Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-11-06

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That the great Redeemer has so few
followers; was that great sacr foe ouIy
sumcient to cleanse II Q fewl Surely not.
ior when He (Jesus) was here on the
eArth De said; II came to save sinners;
come unto me and be saved all tn. ends
OF the earth; / am able TO save even tn
the uttermost; he that cometh unto me l
VIII In no wise cast out" He alec said
we Acre all sinners, aud told us how 10
come 10 him, aud taught us how 10 pray
and said he was more willing to give NJ
his holy spirit than earthly parents were
TO give good gifts to their children; also
said We were more dear to bin than the
apple OF the eye @as to US; yes, be suffer
ca torture anu even death that We might
have sure salvation.
Then ter he had paid the debt we
could not, said lie was going back to
TOD the Father, but would not leave MS
colnfortless, but would come bsck again
and receive us TO Himself. Then said.
just before Ile lie this world, II you
love Me keep My con mandmeuts, then 1
VIII pray the Father for you, and We
viii love you AID do whatever you ask.
How could Jesus have done morcl
NOW lot us elamine His few followers.
Tor they are His II they keep his COM
mandments.
They say our Father who art 10 heaven.
that is what He told them to saw. then
ask Him to save not only some near
friend, not ten, nor twenty, nor even
fifty, no, no, they ask Him to save all.
Yes, His few followers are CRYING day
aud night, all over the United states:
Save sinners! Hasten tho time when all
shall love Tneel Oh, how is this When
Jesus said with bis own words: What
ever you ask In My name, ] will do IL.
Surely there mnst be re SO black
clond of sin somewhere, to Cause Jesus
10 withhold the answer to the askipRs of
his children. Now, we see 10 fault iu
tie great plan OF talvPtioD, nor IN the
askings OF His few followers.
W hat shall we say then to these thiDpsl
10 what can we attach the blame that 20
few come 10 J,susi il is fearful thought
when we see statements If q, small pr
centsge oi peopie who Toll W the Saviour
OF the world. Some of our cities are
marked twenty two QUE OF one hundred.
and Others even less than that.
Will the h3usauds never hear The
love OF Jesus, and hrs willing ness to save.
who know not, or even care, for wha,
purpose they are In. this world. Not
thinking the chief end of man is TO plor,fv
God ana enjoy him forever.
Now there is one place at least In
which we hav' not yet looked; let us look
therefore at th great nation, Tor VIZ read
OF national as we'll as iud yiduai aims. are
we directly viol ting law Of the 1r, at
CREATOR Tha' 10 to say, have we not
law compelling Its subj els TO til, ecttv
tiisohey the law OF God, even the one he
wrotc himself. the only law he ever gave
US In Ills own handwriting, and that writ. |
len on stone, signiiying Its durability.
Then many years after that he came |
here again in the per-on of Jesus. He |
then found his friends keeping his COM
mandmen,s; he himself Joined In keeping
hem. And his followers cont uei o |
keep them ter he lcft them, NJ long as |
hey lived. But rome Of his propbets
oretold hat the time would come when
'ome sinful men would trample upon one
u his commandments aud should do SO
ra lime. Now tt ems people are
agreed In keeping all the ten c. mmand.
nebts save one, but let man step out TO
keep the whole ten, Just II 1t reads, and
re Immediately becomes peculiar.
Paul once preached aud performed A
miracle and great number believed him,
.nd doubtless would have done great
rood, had there not been some who made
heir living by manufacturing and SELL
ne Idols, or wooden gods, and rather
han have their pecuniary interest inter
cred with, they smothered their better
ceilings and sent him away, thereby ven
uring on prefering their br ad and
,utter, to the new aud better way.
l W u not designa'e the particular
to which refer, but will
cave II Tor the many read rs of your
paper 10 select Tor themselves,
IS 1t eeemp quite venturrsome 10 come
quate out and claim 1t az Q duty TO keep
loly the ten Commandments OF God.
Yet truly believe IL we as individuaIs
md as nat on should take our feet from
I'll Code commandment we would see
md realize the answer to our prayers and
miners flocsing to Jesus. Shall we In
'ur Sunday schools teach our children o
epeat the ten comr aHdments, then only
'bey the uine ourselvesi 1t might do
When thu children are quite small, but
When they are grown they will easily see
hat none of US try to keep them ali.