Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-13
The Lords Day Day of Opportunity
The Morayiau


Rev J. Parlane, NJ. H..
On the first Lords day the world
ever saw, which was also the greatest
Of them all, that ON which our Lord
rose from the dead, he came to the
disciples assembled in the upper
room, showed himself, his hands and
his side to them, and said, "Peace be
unto YOU" A week later he came
to them again, displayed 4 second
time the marks on his body that
proved who he was, and what he had
borne, and said to the unbeieving
disciple Thomas, "ReaCh hither thy
finger, and behold my hands," and
from what was said and done then
we can learn what this day is an
opportunity of, even of gaining full
Ter knowledge of Christ, Of having
our sinful doubts....removed, and of
getting a richer share Of the spiritual
blessings he died to procure for us.
On this day we have a better oppOr-
tunity than on other days of getting
more of that knowledge Of Him that
is life eternal, for though he does not
cOnfne his favors to that day, yet it
is found that it is that on which he is
chiefly revealed to his waiting fol-
lowers. In the words to us in his
house, and in those we read in our
homes, he shows us how worthy he
is of our trust, and that we need not
fear to leave the whole weight of our
burdens and griefs and fears on him
that though heart and flesh fail US,
he will not; though friends deceive
US, he will not. We then tget to
know that he, and he alone, is able
to guide us through the dangers that
lie before us, and how: willing he is
to do that; how that he will give us
strength for duties, even the most
trying, and enable us to succeed
where left to ourselves, we should bt
sure to fail how there is a rich store
of comfort in him for the saddest anC
the darkest hours that brings light t
MS when we come into the night o
sorrow; and now we have in hin
one who shall stand by us in the hou
of death itself, and enable!us, in look
on to it, to say, 81 shall fear no evil
for thou wilt be with me-" We &c
to know on this day how all thing
needed for life and holiness are freel,
provided for us in him, how all i
ours since Christ is ours, the wisdom
and knowledge of the Godhead, ant
all that these can bring; but, abov
all, we get to know his love, ant
what it can bestow. We are brough
into his treasure house, and get
glimpse Of the rich stores that ar
'OViued there to meet our needs j,
time AMI eternity, 80 that we nee,
not fear any want shall ever come
For this reason the Lords day
look forward to with pleasure, b.
every true Christian heart, is value
when it is passing, and is regarde,
with gratitude when it is gone.
Shelving himself, he at the sam
time gives us glimpse Of that lif
eternal to which he calls us; liftin
US for little above the things of tn
world "in holy contemplation" h
lets us see what is beyond tn
bounds of time and space" AS tn
pilgrims in Bunyan's vision, whe
they came to Mount Clear, were pc
mitted by the shepherds there to loo
through their telescope and see tn
land that was very far off, and whe
they saw it resting under the ligf
that was full Of glory, they wei
drawn to press on to it with me-
vigor. So, many have, by what va
shown to them on this day, been lie
to begin the course heavenward, an
thew have hpoun tO prPSS on wit