Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-06-10

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that. There are no crosses to be carried
in this land, those prosecutions have
passed, and in all the land there is no one
10 be cruciiied. and yet in the pulpit and
in the prayer meetings you all keep talk
ing about carrying cross. What do
you mean, sir" / mean this: Tha. is a
cross which Christ calls you 70 do, which
is unpleasant and hard. "Oh, you say,
after hearing the story Of this Christ
and all that he has endured for me, / am
ready TO do anything for him. Just tell
me what have 10 do and I'll do it.
am ready TO carry any eros"
Suppose ! should ask you at the close
Of a religious service 10 rise up announc-
ing yourself on the Lords side-could
you do III "ohl no." you SAY. II have
a shrinking ard sensitive uature, and
1t would he impossible for me 10 rise
before large assemblage, announcing
myself on the Lords side. just as I
feared. You cannot stand that cross.
The first one that is offered you. you re-
ject. Christ carried mountain, Christ
carried a Himalaya, Chrit carried a
world for you, and you cmaot lift an
ounce for him,
But here is a man whose cross will be
to announce among his bl iness asso-
ciates tomorrow morning on exchange,
that he has begun a new lift, that while
he wants 10 be faithful in rs worldly
duties, he is living for another world,
and he ought to advise all the g. who are
his associates, so far as he can influence
them, 10 begin with him the Christian
life. Could you do that, my brotherl
''Ohl no." you say, mot just that. 1
think religion is religion, and business is
business, and it would be impossible for
me 10 recommend the Christian religion
in places of worldly business" Just as
feared. There is second cross offered
you, and you cannot carry il. Christ
lifted mountain for you; you cannot
lift an ounce for him.
There is some one whose cross will be
70 present religion in the home circle.
Would you dare to kneel down and pray
if your brother and sister were looking at
youi Could you ask blessing at the
tea tablet Could you take the Bible and
gather your family around you, and read
of Christ and heaven and your immortal
soull Could you then kneel and pray
for blessing on your household 'Op
you say, mot exactly that | couldn't
quite 10 that, because | have a very
quick temper, and if professed religion
and tried TO talk religion in my house
hold. and then after that | should Use my
temper they would scof at me and say:
You are pretty Christian" " So you
are cowed down and their sarcasm keeps
you out Of heaven and away from Christ,
when under God you ought 10 take your
whole family into the kingdom. Christ
lifted mountain, lifted a world for you;
you cannot lift an ounce for him. see
how IL is; YOU want 10 be favorable TO
religion. you want to support Christian
institutions, you like TO be associated
with those who love Jesus Christ; but as
TO taking positive step on this subject,
you cannut-you cannot. and my text,
like a gate Of hundred bolts, bars you
away from peace on earth and glory in
heaven.
There are hundreds of men and women
here, brave enough in other things in
life, who simply, for the lack Of manli-
ness and womanliness. stay away from
God They dare not say: Forever and
forever, Lord Jesus. take thee. Thou
hast redeemed me by thy blood, here is
my immortal spirit Listen, all my
friends. Listen. all the world" They
are lurking around about the kingdom
Of God-lhey are lurking around about
il. expecting to crawl in some time when
nobody is looking. forgetiu Of the tre-
mendous words Of my text; 'Whosoever
doth not bear bis cross, and come after
me. cannot be my disciple"
An officer Of neighboring church told
me that he was in a store in New York
| just happened in-where there were
many clerks, and a gentleman came in
and said 10 young man standing behind
the counter: Are you the young man
that arose the other night in the Brook
lyn tabernacle and asked for prayersf'
Without any flush of cheek he replied:
II am. | haven't always done right,
and have been quite bad, but since
arose for prayers ] think am better
than | was. II was only his way Of
announcing that he had started for the
higher life. God will not cast out a man
who is brave enough to take step ahead
like that
tell YOU these things this morning be.
cause, my dear friends, / want TO show
you how light the cross is that we have
10 carry compared with that which Christ
carried for u.s. You have not had the
flesh torn of for Christ's sake in carrying
your cross. He tainted dead awt under
his cross. You have not carried the cross
until il fetched the blood. der his
there was a pool Of carnage that plashed
the horses fctlocks. You have friends
TO sympathize with you II carrying the
cross. Christ trod the wine press Of
Gods wrath alone, alonol The cros.
that you and ! ought 10 carry represent.
only few days or few years Of trial
The cross that Christ carried for us hat
compressed into il the agonies Of eternity
There has some one come here toda,
whom you have not observed. He dii
not come through the front door; he dix
not come down any Of these aisles; We
know he is here He Is from the east
the far cast He comes with blisteret
foot and with broken heart and cheek
red not with health. but with blood from
the temples take hold Of his coat anc
isay: ut does not seem TO it thee.
''No, v he says; ''it is not mine, il Is bor
rowed; Il does not belong to me now