The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-13

and years, there should be moment when
the doxology paused, ten thousand souls
would cry out: ''Singw Singh and when
the cry was: What shall we sing .; the
answer would be: 'Jesusl <Jesus!'' o, you
may have all the crowns in heaven; l do not
care so much about them. You may have all
] the robes in heaven; do not care 10 much
about them You may have all the thrones
| in heaven; do not care so muc about
| them. But give me Jesus-that is. enough
heaven for me. o Jesus! long to 81 &c Thee.
Thou 'chief among ten Thousand, the One
altogether lovely"
There may be some here who ave come
hardly knowing why they come. Perhaps it
was as in PauPs time--yOu have :ome to hear
what this babbler sayeth; but am glad to
meet you, face to facer and to strike
hands with you in onfS earnest talk
about your deathless spirit :, Do YOU know,
my friend, that this W. rid is not good
enough Tor you! 1t Oh eats. | fades 1t
dies. You are immortal. l see it in the
deathless spirit looking out from your eve
II is a mighty spirit. It is an fmmortsI
spirit. 1t beats against the window of the
cage. / come out to ft led it. During the
past week the world has been irving to feed
it with huSks. / come out this morning tn
1eed it win that bread which if man eat
he Will never hunger. What has the world
done for you! has it n, ot bruised Won? Has
1t not betrayed you? Il as it not maItreated
you Look me in the ey e. immoral man and
tell me If that Is not S, J. And vet will Won
trust its 0, wish tn at you could f0rret
me, the weak and sinf IL man-tbat MIGHT
vanish from your sigh t this morning. and
that . Jesus might com In: Aye He comes
come il all covered wit h the wounds of Cal
vary: He SAYS: ~, in mortal man! 7 died
for thee. l pity thee. | come to save thee
With these hands, all torn and crushed 7
VIII lit thee up into pie asures that never
die" Who will reJeCt-W no will drive Him
'back2 When Christ was slain on the cross
they had cross, an d thu ~ had nails and
they had hammers. You cruelty bv vonr
sins, o. lmpenitent soul the Lord Jesus
Christ. Here is cross; but where are the
nails' Where are the han lmers! "Ah.n saws
some one rejecting Chris t-some one stand
ing long way off: 4 will furnish the |
mans: don't believe ir that Jesus. l will |
who will furnish the ha miners? "Ab." saws
some hard heart, II W ill furnish the ham. |
mers." Now we have Il le nails and the ham.
mers. we nave no spears who will furnish the
of sin and rejection of ChristIs mercy. az
will furnish them" n ow we have ali The in
struments: the cross t he nails, the hammers
t the spears; and the or ucifxion goes on O.
u t1e t %sr daUth u fh pangl o. the tears
that takest away the. sin of the world"
Lord Jesus, help that man. He sits far
back to-day: He d. oes like to come for
Ma[u' ne ne Ieeis sur lnge in religio assem-
him. o, Jesus, tai Re that trembling hand
Put thlne ear to the 1t agitated heart and hear
now IL Peats y, dft the iron gate of that
prison on, mousse and lie that man 90 free.
Lord Jesus, help that woman. She is n
wanderer. NO teal can she weep. See
| ord Jesus, that pt diluted soul. that blisternn
loot NO church + or her. No good cheer for
her; her, No hope Tor er. Lord Jes Us, go to that
not cnain, that b rms to the bone till the |
bloody Ichor hiss'.s in the heat, snap at Thv
touch. 0. have rnercy on Mary Magd aiene.
Lord Jesus. h'tlp that young man. He took !
money out of his employer tilI. Ddst Tbon :
see it! The clerks were all gone. The ljrbts s :
we're down. The shutters were M DidSt !
Thou see its 0, let hinn not1falI into the nit
not his mothers PRAYERS?
one can pray Tor him no more. Lord Jesus.
he heart Lord, save, that Young man
lhere are many young men here. I rot a
Ietter from one Of them who is g
probably here today, and 1 shall have a
en- You say YOU believe in me. O, do Won =
o lieve in Jesus! l cam OF save you,mv dear E
% ther Christ can. HI. wants and waits to .
y! YOU anu ne comes to-day to save you B
'Unl men do without hrist-how thew get r
ong amid all the tie mutations and trials q
white u they are subjec ted. o, young men, b
me to Cpr nfere oda for and put your soul
xt into His keeping. In olden times Won
low, up,bearer Guild bring wine Or
alter to tbA King, who would drink it. first
sting it hin lself, show ing that there was no
'ison init. - mas las neV' done me any harm. o.
drink it, anL' live for ever. And let that p
led man put his head down on the le
aft, aud let tbAt poor widowed soul bury III
II worried fac,s in her handkerchief, and fir
csc little chlldren fold their hands in ii
aver while we commend you to Him who | in
Is wounded TO 7 our transgressions. and | ~
ried for our fnid uities for to you which be- |
We He is preciou s. /