New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24

ference does 1t make to you where they bury
you? The angel of the resurrection can pick
you out of the dust anywhere, and all the
cemeteries OF the earth are in God IS care. Oh,
you are going to be more than conquerors
Don t you think we had better begin now to
celebrate the coming victory? In the old
meeting house at Summerville my father
used to lead the singing and he had the old
fashioned tuning ork and he would strike it
upon his knee, and then put the tunlng-fork
to his ear to catch the right pitch and start
the hymn. But friend, don't you think we
had better be catching the pitch Of the ever
lasting so1.g, the song of victory when we
shall be more than conquerors? 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 throne shall lead them to living
water; and God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes,
City of Eternity, to thy bridal halls
From this prison would / fee;
All, glory! that's for you and me.
Ny text brings up one step further. It
says, go forth into the mountain and fetch
olive branches. and pine branches, and myr-
tie branches, and palm branches, and branch
es OF thick trees. Now, you know very well
that booth or arbor made of slight branch
es would not stand. The first blast OF the
tempest would PROSTATE it. So then the
booth or arbor must have four stout poles to
for the building of the arbor for
this world we must have stout
branches OF thick trees. And so it is in the
gospel arbor. Blessed be God that we have
brawny Christianity not one easily upset.
The storms of life will come upon US, and
We want strong doctrine; not only love, but
justice; not only invitation. but warning.
q fo,,f
gospel There are the 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 all the village,
and he was called Lot; and Mr.. Finney.
preaching, described the destruction ofSodom,
and the preacher declared that God would
1ain,destruction upon his hearers unless they,
too repented. And the people in the school
house sat and ground their teeth in anger.
and clinched their fists in indignation; but
before he was through with his sermon they
got down on their knees and cried for mercy
while mercy could be found Oh, it is a
mighty gospel not only an invitation, but a
warning; an omnipotent truth, stout
branches Of thick trees. Well my friends,
have shown you here is the olive branch OF
peace, here is the pine branches of evergreen
gospel consolation, here the palm tree
branch of usefulness aud victory, 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 glad
ness of God Come into the arbor. went
out at different times with fowler to the
mountains to catch pigeons; md we made our
booth, and we sat in that booth and watched
for the pigeons to come. And we found focks
in the sky, and aftera while they dropped into
the net and we were successful. So [ come
now to the door of the gospel booth and !
look out I see focks of souls flying hithcr
and thither. Oh, that they might come like
clouds and as doves to the window. Come
into the booth. Come into the booth.