Telegram-herald., 1889-07-15
TUE AnBog OF THE GOSPEL

Well, now We are today 10 construct COS
pei arbor or gospel booth; and how shall w
III Well, we must get ali the tire,
branches and build According TO my tex
we must go up unto tho mount and brins
olive branches What docs that meant
The olive tree grows in warm climates, anC
It reaches the height OF twenty or twenty tive
feet, a straight stem, and then an oifshoO
from that stem. And then people come anC
they strip off these branches sometimes, anC
when in time Of war the general of one army
takes ono of these olive branches and goes GU
Ia the general of another army, what doc
that meant Why, it means unsaddle tn,
war chargers. 1t means hang up tho wal
knapsacks. 1t is but a beautiful way OF say
ing Peace!
Now if we are today going to succeed il
building this gospel arbor, we must so int
the Mount Of Gods blessing and fetch thu
oblive branches, and whatever else we mus
have, and wo must have ut least two div,
branches. peace with God and peace witt
man. When / say peace with God, do no
mean to represent God as bloody chieftain
having grudgo again.t Us, but | do NEAR
To affirm there Is no more antagonIsm between
q hound and hare, between "A hawk and |
pullet, between elephant and swine, thar
there is hostility between holiness and sin
And il God is all holiness, and we are all sin
there must be reimbursement, there must b
q reconstruction, there must be a treaty
there must DO a stretching forth Of DIV,
branches.
THE HUMAN VS.. THE DIVINE
1T is law suit which man is bringing agaius
his Maker; that law suit is now on the calcn
dar. IL Is the human versus the divine; 1t Il
iniquity versus the immaculate; it Is weak
ness versus oninipotence. Nan began it
God did not begin tho law suit. We began
it we assaulted our Maker, and the soone
we end this part OF the struggle in which th'
finite attempts 10 over throw the infinite nnC
the sooner We end j. tho bsiter
Travellers tell US there Is no such place q
Mount Cavalry-that it Is onlya Ill, pnl.
an insignificant hill, but / persist in oaliinl
st the mount IL Gods divine mercy and love
far grander than any ether place on earth
grander than the Alps or Hinalsyas. sn'
there are no other hills as compared with it
and have noticed In every sect where tn
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olive branches. And all 10 have 10 do is Z
get rid OF this war between God and our
selves, u which we are all tired We wan
t. back out Of the war, we want to get riS
OF this hostility. All we have TO do Is jus
u get up on the mount of Gods blessing, ant
pluck these olive branches and wave then
beforSth throne. Peace through our LoT,
Jesus Christ.
Oh, IL dout make much difference wha
the world thinks Of you; what this king. tina
queen, that senator thinks Of you. But cOm'
into the WARN, intimate, glowing aud ever
lasting Relationship with the God Of Tn
round universe, that is the Joy that makes
haIlelgjah seem stapid. Al, Why do "
We want to have peace through our Lor'
jesus Christi Why, il we had gone On il
tea thousand years Of war against God. "
could not have captured 80 much as a sw0r
or a cavalry stirruP. or twisted OF one Of tn
vheels OF tho chariot Of his ounuipotenc'
but tie moment We bring this olive brsnc
God and ali heaven come On CIR SIDE feac
through our Lord Jesus Christ; and no othe
kind % peace IS worth anything.
DON'T QUARREL
But then We u4usS have that other div
branch, pace WITH man. Now II Is yer
easy to Get up a quarrel There are gur
poyvdery Christians al arouad Us. aud On
match q grovocafion vii st them C
II - easy enough 70 Est up a quarrel But
my brother. don't you think you had bette
have your horns sawed oTl Had you nc
better make an apoiesyi Had yoa bot bette
subrait 70 little hunilLstsoni On. yon ssI
until that man takes the first step viii nevs
Be AZ peace vita him, nothing vii bs don
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