Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-12-31

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have TO testify to-day that le has re 'eet"d
my mission. He has not dom as he ought to
have done Though came from the sky he
drove me back. Though with this wing
defended him aud though with this voice
wooed him. 1 have to apuolnce his matt
Piled i.mperfections dare rot keep back
the testimony, for then | should not dare to
appear again among the sinlsss ones before
the great white throne"
There is only one more witiiesS TO be called
on behalf Of the prosecution ind that is the
great, the holy, the august tiis omniootent
Spirit Of God. We bow dowh before him.
Holy Spirit, knowest thou mis- man, "Oh.
yes" SAYS the Holy One, 1 know him.
have striven with him ten thousand times
and though sometimes he di eem to repent,
he fell back again "a often Fl n his first es-
tate. Ten thousand times tc thonsau has
be grievel me, although Il Bible warned
INN, saying: Nrieve not . Holv Gh st.
Queuch not the Spirit Yes, he has
triven me back. Tho.X 1 AN the
Third Person of the Ifnity, he has
trampled on my mission, and the blood of
the atonement that brought with which to
cleanse his soul, he sometimes despised. |
rhme from the throne of God to convert, and
comfort and sanctity, and yet look at that
man and see what he is compared with what,
ruresi ted, would have made him"
The eviden e on the part OF. the pr9sesu-
kion has closed. Now let the de 'enco br ing
IN the re5uttal testimony What have YOU,
Q Christian soul, to bring in reply to this ovi-
dence of the world, Of the conscience, of
the angel AMI of the Holy Ghost? No evil
dence? Are all the things true! eyes
Un"lean. unc!ean,H says every Christian
soul. What! Do you not tegin to tremble
at the tho light of condemnation!
We have come now TO the most interesting
part of this great trial The evidence all ip,
the advocates speak. The profession of an
advocate Is full of res"on iblity- In Eng
land and the United States there have arisen
men who in this calling have teen hanored V
their race and thrown contempt upon those
who in. the profession have been guilty of
greet many meannesses That profess on
will be honorable as long as it has attached
to it such names as Mansfield and Mar b, II
apt Story, and Kent and SoutharI. and
William Writ. The courtroom has some.
times beon the scene Of very marvellous aad
thrilling things. Some of You rene nber the
famous Girard will case, whe e one of ouI
advocates plea led the eau of the Bibe and
Christianity in mastery Anglo Saxon, every
paragraph thund rbolt.
Some of you have read of the famous trial
in West Minister Hall, of Warren Hastings
the despoiler of India. That great man had
conquered India by splendid talents, by
courage, by bribes, by gigantic dishonesty.
The whole world had ruug with applause or
condemnation. Gathered in Westminster
Hall. a place in which thirty Kings had been
inau gurated, was one of the most ia GUS
| audiences ever gathered Foreign NJ nisters
and Princes sat there Teels marched in
clad in ermine and gold. Mighty men and
women from all lands looked down upon the
scene. Amid all that pomp and splendor,
| and amid an excitement such as has
Seld IN been seen in any court
room, Edm md Burfe advanced in a
speech which will last as long as the English
language. concluding with this burning
charge which made Warren Ha 5tingS cringe
and cover: Il impeach him in the name OF
the Commons House of Parliament whose
trust Ii has betrayed. | impeach him in the
name Of the English nation, whose an lent
honor he has sulIied. l imp ach him in tn
name of the people OF India, whose rights he
has trampled on, and whose country he has
| turned into a desert. And lastly, in the
| name of human nature. in the name of both
sexes, in the name of every age and rank, /
impeach him as the common enemy aad op
| peSSOr of all
! Rut turn from the recital Of those men,
orab!e occasions to a gIander trial and have
| to tell you that in this trial of the Christian
| for the life OF his soul the advocates are
I mighter, wiser and more eloquent. The evi.
! dence all being in, just &c rises in behalf of
! the prosecute, n to make his plea With the
Bible open in his hand, he reads the law,
| SGcI Ii anu lullcAtDIt, anu lilG PENALTY ! H.
soul that sinneth, it shall die." Then he
says: 30. thou Judge and Lawgiver, this is
! Thine own statute and all the evidence in
| earth and heaven agrees in stating that tliS
mau has sinned against all tn Sc enactmentS.
! Now let the sword leap from its scabbard.
! Shall man go through the very flames of
Sinai uns ngeli Let tho law b. executed.
Let judgment be pronounced. Let him die.
! l demand that he die.n
hrfZt y f,,
tbeel Who will plea1 on thy side in 50 for
! lorn a cause! Sometimas Il mal will be
| brought into a court of law and lie will have
no friends aud no money, an the judge will
! look over the bar AMI say: "is there any
one who will volunteer to take this mans
case and defend himm and some young man
rises up and says: Il will be his counsel''
perhaps starting on from that very
point to n 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 a young man,
only thirty-three years of age. | see HIS
countenance suifused 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 advo ate with the
| Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. "
. Christian soul, your case begins to look
better. l think perhaps after all you may
not have to die. The best advocate i'll all the
universe has taken your side No one was
ever so qualified to defend man as this ad
vocate is qualified to defend you. He knows
all the law, all its demands, all its penalties.
He is always ready. No new turn of the case
can surprise Him, and He VIII plead
for you for Dothing as earnestly a;
though you brought world Of treasures
to His feet Besides that He has
undertaken the care OF thousands who wers
as forlorn as you, and he has never lost case
| Courage, q christian soul. think that after
all there may be some chance for you, for the
| great Advocate rises to make his plea, he
says: II admit all that has been proved
against my client | admit all these sins, aye
more; but look at that wounded hand o
| mine, and look at that other wounded hanC
and at my right foot and at my left foot. BY
all these wounds plead for his clearance
| Count all the droHs, of my tears. Coun
all the drops of my blood. BY the humila
| ton of Bethlehe H. by the sweat of Geth-
semane, by the sufferings OF the cross | de
mand that he go free. On this arm he hath
leaned; to this heart he hath flown; in my
tears he hath washed on my Righteousness b
| hath depended. Let hin 60 free. | am the
ransom. Let him escap 20 the lash, took the
! scourg ngs. Let the cup pass from him, l
drank it to the dregs. Put on him the crown
of life, for have worn the crown OF thorns.
| Over against my cross Of shame set his
throne Of triumph.
wen, Jne counsel on both sides have
| spoken and there is only more thing remain
ing, and that is the awarding of the iud =
ment. If you have ever been in a court
room you know the silence and the soemnity
| when the verdict is about to be rendere OF
the Judgment about to be given. About this
soul on trial, shall it be saved or shall it he
10 IL Attention! above around beneath
| All the universe cries: "Hear! Hearw
The judge rises and gives this decision
never to be changed, never t. be revoked
! There is therefore now no condemnation tc
them who are in Christ Jesus
THE soul that on Jesus hath loaned for re-
| pose,
will not, will not desert to his foes:
That soul, though al hell shodld endelvor to