Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-25

Father that if we try to break loose from
this doing wrong our Father will help u.s.
and some Gav we will rouse up and look
the black tyrant in the face, and will fly
at him. and wrestle him down, and we put
our heel on his neck, and we grind him in
the dusS, and we say, Victory. victory,
through our Lord Jesus Christ, o, what
a grand thin g it is to have sin under foot
and a wasted life behind our backs.
BLESSED is he whose transgression is for
given and whose sin is covered" But"
says the man, ~ feel so sick and worn out
with the ailments of life" You are going
to be more than coa0ueror. But" saws
the man, L an so tempted. am so pur-
sued in lite" You are gcing to be more
than conqueror. Il who have so many
ailments and heartaches going to be more
than conqueror:" Yes, unless YOU are so
conceted that you want to manage all the
affairs of your life instead of letting God
manage them.
Do you want to drive and have God take
a back seal: o, no, you say; l want God
to be my leader. Well. then, you will be
more than conquerOr. Your last sickness
will come and the physicians in the next
room will be talking about what they will
do for you. What difference will it make
what they do for you: You are going to
be well, everlastingly we'll And when
the spirit has fed the body your friends
will be talking as to where they shall
bury you. What difference does it make
to you where they bury you: The angel
of the resurrec ion can pick you out OF the
dust anywhere, and all the cemeteries Gf
the earth are in Gods care. o YOU ara
going to be more than cOnguero-. Don't
you think we had better begin now to cele-
brate the com ng victory? In the old
| meeting house at Summerville, my fathe:
used to lead the singing. and hi
had the old fashioned tuning 1orx
| and he wouiG strike i cs his knee. and
then put the tuning fork to his ear to
catch the right pitch and start the hymn.
But, friend, don't you think we had better
lie catching the pitch of the everlasting
song, the song of victory when we shall
be more than cODqIerOrS: Had We not
| better begin the rehearsal on earth?
They shall hunger no more neither thirst
| any more; neither shall the sun light on
them, nor any heat For the Lamb which
is in the midst of the thrcne shall feed
them, and shall lead them to living fount-
aims of water, and God shall wipe away
| all tears from their eyes"
City OF Eternity. TO thy bridal halls
From this prison would flee;
All, glory. that's 70. you Ind me.
| Ny text brings up one step further.
| says. go forth into the mount and fetch
olive branches, and pine branches, and
myrtle branches. and PAIN branches and
branches of thick trees. Now you know
very well that booth or arbor made of
slight branches would not stand. The
| first branch Of the tempest would pros
| trate it. So then the booth or arbor must
! have four stout poles to hold up the arbor
/ or booth: and hence for the building of
| the arbor for this world we must have
| stout branches OF thick trees. Aud so it
| is in the Gospel arbor. Blessed be God
that we have a brawny Christianity, not
/ one easily upset. The storm of life will
| come upon u.s. and We want strong doc
trine; not only love, but justice; not only
| invitation but warning. 1t is a mighty
| Gospel; it is an omnipOtent Gospel. There
are the stout branches of thick trees.
remember what Mr.. Finney said in a
school house in this State. The village
was so bad it was called Sodom. and it
was said to have only one good man in ali
| the village, and he was called Lot; and
Mr.. Finnev, preaching. described the de-
struction of Sodom, and the preacher de-
| cared that God would rain destruction
upon his bearers unless they, too, re-
| pented. And the people in the school
house sat and ground their teeth in anger
| and cienched their fists in Indignation; /;
but before he was through with his sermon
thev got down on their knees and cried
for mercy while mercy could be found.
| Oh. it is mighty Gospel; not only on in
vitation. but a warning; an omnipotent
| truth, stout branches of thick trees.
| Well, nv frienls, l have shown
you here is the Give branch of
peace, here is the pine branch
| of evergreen Gospel consolation, here the
palm tree branch of usefulness and vic
| tory and here are the stout branches Of
thick trees. The GOSpel arbor is done.
| The air is aromatic OF Heaven. The leaves
rustic with the gladness of Col. Come
into the arbor. l went out at different
| times with a fowler to the mount
aims to catch pigeons; and we
made our booth. and we sat in that
booth, and watched for the pigeons to
| come And we found fiocks in the sky,
and after awhile they dropped into the
nets and we were successful. So l come
| now to the door of this Gospel booth and
look out. see locks of souls flying hither
and f1ving thither. D, that they might
come Ike clouds and as doves to the win
dow. Come into the booth. Come into the
booth.