The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-24

done Thousand Things ne ought not 10
have done, and left undone a thousand
things he ought TO have done" That will
do, Conscience. You can sit down.
The third witness call in the case 10 an
angel Of God. Bright and shining one,
what doest thoc here. what hast thou to say
against this man on trial." "Oh!" says the
angel, ~ have been messenger to him;
l have guarded him; have watched him;
with this wing ! have defended him, and
oftentimes when he knew it not l led him
iI:o the green pastures and beside the still
waters. Isnatched from him the poisoned
chalices. When bad spirits came upon him
to destroy him fought them back with inf
mite fierceness; and yet have to testify to-
day that he has rejected my mission. He
has not done as he ought to have dore
Though came from the sky he drove me
back; though with this wing I defended
him, and though with thus voice / wooei
him, have to announce his multiplied i'm
PROJECTIONS. dare not keep back the tes-
timony, for then should not dare to app ar
again amongst the siniess ones before tho
White Throne"
There is only one more witness to be
called on behalf of the prosecution, and
that is the great, the holy, the august, the
omripotent Spirit of God. We bow down
before Him. Holy Spirit, knowest Thou
this man. ''Oh. yes,'' says the Holy One,
81 know him: have strivcn with him ten
thousand times. and though sometimes he
did seem to repent, he fell back again as
often from his first estate. Ten thousand
times ten thousand has he grieved Ne. al
though the Bible warned him, saying:
Grieve not the Hoy Ghost. Quench not
the spirit Yes, he has driven Ne back.
Though am the third person Of the TIN
ity he has trampeled on My mission.
and the blood of the atonement that
brought with which to cleanse his soul, he
sometimes despisel. / came from the
throne Of God 10 convert, and comfort, and
sanctify, ard yet look at that man. AMI sec
what he is compared with what, unresist-
ed, would have made him"
The evidence on the part of the prosecu-
ton has closed. Now let the defense
bring On the rebuttal testimony. What
have you, o Christian soul, to bring il re-
ply TO this evidence of the Word. of the
Conscience, of the Angel and the Holy
Ghost. No evidence. Are all these things
true! Eyes, unclean, unciean,n says every
Christian soul. What. Do you not begin
to tremble at the thought of condemnation ?
We have come now to the most interest
ing part of this great trial. The evidence
all in, the advocates speak. The profession
of an advocate is full of responsibility. In
England and the United States there have
arisen men who in this calling have been
honored by their race and thrown con-
tempt upon those who in the profession
have been guilty Of great many mean
nesscs. That professdh will be hono-ed as
long as it has attached to it such names as
Mansfield, and Marshall, ana Story. ID
Kent, and Southland, and William Writ
The court room has sometimes been the
scene Of very marvellous and thrilling
things. Seine of you remember the famous
Girard will case, where one of our advo-
Gates pleaded the cause of the Bible and
Christianity in mastery Anglo-SaXon,
every paragraph a thunderbOlt.
Some of you have read of the famous
trial in Westminster Hail of Warren Hast
ings, the despoiler of India. That or at
man had conquered India by splendid
talents, by courage. by bri ces, y ,.gdn ic
dishonesty. Toe whole world h I'd wrung
with applause or con iemnation. Gathered
in Westminster Hall was one of the most
famous audiences ever gathered. Foreign
Ministers and Princes sat there. Peers
marched in, clad in ermine and gold.
Mighty men and women from all lands
looked down upon the scene. Amid all
that pomp and spiender, and amid
an excitement such as has seldom
been seen in any courtroom. Edmund
Burke advanced, and in a speech which will
last as long as the English language, con-
c,uded with this burning charge, which
made Warren Hastings crinEe and COVER:
81 impeach him in the name of the Com
mons House of Parliament, whose trust he
has betrayed: impeach him in the name
Of the English Nation, whose ancient honor
he has sullied: impeach him in the name
of the people Of India, whose rights he has
trampled on and whose country he has
turned into q desert; and, lastly, in the
name of human nature, in the name Of both
sexes, in the name of every age and rank, I
mpeach him as the common enemy and
opprcsser of al''
But turn from the recital Of these mem.
orable occasions to a grander trial, and
have to tell you that in this trial of the
Christian for the life of his soul the ad-
vocates are mightier, wiser and more elo-
Guent The evidence all being in, Justice
rises on behalf of the prosecution to make
his plea With the Bible open in hts hand
he reads the law, stern and inflexible. and
the penalty: 1.-THE soul that sinneth it
shall dier' Then he says: 20 Thou
Judge and Lawgiver. this is Thine own
statute, and all the evidence in earth
and Heaven agrees in stating that this man
has sinned against all these enactments.
Now. lie. the sword leap from its scabbari.
Shall man 60 through the very flames of
Sinai unsingcds Let the law be executed.
Let judgment be pronounced Let him die.
demand that he die.'
o Christian. does it not look very dark
for thee. Who will plead on thy side in so
forlorn causes Sometimes man will be
brought into a court of law. and he will
have no friends and no money, and the
judge will look over the bar and say: '.1s
there any one who will volunteer to take
tins mans case and defend him.'' and some
Young man rises up and says: 81 will be
his counsel" perhaps stirling on FROM that
point to a great and brilliant career. Now,
in this matter of the soul, as you have
nothing to pay for counsel do you think
that any one will volunteer. Yes, yes;
see one rising. He is young man; only
thirty-three years of age. l see his coun-
tenance suffaSei with tears and covered
with blood, and all the galleries of Heaven
are thrilled with the spectacle. Thanks be
unto God, I'VE have an advocate with
the Father. Jesus Christ the righteous"
O, Christian soul, your case begins to
look better. l think, perhaps, after all you
may not have to die. The best advocate ia
all the universe has taken your side. No
one was ever so qualified TO defend a man as
this Advocate is qualified to defend you.
He knows all IN Law. all its demands, all its
penalties He is always ready. No new
turn Of the case can surprise Him, and He
ga
as though you brought world of treasures
to His feet Besides He has undertaken
the care of thousands who We're as forlorn
as you, and He has never lost case. Cour-
age. o Christian soul. / think that after
AL there may be some chance for you,
for the great Advocate rises to make
His lllna He IL admit