The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-18

any amount for their services; am witness TO
the absolute truth of what has been said about
contract, and Brother Jones is no party to this
arrangement at all Mr. Mcconnell hoped In
dianapolls would do credit to herself insthe mat
ter by making the collection what 1t should be.
Mr. Jones said We may make this a very
profitable service to night. Thisis great crowd
that throngs this hall, and they are standing
all around in the vestibule Every man and
woman represents an immortal soul. Let
pray God tonight to make this night of saliva
ton to hundreds of souls. l want to read four
or Ave verses, and want you to give special at
tention.
Rejoice, oh young man, in thy youth: and let thy
hsart cheer thee in the days of thy youth and walk in
the ways of thine heart and in the sight of thine eyes,
but, know thou, that for all these things God will
bring thee into judgment.
Let us hear the confusion of the whole matter.
Fear God and keep his commandments for this is
the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every
work into Judgment with every secret thing whether
II be good or whether 1t be evil.
And again we read:
So then. every one of Us shall give account of
himself to God.
And in Revelations we read
And the books were opened, and another book.
Now we read the text itselfrpart of the TWEEN
ty-seeond verse of the nineteenth chapter of the
gospel of ST. John:
What have written, have written.
There are two something's and one someone
chat had to do with yesterday. / have had to
no with them to-day, and shall have to do with
them forever-conscience, record, God Con
science and record, to you and to me, are but
two index fingers pointing up to the great God,
and God himself has the one index niger point
ing to the iudgment-seat of Christ Conscience,
record. God-these three | had to do with yes
terday and to-day, and shall have to do with
them forever. Conscence-that reigning king
in my bosom, approving the right. disappearing
the wrong. Conscience-that something within
that will not let me sleep when the hours of the
night are wearing away-that something that
Iortids my eating, at the most sumptuous
tables, though they spread before
me. Conference.-The lashes of the outraged
conscience the most uncomfortable pangs and pains
that man ever suffered Conscience, consciencel
Its outraged voice, its outraged commands, its
outraged voice of prohibition Conscience, con-
science! Where is the man who looks me in the
face tonight that has never been dashed by
outraged consciencea Where is the man the
woman in the quiet, thoughtful hours of life
has laid the hand on the side and said,
"Oh how it aches! Oh how IL pains me! l have
done wrong am sorry for it have failed to
do right. | regret it. 1t might have been! 1t
might have been"
And then record. Every man of u.s. each for
himself, is making his record just as truly as
every man carries his conscience in his bosom.
ust as truly as man is man, he is making his
record. Record What liz your record as mani
40 fathers as q citizeng as member of the
church! What is your record as motheri
What is your record as mistress of your house
hodR Your record as neghbor! What is your
record as q citizen of this community
What is your record female citizen of this
community What is your record a Meth
odist, Baptist, Presbyteria or an
Episcopaang In all these relations of life we
are making record record, and with con-
science flashing me into fury, and with record
that condemns from the first to the last | look
up into the face of the great God who made me
and who shall finally Judge me, and He points
His finger to the great white throne Judgment
IS a forensic term and, In our common law par
lance! it means the equitable adjustment of
an issue, but as it applies to the great
final day it means the final session of heavens
chancery, when God shall summon men and
angels alike before the great white throne and
Judge every man according to the deeds done in
the body. have seen men face death without
the culver of muscle. | know thousands of
men who can walk up into the blazing mouth Of
aeannon without the shrinking of nerve; but
brother. where is the man who can look on the
great white throne of God unmoved and
nerved2
In Newton county, Georgia, Mr. Zachary had
been sheriff for twenty-odd years He was well
known all over that State as brave man. The
pastor of the Methodist Church approached him
during revival, and said to him. 'Mr. Zachary.
] wish you would come to the meeting and give
your heart God You are getting DID, you
will soon have to de-"
That brave man looked in the pastors face
and said, ''Mr. Wadsworth, 1 not afraid to
die
Mr.. Wadsworth looked into his piercing eye
and said .'Mr. Zachary. God never made 4
drawer man than you are; all know that we
know you are not afraid to die but Mr.. Zachary
how about the Judgment seat of Christi
The old mans face turned pale, and his voice
quivered as he said "The judgment. the judg
ment; my God, am afraid of the Judgment seat
OF Christ And where Is the man who can rush
beginning. laid the flaming the
anvil of eternal purpose and pounded it
with His own powerful arm, and of
very spark that flew from it made world2
low can man-poor, and weak, and defenseless
rush ND into the face of God like that with
.t the culver of a nerve or the jerk of musclel
viii tell you. my brother, see men compla-
mt. and men careless and men indifferent
.sre but when you stand before the great white
hrone of God He shall judge you according to
the deeds done in the body. Then shall see
complacency give way to fear and we shall see
indifference give way to horror as you cry out:
"Oh, miserable me- which way shall fly?-in-
finite wrath, infinite despair-which way fly
am hell; myself am hell" Oh. sir, the stoutest
hearted shall call upon the rocks and mountains
to hide them from the face of God forever The
judgment, the judgment We shall all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ.
When this immense audience is dismissed to-
night some of US will go in this direction and
in that; but brother, sister. every street in
Indianapolis leads towards the judgment seat OF
Christ and no matter how we diverge to night
we will converge at the judgment-seat of Christ.
know not whether | will get home again not.
know not that / shall have strength to go
through with this service; but fact is patent,
one fact is indisputable-I shall find my way to
the judgment-seat of Christ, and will give an
account to God for the deeds done in the body.
Judgment! The equitable adjustment of an is
sue. The final settlement of the issues between
God and humanity and angels alike Now. my
brother, when man is charged with the viola
ton of the law of Indiana, there are many
ways by which ne defeat Justice
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av justice and get away-dodge the ministerial
officers of this and other States. A man may
violate the law of Indiana and bribe the grand
jury and they fail to find true bill A man
may bride the petit jury that tries him for the
crime. man may bride the court itself. But,
brother when is arragned before