The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-08-27
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There used to be sung at a great many
OF the pianos through the country
song that has almost died out wish
that some one would start 1t again In
our social circles. There may not have
been very exquisite art in the music,
but there was grand and glorious
sentiment:
kind words never die, never die,
Cherished and blessed"
o, that we might in our families ana
in our churches, try the force OF kind
ness You can never drive men, wo-
men, or children into the kingdom OF
God. A March northeastern will bring
out more honeysuckles than fretfulness
and scolding will bring out Christian
grace. wish that in all our religious
work we might be saturated with the
spirit of kindness. Missing that, we
miss great deal Of usefulness There
is no need Of coming out before men and
laundering TO them the law unless at
the same time you preach to them the
gospel. Do you not know that this
simple story Of a Saviour's Kindness Is
to redeem all nations? The hard heart
Of this worlds obduracy is to be
broken before that story. There is In
Antwerp, Belgium, one Of the most re-
markable pictures I ever saw. 1t Is,
"The Descent of Christ from the Cross"
1t is one OF Rubens' pictures No man
can stand and look at that descent
from the Cross" as Rubens pictured 1t,
without having his eyes flooded with
tears, IL he have any sensibility at all.
1t is an overmastering picture-one that
stuns you, and staggers you, and haunts
your dreams. One afternoon, man
stood in that cathedral looking at Ru-
bens' Descent from the Cross" He
was all absorbed in that scene OF q
Saviour's sufferings when the janitor
came in and said: at is time to close
up the cathedral for the night wish
you would depart" The pilgrim looked
at that descent from the Cross" turned
around to the janitor and said: mo,
no; not yet. Wait until they get Him
down"
O, it is tho story OF the Saviour's SUI
fering kindness that is TO capture the
world. When the bones Of the great
Bchemoth OF iniquity which has tram
pied all nations shall be broken and
shattered, it will be found out that the
work was not done by the hammer oi
the iconoclast or by the torch OF perse
cution, but by the plain, simple, over
whelming force OF "the soft tongue tina
breakoth tho bone"
, And now | ask the blessing OF God x
come down upon you in matters o
| health, in matters OF business; that th'
: Lord will deliver you from all you
= financial perplexities; that he will Civ
: you good livelihood, large salaries
, healthful wages, sufficient income.
r pray God that He may give you the op
t portunity Of educating your children 70
this world, and through the rich grac'
= OF our Lord Jesus Christ, Of seeinI
$ them prepared for the world tha
: Is TO come. Above all, look for th
I mercy OF God upon your immorta
o souls; and lest ! stand before some VIII
s have not yet attended TO the things 9
i their eternal interest in this, the clio.
/ ing part Of my discourse, Iimplore ther
Il here and now to seek after God and b
1t peace with Him. 0, We want TO b
y gathered together at last In the brigh
t and blessed assemblage Of the skies, ou
n work all done, our sorrows all endeC
It God bless you, and your children. an
% your children's children. And now
y commend you to God and the word
h His grace, which is able TO build 20
It up, and give you an inheritance anon
o all them that are sanctihed.