National Republican., 1888-05-07

gain hlndly. I want YOU to ask about the
title. about the insurance, about whether men
have ever had any trouble with II, about
whether you can keep II, about whether you
can get all, or the ten thousandth, or one
hundred thousandth part of IT,
There Is the. world now. shall say more
about IT, Make up your mind for yOursClf Hs
! shall, before God, have to make ip my mind
for myself, about the value of this world I
cannot AFFORD 10 make mistake for my soul,
your soul.
soul We cannot make a bargain without
seeing the comparative value. The soul
How shall estimate the value Of ~ Well,
by tS exquisite organization. II is the most
wonderful piece of mechanism ever put to.
gcthcr. Machinery Is of value in proportion
as II Is mighty and silent at the same time.
You look ~ the engine and the machinery In
the Philadelphia mint, and, as you see 1t per
forming It's wonderful work, you will be sur
prised TO find how silently Il goes. Machinery
that roars and tears soon destroys itself; but
silent MACHINERY Is often most effective. Now,
so II is with the soul of man. with all its tire.
lnenduus iaCulties-it moves In silence. ,Iudg.
ment, without any racket. lifting its scales:
memory, without any noise, bringing. down
lis treasures; conscience taking its judgment
seat without any excitement; the understands
ing and the viii all doing their work. We.
You listen at the door of your heart. You
can hear no sound. The soul Is all quiet
1t Is so delicate an instruncnt that
q bone, and with splinters and bandagcs
the surgeon sets IL the eye becomes iniamcd;
the apothocaryS wash cools It; but a soul of
the track, unbalanced, no human power can
readiust 1t. with ono, sweep of rs wing It
circles the universe and ovcrvaults the throne
OF God. Why, In the hour Of death the soul Is
20 mighty II throws aside the body rs though
il were a toy. It drives back medical skill as
mpotent It breaks through the circle of
loved ones who stand around the dying
couch With one leap N springs beyond star
and moon and sun, and chaSms of immCnsity
Oh, i Is soul superior TO all material things!
No fire can consume. Il: no floods can drown
II; no rocks can crush IL; no walls can impede
on which to cross a chasm. II wants no
plummct with which TO sound depth. \
soul so mighty, so swift. so silent, must be
priceless soul.
| calculate the value of the soul, also, by It's
capacity for happiness. How much JOY IL can
get in this world out of friendships, out Of
flowers, out of 10000 things; and yet all the Joy
u has here does not test It's capacity. You are
in concert before the curtain hoists, and You
sp o H the bokem srneG Re sSTapmg SfGP P
.bow across the vlol. There Is no music in
that, you say 1t Is only getting ready for
in this world the, enjoyment we think Is real
enjoyment, + only preparative; i is only an.
tGipatiyc; II is, only. the first stages Of the
thing; / Is only the entrance, the beginning, OF
and splendors of the redeemed
You cannot trust the full power of the soul
for happiness, in thls, world How much
friendships but, oh, the grander Friendships
FOR the soul IN the skies! How sweet the
be there! do not think that when flowers
die on earth, they die forever. ! think that
the fragrance of the flowers Is the spirit being
waited away into glory. God says there are
If so, why not the spirits of the dead flowers?
In the sunny valleys of Heaven shall not the
marigold creep? ON the hills of Heaven will
mt tl.a 4,
walls of Heaven will not the jasmine climb?
My beloved Is come down In his garden to
gather lilies" No flowers in Heaven! Where,
then do they get their garlands for the brows
of the righteousy
Christ is glorious to our souls now, but how
much grander our appreciation after a while!
has been fighting for us. lie comes upon the
platform. lie has one arm in q sling, and the
other arm holds crutch. As he mounts the
platform, oh, the enthusiasm Of the audience
perilled his life for u.s. and how wild the
huzza that follows huzza! When the Lord
Jesus Christ shall at last stand out before the
multitpdes Of the redeemed Of heaven, and we
| meet him face to face, and feel that he was
wounded in the head, and wounded in the
hands, and wounded in the feet and wounded
| whelmed We will sit some time gazing in
silence, until some leader amidst the white.
| robed choir shall lift the baton of light, and
give the signal that II Is time to wake the song
of jubilee; and all heaven will then break forth
into: "IIosanna' hosanna, hosanna! Worthy
| Is the Lamb that was slain"
] calculate further the value of the soul by
| the price that has been paid for it. In st.
| Petersburg there is diamond that the gov.
ernmentt paid 100000 for. Well" you say,
ernment would not have paid S200,0o0 for IT,"
| | want to see what my soul is worth and what
| your soul Is worth by seeing what has been
| paid for II. For that immortal soul, the rich
| est blood that was ever shed, the deepest
| groan that was ever uttered, all the grefs of
| earth compressed into one tear, all the suffer
| ings of earth gathered into one rapier of pain
and struck through His holy heart. Does 1t
| not imply tremendous valuey
| argue, also, the value of the soul from the
| home that has been fitted up for IL IN the flu
turc. One, would have thought street of ada:
| Tnant would have done. No; 1t is street of
gold; One would have thought that wall of
granite would have done No It Is the flame
| aid. One would have thought that an occas-
ional doxology would have done. No; it Is a
perpetual song, If the ages Of heaven marched
ages. of heaven do not march in u straight line,
but in a circle around about the throne of
soul so bought, so equipped, SO, provided
| for. must be a priceless soul, ma
iestic soul, a tremendous soul.
world, the soul. one perishqbe the other
immortal. One unsatisfying, the other capa-
Bile of ever increasing felicity. WIN you trade:
| VIII you lrdub tNtI' NcllcmDeT, IL is IHe
a bill OF goods worth $1,000 and he is cheated
out of 1t, he may get $4,000 somewhere else,
but man who invests his soul, invests all,
all. In the light of my text II seems to me as
Il you were this morning Offering your soul to
the I highest che bidder, and hear You say what
for itS" Satan says: III bid the world"
You say, "Begone! that is no equivalent Sell
ny soul for the re-, world, D l. No. No Begone !" But
immortal soulS" Satan says; ri bid the
world THE world? Going. at that, going
| What Is the thing of greatest price,
The whole creation roundg
That which was lost In paradise,
That which in Christ is found.
Then let us gather round the cross,
That knowledge to obtaih
Not by the souls eternal loss,
But everlasting gain"
Well, there are a great many people in the
house Who say; II vii @ not Seil my SOU s for
tory portion" What, then, will you do with
your souls Some one whispers here; Il will
give my soul TO Christ" VIII your That !;
| you give 1t to Christi Whens Tomorrow No;
now. congratulate you II you have come to
such decision, Oh 4 this morning the ete!r-
nal spirit Of God would come down upon this
audience and show you the vanity, of this
world, and heimmense Importance of Christ S
religion, and the infinite value of your own
immortal souls, what house this would be!
| What an hour this would be!
What moment this would be! Do you know
that Christ has bought your soul? Do You
know that lie has paid an infinite price for ~
DO you know that lie is worthy of II; VIII
you give II to Him nowl
was reading of u sailor who had Just got
| ashore, and was telling about his last expert
ence at sea- He said: 1.-THE last time | crossed
the ocean we had u terrific time, After we
had been out three orfourdays the machinery
cape, and the captain, gathering the people
and crew on deck, said: Unless some 'one
shall go down and shut OF that steam and ar
range that machinery mt the Dprll of his life