The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-03

DeHola uHh whole nights In prayer Do YoN
want an example OF suffering. see His patti
acress Palestine tracked with blood. Do you
want an example of patience, see Him abused
ana never giving one sharp retort. Do you
want an example OF industry, see Him with
CUT one lde moment. Do you want speci
men OF satrifice. look at His life of self de
maj, bis death Of ignominy, His sepulcher OF
Illumination. On what an examplei His feet
wounded, yet He submitted to the journey
his back lacerated, and yet He carried the
cross. Struck, He never struck hack again.
Condemnel yet he rose higher than
dis calumniators, and with wounds
IN His hand and wounds IN
his feet ard wounds on His brow and wounds
in His side, BE calculated; Father forgive
them, they know not what they do An,
my brethren, that is the pole by which TO set
your COMPASS, that is the headland by WHICH
to steer, that Is the light by which to kincle
your lamps that is the example thas We
ought all to follow. How 1t would smooth
ant the rolIghness in our disposition, and the
world would be impressed by the trans
formation and would say: Il know what IS
the matter with that man, he has been with
Jesus and has learned of Him.
Alexander was going along with his army
in Persia aud the snow and ice were 50 great
that the army halted and said; I'VE cant
march any further Then Alexander dis
mounted from his horse, took pickax, went
ahead Of his army and struck into the Ice
and SHOW. The soldiers said: If he can 10
that we eau do it, and they took their picks
anu soon the way was cleared and the army
marched en-. So our Lord dismounted from
His glory and through all icy obstacles news
path for Himself and path for US, saying
Follow Me- 1 do not ask you to go through
any suffer. ng, or fight any battles where
DO not lead the way Follow Me-"
Again ! remark, that we are to look 10
Christ as O. sympathizer. Is there anybody
in the house to-day who does not want SYN
pathyi I do not know how any one can live
without sympathy. There are those, how
ever, who have gone through very rough
paths in life who had no divine arm TO lean
on. How they got along ] do not exactly
know. Their fortunes took wings in some
unfortunate investment and flew away. The
bank faile1 and they huttoned up pennies
pocket. Ruthless SPECTATORS carried of the
fragments Of an estate they were twenty
FIVE years 10 getting with hard work.
How did they stand it without Christi
Death CAME into the nursery and there was
an empty crib. One voice less in the house
holG. One fountain less of JOY and laughter
Two handsless, busy all day long IN sport.
Two feet less to go bounding and romping
through the hall. Tttoeyes less 10 beam with
love and gladness. Through all that house
shadow after shadow. shadow after shadow
through ii2 | DO not know They trudged
the great Sahara with no water in the goat
skins. They plunged 10 their chin in the
slough O., despond and had 20 one to lift
them. In an trustworthy craft they put
out into black Eusociydon.
Nv brother, my sister, there is balm that
cures tho worst wound. There is a light that
wiz llindle up the worst darkness. There IS
harbor from the toughest ocean, You
need and r1ay have the Saviouris sympathy
You cannot get on this way. l see your
trouble is wearing you out body and mud
and soul l come on no fools elTand
TODAY. I come with a balm that can
heal any wound. Are you sick? Jes.ls
was sick. Arc you wearys jesus was weary
Ara you persscutedf Jesus was prosecuted.
Are you btreaved? Did not Jesus weep over
Lazarusf Oh, yes like roe on the mount
aims Of Beiher Jesus comes bounding to your
soul to-day. There IS not one passage q
Scripture, every word OF which is heart
fhrob: Come unto Ne all We who are
weary and heavy laden, and | will give you
rest" Then there Is another passage just a
2 cd: Cast thy burden on the Lord ans
he viii sustain thee Oh, there are greer
pastures where the heavenly shepherd lead
the woundsd and sick of the flock.
