The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10
Written iorth MoNIToR.
LITTLE SERMONS.

loved the world tina: he gave His only be-
gotten son that whatsoever believeth IN
Him should not perish but have eyerlast-
ing life The Father of such sou i'll
never do anything wrong. The God Of
such love viii never do anything really
unkind, and as for cruelty it can have 10
more place in his heart than sin can. The
hand that made the universe drew near nn-
to us in the hand Of Jesus Of Nazareth.
That hand was pierced by us in the repre-
sentatives of our sinful human nature, and
while transfixed in agony its uplifting as
the uplifting of the wonderful prayer of
Father forgive them fer they knew not
what they do. In such a hand ! am in
decd content to leave all the mysteries OF
earth that are written in pain, content TO
leave the startling horrible heart-brcak-
ing hell that sebs from his lips in the
awful revelation of an outer darkness
where is weeping and wailing and gnasl
ing of teeth. And we may all be assured
that every touch of pain, every terribleness
of horror is working out the glory of that
love which gave, and That forgiyingness
which prayed. There is none unto whom
We can go but this Almighty Father who
shines and speaks in Jesus, this Almighty
God who Ii love And in Him with the
confidence ef loving child iii a loving
father, We can rest it all, and rest our
selves well with all our WEAKNESS and
hcart-break, careful only that we do
faif f,,i
aud loving and serving our brother
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Jesus is the life ofeurlife. If He the eter-
nal lite. is not flowing through MS, there is
no lruit Of righteousness hanging ON the
boughs OF our lives. But py faith we
must be rooted in Him before His life can
reach us; and then obedience, like the bark
Of tree, must keep His life from being
wasted as if comes in gentle, fruitful tides
up through the roots OF our faith. up
through the fibres of our being
The root oil faith in Jesus always bears
the blossom Of joy and as we'll the gracious
frnit Of rigatsoasnsss.
Tie root OF selfshness and self-eonfidence
always bears the blossom of sorrow and as
well the bitter and blightng Trait Of mn
righteousness
Care. planted in the soil oi Gods love
for MS, dies, and laughing blossom Of
strength glories above It's grave.
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Gods sin-cleansing love is the only dag
ger that can find the heart of remorse. slay-
ing ii
Il is on the dark background Of sin that
the grace OF God shines brightest. No
where will His sapernal glory be seen
as IN the heart of a redeemed and glorified
sinner
A christian home is life's very center.
but center with radius; center of light,
and its radins the rays shining upon every
one coming within reach of its star-fire.
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Casting up to man what he has re-
ourselves meaner than he was before his
repentance and atonement When 4 man
has buried his sinful past in repentance
and restitution and the forgiveness of God,
God makes him over again and begins
anew with him; and SO should We make
him over again in our confidence and
begin anew with him in our love.
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In the steps Of Jesus walking through
way Of gladness heaven finding. Bnt the
gladness is Of the inner life of the inn
pershable spirit. The euter ifr of walk
ing in His footsteps may be full OF sadness
and misunderstanding, of suffering and
death as was His outer life, but within
will be a joy full. so gracious IS was
His joy that winch, in giving a parting
OF nothing better, nething higher to give
them.
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An evil counsellor is a telephone running
from hell 10 our hearts over which the
devil is busy whispering his enticements;
Dut 4 nsUu cONuSeIiOT Is u tefepno1c run
ming from heaven to our hearts over which
God is Whispering His persuasions. And
We are Lis unto whose whispering we
hearken, whose whisperings we do.
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1t is the light that shines, not the can
diestick. 1t is the truth that saves, not
the Bible.
The greatest of men have the light skut
out from their hearts by that green blind,
prejudice.
memory thrilled with holiness will
never blight. but always bless.
Who believes not that good viii be
crowned victor at last. cannot fight bat
with nerveless arm and tlispirited
courage.
Adversely is the magnet that finds the
steel Of true friendship ia the midst of the