Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-25

lint man IL Gj ar torFhc IacE OF 1ast
one lind word Go to-morrow and ritter
that .opc saving, omripqtcrt. KIND word.
Here isn soultbat has been swampedin sin,
He wants to End the light Of the Gospel,
He feels like shipwrecliel mariner look
ing out over the beach, watching for a sail
against the sl.y. Oh, bear down on linn
Tell him that the Lord waits to be l;ra-
cious to linn, and though he has Been a
great sinner there is a great Saviour pro.
yided, Tell him that though his sins are
~ scarlet they shall be rs, snow; fhqnGh
they are red like crimson they shall be as
wool That man is dying forever for the
lack of one Kind word, ....
There used to be sung Mt a great many
Of the pianos all through the country a
song that has almost dicd out I wish
somebody would start it again in Our so7
cal circles. There may nave not been very
exquisite art in the music, but there was u
grand and glorious sentiments; utaf
Kind words never die never die;
3 Cherished and blessed.
LET US TRY THE FORCE OF KINDNESS.
Oh, that we might in our families and in
our churches try the force of kindness
You can never drive men, women or chill
drcn into the kingdom Of God. A March
northeastern win bring out more honey
suckles than frctfu!ness and scolding win
bring out Christian grace. wishth in
all our religious work we might be satu-
rated with the spirit of kindness Missing
that we miss a great deal of usefulness.
There is no need of coming out before men
and LAUNDERING to them the law unless Mt
the same time you preach to them the Cos
pei. Do you not know that this simple
story Of Sayiours kindness is to redeem
all natibns2 The hard heart of this worlds
obduraoy is to be broken before that story.
There is in Antwerp, Belgium, one OF the
most remarkable pictures lever saw. It
is "Thc Desccnt-of Christ from the Cross. -.
1t is one OF ItHbens' pictures No man can,
stand and look at that descent from the
cross as Ilubens pictured it without
having his eyes flooded with tears, il he
have any scnsibilty ut all. 1t is an over
mastering pieture--onc that stuns you, and
staggeTs you, and haunts your dreams.
One afternoon man stood in that eathe.
dral looking at Rubcns' descent of Christ
from the Cross" lie was all absorbed in
that scene of a Savmur's sutfcrings when
the innitor came in and said ''It is time to
chose up the cathedral for the night. /
wish you would DEPART The pilgrim
looking at that Descent Of Christ from
the Cross" turned around t. the ianitor
and said; 40 M; not vet. Nait .1lReil
they got him down. IN al
Oh, it Is the story OF SSviour's suffer
iag madness That il to eaptRYa world.
When the bones of that great BGhemQth
Of iniquity which has tramplcd all nations
11,an la, lfs,l-np nd Oh IL ,.-iI l,.,
found out that the work was not done 10y
the hammer Of the iconoclast, or lN the
sword of the conquerur, or lay the torch of
persecution, but by the plain, simple, over
whclming force OF "the soft tongue that
brenkcth thcbone"
Ard now | ask the blessing Of God to
come ddwnfp you in matters Of health,
in matters of business; that the Lord will
lalivcr Won from all Your fnarsial per
plcyiucs, that he win give you Enod.iiVs.
hhood, large salaries, healthful wages, suf-
'iCieut income. Ipray God that he May
give you the opportunity Of educating yoar
children fsr this world, and throuEh- the
rich grace Of our Lord Jesus Christ of see
ing them prepared for the worldthat is 20
come. ........
Above ali, | look for the mercy Of God
upon your immortal souls: and lest stand
before some who have not yet attended TO
The things of their eternal interest, in this.
the closing ps.i Of my discourse, implore
them here end now TO seek after tod
and be nc peace with him. Oh, We want
10 De gathered together nj last in the
btislir hnd blessed asscurblage Of the skies,
o,ir work MI 5i0hc. our sorroNs all ,eudeL
Cod bless you and your children, and your
chillreu's children. And now commend
you 60 Cod and TO the word of his grace,
which is able 70 build you MP md sixc.you
an Inheritance among al them 'that arr
sauctiicd