Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-07-14

all the bad deeds | hay, ever done, anC
all The bad thoughts that have gone
though my mind, are as though they haC
never been. for the sake of what Chris
has done. You know there is "A difference
in stains. Some can he washed out by
water, but others require a chemica
preparation. The sin of the heart is SC
black and inde.ible "A mark hat no hu.
man application can cleanse it, while the
blood Of Jesus Christ can wash ii out for
ever. o. the infinite, the omnipotenl
chemistry of the Gospel, Some man
says: II believe all that. ! believe God
has forgiven the most Of my sins, but
there is one sin | cannot forget What
is it? do not want to know what it is,
but | take the responsibility of saying
that God will forgive it as willingly as
any other sin.
"O"r sins like mountains for their size,
The seas 81 sovereign grace expand,
Tho seas Of sovereign grace arise"
LACK OF FAITH.
There was a very good man. about IS
years OF age, that once said. Il believe
God has forgiven me, but there was one
sin which | committed when | was about
20 years of age that | never forgave my
self for and | cant feel happy when
think Of it," He said that one sin ONE
times came over his heart and blotted all
his hope of heaven. Why, he lacked in
faith. The grace that can forgive a small
sin can forgive IA large sin. Mighty 10
save. Mighty to save. Who is the God
like unto our God, that pardoneth in
iquity? Q, what Jesus is TO the soul that
believes in him. The soul looks up into
Christ's face and says: 80 what extent
wilt thou forgive me- And Jesus locks
back into his face and says: II the vi
tcrmost." The soul says: "Will it never
be brought up again. Never says
Christ. won't it be brought up again
in iudgmcDt?' 'No, says Christ, never
in the judgment day" What bread is to
the hungry, what harbor is to the be-
stormcd, what l.yht is 10 the blind. what
liberty is To the captive, that, and more
than that, is Christ to the man who trusts
Him.
Just try to get Christ away from that
Christian. Put on that man the thumb
screw. Twist it until the bones crack.
Put that foot into the iron boot Of persc-
cutiOn until il is mashed to a pulp.
Stretch that man on the rack Of the inqui-
sition, and louder than all the uproar Of
the prosecutors, you will hear his voice
like the voice of Alexander lie CroiX,
the cracking faggots as he cried
out: 90 Jesus! o. my blessed Jesus.
o, divine Jesus, who would not die for
thee"
Again, ! remark that Christ is precious
TO the believer AS a friend. You have
commercial friends and family friends.
II, tho npp,p,nrnio fri.pIc van rn Wha,
you have business troubles. You can
look back to some day-it may have been
ten or twenty years ago-whcn if you had
entirely overthrown in business. But |
want to tell YOU this morning of
JESUS,
the bGst business friend a man ever had.
He can pull YOU ont of all the worst per
pleXities. There are people in this audi
enCc who have got in the habit Of put
ting down all their worldly troubles at
the feet of Jesus. Why, Christ meets the
business man on the street and says: 20,
business man, | know all thy troubles. |
will be with thee. will see thee
through" Look out how youtry to cor
ner or trample on a man who is backed
up by the Lord God Almighty. Look
out how YOU tramplc on him. Q. there
Is q tinanCier that many Of Il business
men have not found out. Christ owns all
the boards Of trade, all Reinsurance com
panics and ali the banking houses. They
say that the NanGcrbiits own the rail
roads, but Christ owns the Nanderbilts
and the railroads and all the plottings of
stock gamblers shall be put TO confusion.
and God with His little finger shall wipe
out their Infamous projects. How often
il has been that we have seen men
gather up riches 10y fraud, in a pyramid
OF strength and beauty, and the Lord
came and blew on 1t and II was gone;
while there are those here today who if
they could speak ont in this ~asSemblage
or dared to speak out wOulp say: The
best friend | had in 1897, the best friend
| had in 1857, the best friend | had at
the opening Of the war, the best friend ]
ever had has been the Lord Jesus Christ.
| would rather give up oil other friends
than this one"
FRIENDS.
But we have also family friends. They
come in when We have sickness in the
household. Perhaps they say nothing;
but they sit down and they weep as the
light goes out from the bright eyes, and
the white petals of the lily are scattered
in the blast of death. They watch
through the long night by the dying
couch, and then, when the spirit has gone,
soothe you with great comfort. They
say; Don't cry. Jesus pitics you. All
is well. You will meet the lost one
again" Then, when your son went of,
breaking your heart, did they not come
and put the story IN the very best shape,
and prophesy the return Of the prodigal?
Were they not IN your house when the
birth angel tapped it's wings over your
dwcllingY And they have been there at
the bsptisms and at tho weddings. Fam
ily friends, But | have to tell you that
Christ is the best family friend. o,
blessed is that cradle over which Jesus
bends. Blessed is that nursery where
Jesus walks. Blessed is that sick brow
from which Jesus wipes the dampness.
Blessed is that table where Jesus breaks
the bread. Blessed is that grave where
Jesus stands with His SCARED feet on the
upturned sod. saying 81 am the resurec-
ton and the life; he that believeth in me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live"
Have YOU a babe in the house? put ii
into the arms of the great child lover.
Is there a sick one in the house? think OF
| Him who SAID: "Damsei, arise" Are
YOU afraid you will come 10 want? think