Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-06-10

se@ ~ IS Naa~N
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 q voice
which has in 1t majesty and omnipo-
tence, he cries until all the earth trem-
bles: ''Whosoever doth not bear his
cross, and come after Inc, cannot be my
disciple
OH my brethren, my sisters-for ] 10
not speak professionally, | speak as a
brother would speak TO a brother or
sister-my brother, al you not bear a
cross If At last you can wear a crown
Come now. let US divide of. Who is on
the Lords slider Who Is ready to rurn
his back upon the Lamb OF God that
taketh away the sin Of tie world!
A Roman emperor said TO a Greek
architect: "You build me n coliseum, q
grand coliseum, and If il suits me wIl
crown YOU in the presence Of all the
people, and / will make a great day Of
festival on your account. The Greek
architect did his work, did it magniti-
Gently, planned the building, looked after
its construction. Tie building was done.
The day FOR opening arrived. In the
coliseum we're the emperor and the
Greek "rchiteeL The emperor rose amid
the plaudits of a vast assembly and sad:
I'VE have gathered here today 10 open
this coliseum, and to honor the Greek
architect. II is o great day for the Ro-
man empire Let this building be pros
porous. and let honor be put upon the
Greek architect. OF we must have a
festival today. Bring out those Christians
and let us have them put 10 death at the
mouth OF the lions The Christians
were put into the center OF the amphi-
theatre. II was 10 he a great celebration
in their destruction. Then the lions,
hungry and t~hree-fourths starved. were
lot out from THEN dens in the side Of the
amphitheatre, and they came forth with
mighty spring to destroy and rend the
Christians, and all the galleries shouted,
''LIuzza, huzza! Long live the emperorp'
Then the Greek architect arose in n of
the galleries and shouted until in the vast
assemblage all heard him: IL 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 amphitheatre.
Could you have done that for Christ:
Could you, in a vast assemblage, all Of
whom hated Christ have said: ii am a
Christian" on, II want to be a Chris
uanl" Would you have had the
10, 000th part of the enthusiasm and the
courage Of the Greek architect Nay, |
ask you another question: would you in
an assemblage where they are nearly all
Christians-in an assemblage u vast null
titude Of whom love Christ and are will
, ing TO live, and If need be TO die for him
would you dare say: II am a Chris
tian," or, Il want to be a Christian!'
Would you say in the presence Of the
friends Of Christ, as much as the Greek
architect said Ia the presence Of the enc.
mics Of Christi OF are there not multi,
tudes here this morning who are ready
TO say: ''Let the world look on; let all
| the galleries Of Garth and heaven and hell
look on. | take Christ this day, Come
applause OF abuse, come sickness OF
health, life or death, Christ now,
Christ forever"
Are you for Christ, are YOU against
himi The destinies Of eternity tremble
in the balance. 1t seems as if the last
day had come and we were gathered for
the reckoning. Behold, he cometh
with clouds, and every eye shall see him. "
What ] say 10 one / say to all. What
ARE you doing for Christi What are
you bearing for Christ?
oh! Christian man, OH Christian
woman! Have you any scars 70 show in
this conflict When d war Is over the
heroes have scars to show. One hero
rods back his sleeve and shows a gunshot
fracture, or he pulls down the collar and
shows where lie was wounded in the
neck. Another man says: II have
never had the use of my limb since ]
was wounded at that great battle"
When to last day comes, wheh all
our battles are over, will We have
any wounds for Christ? Some have
wounds for sin, wounds for the devil,
wounds gotten in fighting on tie wrong
side. Have we wounds that we can
show-wounds gotten in the battle iol
C''~ist and FOR thetfuthi On that resur.
recdon day Christ viii have plenty OF
scars TO show. Christ will stand there
and show the scars on his brow, thcscar:
on bis hands, and the scars on his feet,
and he will put aside the robe Of lis roy
atty and show the rcar on his eide, and
all heaven viii hrcuk down with emotion
and gratitude in one great sob, and ther
in u great h%oslnua, viii you and
have any sclrs to show!
There win be ignatiusr on that day
showing the mark Of the paw and tcctl
Of the lion that struck hin down IN lhr
E rscuul There Nll he glorious JOIN
Huss showing just where on his foot IN.
flames began on that day when his sou
took wing Of fame and soarCd up iron
Constance. There viii be Hugh McKrl
ready 70 point 10 the mark on his nee.
where The AK struck him. There wi.
be Mcmillan and Campbell and Freeman
the American missionaries who wit
their wives and children were put |
death In thcawful massacre NJ Cawnpor'
showing the places where the daggers {
the Scpoys struck them. There sill !
the Waldcnses showing where thcir liml
were broken on theTlny when The li"'
montcse soldiery pitched them oyrr u
rocks, Will you and | have any woFint
: 90 shown Have we fought any balu'
for Christi nh1 that ara miylt ali \