The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-06-07


festival today. Bring out those Christians
and let US have them put to death at the
mouth of the lions" The Christians
were put into the center of the amphi-
theatre. 1t was to be great celebration
in their destruction Then the lions,
hungry and three-fourths starved, were
let out from their dens in the side of the
amphitheatre. and they came forth with
mighty spring to destroy and rend the
Christians, and all the galleries shouted,
sHuzza, huzzal Long live the emperori'
Then the Greek architect arose in one Of
the galleries and shouted until in the vast
assemblage all heard him: 81 too am a
Christianl" and they seized him in their
fury and flung him to the wild beasts,
until his body, bleeding and dead, was
tumbled over and over again in the dust
Of the amphitheatre.
Could you have done that for Christ?
Could you, In q vast assemblage, all Of
whom hated Christ, have said: II am a
Christian, or, II want to be Chris
tiana" Would you have had the
10, ,O00th part Of the enthusiasm and the
courage Of the Greek architect? Nay, I
ask you another question: would you in
an assemblage where they are nearly all
Christians-in an assemblage vast null
titude of whom love Christ and are will
ing to live, and II need be to die for him
would you dare say: 81 am Chris
tian," or, II want to be Christian"
Would you say in the presence of the
friends of Christ, as much as the Greek
architect said in the presence of the enc
mics of Christi o! are there not multi
tudes here this morning who are ready
to say: "Le' the world look on; let all
the galleries of earth and heaven and hell
look on, take Christ this day. Come
applause or abuse, come sickness or
health, come life or death, Christ now,
Christ forever"
Are you for Christ, are you against
him? The destinies of eternity tremble
in the balance. 1t seems as if the last
day had come and we were gathered for
the reckoning. 'Behold, he cometh
with clouds, and every eye shall see him.
What say to one I say to all. What
are you doing for Christi What are
you bearing for Christ?
| Obi Christian man, Oh! Christian
woman! Have you any scars to show in
this conflict When a war is over the
heroes have scars to show. One hero
rolls back his sleeve and shows a grnshot
fracture, or he pulls down the collar and
shows where he was wounded in the
neck. Another man says: 81 have
never had the use of my limb since
was wounded at that great battle.
When the last day comes, when all
our battles are over, will we have
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wounds for sin, wounds for the devil,
wounds gotten In fighting on the wrong
side. Have we wounds that we can
show-wounds gotten in the battle for
Christ and for the TRUTH On that resur-
rection day Christ will have plenty Of
scars to show. Christ will stand there
and show the scars on his brow, the scars
on his hands, and the scars on his feet,
and he will put aside the robe of his roy
atty and show the scar on his side, and
all heaven will break down with emotion
and gratitude in one great sob, and then
in one great hosanna. Will you and
have any scars to show?
There will be Ignatius, on that day
showing the mark of the paw and teeth
of the lion that struck him down in the
Coliseum. There will be glorious John
Huss showing just where ON his foot the
flames began on that day when his soul
took wing Of fame and scared up from
Constance. There will be Hugh McKail
ready to point to the mark on his neck
where the AK struck him. There will
be Mcmillan and Campbell and Freeman,
the American missionaries who with
their wives and children were put to
death in the awful massacre at Cawnpore,
showing the places where the daggers of
the Sepoys struck them. There will be
the Waldenses showing where their limbs
were broken on the day when the Pied
montese soldiery pitched them over the
rocks. Will you and have any wounds
to show? Have we fought any battles
for Christ? Oh that we might all be
enlisted for Christ, that we might all be
willing to suffer for Christ, that we
might all bear a cross for Christ.
When the Scottish chieftains wanted
to raise an larmy they would make a
wooden cross and then set 1t on fire and
carry it with other crosses they had
through the mountains and among the
people, and as they waved the cross the
people would gather to the standard and
fight for Scotland. So today come
out with the cross Of the Son of God. II
is flaming cross-haming with suffer.
ing, flaming with triumph, flaming with
glory. carry 1t out among all the peo'
pie. Who win be on the Lords side
Who win gather to the standard oi
Emanuel A cross, cross, cross
"Whosoever doth not bear his cross and
come after me cannot be my disciple. y