The Forrest City times., 1890-02-01


 ALL THE EARTH WILL oBEy.
 That name will first make all tho earth tremble, and then it will mako all the na- tions sing. It is to be the password at every , gate of honor, the insignia on evory flag, the battle shout in every conflict. All the millions of the earth aro to know 1t The red horse of carnage seen in apocalyptio vision and tho black horse of death are to fall back on their haunches, and the white horse of victory will go forth, mounted by Him who hath the noon under His feet, and the stars Of heaven for his tiara Other domiuions seem to ba giving out; this seems to be enlarging Spain has had to give up much of it's dominion. Austria has becu wonderfully depleted in power France had to surrender same or her favorlte prov incos. Most of tae thrones of the world are being lowerel, aud most of the scepters Of the world arc being shortened; but every Bible printed every tract q istributed, every Sunday school class taught, every school founded every church established, is ex- tending the power of Christ's name. That name has already boon spoken under tho Chinese wall, and in Siberian snow castle in Brazilian groys, and in eastern paEoda That namo is to swallow up all other names. That crown is to covor up all other crowns. That emp.re is to absorb all other domiaations.
 All crimes shall ccase, and ancient frauds Returning justiea lift aloft her scale;
 Peace OCT the world her olive wand extend, And white robed innocence from heaven descend.
 Still further lt is an nendurin< name, You chamber over tha fencc of tho graveyard and pull aside the weeds and you see the faded inscriptions on tho tombstone. That n, a.F. lad that town. The mightiest names of the world have either perished or are perish ing, Gregory VI, Sancho of Spain. Con- rad of Germany, Richard 1 Of England, Louis XVI of France, Catherine of Russia mighty names once that made the world trembie but TOW, none SC poor as to do them reverence, and to the great mass Of the people they mean absolutely nothing; 1 they never heard of them But the name of Christ is to endure forever. It will Do aerpctuated in art for there will be other Bellinis to depict tue Madonna; there will be other Ghirlandlos t) represent Christs baptism; tharo wil be other Bronzinos to l show us Christ visiting the spirits in prison; other Giottol to appall our sight with the cruciHxtion
 ENDURING BEYOND All. OTHERS. Tho nuine will be presSrved in song, for there will be other Alexander Popes to write the "Messiah,n other Dr, Youngs to portray His triumph, other Cowpers 10 sing His love. 1t will hs preserved in costly and magnificent architecture, for protestauism as well IS Catholicism is yet to have it's St Marks and it's Sk Petors That name will bo preserved in the literature oi the world, for already lt is cnbalmed in the best books and there wall be other Dr. Paleys to write tho "Evidences of Chr.stianityn and other Richard Haxtors to decide tho Savior's coming to !udgmsnt
 But above alt and mora than all, that name wili be embalmed in the memory of all the good of earth and all the great ones of heaven. Wii the delivered bondman of earth ever forget who freed himl Will the blind man on earth forget who gave him sight. Will the outcast of earth forget who brought him home! Nol Noi To destroy the memory of that mama of Christ, you would have to burn up all the Bibles and all the churches on earth, and thea in spirit Of universal arson go i through the gate Of heaven and put torch to the temples and the towers and tho palaces and after all that city was wrapped
 D awful couiiaeration aud the citizens came out and Eased ou tho rnin n-~oven then they would hear thut name in tho thunder ef falling tower and the crash of crumbling wall, and sec it inwrought in tns flying banners of flame, and the redeemed Of the Lord on high would bc happy yet and cry out; Let the palaces and the temples burn, we havc Jesus left,n Blessed be His glorious nama forever and ever. The namc that is above every mama" Have YOU ever lBade up your mind by what nams yoa will call Christ when you meet Hlm in heaven, You know He has many names. Viii yoa call linn Jesus, or tho Auoufei One. or the Messiah, or will yeu talse some of tho symbolic flames which on earth you learned from your Bihle
 Wandering some day In tho garden of God or high, the place ahioom with eternal ! spriugtide Hfnigo luxurianee of rose and lily and alaaraaeh, you may look up into lis face and say: "Aw Lcgd Thou art the rose of Sharon and tho lilF of the valley.n
 Some day, as soul comes np from earth 10 take it's place ill the Armament, and shine as a star for ever and ever and inc lustcr ot useful l8ia shall beam forth 1 trcmulous and beautiful you may look up iato the face of Christ and say: "My Lord, Thou art Q brighter star-a morning star-a stay forever"
 TRIBUTES TO THE toRn srsrs. Wandering some day amid the fountains If fife that toss in the sunlight and tall In ' trasA of pearl and amethyst in golden and l crystalline urn, and You wander up to tho round banked riveg to where il first tlngles I is euyer ou Inc rock and out Of the chalices oi love Yoa drink 10 honor and everlasting oy, yoa may look up into the face of Christ
 sad say "Ny Lord Thou ars the fountain of living water
 { So2e day wanderns amid the lambs and sheen in the heavenly pastures. feeding by Xftf of 1 who brought you ont ol the weliish wilder
 ness to the sheepfoia above. you may look
 up to His loving and watchful eye and say "AY Lord. lhot act tho shepherd of the ] everlasting hnlsn
 hut ihers Is another na0e you may
 select l wifi imagine tAat heaven is done. i Every throne has it's king Every harp has
 Us harper Heaven has gathered up every.
 thing that is worth having The treasures
 o the whole universe have poured into it
 line som, full I ha ranks falI Tho man.
 sioas iisiL Heaven fall The sun shall set
 alre with spleAior tho donies of tho i temples, and 6urulsa tho golden streets in ! to Q blaze aud ba reelected back by tho ] sold pearl Of the twelve gates and 1t shall
 te noau in heayea noon 0a the river, noon
 oa the hills, nooA ia aA the valleys high
 naon Then tho soal may look up, gradually
 aucastnming itself Co the vision, shading
 tbe cycs as from the almost insutforable
 splcndog q the noanday light, until tho
 ysl0n ean cndara ls, than crying out:
 slhou art the sua t,ist newer sets.H
 At this pout [ ain staggered with tho
 thought thAt nolw standing al the
 charm in the nania ul spsas. and tho fact
 that it is SD easy 6 aamc, aad so beautiful
 name. and so pottata mama, and so en.
 darlag N nAne, th0go ara people who find
 Ra charm m th0sa two syliahes. e come
 Luis day and sea whether thorn is anything
 in Jesus ] challenge taosa ot you who ! arc fartaer from God 10 come at the close
 Of this service ana lest wlta mo whether
 ts0a is good, ani Cbrist is gracious, and
 the Hole spirit Is asnnipatsnt challenge
 sou 10 come and kneel down with me at
 Inc altar ag mercy l VIII kneel on one
 side of tho altar and yoa knaal pn the other
 sde Of |, and ueitaer af US will rise up un.
 tl our sies are forgiven, aud WIG ascrioe,
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