIM as Dr.
joyce pithily put it, and placed tho motion
before the vast congregation and allowed it
to vote on it, When the question was put TO
! the reverend gentleman, with an unmis5aka-
BILE emphasis, the great congregation of
men, women and children unanimously sec
onded the motion by simultaneously rising
| to their feet, and thers was such grant
AMI enthusiastic second to the motion that 1t
astonished the revereni gentleman 10y its
spo1taneitv
| When tho applause subsided, Mr.. Jones
| came forward smilingly, AMI when at last
he coulI make himself heard, he spoxe as
| follows:
BRETHREN Il feel at least am about a
! third putty in this movement. Five years
ago walked with my wife and two little
hoys-very small boys at that tims-around
the balcony yonder and lookel over this
vast stage, and as led my wife AMI littli
ones around looking over your beautiful ex.
position, little did / think l would stand il
the presence Of this vast congregation ard
preach the Savior lovsd 50 much
at was my Savior that prepa red rae for
AMI, brethren, I'm out third party. Jesus,
my Savior, helps ue TO do it, and prepares
me for it; but you prepared this comforta-
J ble hall We meet together to worship in. |
thank you for this hearty expression.
don't feel need it, hut | consider this an
bonor paid my Savior-not me The thous-
ands in this hall, when thu Thermometer il
almost at zero, is testimony enou III that
Cnrist's gospel has free course, and shall run
and be glOrltied.
CAL giCry to His neme, end &c ali that
has been said and done tonight, my simple
respops, is | will do my Test in the work,
but all glory and honor and praise to Him.
Brother Hopkins said salvation is free, AMI
l am glad that salvation is free. re9d in
a newspaper a question and answer The
! question was whether there was an adm s.
sion charged to enter Music Hall, and che
editor simply answered the question by head
ing it Salvation is Free
II think that Is as good an answer to a
question as | have seen for soma time
While you work me you are giving me my
victuals and clothes and that's as much as
m worth. God bless you, I'm in this wor <
long as l can get square meal and
clothes to keep me warm, and, God willing,
we'll have p ETY. turned loose in this city.
We want salvation on all sides, and, God
helping me. | will do what l can to bring it
about have the honor on this occasion,
night with the consciousness that have
been elected by large majority and have
been elected without opposition for another
week OF work i'll this CITY,"
Mr.. Jones was enthusiastically applauied,
ard when hs could again make himself
heard he picked up bis little bible, and step
ping out to tie front of the platform,
preached as follows:
Brethren, invite your prayerful attsn-
ti0n this evening to the three last verses
of the eleventh chapter of the gospel
according to ST. Matthew:
"'Come unto Me all We that labor and are
heavy laden AMI | will give ye rest.
"'Cake My yoke upon you AMI learn OF
Ne; for | am meek and loGly in heart, and
We shall fnd rest unto your souls
For My yoke is easy and My burden il
light
''Christ is not only divine Savior, bat
He is divine philosopher. Do YOU recol-
lect that in His life that frequently He was
, srrroun led by sharp, Shrowd, cultural
, Pharisees and SadduceeS AMI lawyers? D1
you recollsct they frequently put to Hin
the most intricate and abstruse questions
and do you notice how He never said, Gen
, tlemen, bold on a few minutes while l con
, suit history or until | consult an encyclopB
, dia. or until l consult Others but you dc
notice, from the time He was twelve year,
; of age up, He met every question in tle flasl
of a moment qni Hespread light AMI knowl
edge AM wisdom before the people in an
swer to those questions. Ga thou Divine Phi
, losopher, thou canst teach me, and thou he s
, never suffered mortal man to go away will
his question unanswered, no matter hoy
+ utstruse, no matter how profound, but il
= the twinkling of an eve the answer 10 The
. question comes flowing from His lips.
t Brethren, wher read these words Conn
: unto me- arr glad they are there just a
= they are. am called, it isn't Go yon Ter,
=, or Send yonder,' or Apply over there, bu
e it is Come unto me'-the great Savior o
, men AMI the Divine Philosopher among men
Now we see, brethren, you need not b
afraid to intrust your case into His hands
0 A great many men at this point will say
> admit my want. | certify to my need, bu
Y l tell you mine is peculiar case.' | ca
o see how that man can be saved ami how tina
It man ought to go up, but mine is such pc
}, culiar case-nothing like it in history or i
; prophecy, or in the world.
v Brethren. | have talked to old physician
and they have told me that their great diff
II culty in their practi,e is with infants, small
e hiliren and they say the treatment of sue
+ cases is the most difficult they meet in thei
practice WELL sal to ons physician
n Doctor, the system OF a young child Will re
Y spond more readily to medicine than th
p system of an old person, and how is it the
is you find yo1r most difficult cases to /
10 among chll1rsuf He replied, The troubl
" in the treatment Of children is the diagnosis
81 in finding out what's the matter with tn
child Most any doctor knows tie remed
e il he knows what the disease is. A grow
VS. person can explain their symptoms, and te
N you where their pains are, and they can /
O. helped in many ways in the diagnosis, br
u in children the trouble is to find out tn
g nature of their disease. As soon as | ca
Z learn that have the case in hand, and
y know what to do
re How often at my home have sent fc
10 the old family physician; the case is a ser
N GUS one and as long as can see an EXPIRE
i sion of doubt on the kind face of the docto
u the unsettled look. the perturbed state
W mini imTFinted on his face about the chill
don't feel easy. l don't fee! easy abot
Sc my child until the doctor tells ma, i hav
&c the case in hand low; | know the trouble
lg and then | know that my physician know
)u what to do as soon as he finds out what Il
ID trouble is
to "Let me say this to you: This grel
lg Physician we sing about so sweetly here
It tnat song, The Great Physician now
ls near'-and that's the sweetest song in e.
Id book that great Physician you and al
~ called unto tonight never misdiaguosed
81 casa from Adam down to this day.
IN knows exactly what your trouble is, ar
ne He knows exsc.ly where your trouble
81 and don't care who yen ara II you wi