The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-06-13

does not belong to me now. For my YES
! ture did they cast lots" And / saw to
Him: Thine eyes are red as though
from loss of sleep" He says: Eyes; the
Son OF Man had not where to Law His
head" And / touch the log on His back
and say: "Why earliest Thou this ?''
"Ah," He says, ''that is a cross carry for
thee and for the sins of the whole world.
That is cross. Fall into line, march on
with Me in this procession, 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 hating because they cannot endure
the shame or bear the burden and with a
voice which has in it majesty and omnip-
otence, He cries until all the earth
trembles: whatsoever does not bear his
cross and come after Me, cannot be NY
disciple" Roman emperor said to q
Greek architect: "YOu build me a coli
scum, grand coliseum, and if it suits me
/ will crown you in the presence of all
the people, and will make a great day of
festival on your account" The Greek
architectdid his work, did it magnifcently,
planned the building, looked after its con-
struction. The building was done. The
day for opening arrived.
In thecoliseum were the emperor and the
Greek architect. The emperor arose amid
the plaudits of a vast assembly and said:
1--WE have gathered here to-day to open
this coliseum, and to honor the Greek
architect. 1t is great day for the Roman
empire. Let this building be prosperous
and let honor be put upon the Greek
architect. Oh, we must have festival
to-day. 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 amphitheater. 1t
was to be great celebration in their de-
struction. Then the lions, hungry and
three-fourths starved, were let out from
their dens in the side OF the amphitheater,
and they came forth with mighty spring
to destroy and rend the Christians, and
all the galleries shouted: "HuZZa huZza
Long live the emperor Then the Greek
architect arose in one of the galleries and
shouted until in the vast assemblage all
heard him: II too am a Christian 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 amphitheatter
Could YOU have done that for Chris?
Could you in vast assemblage, all of
whom hated Christ, have said: Il am a
Christian, or, 81 want TO be a Christian ?''
Would YOU have had the ten thousandth
part of the enthusiasm and the courage Of
the Greek architect Nay, ask you
another question: Would you in an as
semblage where they are nearly all Chris
tians-in an assemblage a vast multitude of
whom love Christ and are willing to live,
and if need be, to die for Him-would you
dare to say: Il am a Christian" or Il
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 enemies OF Christ? Oh!
are there not multitudes here this morn
/ ing who are ready to say: "Let the world
look on, let all the galleries of earth and
heaven and hell look on! l take Christ
this day. Come applause or abuse, come
| sickness or health, come life or death,
Christ now Christ forever"