Telegram-herald., 1888-05-07
AS TO Loss AND GAIN


erst stages q tie thing Il b only the
entrance. tie teginanag of .hzE which
shall DC the orchestral hzrnaossles and
sFlenSons II the redeemed
fou eaan9s test TIE fuil posser q the
soul for happiness Ia this world How
Hsnch power the soui has here @ fad en-
loFuent "a friendshlps. but, Oh. the
grznceF frif adzhips for the scai IN tie
skiesi Hoz sweet TIE flowers here bul
how much seeEeK they viii lie tbeIel
10 lot think tlat when howers die on
earth they DIE forever. l TANK that the
fragrance Il the flowers Is tie oplris
heiag waited away into glory. God SAYS
there are palm trees IN heaven ard fruits
in heaven. II 50. wnY not the spirits II
the dead dowersi IA the sunny valleys
of heaven, shall not tbs marigold Creep
On tie hts of heaven. viii nJE the
snaaranEh blooml On the amethyssine
walls of heaven. VIII not the jasmine
elimbi s'Ay beloved IS como down ia
his garden 70 gather lilies" No flowers
in heaveni Y.hsre, then, DO they get
their gariaads for tho brows of the
rishteousg
Cnrist y glorious 20 our souls now. but
how much grander our appreciation after
{ whilel A conqueror comes bac.z alter
the baftls. He has been fighting for us.
he coxnes upon the platform Hs has
one arm IN a sling, and the other arm
holds crutch. As he nouns the piat-
form. Oh. the enthusiasm Of the audi
encel They say: Thai man fought for
US, and imperiied his life for us, and
how wild the huzza that follows huzza'
When the Lord Jesus Christ Shal. .t last
stand Out before the multiuudcs OF the re-
deemed OF heaven and we meet him ace
10 face. and feel thai be was wounded n
the head. and wounded il the hands, and
wounded In the feet. and wounded IN the
side for Us, methinks ~s will be over
whelmed. We viii sat some time gazing
Ia silence. until some ieaGer amlSst the
white robed choir shall lift the baton Of
light. and give the signal tina. II IS time
10 wake the song CT jubilee; and all
heaven viii then break forth into: ''H0-
sannal Hosannal Hosannal Worthy is
the Lamb that is slain
/ calculate further the value OF the
soul by the price that has been paid for
il. In ST. Petersburg there IS diamond
that the government paid $500. Geo for
"Wel," you say, sit must have been
very valuable, or the government would
not have paid 5000, 600 for it" want
10 see what my soul Is worth, and what
your soul ID worth. by seeing what has
been paid for it. For that immortal soul,
the richest blood that was ever shed, the
| deepest groan that was ever uttered all
the griefs Of earth compressed into one
tear. all the sufferings of earth gathered
into one rapier of pain and struck through
his holy heart Does it not imply ue-
| mendous yaluel
/ argue also the value OF the soul
from the home that has been fitted up
for it in the future One would have
thought a street of adamant would have
done. No; it is a street of gold. One
would have thought that wall Of gran
| ite would have done. No: it is the flame
of sardonyx mingling with the green of
emerald One would have thought that
an occasional doxology would have done.
20; it is a perpetual song. II the ages
| of heaven marched in straight line,
some day the last regiment, perhaps,
| might pass out of sight; but no, tine ages
| of heaven do not march in a straight
bne, but in a circle around about the
| throne Of God; forever, forever, tramp,
tramp. A soul so bought, so equipped,
so provided for, must be a priceless soul.
majestic soul. tremendous soul.
i was reading of sailor who had jus
got ashore. and was telling about his las
experience at sea. He said: THE las
time L crossed the ocean we had a ter
rife time. After we had been out thre,
or four DAYS the machinery got disar
ranged and the steam began to escape
and the captain. gathering the people
and the crew on deck, said: Unless som,
one shall go down and shut off tina
steam. and arrange that machinery .
the peril Of his life. we must all be de
stroyed. He was not willing to GO dowi
himself. No one seemed willing to 20
The passengers gathered at one end o
the steamer waiting for their fate. Tn
captain said: L give you last warn
ing. IL there is no one here willing {,
imperil his life and GO down and fl
that machinery. we must all be lost.
PLAIN sailor said: I'll go. SIR and h
wrapped himself in 81 coarse piece Of can
vas and went down. and was gone but
few moments when the escaping steam
stopped, and the machinery was cor
rected. The captain cried out TO th
passengers: All saved Let Us go dow
below and see what has become Of tht
poor fellow They went down. Their
he laT dead" Vicarious sufferingl Die,
for ALL Oh. do you suppose that thoS
people on the ship ever forgot, ever ca
forget that poor fellowS Mo- the.
say: eft was through bis sacrifice that
got ashore" The time came when on
whole race must die unless some on
should endure torture and sorTow an'
shame Who shall come TO the rescue
Shall IL be one Of the sersphini Not one
| Shsll IL be one Of the caerubims Nc
one. Shall il be an inhabitan
Of some pure and unfsllen world
| Not one. Then Christ said. "Lo
I come 60 do thy viii Q Ood;' and h
went 6ovn through the dark stairs Ok Gu
sin, and wretchadness and misery. an
woe, and ne stopped tie peril. and b
died. that you and I might be free. Oh
me lovsl oh. tire endurance! oh. the noz
/ .ors Of the sacrifice shall net Cur soul
sh5s morning 70 out .owsrd him. ssyinz
Lord Jesus Christ. take my soul Tno
art worthy 70 have l. Thou hast die
~ save Is
| God help ycyI this morning rightly =
| cipber out his sunl IN Gcsrel aritnmet..
What shan It profs q alsn. II be sna
Esin .hs whole vcrlt. ard lose his OK