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

iect. Christ carried mountain, Christ
carried a Himalaya, Christ carried =
world for you, and you cannot lift an
ounce for him
But here Is man whose cross win be
10 announce among his business asso-
ciates tomorrow morning on exchange,
that he has begun new life, that while
he wants to be faithful in his worldly
duties, he is living for another world,
and he ought to advise all those who are
his associates, so far as he can influence
them, to begin with him the Christian
life. Could you do that, my brother2
'.Ohl no." you say mot just that /
think religion is religion, and business is
business, and it would be impossible for
me to recommend the Christian religion
in places of worldly business" Just as I
feared. There is fecond cross offered
you, and you can1ot carry it. Christ
lifted mountain ior you; you cannot
lift an ounce for him
There is some onawhose cross will be
to present religion tn the home circle.
Would you dare to eel down and pray
IL your brother and eter were looking at
you9 Could you ~ blessing at the
tea tablet Could yn take the Bible and
gather your family 1pund you, and read
of Christ and heave4 and your immortal
soul2 Could you hen kneel and pray
for blessing on yoz< househoIdi s'Of'
you say, mot exaqly that. / couldn't
quite do that, be<balse have a very
quick temper, and 9 professed religion
and tried to talk Rsision in my house.
hold, and then sftef that should lnse my
temper they would scof at me and say:
You are pretty Christianl' So you
are cowed 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 mountain, lifted a world for you;
you cannot lift an ounce for him. see
how it is; you want to be favorable to
religion, you want to support Christian
institutions, you like to be associated
with those who love Jesus Christ; but as
to taking positive step on this subject,
you cannot-you cannot, and my text,
like gate of hundred 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
life, who simply, for the lack of manli-
ness and womanliness, stay away from
God. They'dare not say: Forever and
forever, Lord Jesus, take thee. Thou
hast redeemed me by thy blood; here is
my immortal spirit. Listen, all my
friends. Listen. all the world" They
are lurking around about the kingdom
of God-they are lurking around about
1t, expecting to crawl in some time when
nobody is looking, forgetful of the tre-
mendous words of my text: 'Whosoever
doth not bear his cross, and come after
me. cannot be my disciple.
An officer of a neighboring church told
me that he was in store in New York
just happened in-where there were
many clerks, and gentleman came in
and said to young man standing behind
the counter: Are you the young man
that arose the other night in the Brook
lyn tabernacle and asked for prayers2"
Without any flush of cheek he replied:
II am. | haven't always done right,
and have been quite bad, but since
arose for prayers | think l am better
thau | was 1t was only his way of
announcing that he had started for the
higher life. God will not cast out man
who is brave enough to take a step ahead
like that.
tell you these things this morning be-
cause, my dear friends, want to show
you how light the cross is that we have
to carry compared with that which Christ
carried for us. You have not had the
flesh torn off for Christs sake in carrying
your cross. He tainted dead away under
his cross. You have not carried the cross
until it fetched the blood. der his
there was apool of carnage that splashed
the horses fetlocks. You have friends
to sympathize with you in carrying the
cross. Christ trod the wine press of
Gods wrath alone, alonel The cross
that you and l ought to carry represents
only few days or few years of trial.
The cross that Christ carried for us had
compressed intoit the agonies of eternity.
There has some one come here today
whom you have not observed. He did
not come through the front door; he did
not come down any of these aisles; yet
l know he is here. He is from the east,
the far east. He comes with blistered
foot and with broken heart and cheeks
red not with health. but with blood from
the temples. take hold of his coat and
l say: ut does not seem to fit thee. "
''No, he says; sit is not mine; it is bor-
rowed; it does not belong to me now.
For my vesture did they cast lots" And
l say to him: '.Thine eyes are red as
though from loss of sleep" He says:
| eyes, the Son of man had not where to
lay his head And l touch the log on
his back and 1 say: "Why earliest thou
this?" "Ah" he says, ''that is cross I
carry for thee and for the sins of the
whole world. That is cross. Fall into
line, march on with me in this process
sion, take your smaller crosses and your
lighter burdens and join me in this
march to heaven" And we join that
procession with our smaller crosses
and our lighter burdens, and Christ
looks back and he sees some are halting
because they cannot endure the shame,
or bear the burden, and with voice
which has in it majesty and omnipo-
tence, he cries until all the earth trem-
bles: "WhosoeVer doth not bear his
cross, and come after me, cannot be my
disciple"
Obi my brethren, my sisters-for l dc
not speak professionally, speak as a
brother would speak to a brother OF
sister-my brother, can you not bear
cross if at last you can wear crowni
Come now. let us divide off. Who Is on
the Lords side9 Who is ready to turn
his back upon the Lamb of God that
taketh away the sin Of the world?
A Roman emperor said to a Greek
architect: "You build me coliseum, a
grand coliseum, and if it suits me will
crown you in the presence OF all the
people, and will make great day Of
festival on your account. The Greek
architect did bis work. did it magnifi
Gently, planned the building, looked afte1
its construction. The building was done
The day for opening arrived. In the
coliseum were the emperor and the
Greek architect. The emperor rose amid
the plaudits of vast assembly and said
1--WE have gathered here today to oper