Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-15

nityl That little "if' has enough venom
| in its sting to cause the death Of the soul.
| No ''ir' about il; l know it. | feel it.
| h ce Deusl l feel it thoroughly through
every muscle of the body, and through
| every faculty of my mind, and through
every energy of my soul, Living | VIII
| preach it, dying Will pillow my head be-
fore It's C nsolatlons-Jesus the God.
Away then, from tn s right hand cross.
| The red berries of the forest are apt to be
! poisonous, and around this tree Of carnage
| grow the red, poisonous berries of which
many have tasted and died. can see no
use for this right hand cross, except 1t be
used as a lever with which to upturn the
! unbeliel of the world.
Here, from tle right hand cross, go to
the left, Pass clear to the other side.
! That victim also twists himself upon the
nails to look at the centre crOes--yet not
to SCOT. 1t is to worship. He, TOO, would
like to get mis- hand loose; not to smite,
but to deliver the sufferer of the middle
cross. He cries to the railer cursing on
the other side: "Sllence! between us is
innocence, is agony. We suffer for our
crimes. Silencer' Gather around this
lett hand cross, o, We peoplel be not
afraid. Bitter herbs are som etimes
tonic for the body, and the butter alOes
that you grow on this tree shall give
strength and lie TO thy soul.
This left hand cross is a repenting
cross. AS Ien who have been nearly
drowned tell us that in one moment,
while they were under the water, their
whole life passed before them, so ] sup
pose in one moment the dying malefactor
Thought over all bis past life. or that
ni2ht when be went into an unguarded
door aud took all the silver, the gold, the
jewels, and as the sleeper stIrred be put
knife through his heart. OF that day
when, in the lonely pass, he met the way
farer, and regardless OF the cries, and
prayers, and tears, and struggles Of his
victim, he flung the mangied corpse into
the dust of the highway or heaped upon it
the stones. He sa, Oil l am a guilty
wretch; deserve this. There is no need of
my cursing. That Will not stop the pain.
There 10 30 need OF disappearing Christ,
for He has done me no wrong; and yet |
cannot die so. The tortures of my body
are ouIdone by the tOrtures OF my soul.
The past Is scene of misdOing. The
present a crucitixion. The future an
everlasting uDdOing. Come back, thou
hiding midday sum- Kiss my cheek with
one bright ray OF comfort. What! no help
from above-nO help from beneath? Then
| must turn to my companion in sorrow,
the One on the middle cross. / have heard
that he knows how TO help man when
he is In trouble. | have heard that He
can cure the wounded. 1 have heard that
He can pardon the sinner. surely in all
His wanderlngs uD and down the earth
He never saw one more in need OF His tor
giveness. Blessed Onel i turn TO Thee!
wilt Thou lOok for the moment
away from Thy own pangs to pity
mes Lord, it is not to have my bands
relieved or my feet taken from the torture
| can stand all this; but, oh! my s,nsl
my sins! my sins they pi. rec me through
and through. Tney tel! me L must die
forever. They W II push me out into the
darkness unless TnOu wilt help me. con-
fess it all. Hear the cry OF the dying
thief: Lord, remember me when Thou
contest into Thy kingdom. l ask no great
things. | seek for no throne in heaven,
no chariot to take me to the skies; but
Just think of me when this days horrors
have passed. Think of me a little-of
me, the one now hanging at Thy side
when the shout Of heavenly welcome takes
Thee back into Thy glory. Thou wilt not
forget me. wilt ThOuY Lord, remember
me when Thou contest into Thy kingdom.
Only just remember me-"
Likewise must we repent. You say: 81
have stolen nothing" l reply: ave have
all been guilty of the mightiest felony of
the universe, for we have robbed God
robbed Him OF our time, robbed Him of
our talent, robbed Him of our services.
Suppose you send man West as an agent
OF your firm. and every month you paw
him his salary, and at the end Of ten years
you find out that be has been serving an
other firm but taking your salary, would
you not at once condemn him as dishon-
est? God sent us into this world to serve
Him. He has given us wages all the time.
One. half OF us have been serving another
master. When q man is convicted OF
treason he is brought out; a regiment sur
round hIm, and the command ia given:
Attention, company. Take aim
Firev' And the man falls with
hundred bullets through his
heart. There comes a time in mans
history when the Lord calls up the troop
OF his iniquites. and at Gods command
they pour into him concentrated volley
of torture. You say: II don't feel nv
self to be a sinner" That may be. Walk
along by the cliffs and you see sunlight
and flowers al the mouth of the cave; but
take torch and go in. and before you
have gore far, you see the flashing eve OF
n wild beast, or hear the hiss OF a serpent.
so the world seems in the sunlight OF
worldliness; but a. | wave the torch of
Gods truth, and 20 down into the deep cav
ern of the heArt-alasl for the brlstllng
horrors and the rattlinR fangs. Have
you ever noticed the climax in this pas
sage of Scripture: "The heart is deceit.
fulV That seems enough. But the
passage goes on and saws: "The
heart is deceitful above all things"
VIII you not say that is
enough? But tho passage goes on fur
ther and Gays; "The heart Is deceitiul
above all things and desperately wicked"
If we could see the true condition of tho
unpardOned before God what wrnging
of hands there would be! What th0us-
and-yOlced shrek Of duplication and de-
spaIrl But you are SINNER, sinner. /
speak not TO the person VINO sits next TO
YOU, but TO you. You are a sinner. All
the transgressions Of Lifeline have been
gathered up into an avalanche. AT 'anv
moment il may slip from the cliffs and
crush you forever. Nav the Lord Al
mighty, by His grace, help US TO repent OF
our sina while repentance is possible.
This left hand cross WAS a relieving
cross. There was no guess work in that
prayer; no ''if" IN that suppllcation. The
lett hand cross flung itself at the foot of
the middle cross expecting mercy. Faith
IL only just opening the hand 70 take
what Christ offers us. The work is all
done, the bridge ~ built strong enough
for us all 10 walk over. Tap not al the
door OF Gods mercy with the tip OF your
fingers, but as warrior with gauntieted
fists beats at the castle gate, so, with ali
the aroused energies Of our souls, let us
pound AZ the gate OF heaven. That gate
is locked. You 20 20 II with bunch OF
keva. on trV phltpaOuhV That will not