The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

broken heart, and cheeks red not with heAtA
but with blood from the temples tan an.
seeT, to fit Thee "No;" He says, '1t is moi
mi1ei it IS. borrowed. 1t does not belong e
me now. For my yestute aid they cast lots:
And ] say to Him: thine eyes are. red
though from loss of sleep" He says: 1ee,
the Son of man had not where 10 lay n H
head" And [ touch the log on His back ana 10
saw: "Why earliest Thou this" ABR,
He saws, that y cross ] carry for thee and
for the sins of the wnOI6 +~rld. IaaI is .
cross Fall into line, march on with me u
this PROCESSION take your smaller crosses ana
your lighter burdens, and JON me ia In1s
march to Heaven" And we join that pro-
eesson with our smaller crosses and our
lighter burdens, and Christ looks back and
be sees some are hating BECAUSE they cannon
endure the shame, or beHt the butdeni and
with a voice which has in it majesty AND oHti
impotence, He cries until all the earth trembles
"WhOsOever doth not bear his cross, apo
come after Me, cannot be My disciple"
O! my brethren my ssttrs-for l do not
speak professionally l speak as a brother
would speak to a brother or s1ster-my broth
err can YOU not bear a cross If at last you can
wear crown? Come now let us divide of.
Who is on the Lords sidel Who Is ready to
turn his baek upon the Lamb Of God that
taketh away the sins Of the world.
4 Roman emperor said TO Greek architect
''You build me c6lisedtni a go0d1
coliseum, and if it suits me. 79ih
crown you in the presence, OF all the
people, and | will make a great day OF festi-
val on your account" The Greek architect
did his work, did it magnifcently, planned
the building, looked after its construction
The building was done The day FIR OPEN
ing arrived. In the coliseum were the EFT
perOr and the Greek architect The emperor
rose mid the plaudits of a vast assembly and
said: 1--WE have gathered here to-day. TO
open this coliseum, and to honor the creek
architect. 1t is a great day for the Roman
Empire Let this building be prosperous, and
let honor be put upon the Greek architect.
O! we must have festival to-day. Bring
out those Christians and let us have them put
to death at the mouth of the lions" The
Christians were put into the centre of the
amphitheatre. It was to be great celebra-
ton in their destruction. Theu the lions,
hungry and three-fOurths starved, were let
from their dens in the side OF thS
amphitheatre, and they came forth with
mighty spring to destroy and rend the Chris
| tians and all the galleries shouted: ''huzza,
huzza! Long live the emperor" Then the
Greek architect arose in one of the galleries
and shouted until in the vast assemblage
all heard him: 81 too am ChristianW and
they seized him in their fury and flung him to
the wild beasts, until his body, bleeding and
dead, was tumbled over and over again IN
the dust of the amphitheatre.
Could you have done that for Christ. Could
you, in vast assemblage, all of whom hated
Christ, have said: 81 am a Christian" or,
II want to be a Christian" Would you have
had the ten thOusandth part OF the enthusi-
asm and courage of the Greek architect
Nay, ask you another question: would yOn
| in an assemblage where there are nearly all
| Christians--in an assemblage a vast multi
| tude of whom love Christ and are willing to
| live, and if need be, to die for Him-would
| YOU dare to say: II am a Christian" or, II
| tO ba q Hhrict
the presence of the friends of Christ. as much
| as the Greek architect said in the presence of
| the enemes:of Christ? 0! are there not null
| titudes here this morning who are ready to
| say: LET the world look on, let all the gal
| leries of earth and heaven and hell look on, L
| take Christ this day. Come appauses or abuse
| come sickness or health, come life or death
| Christ now, Christ forever"
Are you for Christ, are you against Htmi
| The destinies of eternity tremble in the bal
| ance 1t seems as the last day had come and
we were gathered for the reckoning. BE
hold He cometh with clouds, and every eye
shall see Him." What | say to one | say to
! all. What are you doing for Christ! What
| are you bearing Tor Christ!
| OF Christian man, 0! Christian wOmant
| Have you any scars to show in this conflict
When a war is over the heroes have scars to
| show One hero rolls back his sleeve aud
shows a gunshOt fracture or he
pulls down the collar and shows where he
| was wounded in the neck. Another man says
| Il have never had the use of my limb since
was wounded at that great battle" When
| the last day comes, when all our battles are
over, will We have any wounds for Christi
| Some have wounds for sin, wounds for the
| devil, wounds gotten in fighting on the wrong
side Have we wounds that we can show
wounds gotten in the battle for Christ and fol
| the trutha On that resurrection day Christ
| will have plenty of scars TO show. Christ vii
stand there and show the scars on His brow,
| the scars on His hands, and the scars on His
| feet and He will put aside the robe of Hi
ROYALTY and show the scar on His side, and al
! Heaven will break down with emotion anC
! gratitude in one great sob, and then IN ont
great hOsanna. viii you and | have any
scars to show!
There will be Ignatius, on that day show
| ing the mark of the paw and teeth OF thu
lion that struck him down in the Coliseum
| There will be glorious John Huss showing
! Just where on his foot the flames began OF
that day when his soul took wing of flame
and scared up from Constance. There viii
| be Hugh McKail ready to point to the mark
| on his neck where the axe struck him. There
will be Mcmillan and Campbell and Freeman
| the American missionaries who with Their
wives and children were put TO death in The
| awful massacre at CawnpOre, showing the
| place where the daggers of the SepOys struck
| them There will be the Waldenses showing
where their limbs were broken on the dal
! when the PiedmOntese sOldiery pitched then
over the rocks. VIII you and ] have an
wounds TO shows Have we fought any bat
! ties for Christ! O. that We might all be en-
| listed for Christ, that we might all be willin!
to suffer for Christ, that we might all bear
cross for Christ
When the Scottish cheftains wanted to rails
anarmv, they would make a wooden cross, an
| then set it on fire, and carr, il with other
crosses they had, through the mountains
through the highlands and among the people
and as they waved the cross the people
would gathsr to the standard and fight fo
Scotland. SO TO-DAY. | come out with tn
cross Of the Son OF Col 1t Is naming eros
tanning with suffering. flaming wit
triumph flaming with glory. / carry it on
among all the people. Who will be on the
| Lords sides Who will gather 10 the stand
! aid of Emmauuali \ cross, cross, cross
| "Whosoever doth not bear his cross, an
come after Me- cannot cannot be Ny dis
| ciple."