The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-02


laughter, but a full, round, clear, deep,
resonant outbreak of eternal gladness.
O, the glee of that moment when we first
see Jesus! I think we will take first two
or three years in Heaven to look at Jesus;
and if, in ten thousand years, there should
be moment when the doxology paused,
ten thousand souls would cry out: "Sing!
singh" and when the cry was: what
shall we sing?" the answer would be-:
"Jesusl Jesusw o, you may have all the
crowns in Heaven; do not care so much
about them. You may have all the robes
in Heaven; | do not care so much about
them. You may have all the scepters in
Heaven; l do not care so much about
them. But give me Jesus-that is enough
Heaven for me. Q Jesus! | long to see
thee. Thou s'Chief among ten thousand,
the one altogether lovely"
There may be some here who have come
hardly knowing why they come. Perhaps
it was as in Pau's time-you have come
to hear what this babbler sayeth; but
am glad to meet you face to face, and to
strike hands with you in one earnest talk
about your deathless spirit. Do you know,
my friend, that this world is not good
enough for you? 1t cheats. 1t fades. 1t
dies. You are immortal. | see it i'll the
uedluleSS = priv LOOK iu8 Out VI sOuI eye.
1t is mighty spirit. 1t is an immortal
spirit. 1t beats against the window of
the cage. I come out to feed it. During
the past week the world has been trying
to feed it with husks. I come out this
morning to feed it with that bread OF
which if man eat he will never hunger.
What has the world done for you? Has it
not bruised you? Has it not maltreated
you? Look me in the eye, immortal man,
and tell me if that is not so. And yet,
will you trust it? o, wish that you could
forget me, the weak and sinful man
that might vanish from your sight this
morning, and that Jesus might come in.
Aye, He comes here this morning to
plead for your soul-comes in all
covered with the wounds of Calvary.
He says: go, immortal man! 1 died
for thee. l pity thee. I come to save
thee. With these hands. torn and
| crushed, l will lift thee up into pleasures
| that lever die" Who will reject, who
will drive him back. When Christ was
] slain on the cross, they had a cross and
I they had nails, and they had hammers.
You cruelty by your sin, o, impenitent
soul! the Lord Jesus Christ Here is a
cross; but where are the nails? Where
are the hammers! "Ah," says some one
| rejecting Christ--some one standing a
long way off: II will furnish the nails.
don't believe in that Jesus. will furnish
the nails.' Now we have the nails; who
will furnish the hammers? "Ah," says
some hard heart 81 will furnish the ham,
mers." Now we have nails and hammers.
| We have no spears; who will furnish the
spears? "Ah," says some one long in the
habit of sin and rejection of Christ's
mercy: 81 will furnish them" Now we
have all the Instruments: The cross, the
nails, the hammers, the spears, and the
crucifxion goes on. o, the darkness! o,
the pang! o, the tears! o, the death |
"Behold the Lamb of God, that takest
away the sin of the world"
Lord Jesus, help that man. He sits far
back to-day. He does not like to come
forward. He feels strange in religious
assemblage. He thinks perhaps we do
notwant him. o Jesus take that trembling
hand. Put thine ear to that agitatet
heart and hear how it beats. o, lift the
iron gate of that prison house and let that
man go free.
Lord Jesus, help this woman. She is
a wanderer. No tears can she weep. See,
Lord Jesus, that polluted soul, see that
| blistered foot. No church for her. No
good cheer for her. No hope for her.
| Lord Jesus, go to that soul. Thou wilt
not stone her. Let the redh chain,
that burns to the bone till the bloody ichor
Kisses in the heat, snap at Thy touch. o
have mercy on Mary Magdalene.
Lord Jesus, help that young man. lie
took money out of his employers till.
Didst Thou see it? The clerks were all
gone. The lights were down. The shut
ters were up, Didst Thou see it? o, let
him not fall into the pit. Rememberest
Thou not his mothers prayers? She can
pray for him no more. Lord Jesus, touch
him on the shoulder. Touch him on the
heart. Lord, save that young man.
There are many young men here. l got
a letter from one of them who is
probably here to-day, and shall have no
other opportunity of answering that let
ter. You say you believe in me. O. do
you believe in Jesus? can not save you,
my dear brother. Christ can. He wants
and waits to save you, and he comes to-
day to save you. Will you have him? !
do not know what our young men do
without Christ-how they get on amid all
the temptations and trials to which they
are subjected o, young men, come to
Christ to-day and put your soul and
your interest for this life and for
the next into His keeping. In
olden times, you know, cup
bearer would bring wine or water to
the King, who would drink it, first tasting
it himself, showing there was no poison
in it, then passing it to the King, who
would drink it. The highest honor that l
ask is that may be cup bearer to-day to
your SOUL | bring you this water of
everlasting life. have been drinking of
it. There is no poison in it. 1t has never
done me any harm. o, drink it, and live
Forever And let that aged man put his
head down on the staff and let that poor
widowed soul bury her worried face in
her handkerchief, and these little children
fold their hands in prayer while we COM
mend you to Him who was wounded for
our transgressions and bruised for our
iniquities, for to you which believe ic is
precious.
| Spread of Color-Blindness.
From the testimony of physicians and
railroad officials it is evident color blind
ness is rapidly increasing among those
employed in railroad and maritime pur-