The Son Of God stands by the tomb Of Laza-
rlis and viii gloriousiy break it open at thu
right time, Genessret cannot toss its wave
50 high that Christ cannot walk them The
cruise Of oil viii multiply into an illimitable
supply. After the orchard seems to have
been robbed Of all its fruit, the Lord has one
Tree LETT, full of golden and ripe supply The
requiem may wall with gloom and with death;
but there cCmeth after a while a song. 0
chant. an anthem, battle march, a jubilee
a coronation. Oh do you not feel the breath
Of Christii sympathy now, you wounded
ones, YOU troubled ones2 II you do not.
would ike to tel you Of the chaplain in the
army who vas wounded 50 he could not walk,
hut he heard at a distance among the dying
a man who said; .'Oh. my Godri He said to
hiiaself; i must help that man though !
can't walk -
So he rolled over and rolled through his
own blood and rolled on over many of the
Hlain, unit he came where this poor fellow
was suffering and he preached TO him the
comfort Of the Gospel, and with his own
wound he seemed to soothe that mans
wound IL was sympathy going out to-
ward an object most necessitous and
one that he could EASILY understand. ApI
50 it is with Christ, though Nounde5d ge
over Hnllsef He hears the cry or
repentance, the cry Of our be-
Inent the ery Of our poverty, the cry c
wreteheiness and He says: Il must &
help shat SOUL and He rolls over
wounds in head, wounds in hands, wou
feet, toward Us, until He comes Just wra man
are welterng in our own blood, and 1;o,o,.
His arm ever us-and I see it IS a WY uol,
arm, and it is a wounded handaeS Of
as Ho throws His arm over us I hear
say: Il have loved thee with an everTed
ing i'''- frai
Again. we must look to Christ as our 4
rescue. Wecannot with these eyes, hOwe5I
good our sight may be, catch a giinnps-,,
the heavenly land for which our souls sJ'
But have no more doubt that beyone dref
cold river there is place Of glory ar
rest than we have that across tire At not
Ocean there is another continent. lL l
heavenly land and this land stand in tllSn-V
contrast. This is barrenness and th-IIo,,, n
dure. These shallow streams Of cart - ="
a thirsty OK might drink dry, or aa not
hoof trarnple into mire, compared vi
bright. crystalline river from 1nat1y VIII
throne, on the bs.=zks oi which river III.
mics Of heaven may rest, and into who3ieioi .
These instruments OF earthly u
easily raeked into discord, compa1ot take
harps that thrill with eternal
the trumpets that are 50 mussVer now III
wake the dead. These streetfs,1, NAV h,
We 20 painting In summer heat y
n winters cold, and the poor M back-bon
burden and the vagrant asks 4
along which shuttle the feet Of peanS no, Y
and woe, compared with thos;onol,Io %
sound forever with the feet oslonaole &C
ness, and those walls made cYa quality
Of precious stones. the light n
heetions from jasper and Z to him.
topaz and sardonyx and beri ;,,t A.
and chrysoprasus. " JUST no
Oh, the contrast between thisan IN Won
We struggle with temptation
be conquered, and that world wEIeRd. BIZ
feet 10Y. perfect holiness and pc -
Said a little blind child. "Mnmrl1ssElil
I be blind in heaven ''Oh, no, my dear,
reulied the mother ''you won't be blind in
heaven little lame child said:
ssAGamua. viii / De lame IN heaEenf
mo- she replied, ''you won't be lame
Z, heaven Why, when the plainesf
1sbrigtian pilgrim arrives at the heavenly
sete n opens to him. and as the angels
egue down to escort him in, and they
spread the banquet, and they keep festival
over the august arrival, and Jesus come
with a crown and says; Wear this, am
With a palm and says: Wave this, and
raints 10 a throne and says: mount this"
i-hen fbeold citizens Of heaven come around
% hear the newcomers recital OF deiVerancs
wrought for him, and as the newly arrived
soul tells Of the grace that pardoned and the
mercy that saved him, all tho inhabitants
shout the praise Of the King, crying: "trnise
Kfmi Praise Him.
Quaint John Buiiyen caught a glimpse OF
that contamination when he said; Just as
the gates were opened to let in the man,
looked in after them, and behold the city
shoue like the sun: the streets were also
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