The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-18

nal hosaanai hosannai Worthy II the
Lamb that was slain"
Icalculate further the value Of the soul
BY the price that has been paid for u In
r. Pe,ersbnro1 mara "a 4 i1faInond that the
Government paid >9O0, 900 for. well. )" you
say, ait must have been very valuable, or
the Government would not have paid t9OO..
900 for it." want to see what my soul 10
worth, and what your soul IL worth. BY
seei,g z what has been paid for it. For that
immortal soul, the richest blood that was
ever shed, the deepest Rroan that was ever
uttered, all the Rriefs Of earth compressed
into one tear, all the suherings, Of earth
gathered into one rapier Of pain and struck
through His holy heart Does it not imply
tremendous valuel
argue, also. the value Of soul from the
home that has been fitted up for it in tho
future. One would have thought street
OF adamant would have done. No; it is .
street Of gold. One would have thought
that wall OF granite would have dOEe.
No: 1t Is the fame Of sardonyx mingling
with tho green OF emerald. One would
have thought that an occasional doxOlo9y
would have done. No; it is q perpetual
song. II the ages Of Heaven marched in
straight line, some day the last regiment
perhaps, might pass out Of sight; but no.
the ages Of Heaven do not march in .
straight line, but in Q circle about the
throne Of God; forever, forever, trampi
trampl A soul 50 bought, 80 equipped, 50
provided for, must be priceless soul, Q
majestic soul, q tremendous soul.
Now. you have seen the two properties
the world. the soul. One is perishable. tbs
other immortal. One unsatlsfying, the
other capable OF ever increasing felicity.
Will you tradel Will you trade event
Remember, it is the only investment 20:
can make. II man sell q bill Of goods
worth 5000, and he is cheated out Of it, ha
may get g. QUO somewhere else; but man
who invests his soul invests all. Losing
that he loses oil. Saving that he saves all
In the light Of my text, it seems to me as
If you we've this morning Offering your soul
to the highest bidder; and hear you say.
''What is bid for it, my deathless SPIRIT
What is bid for itr' Satan says: ':rll bid
the world" You say, "Begonel that is no
equivalent. Sell my soul for the worldl
Mol Begonew But there is some one else
in the audience who is not so wise as that.
He says: What is bid for my immortal
soulf' Satan says: I'LL bid the world"
THE worlds Going at that. going at that.
going! Gone" Gone foreverl
What is the thing Of greatest price,
The whole creation round?
That which was lost in Paradise,
That which in Christ is found.
Then let us gather round the cross,
That knowledge to obtain:
Not by the souls eternal loss,
But everlasting gain.
Well, there are a great many people IN
the house who say: II will not sell my soul
for the world. find the world is an I'M
satisfying portion" What, then, will you
do with your soull Some one whispers:
Il will give my soul to Christ" Will you!
That is the wisest resolution you ever
made. Will you give it to Christ! Whena
Tomorrow No; now. ! Congratulate
you IL you have come to such q decision.
o. if this morning the eternal spirit
OF God would come down upon this audi.
ence, and show you the vanity Of this world,
and the immense importance Of Christ's
religion. and the infinite value Of your own
immortal souls, what a house this wouls
bel what an hour this would be! what q
moment this would bel Do you know that
Christ has bought your soula Do you
know that He has paid IN infinite price Tor
i'll Do you know that He is worthy OF it'll
Will you give it to Him nowl =
was reading Of y sailor who had just
got ashore and was telling abolt his last
experience at sea. He said: The last time
crossed the ocean we had a terrible time.
er we had been out three or four days
the machinery got disarranged and the
steam began to escape, and the captain,
gathering the people and the crew Oh
deck, said: "Unless some one shall 60
down and shut OF that steam, and arrange
that machinery ut the peril Of his life, we
must all be destroyed" He was not will
ing to go down himself. No one seemed
willing to 60. The passengers gathered
at one end Of the steamer waiting for
their fate. The Captain said: 81 give you
a last warning. II there is no one here
willing to imperil his life and go down and
fix that machinery we must all be lost" A
plain sailor said: '.I'll 60, sir;" and he
wrapped himself in a coarse piece OF
canvas and went down, and was gone but
few moments when the escaping steam
stopped and the machinery vas corrected.
The Captain cried out to the passengers:
"All saved! Let US go down below and
see what has become Of the poor fellow"
They went down There he lay dead. vi
carious suffering! Died for all! o. do you
suppose that those people on the ship ever
forgot, ever can forget that poor fellowe
''Nov they say; lit was through his sacri-
flee that got ashore" The time came
when our whole race must die unless some
one should endure torture and sorrow and
shame. Who shall come TO the rescuel
Shall it b. one Of the seraphimi Not
one. Shall it be one Of the cherubiml
Not one. Shall 1t be an inhabitant
of some pure and unfallen wOrldi Not
one Then Christ said: 'Lo! I come to
do Thy will, o God;" and he went down
through the dark stairs Of our sin and
Indebtedness and misery and woe and de
stopped the peril, and He died that you and
l might be free. U, the love! D, the en-
DURANGO! @, the horrors of the sacrificed
Shall not our souls this morning go out to-
ward him, saying: Lord Jesus Christ,
take my soul. Thou art worthy to have it
Thou hast died to save it."
God help you this morning rightly to
cipher out this sum in gospel arithmetic:
What shall it profit man IL he shall gain
the whole world, and lose his own soull'
THE GLORIOUS RAINBOW.
A Natural Phenomenon Which Il Persons.
fied by Many Peoples.
The rainbow is one of the atmvs-