West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-07-25

glory. Tho winter cannot froezo r. 90 ~
ms evergreen tree branch Is as beautiful In
winter as u Is In tho summer. And that d
tho characteristic OF our holy religion. In tha
sharpost, coolest winter Of misfortuno and
disaster, 10 Is as good religion as IL Is I'm the
bright summer sunshine. Well. now that h
q practical truth. For II ] should 90 up and
uown these aisles,. 1 would not fipd IN
,nls house ilfty people who had Ind no trou.
Die. but there orc some OF you who hayo
especial trouble. God only knows what Won
go through with. Oh, how many bereayo-
ments, how many poyertics, how many per.
And now, my brother, you havo tried overy-
thing else, why don't you try this evergreen
rcngionl lt Is just as good for you now as Il
was IN tho days OF your prosperity; II Is
pe.ter Tor YOU Perhaps some OF you feel
Utmost like Muckle Backic, the fishor-
man, who was chided one day be-
cause no kept on working, although
that very day he buried his child. Thoy came
70 him and said: 1T is indecent for you TO
DO mcnding that boat when this afternoon
you buried your child.n And tho fisherman
looked up and said "Sir, IL Is very easy for
you gentlcfollIs 20 stay In the house with your
handkerchiefs to your eyes In grief; but, sir.
ought TO let the other i've children starvo
because ono or thom Is drownod5 No sir wo
maun work, We maun work, though our
tearts boat like this hammer
You may have had accumulation OF sorrow
and misfortune They como In flocks, they
como In herds upon your soul; and yet have
to tell you that this religion can console Won.
that il can help you, that = can deliver YOU
II nothing else win. Do you tell me that the
riches and the gain of this world can consols
your How was 1t with tho man who had
such fondness Tor money that when he was
sick no ordered basin Of gold pieces TO be
brought TO him, and he put his equity hands
down among the gold pieces cooling
his hands of In them, and tho rattle and
rolling OF these gold pieces were his amuse-
nj fotT \.
silver, the honors, tho emoluments OF this
world arc poor solace for perturbed spirit
You want something better than this
world can give. A young Prince, when the
children came around 70 play with him, re-
fused TO play. He said: l will play only
with Kings. And it might bc supposed that
you would throw away all other soiace before
this regal satisfaction thiI imperial joy. Ye
who arc sons and daughters of tho Lord Al.
mighty ought TO play only with Kings
Tho hin OF Zion yields
Thousand sacred sweets.
or walk the golden streets.
But my text takes further step and 1,
,Inys; 20 into tho mountain, and fetch olive
branches, and pine branches, and palm
branches" Now, tho palm trco WINS vory
much honored by the ancients 1t had three
hundred and sixty different uses. Tho fruit
was conserved; tho sap was a beverages; the
stems wero ground up for food for canols:
the base OF tho leaves was turned into hats
and mats, and baskets; and the leaves were
carried In victorious PROFESSIONS: and from
the root to tho top Of the highest Leaf there
was usefulness The tree grew eluhtv-fivs
feet In height sometimes, and It spread brood
leaves four and i've yards long; It meant
userulneSs and 1t meant victory: usefulness
Tor what IL produced, victory because It was
brought into celebrations Of triumph. And
on, now much we want the palm branches In
the churches Of jesus Christ at this time,
a great many Christians don't amount to
anything. You have 10 shove them out of
tho way when the Lords chariots come along.
ne cont want any moro of that kind OF
Christ1en1 in t. church.
Tho old maxim says: "Do not nut all Won,
eggs into ono basket" but have to tell Won
In this matter Of religion you had better give
your oll 20 God, and then get in yourself
Oh," says some ono, my business Is to sell
SILKS and ciothsn We'll, then, my brother.
SCH suks and cloths to the glory Of God. And
some one says: Fly business Is to rnise corn
An9 carrots" Then, my brother raise corn
anu CARROTS 10 tho glory OF God And some
Ono says my business Is to manufacture
horse shoe nails" Then manufacture horse
shoe mills TO the glory Of God. There isnoth.
ing Tor you to do that you ought to do but
Tor tho glory OF God
Usefulness istypifled by the palm tree. All.
we don't want In the church envy moro poo.
Eie 1not are merely weeping pillows sighting
INTO tho water, standing and adnlirfnr their
long lashaS in the CLASSY spring No wild
CHERRY, dropping bitter fruit We want palm
trees, holding something for God, something
Tor angels, something for man. / am tired
ana SICK OF this fiat, tame, insipid, satin slip.
Pered, namby -pamby, highty-tighty religionl
IL Is worth nothing for this world, and It Is
destruction for eternity
Give mo five hundred men and women
FULLY consecrnted TO Christ, and we will taka
any city for God in three years Give me
ten thousand men and women fully mn To ths
CHRISTIAN standard; in ten years ten thousand
OF them would take the whole earth for God.
Dlt when arc wc going to begin1
Ledyard, tho great traveller, was brought
before the Geographical Society of Great Bi,it,
ain, and they wanted him TO mako some ex.
pioretlons IN Africa, and they showed him all
the pcrils, and all the hard work. and ali
mo exposure, and after they had told him
what they wanted him to do in Africa they
SAID 10 him; Now, Ledyard, when arc you
ready to stortP TIo said: Tomorrow
morning" The learned men wero nsfon-
tshcd; they thought he would take weeks or
months to get ready. Well, now, you tell
,a5 yo4 - want 70 20 earnest for Christ; you
W non are you going to begun Oh. that Won
aavo the decision to say: To-day. nowr,
10 now into tho mount and gather tho
palm branches. But the palm
All ages, in oil lands, tho palm branch means
victory. We are by nature Tho servants of
I satan lie stole us, 10 has his eve on us no
wants 20 keep u.s. The word comes from our
| Father that II wo will try 70 break loose from
nus doing OF wrong our Father win help US:
ana some day we rouse up, and we look the
Oiaek tyrant I'm tho face, and we fly at him.
and wo wrestle him down, and we put our
| aeel on his neck, and we grind him in tlo
lust, and we say Victory, victory. through
| our Lord jesus Christi Oh what "a
grand thing Il is to havo sin under
loot aud wasted lifo behind
our books 'Dlesssl II he whose trans
erosion r. forgiven, ana whose sin "a
covered" But" Gays tho man, IT feol
20 sick md worn out with tho ailments OF
ire" You arc going 20 DO more tirnn
cOnqucror. But Eays the man. 81
am 50 tempted, / am 80 pursued Ga
bfe." You aro going 20 DO moro than
! conqucror. 81, who have 50 many ailments
and heartachea, going TO DO moro than
conqqcrorF Yes unless you arc 80 solf-con-
celted that you want 20 manage all tho
ahalrs Of your life yourself, inEtoad OF
letting God manage them. DO you wnnt
| 70 drive and have God talso q back seaty
Oh, no, You say; j want God 60 DO my leader.
wen, then, you will be moro than couqueror.
your last sickness win come and tho pffvqi-
clans m tho next room will be talking about
what they viii do for you. What differences
VIII 10 mako what they DO for your Won nre
going 70 be woll, oyorlasingly well. and
whom tho spirit has no,l tho bodyv your friends
VIII De talking es 70 whore thoy shall bury
you what difference does II mako to Won
@noro hey bury your Tho angel Of