Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-15

the millions thou hast already damned. |
Telk no longer to these sons Of God. |
these heirs of heaven.
III thou be the SON Of Cod was
there any 'if - about IN Tell me, thou
star, that in robe of light did run to point
out Is rthplace. Tell me, thou sea,
that dlcst put thy hand over thy lip when
He bid thee be still. Tell me, W dead,
who got up to see Eim die. Tell me,
thou san in mid-heaven, who Tor Him
didst pull down over thy face thy veil Of
darkness. Tell me, We lepers who were
cleansed, ye dead who were raised, Is He
the Son OF Code Ayel syel responds
the universe. The flowers breathe IL; the
stars chime 1t; the redeemed celebrate
W. the angels raise up on their thrones to
announce 1T. And yet on that miserable
maleiactor's "ifn how many shall be
wrecked for all eternity That little ''ifn
has enough venom in its sting to cause
the death of the soul. No "ifn about II.
know it. Ecce Deusi feel It
thoroughly-through every muscle Of the
body, and through every faculty of my
mind, and through every energy OF my
soul. Living, l will preach It; dying,
will pillow my head before its consola-
tions,
JESUS, THE GOD
Away, then, from this right hand cross,
The red berries ot the forest are apt TO be
poisonous, and around this tree Of car
mage grow the red, poisonous berries Of
which many have tasted and died. can
see no use for this right hand cross, ex.
cept Il be used as a lever with which to
upturn the unbelief of the world.
Here, from the right hand cross, go
to the left. Pass clear to the other side.
That victim also twists himself upon the
nails to look at the center cross--yet not
to SCOT. 1t is to worship. He, too,
would like to get his hand loose not to
smlte, but to deliver the sufferer Of the
middle cross. He cries 20 the railer
cursing on the other sides "Silencel
between us is innocence, Is agony. We
suffer for our crimes, Silence!' Gather
around this left hand cross, o, We people I!
b, not afraid. Bitter herbs are some.
times tonic for the body, and the bitter
aloes that you grow on this tree shall
give strength and life to thy soul.
This left hand cross is repenting
cross. AS men who have been nearly
drowned tell us that in one moment,
while they were under the water, their
whole life passed before them, so l sup
pose in one moment the dying malefactoI
| ONNA al NO DhSb A'tts Vi buaA
night when he went into an unguarded
door AMI took all the silver, the gold, the
liewels, and as the sleeper stirred he put
knife through his heart. or that day
when, in the lonely pass, he met the way
! fareT, and regardless of the cries, and
prayers, and tears, and struggles Of his
victim, he flung the mangled corpse into
the dust OF the highway or heaped upon il
the stones. He says: "0h am guilty
wretch; deserve this. There is no need OF
my cursing. That will not stop the pain
There is no need of disappearing Christ
for He has done me no wrong, and yet
cannot die so. The tortures Of my body
are outdone by the tortures of my soul
The past is
scRNE OF MIsDoING,
1.-THE present a crucihxion, the future al
everlasting undoing. Come back, thoI
hiding midday sun. Kiss my cheek with
one bright ray of comfort What! Ne
help from above; no help from beneathi
Then l must turn to my companion IN
sorrow, the One on the middle cross.
have heard that He knows how to help (
man when he is In trouble. have hearC
that He can cure the wounded. ! have
heard that He can pardon the sinner
Surely, in all His wanderings up ant
4 down the earth, He never cav one more II
need of his forgiveness. Blessed 0nel
turn to Theei Wilt Thou look for tn,
moment away from Thine own pangs, Il
pity meH Lord, tits not to have my hand
relieved or my feet taken from the tor
ture. can stand all this. But, oh
my sins! my snsl my sins! the.
pierce me through and through
They tell me must ole forever, The,
will push me out into the darkness unless
Thou wilt help me. l confess IL all
Hear the cry Of the dying thief; Lord
remember me when thou contest into TIL
kingdom. / ask no great things, ! seel
for no throne in heaven, no chariot {,
take me u the skies; but Just think of mi
when this days horr, r. have passed
Think of me little-of me, the one no
hanging at Thy side when the shout o
heavenly welcome takes Thee back int
Thy glory. Thou wilt not forget me
wilt Thou? Lord, remember me whel
Thou contest into Thy kingdom. Onl
Just remember me,n
Likewise must we repent You say: I"
have stolen nothing" | reply: "We hav'
all been guilty of the mightiest felony o
the universe, for we have robbed God
robbed Him OF our time, robbed Him o
our talent, robbed Him of our services
Suppose you send a man West as al
agent of your firm, and every month yot
pay him his salary, and at the end OF ter
years you find out that be has been serv
ing another firm. but taking your salary
would you not at once condemn him a
dishonest? God sent us into this worl'
to serve Him. He has given us wages al
the time. One-half OF us have been
SERVING ANOTHER MASTER.
When man is convicted of treason, h
is brought out; a regiment surround him
and the command is given; "Attention
company Take aim2 Fret" And thu
man falls with hundred bullets through
his heart. There comes time In man
history when the Lord calls up the trool
of his iniquities, and at Gods command
they pour into him a concentrated wolfe.
OF torture. You say; al don't feel my
self to be sinner" That may be. Wall
along by the cliffs and you see sunligh
ana flowers at the mouth OF the cave; bu
take torch and go in, and before yo'
have gone far you see the fash
ing eye OF wild beast, 0
hear the hiss OF serpent. 81
the world seems in the sunlight OF world
illness, but as wave the torch OF God
truth, and go down into the deep cavern