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

some places
SoIse in the Ap-
ss'oi, - --'ne To-day we are
standing on the Philippian dungeon. Do
you not feel the chilly Do you not hear
= sroahS OF those incarcerated ones who
= = years nave Lot seen the sunlight
and the deep sigh of the women who re,
memoer their fathers house and mourn
oyer their wasteG estateY Listen again.
~ Is the cough of a c~onsunptiye. or tba
u OF one in the nightmare of n great
horror. You listen again and hear a Gull
PRIV, MS chains rafting as he rolls over in
ms dreams, and you say: COG pity the !
prisoner" But there Is another sound in
mat prison. 1t is o song of joy and glad
pess, What a place to sing inl The music
comes winding through the CORR doris Of
.Ie prison. ana in all The dark wards the
thatf". """"
IL Is the song OF Paul and Silas. They
can not sleep, They have been wbinned
very badly whipped. The long gashes on
snelr backs are bleeding YET. They lie
nat on the cold ground, their feet fast in
WOODEN sockets, aud of course they can
not sleep. But they can sing. Jailer.
what are you doing with these peopleP
why have they been put in here? o, they
nave been trying to mako the world better.
IS tnat allr That is all. A pit for Joseph. !
- Hons cave for Daniel A blG zing fur
mace for Shadrach Clubs for John Wes-
ley. An anathema for Philip Melancthcn.
A dungeon for Pau and Silas. But while
we are standing in the gloom of the Phil
ippian dungeon, and we hear the mingling
voices of sob and groen, and ~blasphemy
and hailelujah, suddenly an earth quakei
Inc iron bars of the prison twist, the pill
lars crack off, the solid masonry begins to
heave and al the doors swing open.
The 1ailer, feeling himself responsible
Tor these prisoners, and believing, " d
pagan Ignorance. suicldeto TO, be ko, his
since Brutus killed. himse& .iorable
killed himself, and CassiMs and Cato
puts his sword 10, hiA o. killed himself
ing with one strorGb IN heart, propos-
end 10 his exciteV cen thrust to put an
Eeul cried. ont' .ent and agitation. But
no harms "Stopl s.opl Do myself
the JAZZ ,ye are all here" Then L see
AH" or running through the dust and
the ruins of that prison, and l see
lin throwing himself down Mt the feet OF
these prisoners, crying out. what shall
lido? What shall l do?" Did Paul answer;
''Get ous of this place before there Is
anotner earthquakes; put handcnffs ano
hopples on these other prisoners, lest they
get away?" No word of that kind. Hi
compact, thrilling, tremendous answer
answer memorable all through earth anc
Heaven, was: 'Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved"
II ell, we have ali read of the earthquake
In Lisbon, IN Lima, in Aleppo, and IL
Caracas, but we live in a latitude
where severe volcanic disturbance
are rare. And yet we hav'
who has been building up a large fortune
us. Liza IN tho fpnuhu narkqt wa9 felt II
all the cities. He thinks he has got be
yond all annoying rivalries in trade AM
he saws to himself: Nov / am free an
safe from all possible perturbation. Blu
h 1887 or In 1851 or In 1878 a national PAM
s<flkes sac fpnlsaatiepa Of the commcrcis
rs5 and eN4&h 8paR 20 HaaSnihcan
xoeinese fs4aAN<hrgoaf Here - q ma
NAe nae tqiltpp > xegf berettis 5ce;'
seminary WIN 9spismas on gta1ta5sSs
His sons have started in life, tetnperai
and pure. When tina evening lights ar
struck there is a happy and unbroke
family circle. But there has been an az
cident at Long Branch. The young ma
Ventured too far out in the surf. The te
egraph hurled the terror up to the cit,
An earthquake struck under the Pounds
tions of that beautiful home. The plan
closed, the curtains dropped, the laught'
nusheu' Siasn' 30 q" S
NseBasaRf pfospeces~s hd expectations'
Sc, my friends, we have all tefe~tf
ahsking down OF some great trouble an
there was a time when we were as NUT
excited as this man OF the text, anu v
cried out as he did: "What shall l d.
what shall l do!" The same reply thu
the Apostle made to him is appropriate
us: "Believs ca-tbe Lord Jesus Chri
and thou shalt be saved" There are son
documents OF so little Importance tn
you do not care TO put any more tut
your last name under them, or aver yo'
Initials; but there are some documents
so great Importance that You write o
your full name. 50 the Saviour IN sor
parts of the Bible Is called Lord" ana
other parts OF the Bible de Is call
HChrist," but that there might be no m
take about this passage all three nam
come together-'The Lord Jesus Christ
Now, who is this being that you wa
me TO trust in and believe inY Men som
times come to me with credentials al
certificates Of good character. but l CT
not trust them. There Is some dishones
In their looks that makes me know l "
be cheated II 1 confide in them. You C
not put your hearts confidence in a m
until YOU know h stuff he is made
and am I unreasonable to-day when
stop to ask you vino is this that you wa
me TO trust frV NO man WOULD UnlnK
yenturing his life on a vessel going out
} sea that had never been inspected. \
you must have the certificate hung ami
ships telling how many tons 10 carri
and how long ago 1t was built. and "
built II, and all about 1t. And you can I
expect me to risk the cargo Of my imm'
tai interests on board any craft TIL y
tell mo what IL Is made OF, and VIII
It was made and what it
When, then, i ask you who this
ven want me to trust In, you Z
ue he was a very attractive p
son. Contemporary writer's descr
His whole appearance as being resplende
There was no need for Christ TO tell
children to come to Him. Suffer lii
children to come unto me" was not spoil
TO the CT lldren; 1t was spoken to the d
ciples. The children came readily enou
without any invitation. No sooner
Jesus appear than the little ones Juml
from their EiothesS arms an aVaianch'
beauty and love. into HIS lap. christ
not ASH John to put mis- nead dowh on
bosomi John could not neiP ou' pun
head there. r.,
suppose to look nj ChriSt was W !
Him =, now attracILvo ~
why, wnen ehey su" - hnuses
Lne street tney u ~ ~, yda =,
bnsy "raPP up INCL - y,
as tney couta u y TT - 90
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