Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-18


to vote on it. When the question was put to
the reverend gentleman, with an unmistaka-
BILE emphasis, the great congregation
men, women and children unanimously
onded the motion by simultaneously ris &
to their feet, and there was such grand
and enthusiastic second to the motion that it
astonisbed the reverend gentleman by its
spoutaneity.
When the applause subsidized, Mr.. Jones
came forward sHilingly, and when at last
he could make himself heard, he spoke as
follows:
"BRETHREN-Ife feel at least am about q
third party in this movement Five years
ago / walked with my wife and two little
boys-very small boys at that time-around
the balcony yonder and looked over this
vast stage, and as led my wife and little
ones around looking over your beautiful ex-
position, little did think l would stand in
the presence of this vast congregation and
preach the Savior loved so much
'.It was my Savior that prepa red me for
this work, and the people are paying for it;
and, brethren, I'm but third party. Jesus
my Savior, helps me to do it. and prepares
me for it; but you prepared this comforta-
BILE hall we meet together to worship in.
thank you for this hearty expression. /
don't feel need it, but l consider this an
honor paid my Savior-not me. The thous-
ands in this hail. when the Thermometer is
almost at zero, is testimony enough that
Cnrist's gospel has free course, and shall run
and be glorihed.
"All glory to Els name, and to all that
has been said and done tonight, my simple
response is / will do my best in the work,
but all glery and honor and praise to Him.
Brother Hopkins said salvation is free, and
l am glad that salvation is free. read in
newspaper a question and answer. The
question was whether there was an admis-
sion charged to enter Music Hall, and the
editor simply answered the question by head
ing it Salvation is Free.'
Il think that is as good an answer to q
question as / have seen for some time.
While you work me you are giving me my
victuals and clothes and that's as much as
am worth. God bless you, I'm in this work
as long as l can get a square meal and
clothes to keep me warm, and, God willing,
we'll have piety turned loose in this city.
We want salvation on all sides, and, God
helping me, ! will do what l can to bring it
about I have the honor on this occasion,
and will do it, to go down to my room to-
night with the consciousness that have
been elected by large majority, and have
been elected without opposition for another
week of work in this city,
Mr.. Jones' was enthusiastically applauded,
and when he could again make himself
heard he picked up bis little bible, and STEP
ping out to the front of the platform,
preached as follows:
Brethren, invite your prayerful atten-
tion 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 and will give ye rest.
"'Take My yoke upon you and learn Of
Me; for am meek and lo8ly in heart, and
ye shall find rest unto your souls.
"'For My yoke is easy and Ny burden is
light
.'Christ is not only divine Savior, but
He is divine philosopher. Do YOU recol-
lect that in His life that frequently He was
cd hv chr 0f1It
Pharisees and Sadducees and lawyers? Do
you recollect they frequently put to Him
the most intricate and abstruse questions,
and do you notice how He never said, Gem
tlemen, hold on a few minutes while con-
suit history or until l consult an encyclopB-
dia or until / consult Others but you do
notice, from the time He was twelve years
of age up, He met every question in the flash
of moment, and He spread light and knowl-
edge and wisdom before the people in an
swer to those questions Oh thou Divine Phi
losopher, thou canst teach me, and thou hast
never suffered mortal man to go away with
his question unanswered, no matter how
abstruse, no matter how profound, but in
the twinkling Of an eye the answer 70 the
question comes flowing from His lips.
Brethren, wher read these words Come
uffso me- am glad they are there just as
they are. I am called, it isn't Go yonder,'
or Send yonder,' or Apply over there, but
it is Come unto me'-the great Savior of
men and the Divine Philosopher among men.
Now we see, brethren, you need not be
afraid to intrust your case into His hands.
A great many men at this point will say I
admit my want. I certify to my need, but
l tell you mine is a peculiar case.' can
see how that man can be saved and how that
man ought to go up, but mine is such Pc
culiar case-nothing like it in history or in
prophecy, or in the world.
Brethren, have talked to old physicians
and they have told me that their great diff
Guilty in their practice is with infants, small
children, and they say the treatment of such
cases is the most difficult they meet in their
practice. WELL said to one physician,
Doctor, the system of young child will re-
spond more readily to medicine than the
system of an old person, and how is it then
you find your most difficult cases to be
among childrenP He replied, The trouble
in the treatment of children is the diagnosis,
in finding out what's the matter with the
child Most any doctor knows the remedy
if he knows what the disease is A grown
person can explain their symptoms, and tell
you where their pains are and they can be
in children the trouble is to find out the
nature of their disease. As soon as can
learn that have the case in hand, and
know what to do
'sHow often at my home have sent for
the old family physician; the case is a seri-
GUS one and as long as can see an express
sion Of doubt on the kind face Of the doctor,
the unsettled look, the pertnrbed state Of
mind imprinted on his face al 7ut the child,
1 don't feel easy. I don't feel easy about
my child until the doctor tells me- I have
the case in hand now; know the trouble;'
and then l know that my physician knows
what to do as soon as he finds out what the
trouble is.
LET me say this to you: This great
Physician we sing about 50 sweetly here in
that song, The Great Physician now is
near'-and that's the sweetest song in the
book that great Physician you and I are
called unto tonight never misdiagnossd
case from Adam down to this day. He
knows exactly what your trouble is, and
He knows exactly where your trouble is,
and 1 don't care who you are if you will
put yourself under His treatment, he can
put His finger Immediately on your trouble
the very instant you put your case in His
han1s. The fact Of the business is, He sees
where it is now, and, as the old saying is,
He's just aching to get hold Of you and cure
you
brothers, brethren of the ministry,
brethren of the churches-the Lord Jesus
Christ wants an army OF good nurses in Gin
cinnati, who will administer the remedy
Just at the right time, and give it Just like
He said to give it I like homeopathy in
physical practice, but I tell you that won't
do in religious practice-it won't.
"Look here, I am afraid great many
preachers in this world are going to wind up
came to him and said, Doctor my wife is
sick, and l want you to treat her, and will
give you five dollars, kill or cure.' The
doctor said all right, and he treated his wife,
and in the course of time she died, and then
the doctor presented his bill Look here,'
said the widower, don't owe you any
thing why, you dos' says the doctor,
you said you would give me five dollars,
kill or cure WELL he says, Doctor, did
you cure herr No. saws the doctor.
We'll, did you kill herp well, no.
Zone fellow by accident got training, and
by a concurrent action Of accidents he has
got to be right nice sort Of fellow; but
the other just turned himself loose in bad
associations, and he is a drunkard, and o
gambler, and he is licentious, and he is all
that is bad and mean and wicked That
other man ne has none of those things, and
yet the fires of sin are burning in his soul
just as they do outwardly in the other man.
"The difference between moral sinner and
an immoral sinner is the difference between
typhoid fever and the smallpox, and either
one will kill you il you let them alone. I'm
moral sin is like the smallpox, and it breaks
out all over him; moral sin is like the
typhoid fever, burning inside and killing
lust the same One Is internal and the other