Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-07-07
THE LACK OF FAITH

THE LACK OF FAITH
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sin which | committed when was abou,
20 years of age tina, never forgaye my
self for, and ! cant feel happy when
think of IT," He said one sin sometimes
came over his heart and blo,icd out all
his hope Of Heaven. Why. he lacked in
faith. The grace that can forgive small
save. Who is the God like unto our Cod.
that par'loneih iniquiiy: q. what Jesus
is To the soul tina, believes in Him, The
soul looks up into Chrisi's face and says {:
TO what extent wilt Thou forgive me :"
And Jesus looks back into his face and
says: To the uiicrmost" The soul says:
will /, never he brought up again."
Never" says Christ. Won, i, be-
brought up again in Judgement Day"
No. saws Christ. never in the Judg
mcnt day" What bread is Ia the hungry.
what harhor is To the bc>iormctl. what
light is TO the blind. what liberty is 10 the
captive. that, and more than TINT, is
Christ 10 the man who trusts Him.
just Try To get Chris, away from that
Christian. Put on that man the thumb.
screw. Twist il until the bones crack.
Put that foot into the iron Lcot of
persecution until it is mashed 10 u pulp.
Stretch that man on the rack Of the in
QUESTION. and louder than all the uproar
Of the prosecutors you will hear his voice,
like the voice of Alexander l." Croix,
above the cracking fagots MS hc cried
out 20. Jesus. q, my blessed Jesus. o,
divine Jesus who would not die for Thcc:"
CHRIST \ FRIEND.
Again remark that Christ is precious
10 the believer. aS friend. You have
commercial friends and you have family
friends you go when you haye business
troubles. You can Look back TO some
day--it may have been 10 or 20 years ago
when, If you had not had that friend,
yOn would have been entirely overihrown
in business. But want to tell you this
morning of Jesus. the best business friend
man ever had lie can pull you out of
the worst perplcxi,ics. There are people
in this audience who have go, in the habit
of putting down all their worldly troubles
nj the fee, Of Jesus. Why, Christ meets
/ h,,e aud
80. business man, know all thy troubles
| will bc with thee. will see thee
through" Look on, how yon try Ia cor
ncr or tramplc on "A man who is backed
up hy the Lord God Almighty. Look
out how you tramplc on him. q. there is
u iinancicr that many al our business men
have not found out Christ owns NIL the
boards of trade, all the insurance compa.
mics, aud all the banking houses. They
say that the Nandcrbilis own the rail.
roads hut Christ owns the Nandcrbilis
aud the railroads. and all the pl0ilines of
stock gamblers shall be- put Ia confusion,
anl Gnd with Ills little finger shall wipe
nut their Infamous projects. How often II
has been that We have seen men gather
up riches by fraud, IN pyrmid Of strength
and beauty, and the Lori came and blew
an il and il was gone; while there are
those here to-day who, II they could speak
out in this asscmblagc, ar dared la speak
out. would say The best friend htl in
1927 the best friend had nj the opening
Of The war: the hest friend | ever hal has
been the Lord Jesus Christi would
rather give up all other friends than this
one -
4 COMFORTER ~ MISFORTUNE.
l'ui we have also family friends. They
come in when we have sickness in the
household. Perhaps they say nothing
hut they sit down and they weep Us the
light goes out from the bright eyes. and
the white petals Of the lily are scattered
In the blast Of death They watch ,hrnus b
the long night by the dying couch. and
then, when the spiri, has gone. sooihc you
with great comfort. They say Don't
cry. Jesus piIies you. All Is we'll You
will meet the lost one again" Then when
your son went of, breaking your heart
did they moi come and put the story IN
the very hes, shape, and prophesy the re-
turn of the prodlgalg We're they not Ia
your house when the birth angel Tapped
i,s wings over your dwellings Aud they
have been there at the bapiisms and al
the weddings. Family friends Hut
have ioiell you thai Christ Is the bcsI
family friend. Oh i! blessed Is that cradle
over which Jesus bends. Blessed Is that
nursery where Jesus walks. Blessed Il
that sick brow from which Jesus wipes
the dampness Blessed Is that table where
Jesus breaks the bread. Blessed Is that
grave where Jesus siaRls with His star
red feet on The uplnrnsd sod saying Il