The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-25
horpcrs harping with their horps So YOU
will not blame me lor opening the dark
saying on the gospel harp.

interrogation lnlld W nv dld good
God let sin aud trouble come into the
world when He might have kcptthem out?
My reply is lie had good reason. lie had
reasons that lie has never given MS. lie
had reasons which lie could no more
make us understand in our huatc state
than the father starting out ON some great
and elaborate enterprise could make the
two.ycarold child In his armed chair com.
prchcnd IT, One was to demonstrate what
grandeur of character may he achieved ON
earth 10y conquoring evil Had there been
no evil to conquer and no trouble to CON
sole, then this universe would never have
known an Abraham ar a Moses OF
Joshua or an Ezekiel or a Paul or q Christ
or u Washington or a John Milton or o
John Howard, aud million victories
which have been gained 10y thcconsecmtcd
spirits OF all ages would mover have been
gained. Had there been no battle there
would have been no victory Nlncicnths
of the anthcms of heaven would never
have been sung. Heaven could never have
been thousaudth part ui the hrlvcn thlt
It IL. will not say that | am glad that
sin and sorrow did enter, but | do say that
! am glad that after God has given all His
reasons TO an assembled universe He will
bc moro honorcd than II sin aud sorrow
had never entered, and that the uuiillcu
| celcStials will bo outlune aud will put
| down their trumpcls to listen ana il will
| be In heaven when those who have
/ conquered sin and sorrow shall cntor. ms
/ Il would br in a small singing school on
| earth II ThUlhcrg aud Gottschnlk and
! Wagner aud Beethoven aud Rhcnhvrgcr
| and SChumann should all nt once vutcr.
! The immurtals that have been chanting
| 10000 years before the throne will uy,
| ~ they close their lihrctios: "Oh, VI We
! could only sing like tha,l' But God will
say 20 those who have never fallen aud
consequently have not been redeemed;
| "NOu must bc silent now; YOU have not
! the qualification for this anthem, so they
sit with closed lips aud folded hands aud
sinners saved 10y gricc take mp the
! harmony, for the iiih,c saws, "no mJn
| could learn that song hut the hundred aud
! forty aud four thousand which wore TO-
/ doomed from tho earth.
4 great prlma donna, who can now DO
anything with her voice, told mo that
/ when she nr-i started la music her teacher
| la lcilin told her she could hc u good
! singer, but certain motto shn could never
reach. "And then, she said, 81 went to
work aud studied aud pmrtlccd Tor ycnrs
until dil reach It," hut the song ol the
sinner redeemed, the Bible says, the cX-
ultcd harmonists Who have never sinncd
/ could not reach aud never will reach.
Would YOU like lo hear me in vcrl poor
! way play snatch ol that tuner | can
give YOU only one bar OF the music on this
gospel Llrp "untu him that hath loycl
| n. and washed us from our lins in his own
blood and hath made ~ kings and priests
unto God aud the Lamb, to him hr glory
| lul dominion forever aud ever. Amen. %
| but before leaving ihIs iutoruoguprN Why
| God Dot sin como into thc Wohd' let nae
say that grtat battles Fcetn 10 be- nuthln.
but suffering uud outuEi .t thc umc %
their occurrence, set lltpI they have beef
long while past We can see that it VIZ
better Tor them Ia have bCrn fought
namely, Sa'lmis. lnkcrmln, loulousr,
Arbulll, Agincuud, Trafalgar lilcuhrim,
Lexington. Sedan. So nov that the great
battle. against s'n nnl suffering Hc going
uu We eau rcr mostly that which ls doc
| plurahlp but .u.un years from now,
| standing m s.nuy. Nc shalt appreciate fh,t
heaven A batter OF Than ii tuy battle ul
this worlds ,Iu anl suffering had never
been projected.
But now como nearer homo aud pat a
dark saving uu thc gospel harp, q style Of
question Chat is asked l.un,ulu time, every
year Interrogation thc iuuuh Why du
have it -p hard while Others have ID su
cisy2 or. why du have so much difficulty
in getting livelihood while others gJ
around with a iull ppricmuunaicl or why
must I wear these PLAN clothes while 9th
Cr have a. push bard tO got their Wnrl
rUbus closed, sU crowded are they with
N.HHH II. ~. 4 q.
wOrl, so hard while others have Al hu.i.
days every YEAR They are nll practically
one question answer them by saving.
Il j. because thc luri has Ills laNorlt,s aud
| lie puts extra discipline upon YOU, and
extra trial, because lie has ipr you cXlr
glory, rAtm cnthruurmunt hnd extra sli-
DIuoH That u NJ guess ui mine, bat u
divine Hly.Hu. "Naum fIp lord luyyih
lie chl.irn,th." "Ncll" lys rumr
one. 81 would rather have lit'p los
iu heaven aud little moro hero. us.
count my heavenly ruho lu pHr cent
aud lrt me nuN put it IN, u lurlIurl
uycWpit, put mr Boo % lce gorgeous mum
ui lhc house ui muuy mansions aud luI mu
have % house here boz % better uriEHHYr
hUoI.' Nu uu, Cod b. not going foo flU
heaven. which b. to hn your residence iuI
unu bundled quldfIIiUn ul wears, to lN
up your earthly abode, which yuu will
| occupy U most iur lr4 than a century
and where Nuu may perhaps stay only tuu
years longer. ur uuly ONE year, ur perhaps
d month muIH. NUN you bad better rbuHr.
fully Ir bul have lis W1y, lpr You sHu,
llr hfs huUu taking caro- ul folks iur near
. tuul yrHrt. Hnl knows how iu DO ii. Hud
run ..u What ia best iur you better tHUU
ylu can yourself Don't think YOU HI