The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27

70 INN: Back with you. Have more spirit
Don't be hampered with religion. limo
enough 'n';, yet. Wait unit! you get sick. Wait
you; you are SO bad that God will have moth.
ing to do with you" or "You are good
enough and need no Eedeemer. Take thine
ease. eat. drink and be merry" Ten thou.
sand vores say: Back with yos. Cod is n
hard master. The churcl, is collection OF
hypocrites. Back into your sins: back to
less pillow. The silliest thing that man
ever does is to come back after he has been
wandering" Oh. how much help man
does want when he tries to become Chris.
tinn!. Indeed. the prodigal cannot find his
way home to his fathers house alone. Tn.
less some one comes to meet him lie had
better have stayed by the swine. troughs.
When the tide comes in. you might more
easily with your broom sweep back the surges
than you could drive back the ocean o. your
unfortunate etransgressions. What nre We to
do" Are We to fight the battle alone. anci
trudge on with NO one to aid us. and no rock
to shelter US. an! no word o. encouragement
tn" text the announcement: when he was
yet n great way of. his father ram" When
I he sinner starts for God. God starts for the
sinner. God does not come out with a slow
hesitating pace. The infinite space slip be-
meath His feet. and lie takes worlds Mt a
bound. The father ran Oh, wonderful
meeting, when God and .he soul come to.
gether. THE father ran You start for
God and God starts tor you. aud you meet
and while the angels rejoice over the meeting,
your long injured Father falls upon your
neck with attestations of compassion and
pardon. Your poor wandering, sinful. pol.
lutted soul. and the loving, the eternal 'Fa.
ther have met.
l remark upon the fathers kiss lie fell
on HIS neck, my text says. land kissed him. y
IT is not every father that would have done
that. Some would have scolied him. and
said: Here, You went of with beautiful
clothes. hut now you are all in tatters. You
went OFF healthy. and come back sick and
wasted with your dissipations." lie did not
ana filthy ana wrrtcl.ed, stood before his
father. The father charged him witlnouc o,
his wanderings. He just received him. He
just kissed him.. His wretchedness was IL re.
Communication to the father 'sove. oh, that
fathers kiss. How shall describe the Low.
Of God?--the ardor with which He receives a
sinner buck agnin: Give me n rlummet witl,
which ] may fatliom this sen. Give me Il lad
der with which may scale this height. Civ
me words with which can describe this love,
Ihe apostlesaysin one place "unseurchabIe: -
in another. past finding out" Height over.
topping all height; depth plunr;ng beneath
all depth breadth compussng.all immensity;
VII tuis ioNe. bt'u so tOSel tIle WOflI. lie
loves you. Don't you believe it? Has He
not done everything to make you think so:
lie has given you Ii q. health. friends, home =
the use of your hand. the sight OF your eye.
the hearing of your ear. lie has strewil
your path with mercics. lio has fed you
clothed you, sheltered you, defended you,
loved you, importnnei you all your Ii . long
Don't you believe lie loves You. Why, if now
yon should start up rom the wilderness u
your sin. lie would throw both arms around
you. To make you believe that he love.
you. tie stopped to manger. and cross, anu
srrnlchrc. With all the passions of His hul,
nature reused, He stands before you to-day
ani would coax you TO happiness AM
heaven. oh, this father's kiss. There is =.
much meaning. and love, and compassion il,
1t; SO much pardon III it; so much heaven IL
it,
lproclam him tho Lord Cod merci'ul
gracious. and long suffering. abundant
in goodness and truth, Lest you wonli mo-
believe Him, He goes up Golgotlia. unt
graves are opening. and the mohs are howl
ing, and the sun is hiding, He dies Tor you
See Him! See Him on the Mount OF Cruel
fxtion, the sweat on His brow tnRc,l Will
the blood exudinS from His lacerat"d tenn
pies: See His eyes swimming in death. Hca
the loud breathing of the Suiicrrrus lie pant.
with world on his heart, Hark to the fnl
on the rocks bencath-drop! drop! drop
Look Mt the nals How wide the wound
are! Wilder do they cape as His body come
down upon them. Oh. this crucitxion agony
Tears melting into tears. Blood flowing in
/ to blood. Darkness dropping into darkness
Hands of men Joined with hands oi DEVILS t,
tear apnrt tho quivering heart OF the Son o
Cod!
On. Viii tie never speak again! Will tina,
,nson face never light up again? He wi
speak again: while til. blood is sutfmsing Iii
brow. and reddening His cheek and gather
ing on nostril and lip, und you think He i.
exhausted and cannot speak, He cries out
until all the ages hear him: "Futlior
forgive them. they know not what they lo.'
is there no emphasis in such n scene as thn,
to make your dry eyes weep, aud your hur
heart break? Will you turn your back upo,
1t. mud say by your actions what the jew.
said by their words: Ills blood be on us,
and on our children What does it uIl
mean. my brother. my sister? Why, i,
means, that for our lost race there was q
Fathers kiss Love brought Him down
Love opened the gate. Love led to the sue
rtice. Love shattered the grave. Love
lifted Him up in resurrection. Sovereign
love! Omnipotent love! Infinite love
Bleeding love! Everlasting love.
oh. tor this love let rocks and hills
Their lasting silence break:
And oil harmonious human tongues
The Saviour praises speak.
Now. will you accept that Fathers kss'
The Holy Spirit comes to you with Iii.
arousin@. melting. alarming, inviting. vivi
flying influence. Iiearcr, what creates i,
thee that unrest?