The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-19

way for the redemption of the worlds
All the weapons of Internal wrath struck
Him, but as they struck Him our race
marched out free.
To this middle cross, my dying hearers,
look, that your souls may live. l showed
you the right hand cross, in order that you
might see what an awful thing it is to be
unbelieving. l showed you the left hand
cross, that you might what it is to re-
pent. Now / show you the middle cross,
that you may see what Christ has done to
save your soul. Poets have sung its
praise, and sculptOrs have attempted to
commemorate it in marble, and martyrs
have chung to it in the fire, and Christians
dying quietly in their beds have leaned
their heads against IT,. This hour may all
our souls embrace it with an ecstacy OF
affection. Lay hold of that cross, sinner.
Every thing else win fail you. Without
a strong grip on that you perish. Put
your hand on that and you are safe,
though world swing from beneath your
feet.
o, that might engrave on your souls H.
effaceably these three crosses, and that If ID
your waking moments you willnot heed, then
that in your dream this coming night you
might see on the hill back of Jerusalem
the three spectacles-the right-hand cross
showing unbelef dying without Christ,
the left hand showing what it is to be par
doned, while the central cross pOurs upon
your soul the sunburst of Heaven, as il
says: BY all these wounds plead Tor thy
heart / have loved thee with an everlast-
ing love Rivers can not Quench it; Hoods
can not drown it." And while you look
the right-hand cross will fade out Of sight,
and then the left VIII be gone; nothing but
the middle cross viii remain, and even that
in your dream will begin to change, until
il becomes a throne: and the worn face or
/ Calvary viii become radiant with gladness,
and instead Of the mad mob at the foot OF
/ the cross will be a multitude kneeling. And
| you and Twill be among them.
But no, we will not wait Tor such q
| dream Ia this our most aroused mood we
/ throw down at the foot Of that middle cross
! sin, sorrow, life. death, every thing We
/ are slaves: Christ gives deliVerance to the
/ captive. We are thirsty; Christ is the river
! Of salvation to Stake our thirst. We are
/ hungry; Jesus says: Il am the Broad OF
/ Life" We are condemned to die; Christ
/ says: ~'SaVe that man from going down to
| the pit: l am the ransom" We are tossed
/ on a sea of trouble; Jesus comes over il,
| saying: 1T is /, be not afraid We are
| in darkness; Jesus says: 4 am the bright
! and morning star" We are sick; Jesus
| is the Balm OF Gneadn We are dead ;
/ hear the shrouds rend and the
/ grave hnlocks heaye, as He cries: Il am
| the Resurrection and the Life; he that be-
| lleveth in Me. though he were dead, yet
| shall he live" 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, aud thou shalt be saved"
| l want to get from under condemnation.
There is now, therefore, no condemnation
| to them who are in Christ jesus The cross
| He carried it. The flames of hell-He sut-
! fered them. The shane-He endured it.
| The crown-He won it. Heights of Heaven
light all round the heavens cry: Glory
Glory!
Let us go forth and gather the trophies
the diamonds; from Celon 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 fortl
again for more trophies, and into one sheat
| we gather all the sceptCrs Of the Caesars
| and the AleXanders, and the Cars
and the Sultans, and Of all royal
| ties and dOminions; and then we bring
the sheaf of scepters and put it down AT the
feet Of Jesus and say: Thou art King OF
kings, and these Thou hast conquered
And then we go forth again and gather
more trophies, and we bid the redeemed o.
ages, the sons and daughters of the Lore
| Almighty. to come. And the hosts O.
Heaven bring crown, and palm, and scep
ter, and here by these bleeding feet anC
| riven side, and by this wounded heart cry
"Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power
| unto the Lamb, for ever and ever"