The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08

I A4O fLI 1IAkN O0pNAO AOSho chSh "a " III
face, and says: $40 the uttermost."
Tho soul says: swim it mover be
brought up again?" "Neyer," says
Christ. ."lYca't! It &c brought lip again
in Judgment Day2" "No,"says Christ,
.'neyor in the Judgment Day" What
bread is. to tho hungry, what harbor is
to the bestormed, what light Is to the
blind, what liberty Is to the captive,
that, and moro than that, is Christ to
the man who trusts Him.
Just try to get Christ away from that
Christian. Put on that man tho thumbs
screw. Twist 1t until tho bones crack.
Put that foot into the iron boot OF per-
| secutiOn until 1t Is mashed to q pulp.
Stretch that man OH the rack Of the
inquisition, and, louder than all tho up
roar Of tho prosecutors, you will hear
his voice like the voice OF Alexander
lie Croix above the cracking faggots
rs he cried out: 20, JesusI O, my
| blessed JcsusI 0, divine Jesusl who
would not die for Thee?"
Again: 1 remark that Christ is
| precious to the believer,
AS A FRIEND.
You have commercial friends and you
have family friends. 10 The CONNER
cial friend you 60 when you have bust
somo day-it may have been ten or
twelve years ago-when, if you had not
tirely ovcrthrown in business. But L
want to tell you this morning Of Jesus,
| the best business friend Il man eyer had,
Flo can pull you out Of tho worst per-
| plexities. There arc people in this
| audience who have got in tho habit Of
putting down all their worldly troubles
at tho feet Of Jesus. Why, Christ meets
tic business man OH the street and says:
go. business man, I know al lily
troubles. I will DO with thee. 1 will
see thco through" Look out how you
try to corner or trample OH a man who
is backed up by the Lord God Almighty!
Look out how you trample on himl
O, tllore is q fnancier that many Of
our business mon have not found out.
Christ owns all the boards Of trade, all
| tho insurance companies, and all tho
banking houses. They say that the
Vanderbilts own tho railroads; but
| Christ owns tho Vanderbilts and the
railroads, and all the plottings Of stock
| gamblers shall be put to confusion, and
| God with Ills little lingcr shall wipe out
| their infamous projects. How often it
has been that we have seen mon gather
up riches by fraud, in a pyramid Of
strength and beauty, and the Lord
came and blow OH it and it WAS gone;
| while there arc those hero today who,
if they could speak out IN this assem-
blage. or dared to speak out, would say:
s'Tle best friend l had in 1887; the best
| friend I had In 1857; tho best friend |
had at the opening Of the war; tho best
| friend I over had-has been the Lord
| Jesus Christ. / would rather give up
all other friends than this one.n But
We have also
FAMILY FRIENDS.
They come In when wo have sickness in
the household. Perhaps they say moth
ing; but they sit down ana they weep
MS the light goes out from the bright
eyes, and tho white petals OF the lily are
scattered in the blast OF death. They
watch through tho long night by the
dying couch, ana then, when the spirit
has gone, soothe you with great COM
fort. They say: "Don't cry. Jesus
pities you, All is we'll. You will
meet the lost one again" Thon, when
your O went Off, breaking your heart,
did they not como and put tho story in
Tho very best shape, and prophosy the
return Of the prodigal2 Wero tlloy not
in your house when the birth angel flap
ped it's wings over your dwellingp And
thoy have been there at tho baptisms and
at the weddings. Family fricndsl But l
have to tell you that Christ is the best
family friend. O, blessed IS that cradle
over which Jesus bondsi Blessed is that
nursery whore jesus walksl Blessed is
that sick brow from which Jesus wipes
the dampnessl Blessed is that table
whore Jesus breaks the breadl Blessed
is that grave where Jesus stands with
his SCARED feet OH the upturned sod,
saying: II am tho Resurrection and
the Life; he that belieyeth i'll Me,
though ho were dead, yet shall he liyeI''
Have you u babe in tho house? put it
into The arms or
TIE GREAT CTIILD-LOYER.
Is there 4 sick one in the house? Think
Of Him who said, "Damsel, arise q
Are you afraid you will como to want?
Think Of Him who fed the five thou
sand. Is there a little ono in your
house that you are afraid will be blind
or deaf or lame2 Think Of Him who
touched the blinded oyo, and snatched
back the boy from opiloptic convulsion.
On, he is the best friend. Look over
your family friends today, and find
another that can be compared to Him.
When we want our friends, tlioy are
sometimes out Of town. Christ is in
town. We find that some will stick to
lis III prosperity who will not in adyer-
sity. But Christ ONE through dark
est night, and amid ghastllest sorrow,
and uccrosS rOllpheSt Sna tO cnmfOrt
you.
There are MOI and women here who
would have been dead twenty years ago
but for Jesus. Thoy have gone through
trial enough to exhaust ten times their
physical strength. Their property went,
their health went, their families were
scattered. God only knows what thoy
suffered. They are an amazement to
themselves that they have been able to
stand 1t. I1loy look at their once
hop,lv bOfna St,rI.nlnInl 1,u II oo,> fo,A