The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-07-08


logician- with nerves ,unshaken in the
Mediterra can shipwreck a sranitic
nature, comfort able with the whole world
against him, shaking his fist in the face
OF the governments of ear h and the
forces of darkness; yet the thought OF
Christ thrilled him, transported him,
overwhelmed him. John Knox was IN
bending in his nature, and hard in some
respects. The fash Of his Indignation
made the queen SILVER and the duchess
quake: vet he sat down as a little child
at the feet of Jesus. Solomon was sur
rounded by all palatial splendor-his
SHIPS going out from Ezion- geber on voy-
wonders of the world; his parks afioat
with myrrh and frankincense, and
a-rustle with trees brought from foreign
lands; the traces of his stupendous gar
dens found by the traveller of this day.
Solomon sits down in this place to think
of Christ, the altogether lovely. and the
altogether fair: and whilst seated, there
comes a breath of the spices and aro-
matte woods, and of the blossoms, in
through the palace window, and he cries
out: "My beloved is unto me as a clus-
ter of campfire from the vineyards OF
En-gedi.
9 rich and rare, exquisite and everlast-
ing perfume! Let it in every poor mans
windows plant it on every grave; put ITS
leaves under every dying head; wreath
its blossoms for every garian !; wave It's
branches in every home; ami when am
about to die, and my hand lies colo, ana
stiff, and white upon the pillow, let some
plain and humble soul come and put Ia
NV diving grasp this living branch with
clusters 'sof campfire from the Vine
yards of En-gedi."
It is many years now since 1Ouho Inc
Lord, and I must in your presence tell
you how good he has been to my soul;
Often since then have given him hard
: thrust in his sore side; but he has been
patient with me by day and by night. 1t
is the grief of my life that have treated
Him SO badly; but He has never let me
90. I have seen no WONDERFUL sights. l
have heard no wonderful sounds. 1
have no marvellous exper enceS; 1t has
! been a plain story of patience on his
4 mart and of unworthiness on my part.
/ Some of my dear friends before me have
/ had more rapturous experiences. Christ
to them has been the conqueror on the
4 white horse, or the Sun of Righteousness,
setting everything ablaze with light; or
the bridegroom, coming with lantern
/ and torches. To me it has been very
Quiet and undemonstrative experience
1t has been something very sweet but
very still. How shall I describe it? I
have it now MY beloved is unto me as
cluster of campfire from the vineyards
of En-gedi."
But / remark 1uEuueI IHio Sohi 49,
plant of the text was symbol OF ChrlsU
in the fact that it gives colorlng. From
| the Mediterranean to the GangeS the
people of the East gathered 1t, dried the
leaves, pulverized them, and then usee'
them as a dye for beautifyinS garments
or their own persons. 1t was thaI iaci
that gave the camphire-plant OF the text
it's c0nmercial value in the time of King
Solomon: type of my Lord Jesus, who
heautifies and adornS and colorS every
thing he touches. 1 have no faith II
that mans conversion whose feiiSlol
does not color his entire life. 1t Was
intended so to do. Ii a man mas tn'
grace of God in his heart it ought t.
Show itself in the life. There ought Il
be this cluster of campfire in tn
ledger in the roll of Government securl
ties, in the medical prescription, IN III
law book 4 religion is + no value TO
merchant unless II keep him nom pun
, ting Ease ahai= on his goods; OF t the
plastercr VII it keeps him from pu-
ting up ceiling which he knows whl
i crack in SIX mouths or to the driver,
unless it keeps him from flashing his
horses to eight miles an hour when the
thermomet4r is at ninety; or to the
! farmer unless it keeps him from putin
the only sound pippins on the top OF the
barrel; or to the shoemaker unless l,
keeps him from substituting brown
paper for good leather in the soles. In
other words, the religion of Christ is
good for everything or it is good fol
nothing The grace of God never affects
us by piecemeal. If the heart is changed
the head is changed, and the liver Il
, l. changed, and the spleen is changed, ant
the hands are changed, and the feet ar
, changed, and the store is changed, ant
the house is changed, and everything
over which the man has any inhuenc
comes to complete and radical change
The religion of the Lord Jesus Christ i
not a pot of hyacinth to be set in parlo
> bay-window for passers-by to look al
and to be examined only by ourseive
a when we have company; but it is to be-
q perfume filing all the room OF the hear
q as ga cluster of campfire from tn
a VINEYARDS of En-gedi." The trouble
. men do not take their religion with them
a The merchant leaves it outside tn
o counter lest it disturb the goods. In
. housekeeper will not let her religlo
. trail its robes in the kitchen on washing
q day. The philosopher will not let n
n religion come in amid the batteries, les
= il get galvanic shock. But tell yo'
q unless your religion goes with you ever,
S where, it goes nowhere-that reiiglo
o was intended to color all the heart al
4. the life.
20 But mark you, 1t was bright colo
m For the most part 1t was an orange q.
1r made OF this camphire-plant. one OF Il
- most brilliant of all the colors; and
u. the religion Of Jesus Christ casts
10 hIackness or gloom upon the soul.
re brightens up life; it brightens up ever
at thing. There is no more religion in
h. funeral than there is in wedding;
tn more religion in tears than in smile
ID David wa, no better when he SAID
8. cried out OF the depths of hell. thar ),
20 was when he said his mouth was NIL
so o with laughter and his tongue wi
u: singing. The best men that l have eN
,s ' known have laughed the loudee'. re
e pion was intended to brighten up all
'y'' Character. Take out the sprig OF cypr'
le- from your coat and put in g /, cluster
RS campfire from the vineyards OF !
full gedl. hehSion .,f ~ n.tbs
IF! pleasantne5s anu az :, sn fThara
>ut peace. ! haSe .1so ,,,ho have fo,
Gle hunufeuS III lHls AouSo VIM