The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-06-21
,oldiers wanted it their own way; they had II
their own WAY.

The hours pass on and IL Is " O'CLOCK OF tne
Saviors suffering, and it is o'clock; ana II
Is o'clock, and It is almost 3 o'clock. Take
the last look at the suffering face; wan and
pinched, the purple lips drawn back against
The teeth the ewes red with weeping and
mnket as though grief had pushed them
back, blackness under the lower lid, the whole
body adroop and shivering with the last chill.
the breath growing feebler and feebler. and
leeber and feeber until he gives one long,
deep, last sigh. He Is deadl
o! my soul, lie is dead. Can you tell whyl
Was he fanatic dying for principle that
did not amount to anythingl Was he man
nfatuatedl No; to save your soul from sin,
and mine, and make eternal life possible, he
died. There had 70 be a substitute for sin.
Who shall it bel nLet It be me- said Christ,
'.let it be me-" You understand ths mean
Ing Of that word substitution. You were
drafted for tho last war; some one took your
place, marched your march, suffered your
wounds and died at Gettysburg. Christ
comes to lis while we are fighting our battle
with sin and death aid hell and He is our
substitute. He marches our march, fights
bur battle, suffers our wounds and dies our
1eath. Substitution! substitution
How do you feel in regard to that de.
Icrihed in the text, and in the region around
about the text! Are your. sympathies
arousedl Or are you so dead In sin, and so
abandoned by reason of your transgressions
bltU you Cuu lOOh upOU tttl tildU tedIleSS anu
unmoveds No, no; there are thousands of
people here this morning who can say in the
depths of their soul. mo, no. no; if Jesus
endured that, and all that for me, ought to
love him. must love him, will love him,
/ do love him Here, Lord, give myself to
thee; tits all that can do"
But how are you going to test your love,
and test your earnestnessl My text gives
test Itsays that while Christ carried
cross for you. you must be willing to carry q
cross for Christ. "Well," you say, 81 never
could understand that. There are no crosses
to be carried in this land; those prosecutions
have passed, and in all the land there is no
one to be crucified, and yet in the pulpit and
In the prayer meetings you all keep talking
about carrying cross. What do you mean,
sirF' mean this: That this is cross which
Christ calls you to do, which is unpleasant
and hard. "O!' you say, latter hearing the
story of this Christ and all that he has en-
dured for me, | am ready to do anything for
him. just tell me what have to do and I'll
DO it. am ready to carry any cross"
Suppose should ask you at the close Of a
religious service to rise up, announcing your
self on the Lord sde-could you do 1t? 20!
no." you say, 81 have shrinking and a sem
sitive nature, and it would be impossible for
me to rise before a large assemblage, an
nouncing myself on the Lords side" just
as feared. You cannot stand that cross.
The first one that is offered you, you reject
Christ carried q mountain, Christ carried q
Himalaya, Christ carried world for you,
and you cannot lift an ounce for Him.
But here is man whose cross will be to
r,a,,ua,,s .o;o no ouu's n oeIoola.e' w
hno,,n u,o" n' nu,s iisds on eAIrahse enaI he mas
faithful in his worldly duties, he is living for
another world, and he ought to advise all
those who are his associates so far as he can
influence them, to begin with him the Chris
s.0h no y ,,o,, g, I .ot i',st ny .Li,,,.
roI;n.;or ~ yTu say IoI Juso U''a.' .nlilh
and II wnuld Sa i,r,nss;b,a for ,, - a
,o.,. 1 C".p ~ iposs1io ioi iiie " Ieeoi
nemd en9d, .Ie hs inrls,an reiiglon IN places OF
~ W. na,I Wy u'.ness' ~ oua9 90 ieaie. inere
not aer. oerwu eioss UteiGe Jou anu you can.
uo, mo,I a.,not i;ft tO ~ ,o fnn ui ioi
Thsro ;s son,o ~ nv aJ ha oaoo 49, ~, LII h. ..
