The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-09
PEMBlNA, PENB1NA pAKOTA FRIDAY AUGUST g. 1889

h'ter tne mother OF this young man was dy
Ing and the priest came In and she made con
iession to the priest that she was the uur
dercr and not her son; in moment Of angel
she Ind struck her husband a blow thai
slew him.. The son came suddenly into til,
room and was washing away the wounds ant
trying to resuscitats his father when som,
one looked through the window and saw
him and supposed him to be the criminal
The young man died for his own mother
iou say: at was wonderful that hs nevel
exposed her." But l tell you grandel
thing. Christ, tho son OF God, died not fo'
his mother nor for his father, but for biz
sworn enemies. oh, such Christ as that
30 loving, SO patient, NO self acknowledgement
you not trust him? think there are many
under the influence Of the spirit OF God who
are saying; II will trust him II you will only
tell me how" und the question asked by
thousands is: GLOW? how" And while
answer your question look up md utter
the prayer which Rowland Hill 30 often Mt
tered In the midst of his sermons: ''Master
help!' How ure you to trust In Christ? .luRt
ns you trust anyone. You trust your partner
In business with important things. lfa com
mercial house gives you n note payable tllret
months hence you expect the payment O
that note ut the end Of three months. You
have perfect confidence in their word and in
their ability. Or, again. you go home ex
pecting there will he food on the tablc. You
have confidence in that Now, ask you to
Christ. He says: "You believe l take away
your sins and they are all taken away
What" you say. "before I pray any more!
Before rcad my bible any more? Before
cry over my sins any more?" Yes. this mo
ment Believe with all your heart and you
aro snvei. Why, Christ is only waiting to
get from you what you give to scores of peo.
pie every day. Whit in that? Confidence.
II these people whom you trust day by day
more faithful than Christ, II they have done
more than Christ ever did. then give
them the preference hut il you really think
that Christ is as trustworthy as they IRE.
then deal with him as fairly. "Oh," says
rome one in u light way, II helieve that
Christ was born in Bethlehem. and l believe
TINT he died on the cross" Do you l.elieve
trate tho difference. You are in your owll
house. In tho morning you open news.
paler aud you read how Capt Braveleurt
on the sen risked his llfe for the salvation oi
his passengers: lou say: "Whnt grand
fellow he must have been! Ills family deserve
very well Of the country" You field the
newspaper and sit down ut the table md
perhaps do not think of that incident ugain
That IL historical faith.
A'ut hON Sou uIe WI tuC Hc1k, 1lIlu IL III
night. and you are asleep and you are awak.
ened by the shrek of "Fire' You rush out
ON the deck. You hear amid the wringing
Of the hands and tho fainting the cry "Na
hope! no hopc We urc lost! We are lost! 7!
The sail puts out it's wings Of fire. tho ropes
make burning ladder III the night
heavens, the spirit of wrecks Kisses in the
waves and on tho hurricane-,leck shakes out
its banner ofsmok. and darkness. "DowI,
with Tho Iifnl,nntni' n nfi ha INF,
Down with the li!eboets!" People rusll
into them. The bonts arc aboutfu full Room,
only for one more mnn. You are standing
on the deck beside the captain. Who shall
il bc? N"' ur the cnptnin? The captain
says You You jump and arc saved. H.
stands there and dies. Now, you bclievt
that Capt. Bravcllcart sacrificed himself for
his pnssengers, hut you believe it with love
with tears. with hot and lnng-cOntinued ex.
clnmatiOns, with grief ut his Ioss nnd joy ut
your dcliveranre. Tint liz saving faith. In
other words what you believe with all the
heart and believe in regard to yourself. On
this hinge turnE my sermon; aye, the ealvn.
tion of your immortal soul. You often go
across bridge you know nothing about.
You do not know who built tho bridge, you
do not know what material it IL made
OF. but you come to it and walk over it and
ask no questions. And here IL an nrcle,l
bridge blasted from the "laock OF Ages" and
built by the architect of the whole universe,
spanning the dark gulf between sin and
righteousness, md all God asks you IL ia
walk across it, and you start and you come
to it ind you stop, and you fnll buck md
you experiment. You say, GLOW do I know
that bridge will hold me-" instead of march
ing on with firm step. nsking no q,,estions
hut feeling that the strength ofthe eternal
God il under you. oh, WAS there ever Il
prize profiercd to you? For how much? A
million dollnrs? II is certainly worth more
thnn that. But cheaper than that yon cnll
have it. Ten thousand dollars? Less thnil
that. One dollar? Less thnn tllut. One
farthing? Less than that. without money
aud without price" No money to pay. Nu
journey to make. No pcnnnre to suffer. On.
" just one decisive action of the soul: BE.
leve on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shut
be saved.