The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-26

Father that il we try to break loose from
this doing wrong our Father will help US.
and some day we will rouse mp and look
the black tyrant in the face, and will fly
at him, and wrestle him down. and we put
our heel on his neck and we grind him in
the dust, and we say, Victory, victory,
through our Lord Jesus Christ, D. what
a grand thin & it is to have sin under foot
and q wasted life behind our backs.
''Blessed is he whose transgression is for
given and whose sin Il covered" But"
says the man. 81 feel so sick and worn out
with the ailments of life" You are going
to be more than conqueror. But" says
the man. Il am so tempted, am so pur-
sued in lite" You are going to be more
than congueror. II who have so many
ailments and heartaches going to be more
than conqueror?" Yes, unless you are 30
concelted that you want to manage all the
affairs Of your life instead OF letting God
manage them
Do you want to drive and have God take
a back seat? o, no, you say; want God
to be my leader. Well, then. you will be
more than conqueror. Your last sickness
will come and the ply sicians in the next
room will be talking about what they will
do for you. What difference will it make
what they do for you. You are going to
be well. everlastingly well. And when
the spirit has fled the body your friends
will be talking as to where they shall
bury you. What difference does it make
to you where they bury you? The angel
of the resurrection can pick you out of the
dust anv where, and all the cemeteries of
the earth are in Gods care. O. you ari
going to be more than conqueror. Don'i
YOU think we had better begin row to cels-
brate the coming victory? In the old
meeting hou e at Summervile, my fathe'
used to lead the singing. and be
had the old fashioned tuning .orS
and he wouiu strike - Q. his knee. and
then put the tuning fork to his ear to
catch the right pitch and start the hymn.
But, friend. don't you think we had better
le catching the pitch of the everlasting
song, the song of victory when we shall
be more than conq1erors. Had We not
better begin the rehearsal on earth?
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst
any more; neither shall the sun light on
them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which
is in the midst of the throne shall feed
them, and shall lead them to living fount-
aims of water, and God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes"
City OF Eternity. to thy bridal halls
From this prison would fee:
All. glory! that's for you and me.
NV text brings up one step further. L
says, go forth into the mount and fetch
olive branches, and pine branches, and
myrtle branches. and palm branches and
branches of thick trees. Now you know
very we'll that booth or arbor made of
slight branches would not stand. Tho
first branch of the tempest would pros
trate it. So then the booth or arbor must
have four stout poles to hold up the arbor
or booth; and hence for the building of
the AZ Dor for this world we must have
stout branches OF thick trees. And so it
is in the Gospel arbor. Blessed be God
that we have a brawny Christianity, not
one easily upset. The storm of life will
come upon Us, and we want strong doc
trine; not only love, but justice; not only
invitation but warning 1t is a mighty
Gospel; it is an omnipotent Gospel. There
are the stout branches of thick trees.
remember what Mr.. Finney said in a
school house in this State. The village
was so bad it was called Sodom, and it
was said to have only one good man in ali
the village, and he was called Lot; and
Mr.. Finney. preaching. described the de-
struction of Sodom, and the preacher de-
clared that God wouSd rain destruction
upon his hearers unless they, too. re-
pented. And the people in the school
house sat and ground their teeth in anger
and clenched their fists in Indignation;
but before he was through with his sermon
they got down on their knees and cried
for mercy while mercy could be found.
Oh, it is a mighty Gospel; not only on in
vitation, but a warning; an omnipotent
truth, stout branches of thick trees.
Well, my frenis, l have shown
you here is the olive branch of
peace, here is the pine branch
of evergreen Gospel consolation, here the
palm tree branch of usefulness and VIC
tory and here are the stout branches OF
thick trees. The Gospel arbor is done.
The air is aromatic of Heaven. The leaves
rustic with the gladness of Col. Come
into the arbor. l went out at different
times with a fowler to the mount
aims to catch pigeons; and We
made our booth and we sat in that
booth, and watched for the pigeons to
come. And we found flocks in the sky,
and after awhile they dropped into the
nets and we were successful. So 1 come
now to the door of this Gospel booth and
look out see flocks of souls flying hithsr
and flying thither. o, that they might
come like clouds and as doves to the WIN
dow. Come into the booth. Come into the
booth.