The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-04

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carry It. Christ lifted mountain for you;
/ you cannot lilt an ounce for Him.
There is some one whose cross will be 10
present religion in the home circle.
/ Would YOU dare 20 knecl down and pray
| II your brother and sister were looking nj
your Could you ask u blessing at the tea
table2 Could you take the Bible and
gather your family around you, and read
OF Christ and heaven and your immortal
/ soul? Could you then knccl and pray for
| blessing on your household "Ohl " Won
say mot exactly that, | couldn't quite
do that, because have very quick tenn
per- and II lproicsscd religion, and tried
| To talk religion in my household, and then
| after that | should lose my temper, they
would scott at me and say: You ara a
pretty Christian So YOU are cowcd
down, and their sarcasm keeps YOU out Of
| heaven and away from Christ, when under
God you ought TO take your whole family
| into the kingdom Christ lifted
a mountain, lifted u world for YOU; YOU
| cannot lift an ounce for him. | see how IL
| is you want 10 be favorable TO religion,
you want TO support Christian institutions,
| you like 20 be associated with those who
| love Jesus Christ, but as 10 taking posi-
tive step ON this subject, YOU cannot you
cannot, aud my text, like n gate OF 100
bolts bars YOU away from peace ON earth
and glory in heaven,
There are hundreds Of men and women
here brave enough in other things in lie
who simply for the lack of manlincss and
womanliness, stay away from God, They
dare not say: Forever and forever, Lord
Jesus, take Thee. Thou hast redeemed
me by Thy blood, hero is my immortal
spirit. Listen, all my friends. Listen,
all tho world" They arr lurking around
about the kingdom oi God-thcy are Turk
ing around about Il, expecting 20 crawl in
sono time when nobody IL looking, for
getful of the tremendous words OF my text
| "WhOsoevcr doth not bear his cross, aud
| come after Me, cannot be- My disciple"
An officer Of n ncighboring church told
/ me that ho was In o store IN New York -
! just happened In where there were many
/ clerks, and gentleman came in and said to
a young man standing behind the counter
| Arc Won The young man that arose the
other night In the Brooklyn tabernacle
and asked for praycnG' Without any
flush OF check, he replied; III am. |
haven't always done right, aud / have
| been quite bad; but since ! arose for pray
ors, think am better than | was IL
| wa only his way OF announcing that he
| had started for the higher life. God will
not cast ont man Who is brave enough
10 take a step ahead like that.
| | tell YOU these things this morning he
/ cause, NV dear friends, ! want 10 show
| YOU how light the cross In that We have to
| carry compared with that which Christ
carried Tor us You have not had the flesh
torn of for Christ sake in carrying your
cross. lilo tainted dead away under His
cross. You have not carried the cross I'M
! iii IL fetched the blood. Under Ills there
WIS n pool of carnage that FLASHED the
horses icilocka You have friends tn sym
pathize with YOU In carrying the cross.
Christ trod upon the Wincprrss Ut Cod 4
wrath alone, alupcl The cross that Nor
aud ought 10 carry representa- only icv
DAYS or a icw Years Of trial The crussiha
Christ carried Tor W. had compressed int
II tho agonics 81 eternity
There has some one come hero toda,
whom you have not observed. lie did
not como through the front door, he did
not come down any VI these Rislc,, yet !
know lie " here. lie is from the east,
the lar east. Tie comes With blstcrcd
foot aud broken heart, and checks not red
| with health, but with blood from the tenn.
plos take hold Of his coat aud say 1T
does not seem ~ 40 thee NO lac
saws, II h not mine, IL IL borrowed, Il does
not belong 10 me now. For my vcstufo
did they east LOTS Ana / say 10 him.
Thine eyes arr rod o. though from Ices oi
sleep" lie says yes, the son Of man
had no where 10 lay his head And ]
touch the log on His back and ! say.
"Why earliest thou this7" "Ah, he SAYS,
that l. cruss for thee aud for the sins Of
the whole world. That Is a cross. fall In.
a. line, march on with me In this proCvs.
sion, take your smaller crosses aud your
lighter burdens, aud Join with mo In this
march 10 heaven" And We Join that
prJrcssion with our smaller crosses aud
our lighter burdens, and Christ looks back
aud hc secs some are hating because
they cannot endure the shame, or bear tho
burden, aud With voice which has Ia II
majesty md Omnipotencc, lac cries until
all The earth trcmblcs "Whosocycr doth
not bear his CROSS aud come after Me,
cannot be- Ny disciple"
OH my brethren. my sisters for du
not speak professionally. ! speak ~ d
brother would speak to q brother NJ siy.
ter my brother can you not bear u cross
| II nj last YOU rnu wear u crown Come,
now, let ~ divide oil. Who Is on the
Lords sidr9 Who " ready 10 turn his
bacl, upon the lamb { God that akoih
away the sin NJ the world2
A Roman emperor said to n Greek arChi.
tccts "iou build me q coliseum. a grand
coliseum, and u Il suits me ! will crown
YOU In tho presence oi oil the people, and
will make great day Of festival ON your
account" Tho Greek architect did his
work. did % magniiiccnily, planned the
building. looked after the construction.
Tho building was done. The day iIr
opening arrived. In the coliseum were
tho emperor aud the Greek architect.
The emperor f1so amid the plnudit OF q
vast assembly and said. eve have gath.
cred here today IN open this coliseum, and
a. honor the Greek architect II iHn great
day ior the Roman Empire. 1T this
building be- prosperous, aud lot honor b.
put upon the Greek architect O' W
must have festival today. Bring out
thoso Christians and let ms have them put
~ death nj the mouth Of the Hons The
Chistinns were put into the center n tho
amphithciior. II was ~ BE- q great ccle'
balion In their destruction. Then the
lions. hungry and thrcc.iourhs starved,
we're let out from their deus In the side 81
the amphithrl,cr, and they came forth
with mighty spring to destroy and rcnd
the Christians. and all the galleries
shouted. "lluual huzzi Long live Oh,
emperor" Then the Greek architect
arose in one Of the galleries and
shouted until In the vast assembling,
all heard him. II too am Christian
! AMI tt,ey s.iyed him la their fury AM