The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-02
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the right hand cross in order that yol might
see what an awful thing it is to be unbeliev-
ing. showed you the left-han1 cross that
you might see what it is to repent Now l
show You the middle cross that you may SEQ
what Christ has done to save your soul.
Poets have sung Its praise, and sculptors
have attemptsd to commemorate il in mar
lie, and martyrs have clung to 1t in the fire,
and Christians dying quietly in their beds
have leaned their heads against it, This
hour may oil our souls embrace it with an &C.
stacy OF affection. Lay hold of that cross, o
dnner, Everything else will fail you. Withouts
.urong grip or rnas you perish. Put your
hand on that and you are safe, though a
worll swing from beneath your feet. Obi
that might eng-ave on your souls inefrace-
ably the three crosses, and that il in your
waking moments you will not heed, then
that In your dream this coming night you
might see on the hill back of Jerusalem the
three spectacles-the right-han cross, show
ing unbelief dying without Christ-ths left
hand, showing what it is to be- pardoned-
while the central cross pours upon your soul
the sunburst Of heaven as 1t says: by all
these wounds plead for thy heart. Ihave
loved thee with an everlasting love. Rivers
cannot quench it. The floods cannot drown
Ill" And while you look the right-haud
cross will fade out OF sight, and then the
left will be gone; nothing will remain
but the middle cross, and even that In
Tour dream will begin to change until it be.
zones throne. and the worn face Of Calva-
~ will become radiant with gIa1ues,; and
instead Of the mad mob at the foot Of the
cross will be multitude kneeling. And you
and will be among them. But no! we will
not wait for such dream. In this our most
aroused mood we throw down at the foot Of
that middle cross sin, sorrow, life, death,
everything.
We are slaves; Christ gives deliverance to
the captive. We are thirsty; Christ is the
river of salvation to slake our thirst.
We are hungry: Jesus says, II am the
Dread or life" We are condemned To
die; Christ says: "Save that man from GO
ing down to the pit; | am the ransom" We
are tossed on sea Of troubles Jesus comes
overi it, saying: st is /, bs not afraid We
are in darkness; Jesus says: 81 am the bright
and the morning STAR" We are sick; Jesus
is the balm of Gilead. We are dead. hear
se shrouds rend and the grave hillocks heave
IS he cries: II am the resurrection and the
fe: he that bel;eveth in Me, though he were
dead, yet shall he live.n We want justification.
Being justified by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ"
We want TO exercise faith; Believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved"
l want to get from under condemnation;
There is now, therefore, no condemnation
W Iueu WuO uTe III OurlSt Jesus. lHo
cross-he carried it The flames of hell-he
suffered them. The shame-he endured it.
The crown-he won it. Heights of heaven
sing it, and worlds Of light to worlds of light
ell round the heavens cry: "Glory, glorylh
Let us go forth and gather the trophies for
Jesus. From Golconda mines we gather the
diamonds, from Ceylon banks we gather the
pearls, from all lands and kingdoms we
gather precious stones, and we bring the
glittering burdens and put them down at the
feet of Jesus and say: "All these are Thine
Thou art worthy" We go forth again for
more trophies, and into one sheaf we gather
all the sceptres of the Caesars, and the Alex
anders, and the Cars, aud the Sultans, Of
all royalties and dominions, aud then We
bring the sheaf of sceptres and put it down
at the feet of Jesus, and say: Thou art
King of kings, and these Thou hast con
queIed." And then we go forth again to
gather more trophies, and we bid the
redeemed of all ages, the sons and daughters
of the Lord Almighty, to come, and the
hosts of heaven bring crown, aud palm, and
sceptre, and here by these bleeding feet and
by this riven side, and by this wounded
heart, cry: blessing, and honor, and glory,
and power unto the Lamb forever and for
everlh