The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-30

there has been an accident down
beach The young man ventured too lar out
in the surf The telegraph hurled the terror
mp to the city. An earthquake struck un-
der the foundation of that beautiful
home. The piano closed; the curtains drop
ped; the laughter hushed. Crash! go all
those domestic hopes, and prospects, andeX-
peCtations. So, my friends, we all felt the
shaking down of some great trouble, and
there was a time when We were as much ex-
cited as this man Of the text, and We cried
out as he did: What shall | do? What
shall do?" The same reply that the apos
tie made to him is appropriate to US: BE
Iieve on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
shalt be saved" There are some documents
of so little Importance that you do not care
to put any more than your last name under
them, or even your initials; but there are
some documents of so great Importance
that you write out your full name. So the
Savior in some parts OF the Bible is called
"LoTd," and in other parts OF the
Bible he is called Jesus" and in other parts
of the Bible he is called Christ" but that
there might be no mistake about this passage,
oil three names come in together-"the Lord
Jesus Christ" Now, who is this Being
that you want me to trust in and be-
licve iu2 Men sometimes come to
me with credentials and certificates of
good character; but | cannot trust them.
There is some dishonesty in their looks that
Eakes me know l shall be cheated if ! eonfde
in them. You connot put your hearts con-
fdence in a man until you know what stuff
he is made of, and | am unreasonable this
morning when l stop to ask you who this
is that you want me to trust in? No man
would think of venturing his lie on a vessel
going out to sea that had never been
inspected. No, you must have the certificate
hung amidships. telling how many tons it
md horr z hY.sl% nj
who built it, and all about it. And you can
not expect me to risk the cargo of my i'm
mortal interests on board any craft till you
tell me what it is made Of and where it was
made, aud what it is. When, then, / ask
you who this is you want ME to trust in, you
tell me he was O very attractive person.
You tell me that the contemporary writer's
describe him. and they give the color of his
eyes, and the color OF his hair and they de-
scribe his whole appearance as being respleR-
dent. Christ did not tell the children to
come to him "Suffer little children to come
unto me-" was not spoken to the children,
it was spoken to the Phnrisees. The children
had come without any invitation. No soon
er did Jesus appear than the little ones
pitched from their mothers arms, an ava.
lanche of beauty and love, into his lap
"Suffer little children to come unto me-
That was addressed to the Pharisees; not to
the children. Christ did not ask John to
put his head down on his bosom; John
could not help but put his head there. Such
| eyes, such cheeks, such chin, ssuch hair
such physical condition and appearances
| why, it must have been completely eaptivat
| ing and winsome. | suppose O look at him
was just to love him. Oh how attractive his
manner. Why, when they saw Christ com
| ing along the street, they ran into theil
/ houses, and they wrapped up their invalids
| as quick as they could, and brought them
| out that he might hook at them. OF ther,
was Something SO pleasant, so inviting, sc
| cheering in everything he did, in his very
! look When these sick ones were brought
/ out did he say: "Take away these sores; dc
not trouble me with these leproses?" No
! no. there was a kind look. there was gentl,
word, there was healing touch. They
scould not keep away from him.
/ think there was many under the spirit o
| God who are saying: ~ will trust him ifyol
viii only tell me howl and the great ques
| tion asked by thousands in this assemblag
1 is: How? howl" And while answer you
/ question look up and utter the prayer whiel
/ Rowland Hill so often uttered in the midst O
i his sermons: Master, helpi" How are vol
to trust in Christi just as you trust an,
! one. You trust your partner in bushes
with important things. acommerical hous
/ give you nate payable three months hence
4 you expect the payment of that note at th
end of three months. You have perfect cor
fidence in their word and in their ability. Yo
60 home to-day. You expect there will b
food on the table, You have confidence i
i that. Now, ask you to have the same cor
fidence in the Lord, Jesus Christ. He says
you believe; Itake away your sins; and the
are all taken away "Whatl' you say, "b,
tore | pray any more2 Before | read m