The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-08-27

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shaken in the Mediterranean shipwre-lr.
granitic nature, comfortable with tn
whole world against him, shaking his ifs
In the face of the Governments OF earth an.
the forces OF darkness; yet the thought
Of Christ thrilled ham, transported him
overwhelmed him. John Knox was I'M
bending in his nature, and hard in SOM
respects. The fash of bis indignation
made the queen shiver and the duchess
quake; yet he sat down as little chiId
the feet OF Jesus. Solomon was surround
ed by all palatial spleDdor-his ships go.
ing out from Ezion-geber on voyages Of
three years, bringing back all the wonderi
of the world; his parks afioat with myrrh
| and frankincense, and a.rustle with trees
brought from foreign lands, the traces oil
his stupendous gardens found by the
traveller at this day. Solomon sits down
in this place to think Of Christ, the alto
| gether lovely and the altogether fair; and
whilst seated, there comes a breath of the
spices and aromatic woods. and of the
blossoms, in through the palace win
dow. and he crys cut:
Ny beloved IL unto me as q cluster Of
campfire from the vineyards of En-. gedL
Orich and rare, exquisite and ever-last-
ing perfume! Let 1t in every poor mans
windows; plant it on every grave; put its
leaves under every dying head; wreath
its blossoms for every garland; wave its
branches in every home; aud when l am
about to die, and my hands lie cold and
still and white upon the pillow, let some
plain and humble soul come and put in nv
dying grasp this living branch with clus.
ters.
OF campfire from the vineyards Of En- gedi.
1t is many years now since found the
Lord. 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. II is the
grief Of my life that have treated Him 40
badly; but He has never let me go. Ihave
seen no wonderful sights, have hoard no
wonderful sounds, have no marvellous
experiences; it has been q plain story Of
patience on His part and of unworthiness
on my part Some Of my dear friends be-
fore me have had more rapturous expe-
riences. Christ to them has been the con-
queror on the white horse, or the sun of
Righteousness setting every thing aLIaxe
with light, or the bridegroom coming with
lantern and torches. To me it has been a
very quiet and undemonstrative expe.
rience. 1t has been something very sweet
but very still. How shall describe il, 1
have IL now:
Ny beloved 10 unto me ike cluster OF
campfire from the vineyards of En- gcdi
But remark further: This campfire
plant OF the text was q symbol Of Christ in |
the fact that it gives coloring. From the |
to the Ganges the people |
Of the East gathered IL, dried the leaves.
pulverixed them, and then used them A q |
I've for identifying garments and their
own persons. 1t WAS that fact that gave
Inc campfire plant Of the text its COM
nerciaI value In the time Of King Solo,
mon; type OF my Lord Jesus. who beau
lilies, and adorns, and colors everything
10 touches.
have no faith in that MANS conversion
whose religion does not color his entire
life. It was intended 20 to do. II man
las the grace Of God in his heart IL ought
o show itself In the life. There ought to |
- this "cluster Of campfire" in tn. ledger.
n the roH OF Government securities, In the
medical prescription, in the law book. A
eaiEion Is OF no value to . merchant UNI
ess It keeps him from putting false labels
a his goods; or to the plaster or, unless IL
eeps him from putting up q ceiling which
. knows will crack In six mouths: or 70
he driver, unless Il keeps him from lash.
ng MS horses to eight miles an hour whom
ne Thermometer IL at ninety degrees; or |
the farmer, unless it keeps him from |
utting the only sound pippins on the top
I the barrel; or to the shoemaker, unless I
keeps him from substituting brown pa
or for good leather in the sples. In other !
lords, the religion OF Christ IL good for
very thing or 1t IL good for nothing. The l
race OF God never affects us by piece /,
zeal. II the heart II changed the head In {
hanged, and the liver 10 changed, .snd the
'leen 10 changed, and the bands are Z
hanged, and the feet are changed, and the I
ore is changed, and the house is changed.
nd every thing over which the man has I
ny innuence comes to y complets and | l
'dicai change. The religion of the | I
ORD Jesus Christ Is not pot Of hya. :
nth TO be set ia . parlor ay-window | l
Y passers-by Ia look at. anil In be EXAM. {
I'D only by ourselves when we have com. | !
my; but it il to he perfume allinx all {
10 room Of the heart as "a cluster Of | h
umpire from the vineyards Of En-xe.li." Q
10 trouble 10 men do not take their re. c
zion with them. The merchant leaves it b
ltsfde the counter lest 1t disturb the I
'ods. The h.'n- kerp@r will not let her o
tigfon trail u~ss in the Kitchen ON o
ashing-day. 'hs philosopher will not 4
his religion como in amid the batteries d
It It get galvanic shock. But, tell Won. b
less your religion goes with you every. Il
here, 1t goes nowhere. That religion y
- intended to color ell the heart and | y
. life. n
Bat, mark you, Il was bright color. i
= the most part Il was an orange dye d
ads Of this camphire-plans, one of the q
ut brilliant Of all the colors; md 70 the Il
igfon Of Jesus Christ casts NO blackness u
gloom upon the sonL 1t hrigbtsns nm n
,; Il hrfEhtsns up everything. There 10 q
moro religion in funeral than there Il &
. wedding; NO more religion In tsars b
IN In smiles. David was NO better when fo
said he cried out out OF the depths Of q
II, than be vac when M s.fd mt III. a