Telegram-herald., 1888-06-04


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fs~~r, zs@ tz1.zzz4- a, tk.s n~<ssz. pros
tTatson. ths gzaxrscs had selns1 gPea
blza. an1 - s<rrlhsy ~2sbsd ~zssr.
Ia xounsk w4- .ons tnza guEsnos
frnenzrss znd - 10 wsss~. a frk N Ihs
ThIrtsaBfA e<essay ~.s ezs.sil1st ca TIE b4llks
q rissr, - sh.s ~ xxn1 q ezs saaeF
uizhf t4nsslizs kina AID o. h0w tAs
sI1rss q chrs<s nEsl have t4anaEtzsd hs
sho1-<hs a tfs zsphrxxss and the Jor1ana and
ths An.aso1 ana AZ l.s fouuts2as of earth
snd heaven poured ouk u his q~n kand
They osfezed him fufoxieating drsught
made o1s q wfns aud rnyrrh, out hs destined
a. 10 wans<f 70 dls sober No ~ss><.
Thasa. my frs<zdz. th<rs wss the aAsenee of
nzhE DA<<nsss at~ays exsslerstss troaois
ns~sr xhaA sors<t Lhs aight II ths summer
Of LsS. n ne steamer Greece, mid Atlantic,
every uson.zns sxpscting tns steamer % so
dozn. Al ths lights IA shs cabin wors blown
cut Tie eaptain ezzns crawling On hts
hansss and kpees, Tor rs could nos stand up
rghs. - ysossntfy was the vessel pitching.
zDd - rseaz -Lighs up, hghs up Ths
sosvzrd <zids I'VE can't hght mp; the can
dlEs are gone and tbs holders are gone The
captain sAlds Il can't help that; light upf'
Ths Aoru vss awful when the lights wers
barunss vGs vhn tAs lights vent CUT
rhrn shsss wxs the absrnce Of faithful
uur~A Wh~n you are III, 10 b piesnns 10
ksvs - bod hasAsd and tts hands and fest
rubbsd Look ss tbs hands and fsss Of
Cnrsse. iock - ths facs of Christ fhers weso
women shsrs vho hal cared for ths sick, but
nons of them might come up aeax enough to
hslp1 Thsrs vns Chrisss motber, ban abe
uItxhs noe cones up near enoagh 90 help
They st<1 -6xxnd back, stand back, this is
no place fog yuu' The high prisus. and the
sokfsxs vsnssd 10 thair own vsy, they bad it
their own wxy.
The hours pass on andfs Is 70 o'clock OF the
Bayfours suffering. aud it Is O'Clock, and 10
Il O'Clock, and ir Is almost o'clock Take
she last look At that suffering face: wzn and
pinehed. the purple liT< drawn back against
she teeth, tAs eyes red With weeping and
sanksn as through gri<f had pushed them
back, blaekn<s under the lower lid, the whole
body atroop aaa shtvering with tia last chill,
the breath growing fsshler and feebIcr and
fesbler and stsehler until hs gives ons long.
deep, last sigh lie is desdl
OF my soul, be Is dead Can you tell whyi
Wa he q fanatic dying for q principle that
did not amount 70 anyrhingi WINS he a man
| infatu1tsdf No; - 2vs your soul from sin,
and nins, and make eternal lie possible hs
| died There bad 20 be a substitute for sin
| Who shall 10 bal LEA il be me, /" said Christ,
'lee 10 De rnc" You understand the mean
| ing Of that word substitution You wers
drafted for shs last wuw; sorDs ono took your
| place, MARCHED your march, suffered your
wounds and dtcd - Gettysburg Christ
cotn<s to us xinls ve are fighting cur battle
with sin and 4sath and he'll, and he h our
II
cur batrln, suffers our wounds and dies our
death SahsrzsutsOni subsrzsEtioni
There ars hrn1reis OF men and women hers
| bravo enough IN other things IN life tho sim
| ply. for tie lack OF msnlinezs and worlanli-
u~s, stay away from God They dare mot
| says- Forever and forever, Lord Jesus,
take thee. Thou hast redeemed me by thy
blood. here il nay immortal spirit Listen-
al my friends Listen. all the world They
are lurking around about ths kingdom Of
Cod-they are lurking around about 1t, ex-
| pecting 90 crawl IN some time when nobody
l. looking. forxetful Of the tremendous words
Of ray text: "Whosoever doth not bear his
cross, and come after me. cannot be my dis
eiple-1
An officer Of neighboring church told ms
that hs was IN store in New York-iusr
I
and gsntlsrnan came in and said TO a young
man standing behind the counter: "Are you
the yoang man that arose tho other night in
the Brooklyn Tabernacle ard asked for pray
ersF' Wtthout snv flush Of cheek be replied:
"Isn haven't always done right, and
have been quite bad but since / arose for
prayers think arm better than wax1 Il
was only his way Of announcing that be had
started for the higher life. God viii not cast
out a man who Is brave enough to take step
ahead Ike that
tel you these things this morning be
cause, my dear friends, 1 want TO show you
how Hight the cross is that we have TO carry
compared with that which Christ carried for
"a You have not had the flesh torn OF for
Cnrist's sake in carrying your cross he
tainted dad away under his cross You
have nos carried the crcas until it fetched the
blood Under his there was pool Of car
nags that plsshsi tho horses fetiocks You
hs<s friends TO sympsshizs With you in
carrying tie cross; Christ trod the wine
press Of Gods wrath alone, alonel The cross
thSt y0u aud I ought TO carry represents
oniy few days or few years Of trisl Ths
cross thss Christ carried for Us had com
pressed INTO n the agoniss OF eternity
Tiers has some one coms here today whom
you havs not Observed he did not come
through TIE froas door; Be did not coms
down any of these aislss; yes 1 know be Il
bera He is from shs east. the far east lis
comes with blast-rsd foot. and with broken
heart. and cheeks rcd not with health BAT
with blood from the senples l take hold oi
hts coat ard 1 say: 1T does not seem 20 fl
the-' NO hs Sys, 1t i not mine; IL Il
borrowed: n does noe belong 20 me- now
Fer my vesture did they cast lots And
szy ~ hirns Thine eyes ars red - though
from los of slesp.r He sayss "Tea, the Sor
of man bad noe where 70 hy bis head.
Ard sunch the log on his back and l sy
~why earliest thou thssr "Ahr- he says
'.thss r cruss carry for tree and for th.
sfns a tbs Whole world That Is q cross
Yah into line march On with me IN this pro
cession. take your smaller crosses and Tour
iigsser burdens, ard Join me IN this narcf
r. heavsn-s And ~ joir that procpssso<
wish orr smaller ero~.@s and cur 5xhes1
burdens. snsi Chrizs iuo<s beck and he 80,
sorne are hAlsinx hecause they csnnrt -ndur.
The shame. or hesr The burden, and with
vosre which kas n Il rls js<sY and onsnipot
euss. ne cries untsi AZ TIE esrrh ersrnbles
~ sosoewer Doth rot besr his eross. sn<
eouae afser ne. cannct be ny sssciole-
Os my brethren, my sizsers-for DO n.
r,>ak srofesSSonslly. I speNk ss a brotheu
vould spe.k 70 krother or sister-rnJ
brusbssr. c.n yoa ncs bar = eru-s Il Al as
IN r-n war a cro~ni Corse. no~. iss =,
divide otf Who - On the Lord's xsslef Wh,
= r-afy ~ saru hss hack zpon tA- Lzab ..
G~d thaf tekefh away she sin - she ~orid
A. ia ~ Cnrfsff 49, Tc1 AGAINST hfra
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