Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-02

not taurnt Yes, We viii laugh I'd heaven.
Not hollow laughter, nos meaningless
laughter. but q full, round, clear,
deem resonant outbreak Of eternal
gladness, Oh, the glee of that moment when
we first see Jesusl think we will take the
first two or three years in heaven to look at
Jesus: and IL, in ten thousand years, there
sbould he a moment when the doxology
paused tan thousand souls would cry out:
''Singl singi' and when the cry was: What
shall we singgn the answer would be: "Jesusi
Jesusr, oh, you may have all the crowns in
heaven: do not care SO much about them.
You NAV have all the robes in heaven; do
not care SO much about them. You may
have all the scepters in heaven; do not care
so much about them. You may have all tie
thrones in heaven; do not care so much
about them. But give me Jesus-that is
enough heaven for me. o Jesusl long to
see thee. Thou "chief among ten thousand,
the one altogether lovely"
There may be some here who have come
hardly knowing why they come Perhaps it
was as in Paul's time-you have come to hear
what this babbler sayeth; but am glad to
meet You face to face, and to strike hands
with you In one earnest talk about your
deathless spirit Do you know, my friend,
that this world is not good enough for your
1t cheats It fades. 1t dies. You are immortal.
see it in the deathless spirit looking out from
your eye. Ii Is mighty spirit 1t is an i'm
mortal 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 with husks. come out this morning
to feed it with that bread Of which if man
eat he will never hunger. What has the
word done for you'll Has it not bruised youl
Has it not betrayed youi Has it not NAL
treated youi Look me in the eye, immortal
man, and tell me II that is not not So And yet,
will you trust it, o, l wish that you could
forget me, the weak and sinful man-that
might vanish from your sight this morning,
and that Jesus might come in. Aye, he
comes here this morning to plead for your
soul-comes in ali covered with the wounds
Of Calvary. He says: 20, immortal mani
died for thee. pity thee. come to save
thee. With these hands, torn and crushed, I
will lift thee up into pleasures that never
die" Who will reject-who viii drive him
Sackf When Christ was slain on the cross,
they had cross, and they had nails, and
they had hammers. You cruelty by your
sin, o impenitent soul, the Lord Jesus Christ
Here is cross; but where are the nailsi
Where are the hammersi "Ah,n says some
one rejecting Christ, some one standing a
long way of, Il will furnish the nails /
don't believe in that Jesus win furnish
the nails Now we have the nsilss ~hu viii
furnish the han,mersl "Ah," says some hard
heart, II will furnish the hammers" Now
we have the nails and the hammers We
have no spears; who will furnish the spearsl
"Ah," says some one long in the habit of sin
and rejection of Christs mercy: 81 will fur
nish them" Now we have all the instru-
ments; the cross, the nails, the hammers, the
spears, and the crucifxion goes on. o, the
the deathi Behold the Lamb Of God, that
takest away the sin Of the world.n
Lord Jesus, help that man. He sits far
back today. He does not like to come for
ward He feels strange in a religious assem-
blage. He thinks, perhaps. we do not want
him o, Jesus, take that trembling hand
Put thine ear to that agitated heart and hear
how it beats. o, lift the iron gate Of that
prison house and let that man go free.
Lord Jesus, help that woman. She Is q
wanderer No tears can she weep. See,
Lord Jesus, that polluted soul; see that blis-
tered foot No church for her. No good
cheer for her. No hope for her. Lord Jesus,
go to that soul Thou wilt not stone her.
Let the red hot chain, that burns to the bone
till the bloody ichor hisses in the heat, snap
at thy touch. o, have mercy on Mary Mag
dalene
Lor4 Jesus, help that young man. He took
money out of his employers till Didst thou
see iti The clerks were all gone. The lights
were down. The shutters were up Didst
thou see it'll o, let him not fall into the pit.
Rememberest thou not his mothers prayersl
She can pray for him no more. Lord Jesus,
touch him on the shoulder. Touch him on
the heart Lord, save that young man.
There are many young men here / got
letter from one of them, who is probably
here today, and shall have no other oppor-
tunity of answering that letter. You say
you believe in me. o, do you believe in
Jesusf cannot save you, my dear brother.
Christ can. He wants and waits to save you.
and he comes today to save you. Will
you have himi do not know what
our young men do without Christ-how
they get on amid all the temptations and
trials to which they are subjected o, young
men, come to Christ today, and put your soul
nnd your interest for this life and for the
next into his keeping. In oldeu times, you
know, a cup bearer would bring wine or
water to the king, who would drink it, drst
tasting it himself, show that there was no
poison in it, then passing it to the king, who
would drink it. The highest honor that
ask is that I may be cup bearer today to
your soul bring you this water Of ever
lasting life have been drinking Of 1t. 1t
has never done me any harm o, drink it,
and live forever. And let that aged man put
his head down on the staff, and let that poor
widowed soul bury her worried face in her
handkerchief, and these little children fold
their hands in prayer, while we commend
you to him who was wounded for our trans
grcssions and bruised for cur iniquitiss; for
to you which beieve he Is precious.
A Put and GALL"
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