Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-08

! hungry and three-fCuTLhS starved, WSTs
| let out from their Gens in the side of tha
smphi.heater, and they came forth with
mighty spring to destroy snd re1d the
Cnrislians, and all the galleries shouted:
/ Huzzs, huzzs! Long live the emperor"
/ Then the Greek architect arose IN one OF
the galleries and shouted until Il the vast
sssembiage all heard him: "I too am
Christian" and they SEED him in theiT
fury aud flung hin II the wild beasts,
until ais body, blet dlrg and dead, was
tumbled over sud over sgsin in the dust
OF the ampaithester.
Could you have done that for Christ?
1uld you, in vast assemblage, all OF
whom hated Christ, hsye said; ~ an
Christian" or, ~ want TO be Chris
tisI?" Would you hsve had :bs ten
! tbousandth cart Of the enthusiasm snc
courage Of the Greek architect Nay,
| ask you another question: Would you
in an sssemblsge where they are nearly
Gil Cnristians--in an assemblege vast
multitude OF WHOM love Christ
and are wiling to live, and, II reed
be, to die for Him-would you
dare to say: "I an Christian" or al
went to be Christian" Would you
say in the presence OF the friends Of
Christ, SIS muCa ss the Greek architect
said in the presence Fl the enemies o.
Cnris'? o! are there rot multitudes here
this morning who are ready to ssy: "Le1
the world lock OF, let all the Galleries Of
osrth and heaven and hell look CT, take
Christ this day. Come applause or abuse,
come sickness or health, come life or
death, Christ now. Clrlst forever"
Are you for Christ. are YOU against
Himf The destinies of eternity tremhle
In the balance. II seems SIS IL the las,
day had come and We were gathered for
the reckoning. "Beaold, He c0meth
with clouds, and every eye shall see
Him" Wnst l say to one say to ell
WHIST are you doing for Christ? What
are you besring Tor Chrisl3
.! Christian man, o! Christian woman
Have you any scsrs to show in this con-
hictI When war is over
TEE HERURs HAVE SCARS
to show. Ole nero rolls oack mis- sleeve
and shows gunshot fracture, or he pulls
down the collar aud shows where he
vas wounded in the neck. Another man
says: III have never had the use Of my
limb since was wounded at that great
battle" When the last Cay comes, When
sll cur battles are over, will we have ary
wounds for Christi Some have WOUNDS
for Gin, wounds for the devil, wounds
gotten in fighting on the wrong side
Have we wounds tina, We can show
wounds gotten in tue battle for Chrisl
and for the truth? On that resurrection
dsy Christ will have plenty Of scars TO
show. Christ will stand there and show
be tcars on His brow, the scars on His
hands and the Gears On His feet, and He
nf.R a =.
show the scar on his side, and all heaven
Mill break down with emotion and grail
tude in one great sob, and tEen in CIT
great hosanns. Will you and have any
scsrs to shown
There will be IgDssius, on that day,
showing the mark Of the paw snd teeth
Of thu lion that struck him down In the
coliseum. There will be glorious John
Huss, showing just where on his foot the
flames began on thst day when his soul
took wing Of q sme aud scared up from
Constance. There will be Hugh McKsil,
ready to point TO the marx 90 his neck
where the axe struck him. Ihere will be
Mcmillan and Campbell snd Freeman,
the American missionaries who, with
their wives and children, were put TO |
death In the swtui massacre st CaWnpore,
suoWinS tuc PlaCe WHERE lDS uaSgeIS OF
the Sepoys struck them There will be
the Wilderness, showing where their |
limbs were broken on the day when the !
Pledmontese soldiery pitched them over
the rocks Will you and / have any
Wounds to show? Hsve We fought any |
battles for Christ? o, that We nigh. ell |
be enlisted for Christ, that we might all |
Do willing to sutier for Christ, that we
might all bear cross for Christi
When the Scottish chieftains wanted 20 |
raise an army, they would make wooden |
cross, and then set it on fire, and carry il |
with other crosses they had, through |
the mountains, through the hign- |
lands and among the people, and as |
they waved the cross the people would |
gather to the standard and fight for Scot |
land. So to-day, come on. with the |
CROSS Of the So1 Of God. It is 3 flaming |
cross-hsming with suffering, flaming |
with triumph, flaming with glory. carry
it cut among I'll the people. Who will |
be on the Lords side? Who will gsther |
TO the standard Of Emmanuel a cross,
s cross, Cross! "Whosoever doth not !
oear his Cross, aud come after Ne, can
nat cannot ha No dtscinIa