The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-07-13


Are there no charmed weapons with
which TO so out and contend against himg
Give me some keen sword sharpened in
Gods apmory, with which l may stab him
through. Give me some battle- axe that
may clutch it. and hew hlm from helmet
to sandal Thank God, thank God, that
he that. rideth- on the pale horse hath
more than a match in him who rideth on
the white horse, St,-John heard the con-
test, the paving Of the steeds, the rush,
the battle-cry the onset until the pale
horse came down on his launches, and
his rider bit the dust while Christ, the
conqueror, with uplifted voice, declared
it.
o death, will be thy plague; o grave, Will
be thy destruction.
The sepulchre is lighted castle on the
shore of heavenly seas, and sentinel
angels walk up and down at the door TO
guard it.. The dust and the dampness OF
the grave are only the spray of the white
snrf Of celestial seas, and the long breath
ing of the dying Christian, that you call
his gas ping, is enlps the long inhalation
of the air of Heaven. O, bless God for
What -Christis to the Christian soul, here
and hereafter.
/ heard a man say some time time ago
that they never laugh.in Heaven. ] do
not know where he got his authority for
that, 1 think they do laugh in Heaven.
When victors come home, do we not
laughp Whom fortunes are won in day,
do we not laughgalAfter we have been ten
-UFH fteen yeWrs. away from our friends,
and we greet them again, do we not
laugh3 Yes, We VIII laugh in Heaven.
Not hollow fa1ghtefan not meaningless
laughter, bat fullysround, clear, deep,
resonant, outbreak Of eternal gladness.
o, the glee of that moment when we first
see Jesdst l think wewill take first two
or three years inaHeavR to look at Jesus;
! Erd1fs- -t1rre 1frousand years, there should
be a moment when the doXology paused,
ten thousand souls would cry out; Sing!
sing - and NRhenl the cry was "What
shall we .singS, the, answer would be;
'Jesus Jesusr" o, you may have all the
crowns in Heaven; lido not care SO much
about them. GU may, have all the robes
in Heaven; ] do not care so much about
them You MAY have nll the scepters in
Heaven; l do not care so much about
them. But give me Jesus-that IS enough
HeaYentor-m o Jesusl l long TO see
thee.- Thou ''Ghief among ten thousand,
the one altogether lovely"
There may 90 some here who have come
hardly knowing why they come. Perhaps
| it was as in Paui's tfme-you have coIne
| to hear what this babbler sayeth; but
am m'glad to mee you face to face, and 20
! strike hands with you in one earnest talk
! about your deathless spirit. Do you know,
! my friend, that this world is not good
enough fer yeRS 1t cheats 1t fades. II
! dies. You are immortal see it in the
deathless spirit looking out Of your eye.
/ IT is IL mighty spirit II is an immortal
| spirit 1t beats against the window OF
/ the cage come out to feed It, During
the past week the world has been trying
to feed it.Yith husbs. / come out this
morning,to feed it with that bread OF
| which IL man eat he will never hunger.
What has the world done for your Has II
.I | u Humit M m nnIfFanfan
i you2 boek-H4e-in the eye, immortal man,
! and tell me if that lis not so. And yet,
1 will you trust it? @, / wish that you could
forget ma the weak and sinful man-
that i might vanish from your sight this
morning, and that Jesus might come In.
Aye, He comes here this morning to
plead for your sOul-comcs in all
covered with tho wounds of Calvary.
! Ha says: so, immortal mani / died
for thee. / pity thee. ! come to save
thee. with tnese hands, torn and
crushed. Iwill lift thee up into pleasures
i that lever die" Who viii reject, who
VIII drive him back. When Christ was
slain ON the Cross, they had cross and
/ they had nails, aud they had hammers.
| You cruelty by your sin, o, impenitent
| soulf the Lord jesus Christ Here is a
cEossi but whore arc the nailsy Where
are the hammers! "Ah," says some one
ErettctfngL Chr tsra-sofsfe one standing a
long wqyofti II will furnish the nails. !
don't believe in that Jesus. / will furnish
the nails Now we have the nails; who
will furnish tho hammers? "Ah, -. says
some hard heart, II Will furnish the hnm-
Inei.s. q fNbwl t+e5ha W nails and hammers.
I we -naYe- .nd-Epe bars; who will furnish tho
T. spearsg AL" says somo one long in the
habit Of sin and rejection Of Chrisps
mercy: Hp&ilt fubhish them" Now we
.. have all tbe jnStrumepts. The cross, tho
nails, the hammers, the spears, and the
4 cfdcihxion g0eB on. no, the darkness o.,
the paag o, the tears o. the death
I "Behold the Lamb OF God, that tnkest
away the sin ofthe world"
Lord Jespsl helm that man. He sits far
| back Co. day. He docs not like to come
forward. He feels Strange in religious
4 asseffsls4agsy----IIe thinks perhaps we do
! not want him, o Jesus take that tremling
b hdfd. =" Put thine car to that aRitated
hears and hehr .BewiHt beats q, lift tho
iron gate .of that pUiaQn house and let that
man az 70 .I6eS.y I.s.y td,, ss,, ,,o,,.u a.. Z.
a'wandereth Nd fedr5can she weep See,
T8rd. Jehds, .gnRtDpdlinted soul, see that
I, i blisteEed foot. HNfahurch for her. No
good cheer for sher,,s No hope for her.
Lord Jesus, 20 To That soul. Thou wilt
Z not stone her! Ldt the red-hot chain,
ithat bhfns cb the bBhe fill the bloody ichor
4 hisses-iH the heat, snap at Thy touch. q
have mereyt6n Mary Magdalene.
2. Lord, Jesus, help that young man. HC
' took money out of his employers TIL
Didst Thou Aee .1bglI1.he clerks we're ali
gone, The lights were down. The shut
ters werf' up, 'Did5t Thou Ree it2 o, lei
him not. fall ipho the,pit Remembered
Thou not his ,mpther's prayersY She can
/ pray for him no more. Lord Jesus, touch
= i i'm on the 3sh0ul darf Touch him on this
heart. Lord, save that young man
: There are many Voting men here. gOt
l "A lettsr3from Uus s.JOf them who il
probably here tQ-day and ] shall have nC
Q other opportunity 81 answering that let
n lltar You aaYsy0n believe I'm me. o. d,
l. t.ytsti- believe -ih-JeBusy ] can not save you
I my dear brother, Christ can. He wants
l and waits 70 save you, and he comes TO-
{ day 10 save you. wifi You have himY
? do not know what bur young men q,
9 without Christ-howfthey get on amid al
4 the temptations and arials 30 which thel
are. subjected, q. young men, come Il
! ! Christ to-day and put your soul and
t your interest for tiiis life and 10
the next intO"3 HIS keeping. II
oldeR timesp 9yQan know, cup
Il bearer would bEing. wine or water &
II the King, who would drink IT, first 'astinl
IL himself, showing there was no roiAol
10 In g. then passing1fE 10 the King, VIII
would drinkit' Fhe.highest honor that
% ask is that may be cup bearer to-day 4
Il your soul ] bring You this water O
s everlasting fife. ] have been drinking o
Y H. There is n6fpOison in iL 10 has Heve
!, done me any harm. o drink ~, and liv
q forever. Aud lot that aged man put hi
j. head down ON the staff and let ihat poo
.e widowed aoul bury lttr worried face b
" her handkerchief. and these little chiIdre
10 fold TIA 'ir han Us IN prhs or while we com
( me "a ybn 20 elflu who was wounded 70
Is our trans kressious Hud bruised for ou
a iniquities Tor 10 you which believe Ee
Il / precious.