Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-07-07

yet shall he live" Have you babe In
the house Put Il into the arms of the
great Child-lovcr. Is there sick one In
tho house? Think Of Him who said
''Damsel. arise" Are you afraid you
will come TO want? Think of Him who
fed the 5000. Is there little one In your
house that you are afraid will he blind. or
deaf. or lame: Think Of Him who touch.
cd the blinded eye aud snaicled back the
hoy from epilcpiic CONFUSION. oh! lie
Is the best friend. Look over your family
friends to-day and find another that can
he compared to Him. When we want
our friends they are sometimes out Of
town. Christ Is always IN town. We
find that some will stick TO us In pros.
pcrity who will not In adversely. But
Christ comes through darkest night and
amid ghastliest sorrow and across rough.
est sea TO comfort you. There are men
and women here who would have been
dead 90 years ago hut for Jesus. They
have gone through trial enough 10 exhaust
10 times their physical strength. Their
property went, their health went. their
families were scattered. God only knows
what they suffered. They are mn amaz, .
mcnt To themselves that they have been
able Ia stand II. They look at their once
happy home, surrounded by all comfort.
Gone They think Of the time when they
lscd 10 rise strong in the morning and
ak vigorously down the street. and had
,crienccd health they thought mex
la. table. Gone! Everything gone bu,
Jesus. has pitied them Ills eyes
has watches. - Ills omnipotcncc has
defended them. ale have been with
them. They have gos., Nrough disaster,
and Tic was pillar Of fire NQight. They
have gone across stormy slice. hut
Christ had Ills foot ON the ne. VI the
storm. They felt the waves Of ssblc
coming up around them gradually
they began TO climb into the strong
of Gods defense. and then they sang. as
they looked over the waters: God is our
refuge and strength, and cver.prcsent
help in time OF trouble therefore we vii!
not fear, though the earth he removed,
though the mountains h" carried into the
mills, of the sea. though the waters THO
of roar and he troubled. though the An.
,ains shake with the swelling Sercof.
Sclah." The other day there w sailor
who came into the Bethel in New York
and said: MY lads The Is standing
among sailorsl. don't know what's the
matter with me- used the ear good
deal about religion and about Jesus
Christ. don't know that ! have any
about Christ, hut when was In mid-Ai.
laniic ! looked up one day through the
I rigging. and there seemed Ia come n light
! through my soul. have felt different
ever since. and love these that once
hated. and feel a joy can't tell yon. !
/ really don't know what il the matter of
me-" \ rough sailor got up and said
NV lad, l know what's the matter of You.
| You have found Jesus. Il is enough To
make any man happy"
Ellis worth If all the nations knew,
/ sure the whole earth would love him too.
\ FINAL. DEi.IvEIER.
! remark again. Christ is precious In the
| believer rs a final dcliycrcr Ynu and !
mus, after While get ont of this world.
Here and there. one perhaps may come on
To 50, To 10 years Of his age, hut yonr
common sense tells you that the next %
years will land the majority %! this audi
encc in eternity. The mex, 10 years will
thin out grca, many of these family cir
cles. This day may do the work for some
ofus. Now why do say this To scare
you: M! S'it just rs would stand in
your office. II were u business man and
you were business man. and talk over
risks. You do not consider II cowardly
10 talk IN your store over temporal risks.
l. IL base in Us this morning to talk II lit.
tie while over the risks of the SOUL that
are for eternity? In every congregation
death has the last year been doing II great
deal Of work. Where is your father
Where is your mother: Your child
Your brother: Your sister? oh how cru
IL does death seem Ia he. Will he pluck
every flower: win h. poison every foun.
tain? viii put black on ever, door.
knob: Will he snap every heart string
Can keep nothing? Are there no charm.
cl weapons with which Ia go oui and
contend against him: Give me sore Keen
sword. sharpcnc'l in Gods nrmory. with
which may stab him through. Give me
some bai,lc.axc that may clutch !, and
hcw Him from helmet To sandal. Thank
Goh. thank God, that h. that ri1cih an
the pale horse hath mere than n match IN
1 Him that rilrth on the white horse ~
John heard The contest. the paving oi
the sicc'ls, the rush. the baiilccry, the IN
set. until the pale horse came down on
his launches, aud his rider bill the dust
while Christ. the cnnqueror, with uplill
cd voice. declared il 81. death. ! will IL
thy plague: q. grave, ! will he Thy tie
siruciiOn,'
The srpulchrc is lighted castle an ,h'
shore ~ the heavenly seas, and scn,inc
angel. walk mp and down NJ The door Il
guard H. The 'lnsi and the dampncs, al
the grave are only the spray Of the white
surf Of celestial seas, aud the long breath
ing Of the dy' Christian, that y"u cal
his gasping, is only the long inhalation Z"
the mir or heaven q. bless tod far wha
Christ i Ia he human sonl. here ans
hereafter.
10 rnE. rAuim ~ HEAVEN:
| heard man say SOME time as" thai The!
never lnush IN heaven. ,ln NOT know
where he got hi, authority for that.
think they do laugh in heaven. Wh,I
yiclors come h"me io We not lau:h =