,rasant rs,i%nu io Ene IN NV tn oiOs. WI" ~
Won " dare to knaal m down 'e and dv nrav Il vour
brotbar and sistar uera nI 1not py, .. you o,a
Could Won asn a h,oss;ne, ot AL +aa ' +oy,Jaa
Could yo,, tano Tho R;his apd oatha,. a,o,,.
family ernund Won ond reod ~ SShn;s+ 80
heaven and voi,r INN ortaI sonI, Could r,n nn,,
tha, LraaI ga rra,, e., bins.;, - -. ~
honseholda "obm bm' Won saw s.nnt or eroctiv y1M
that. con,dnt nrits Do that bena',sa e4dua Nv.
s, werv onic tepner and CiGf If nrofssad nave
lipion and tried to talk reIiaion IN ] NV housa-
boiJ and tbon af,ar tbat 7 ShonIa ~ 80,
ten,nar thev would scoff at I,a ond ,Ulo sa,. NY
tVn, aro n ;1rottv Chr;sti,nnn C. ~, 's -.
,o,,od down o,,J .La;,. .,.,,, IJ.N ~" @ 80
ant Of Heavan "u nnd yvav frorn rhn;sp you
unJer GoJ wo,' o,,aht 20 tata 1o,r ,h1, mhoi,
fan,iiv into ytba r;noJo~, ~ @Trst spui iftod
III I;f.aS ,nS AlnSu Si9 u Shiiso niteu q
iift ~, -.,,,oa sor H. ~ eannoo '.
mant 70 he 70 a,n,ahia 70 rol;,,;n,, ~ 10 t yot
w. s,nrort w ~ Chs;stia' ;net;t,t;e you , MatS
he asson;atod With tbosa ,Uho ioua IN. IT,. w.
Gbr;st. h"t m tn taL;n inose mnG ioVs Jesus
this s,,hiant Iut 60, ~ po'v,ue sIep o
s.i,s sutJ1GH, IN. sou ealo cannue' aiIu
~ a,n"v fro,, ,oooo " -. l.. Joys ua!s
Ie.ram ou ameJ iioni peao' oA ear'n anu glory LII
There are hundreds of men and woman hare
brave enough in other thingsin life who sim
DIV, for the lack of manliness and womanIi-
ness. stray away from God They dare not
say. "Foreyer and forever ord .Tesus 7
take Thee Thon has re Ieamad ma hv Thv
blood here is my immortal spirit. Listen,
are lnrkinr around about tbe kingdom ~
God-tbey are Iurking around about II. ex.
nocting ~ crawl in Soma time ,rhan ,nbioJr,
e Iookinc foroatfui Of the tramandnus wnrd.
of nv text: esWhosoeyer doth not bear his
cross, and come after Me. cannot he Nv dis.
| c;nia !,
An otficer ~ a ne;obbor;ny ohrrob told ma
| that ha was in a store in New Yors--;nst
bannanad in-wbere thera vere many clerLs
and = gentlaman came in and so;d to !, vorng
man ssand;ng heb;nd tba conntar. "a re vo1,
the vonno man that arose the other niebt in
The RrooEIvn Tahernaele ard asked for nray.
ersf, Witbnnt anv ansh of chaa, ho rapliea
II am I bayen't always dome rgbt and I
have been mita had. hnt since arose for
nra vers 7 tbink 7 an, better tI.n wasn II
pa, w,c oniv his was Of Hi annonnrina that he had
started for the higher life cod will not cnst
ont a ma, who is bravo enou,h 70 tats a
SuU stay, "bnaJ iu lil,o that nav 0Ao'eN w '"A0
'01p 81, ,on 1haSa th;roe +h;s ,,,orr;, !,
oen ~ SIn L. unsp? f.;odn o ms .,s IN ue
FAUST ht .i uea. - waiS W snow you
no" nv ,ry tS tlst ,,'t;'I, ~
'''''pa."' Wv" ''i'' .' oii ,'' oai iie. .or M
1 us. You have not had the nesh torn on 14r
Christs sake in carrying your cross. he
| tainted dead away under his cross. You
nave noS carried tne croSs unI leSGneu s s,,e
pioou; unuo, 1iS Clere W. p2ol W " Vn,, -,
nage enaC P,asneo tne noIses ieelochS tL Aou ~.
nave lrlenas 70 syhPasal@ WIN you ~
calrylsg .nS cross; CnlisS uou SMe Tho mrne VILE.
press VI uous "TaIn aione, aloneI a',ts ano oaots
enaI you anu ougno W carry rGIe'1 Ths
ony lew Gays or ieW years t =, 'rtai tad oan'
cross snat CnrisS carrieu ioI US nau oon'-
pressed lnto u tne asonles o. e.eInSs. is,, ho,
lnere mas some one coihe uoie Goua5 "noa ,.u