The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-08-03

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man was dying, and the priest came in,
and she made confession to the priest that
she was the murderer and not her son; in
q moment of anger she had struck her
husband a blow that slew him. The son
came suddenly into the room, and was
Wasnlng away the wounds and trying to
resnscitate his father, when some one
looked through the window and saw him
and supposed him to be the criminal.
Ihat young man died for his own mother.
You say: ut was wonderful that he
never exposed her" But l tell you of a
grander thing. Christ. the Son of God,
died not for His mother, nor for His
father, but for His sworn enemies. o,
such a Christ as that-so loving, so pa
tent, so acknowledgment you not
trust himS l think there are many under
the influence of the Spirit of God who are
sayings; 81 will trust Him IL you will
only tell me how" and the great question
asked by thousands is: 'Howp howl"
And while l answer your question l look
up and utter the prayer which Rowland,
Hill so often uttered in the midst
OF his sermons "Master. help i"
How are you to trust in Christi Just as
you trust any One. You trust your part
ner In business with important things. II
a commercial house gives you a note pay
able three months hence you expect the |,
payment of That note at the end of tb,ee
months Yon have perfect confid..nca in |
their word and their ability. Or AGAIN.
you go home expecting tho. will he food
on the table. You have eJanca in that. !
Now l ask yoa to , ,o ,ba came conf.
dence in the Lor' Lana Christ. He saws.
thew aro - take away your sins n
80 ~ 4 taken away" "WhatP' you
no. letore l pray any more? BEFORE L
INV Bible any morep Before l cry
,yer NV sins any morer" Yes, this mo-
ment. Believe with all your heart and
YOU are saved. Why, Christ is only wait
ing to get from you what you give to
scores of people every day. What is thati
Confidence. If these people whom you
trust day by day are more worthy thar
Christ il they are more faithful than
Christ, IL they have lone more than Christ
ever did, then give them the preferences;
but IL you really think that Christ is as
trustw orthy as they are then deal with
Him as fairly.
30" says some one in a light way, 81
believe that Christ was born in Bethle-
hem, and l believe that He died or the
} cross" Do you believe 1t with your
| head or your heart? l will illustrate the
7 difference. You are in your own house.
5 In the morning you open & newspaper
i, and you read how Captain Braveheart on
l the sea risked his life for the salvation of
8 his passengers. You say: what a grand
fellow he must have beenl His family de-
a serve very we'll of the country" You
, fold the newspaper and sit down at the
, table and perhaps do not think of that
8 incident again. That is historical faith.
q But now you are on the sea, aud 1t Is
n night, aud you are asleep. and you are
|. awakened by the shrek of "FireW You
n rush out on deck. You hear amid the
~wringing of hands and the fainting
a the cry: mo hope! We are lost
a We are lostv- The sail puts out
Z out its wings Of fire, the ropes
c make a burning ladder in the night
II heavens, the spirit of wrecks Kisses in the
A wave, and on the hurricane deck shake
4 out hts banner of smoke and darkness.
nDown with the llfeboats !" cries the cap
s. 4fain. Down with the lifeboatsl !" Peo-
. lie rush into them. The boats are about
sSlkufl-room only for one more man. You
q are stand ng on the deck beside the cap
m tain. Vino shall 1t bel You or the cap
tain? The captain says, You" YOU
N Jump and are saved. He stands there anc
dies. Now, you believe that Captain
v Brayeheart sacrificed himself for his pas
l. sengers, but you believe 1t with love, will
tears, with hot aud ng-continued ex
Or CARNATIONS, with grief at his loss and 10,
at your deliverance. That's saving faith
In other words, what you believe with al
"a the heart and believe in regard to your
self. On this hinge turns my sermon
N ave, the salvation Of your immortal soul
20 You often go across a bridge 20
- know nothing about You do not know
A. who built the bridge; you do not know
a. what material it is made of, but you com
at to 1t and walk over it and ask no ques
lions. And here is al arched bridg
a. blasted from Inc Rock Of Ages" an
IN built by the architec. Of the whole UNI
,r verse, spanning the dark gulf between 81
90 and righteousness, and all God asks 20
NJ . TO walk across it; and you start, an
YOU come to it, aud you stop, and you G
in a little way on and you stop, and fall bac
ed and you experiment. You says: How d
| know that bridge will hold mef" instea
Of marching on with a firm step asking n
- questions, but feeling that the strength {
nj the eternal God is under you.
,e- Oh, was there ever a prize proffered s
chenp as pardon and Heaven are offered
an youg For how muchr A million dollars
nv 1t is certainly worth more than that. Blu
i'll cheaper than that you can have It. lie
an thousand dollarsY Less than that. Fi7
an thousand dollarsp Less than that Or
OF, dollar? Less than that. One farthinG
LESS IMAM LnAT, wv ILuOuD IuDucy ~
mt without price," No money to pay. \
of journey to take. No penance to suffe
to Only just one decisive action OF the sou
70. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ an
i'd thou shalt be saved" Shall l try to te
az. You what Il is to be saved? ! can not te
no you. But ] can hint at ii. For my te'
lot brings m, up to this point. Thou shalt
DR. saved" 1t means a happy life here. ar
.ou a peaceful death and a blissful eternit
ere It Is a grand thing to 20 to sleep at mig
is. and to got up in The morning, and to
is business ell day feeling that it is all rig
ell between my heart and God. No accider
err no sickness, no persecution, no peril,
ibe sword can do me any permanent damap
nj. | am a forgiven child of God, and He
the bound to see me through. The mountai
tie may depart, the earth may burn, the Zig
zen of the stars may be blown out by I
lis blast of the Judgment huri icane; but !
Ugh and death. things present and things
aid come. are mine. Yea, further than that
ped il means a peaceful death. Mrs. Hemar
> of Mrs. Sigourney, DIR. Young, and alm'
did all the poets have said handsome thir
about death. There is nothing beauti
his about it. When we stand by
white and rigid features Of those VIII,
owe we love, and they give no answeri
ner. pressure OF the hand and no retuI
oug ing kiss of the lip, we do not want a
and body poetizing around about US. Del
lick is oathsomenesI and midnight, and
hat wringing of the heart until the tendr
me- snap and curl in the toriure, unless Chr
shall be with me. l would rather go do
BOX. into a cave of wild beasts or a jungle
out, reptiles than into the grave, unless Chi
res; goes with us. Will you tell me that l
ss?" 10 he carried out from my bright no
as q and put away In the darknessY L can
lch. bear darkness. At the first coming of
evening | must have the gas lighted. q
ter, the further on in life l get the more l J
the to have nv friends round about me.
is a Aud am / 10 be- put off for thousands
ack, years in a dark place with no one 10 sp'
p to to? When the holidays come and
that CUTS are distributed, shall | add no Joy
ut the Merry Christmas" or the HAP
ness New Year?" Ali. do not point down
ana the hole in the ground. the grave. and
! ali 1t n beautiful place. Unless there bs so
nc IL supernatural illumination / shudder bi
lar from 1t. My whole nature revolts at
Sty. But now this glorious lamp Is lifted alb
orld the grave and all the darkness is gone q
this the way is clear. I look into 1t now wi
out a single shudder. Now my anxiety
why MOI shout death; nv anxiety Is tina
ana may live Alright, for / know that II
utl- life Is consistent when l come to
pre- last hour and this voice Is silent q
tine these eyes are closed aud these hands W
'aas with which ! bog for your eternal sal'
n 10 ton to-day are folded over the still het
Inc that then | shall only begin TO live w
fop~ power Ia there ~ ny thing to chill ms