Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02

| ousineSs uVuuies. tou cAn foh oack
some oay-it may nave peen pe1 or twenty
years sgo-wnen. II you nad LOT mad tna'
friend, you wouio nave oeen entireiy over
thrown IN business. bus want 70 tell you
TINS morning OF Jesus, Inc oest business
iriend man ever mao ne can pun you
out OF tne worst perpiehi.es. ihere are
peop'e IN TINS auuience VINO nave got In
the habit OF putting down all their
worldly troubles at the feet OF Jesus Why,
Christ meets the business man on the street
and says; 70, business man, 4 snow ali thy
troubles WI be with thee, lwili see thee
through. LOOK out how you try to corner
or erampie on man VINO Is backed up by the
Lord eod Almighty. LOOK out how you
frampie on nim- y, tnere Is a hnancier that
many OF our business men have not found
OUT christ owns all the boards OF trade, all
the insurance companies and all the banking
houses Ihey say that the Vanderollts own
the railroads; but Christ owns the Wander
bilts and the railroads, and all the plottings
OF stock gamblers Shall be put to confusion,
and God with bis little hnger shall wipe out
their infamous projects how often It has
been that we have seen men gather up riches
oy irauo' IN q pyramid Oh strength and
beauty, ana tne Loru came ana blew on It
and IL was gone wniie tnere are those here
today VINO, II they could speak out In this as
eemDiage, or oareu 70 SPEAK out, would say:
The best friend had In lsS'; the best friend
had IN 1871; the pest friend had at the
/ opening Oh tine war tne oest friend l ever
bad has oeen tne Lord Jesus ChrisG iwould
rather give up all other friends than this
one
but VIC nave also ianuy triends. fney
come m Wnen we nave sickness ID the house
noid- fernaps they say notning, out they
sit down ana tney weep as tne hght goes out
from tine orignt eyes and tue white petals OF
tne MY are scatoereo IN the piast OF deatn.
Iney watcn tnrougn tne long night by the
dying coucn, ana tnen, when tne spirit mas
gone' sootn you win great comfort Ihey
say: DON'T cry. Jesus pities you All Is
Wen You VIII meet tne lost ono again :"
linen, when your son went on, breaking your
heart, did they not come and put the story In
the very best shape ard prophecy the return
OF the prodigaf Were they not in your
house when the birth angel Mapped its wings
ever your dweiiings Ana they have been
there at the baptlsms ana at the weddings.
Family friendsi But 1 have TO tell you that
Christ Is the best family friend Oh,
blessed IS that cradle over which Jesus
bends blessed Is that nursery where Jesus
walks Blessed Is that sick brow from which
Jesus wipes the dampness Blessed is that
table where Jesus breaks the bread. Blessed
Is that grave where Jesus stands with his
SCARED feet on the upturned sod, saying: Il
am the resurrection and the life; he that be-
lievetn N NE, though ne were dead, yet shall
ne nve." have you babe IN the houses
nut 1t into the arms OF the great Child
Lover. Is there SICK one IN the housef
Think OF him who said: "Damsel, arse !"
Are you afraid you Will come to wantt Think
OF hlm who fed the five thousand Is there
little one In your house that you are afraid
Will be blind or deaf or Pmet Think OF
him who touched the thnded eye and
snatched back the boy from epileptic con-
vuision. Oh, he Is the best friend Look
over your family friends today and find an
other that can De compared TO INN. When
we want our frlenos tney are sometimes
out OF town Christ Is always In town.
We lind that some VIII STICK TO us In
prosperity who VIII not In adversely.
but Christ comes through darkest night,
and amid ghastiy sorrow, and across
toughest sea, TO comfort you Ihere are
men and women here VINO would have been
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