National Republican., 1886-12-20

behalf of the prosecution Ia the world-an
critical and observant of Christian character.
who perpetually banquet on tho frailties of
Gods children. You may know, If you have
S LIVED In the S country that bSr srow Sases tos
who imagine that out Of the faults of Christians
they can make q bridge Of boats across the
stream Of death, and they are g going to try Il;
amid stream away will go the bridget and down
will go theirsoul TO perditlon. o World of the
greedy eye and the hard heart, come on tho
stand now and testify in behalf OF the prosecu-
tion against this Christian soul on trial. What
Do you know about this Christian mani "0h,"
says the World, III know a great deal about
heaven, but he Is the sharpest man IN trade
/ ever knew. He seems to want us to believe
that he Is child Of God, but he Is Just full OF
imperfeotions. 1 do not know but am agreat
very earthly, and he talks SO little about Christ
and 50 much about himself, 7 am very glad to
testify that this Is q bad man"
Stop, world with the greedy eye md the
hard heart. l fear you are too much inter-
es,ed In this trial 70 give impartial evidence.
Let all those who hear the testimony OF this
rel between these two parties. There always
has been a variance between the world and
the church, and while the world, on the wit;
truth about this Christian man, you must take
II all with some allowance, remembering that
they still keep the old ,grudge good. o world
OF the greedy eye and the hard heart, that VIII
The second witness call in this case Is con-
science. Who art thou, conscience? What
is your business Where were you born?
science, ~ was born in heaven. / came down
to beiriend this man. have lived with him.
/ have instructed him. have warned him. 1
showed him the right and the wrong, advising
him 10 take the one and eschew the other. /
have kindled n great light in his soul. With
whip OF scorpions have scourged his wick.
doing night; and yet am compelled to testify
on the Stand to day that he has sometimes re.
lected my mission, Oh. how many cups of
down. % nam and how eften N has he s stood vita % his
hard heel on the bleeding heart of the Son OF
God IL pains me very much that have TO
testify Against this Christian man; and yet l
must, in behalf of Him who will IN no wise
clear the guilty, say that this Christian man
has done wrong. He has been worldly. He
has been neglectful. He has doue thousand
done a thousand things he ought to have
done" That will do, Conscience. You can
The third witness call in the case is an
angel OF God. Bright and shining one, what
doest thou here What hast thou to say
against this man on trial? "oh! says the
angel ~ have been a messenger 70 him; /
With this wing ] have defended him, and
ofenumes when he knew i not l led him
into the green pastures and beside the still
Cbalices, When bad spirits came upon him to
destroy him fought them back with Infinite
feTceness: and yet have to testify to- day that
he has rejected my mission. He has not done
as he ought TO have done. Though I came
from the sky he drove me back. Though with
this wing defended him, aud though with
this voice j wooed him, have to announce
his multiplied imperfectons. dare not keep
back the testimony, for then / should not dare
70 appear agein among the slnless ones before
the great white throne"
~ a ig m ~ n
on behalf of the prosecution and that is the
great, the holy, the august, the omniPotent
spirit Of God, We bow down. before Hin.
Holy Spirit, knowest Thou this mann "oh.
yes" says the Holy one" II know him. /
have ttTiven with him ten thousand times,
and though sometimes he did seem 10 repent,
Ten thousand times ten thousand has he
grieved Me, although the Bible warned him,
saying; 'Grieye not the Holy Ghost; Quench
not the Spirit Yes, he has driven Me back.
Though am the Third Person of the Trinity
lie hns1rampled on my mission, and the blood
ofthe atonemcnt that brought with which "
cleanse his soul, he sometimes despised, |
came nom The throne OF God to convert, and
comfort, and sanctify, and yet look at that
man, and zee what he Is compared with what,
unreslstcd, would have made him"
The evidence on the part of the prosecution
has closed. Now let the defense bring on the
Iebuttal testimony. What have you, q Chris
.tian soul, to bring In reply to this evidence ot
the world, Of the conscience. Of the angel, and
these thingstrue? "Yes, unclean, uuciean."
says every Chrislian soul. What? DO you not
begin TO tremble at the thought of condemna-
tiOn?
We have come now to the most interesting
part OF this great trial. The evidence all in,
The advocates speak The profession Of an I'D,
yncAte Is full Of responsibility. In England
and the United States there have arisen men
who In this calling have been honoro by theis
race and thrown contempt upon those who, in
the profession, have been guilty OF a great
n any meannCsses. That profession will be
honorable as long as II has attached to Il such
names as Mansfield, ahd Marshall, and Story