The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-01-25

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wards the whisper is heard: whats
thatP What's that?"
TITS the song O Paul and.zsiizs. Thez
e. aet s1esg sssa
xHey % nat On the cola ground, their
seef last IN wooden sockets, and OF course
3t1cy can not sleep. But they car sing.
>teiler, what are you doing with these
people9 Why have they been put in
here? o, they have been trying to make
the world better. Is that alp That Is
all. A pit for Joseph. A lions cave
for Daniel A blazing furnace for Shad-
rsch. Clubs for John Wesley. An anath-
ema for Philip Melancthon. A dun
geon for Paul and Silas. But while we
are standing In the gloom Of that
P~hilippian dungeon, and we hear the
mingling voices Of sob, and groan, and
blasphemy, and hallelujah, suddenly an
earthquake! The iron bars of the prison
twist, the pillars crack of. the solid
masopary begins to heave and rock till
all the doors swing open. and the walls
fall with q terrible crash. The jailer,
feeling himself responsible for these
prisoners, and feeling suicide to be hon
orsble-slnee Brutus killed himself. and
Cato killed himself, and Cassius killed
himself-puts his own sword to his own
hesrt, proposing with one strong. keen
thrust to put IN end to the excitement
and agitation.
But Paul cries out: 'Stopl stopl Do
myself no harm. We are all here"
Then l see the jailer running through
tho dust and amid the ruin of that
prison. and ] see him throwing himself
down ut the feet OF those prisoners, cry
ing out: What shall l dop What shall
] do?" Did Paul answer: Get out of
this place before there Is another earth
quake: put handouts and hobbies on
these other prisoners, lest they get
away?" No word OF that kind. Com,
pact. thrilling. tremendous answers; an
Swer memorable all through earth and
Heaven:
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
shalt be snved.
, Well, we have all read OF the earth
quake In Lisbon, in Lima, In Aleppo
and In Caracas; but we live in q lati.
tha0 NACAOB IA III Otl ltAlOi = blclt
has not been one severe volcanic dis
turbance. And yet we nave seen fifty
earthquakes. Here Is n man who has
been building mp a large fortune. His
bid on the money market was felt In all
the cities. He thinks he has got be-
yond oil annoying rivalries in trade, and
he says to himself:
Now I am free and safe from all pos
sible perturbation" But q national
panic strikes the foundations Of the
commercial world, and crash! goes all
that magnificent business establish
ment. lie Is o man who has built up a
very beautiful home. His daughters
have Just como homo from the seminary
with diplomas OF graduation. His ons
have started in life honest, temperate
and pure. When the evening lights
are struck there is a happy and an un-
broken family circle. But there has
been an accident down at the beach.
The young man ventured too far out in
the surf. The telegraph hurled the
terror up TO the city. An earthquake
struck undor the foundation Of that
autiful home. The piano closed. the
curtains dropped, the laughter pushed.
Crash! 20 all those domestic hopes, and
prospects, and expectations. So, my
friends, we have all felt the shaking
down of some great trouble. and there
vas O time when we were as much ex-
cited as this man Of the text, and we
cried out Us he did:
.'What shall I dor What shall ! do?"
The same reply that the apostle made
TO him Is appropriate TO US:
BaiIeye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
shalt be saved.
There are some documents OF 30 little
importance that you do not care TO put
any more than your last name under
them. or even your initial, but there
are some documeAts Of so great impor-
lance that you write out your ALL name.
SO the Saviour In some parts ot the Bl-
BILE is called Lord" ind IN other parts
Of the Bible lie IL called Jesus" and
In other parts Of the Bible lie Is called
Christ" but that there might bs no
mistake about this passage. all three
names come In together the Lord
Jesus Christ"
{. Now, who Is this being that you want
mo to trust In and believe In? Mon
sometimes come 10 me with credentials
and certincateso of character; but !
can not trust them. There Is some
dishonesty In their looks that makes me-
know thSt I shall be cheated IL could"
in HEM. You can not put your hearts
confidence In o man until you know
what stuff no Is mada4of and am ] un
reasonable this morning whom stop TO
ask you who that is that you want me
20 trust In? No man would think Of
y~erturing his life IN o vessel going out
10 sca that had mover been inspected.
No, you must have tho certificate hung
amidships, telling how many tons "
carries, and how long ago IL was built.
and who built II, and all about 1t And
you can not expect me TO risk the cargo
Of my immortal interests on board any
craft till You tell mo what it iS made OIL
and where IL was made. and what II 49,
Whom, then, I ask you who this Is you
want mo 70 trust In, you tell me he was
Q very attractive person. You toll me
that the cotemporary writers describe
Him. and they give the color OF his
eyes, and the color Of His hair, and they
describe His whole appearance as being
resplendent.
Christ did not tell tho children to
come TO Him. Suffer little childron 70
con unto me-" was not spoken to the
children; 1t vas spoken TO the Phari-
seea The children had come without
any invitation. No sooner did Jesus
appear than the little ones pitched from
their mothers arms, an avalanche 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 or His bosom;
John could not help but put his head
there. Such eyes, such checks, such a
ohm, such hair, such physical condition
and appearance-why. 1t must have
been completely captivating and win
some. suppose q look at Him was Just
TO love Him. o! how attractive His
pAnnersi Why when they So" ceF,s'