The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-12

arson go through the gate Of Heaven,
and put torch to the temples and the
towers and the palaces, and after all
that city was wrapped in awful con.
fagration, and the citizens came out
and gazed on the ruin-even then they
would hear that name in the thunder OF
falling tower and the crash OF crumbling
wall, and see it inwrought In the flying
banners of flame, and the redeemed Of
the Lord on high would be happy yet
and cry out: "Let the palaces and the
temples burn, we have Jesus left!'
Blessed be His glorious name forever
and ever. The name that is above every
name"
Have you ever made up your mind by
what name you will call Christ when
you meet Him in Heaven? You know
He has many names. Will You call Him
Jesus, or the Amounted One, or the
Messiah, or will you take some of the
symbolical names which on earth you
learned from your Bible?
Wandering some day in the garden Of
God on high, the place abloom with
eternal spring-tide, infinite luxurianc9
of rose, and lily, and amaranth, you may
look up into His face and say: my
Lord, Thou art the Rose of Sharon, and
the Lily of the valley"
Some day, as soul comes up from
earth to take its place in the armament,
and shine as a star for ever and ever,
and the luster of useful life shall shine
forth tremulous and beautiful, you may
look up into the face of Christ and say:
"My Lord, Thou art brighter star
the morning star-a star forever"
Wandering some day amid the foun-
tains of life that toss in the sunlight
and fall in crash of peal and amethyst
in golden and crystalline urn, and you
wander up the round banked river to
where it first tingles its silver on the
rock, and out of the chalices of love you
drink to honor and everlasting joy, you
may look up into the face of Christ and
say: "My Lord, thou art the fountain Of
living water"
Some day, wandering amid the lambs
and sheep in the heavenly pastures,
feeding by the rock, rejoicing in the
presence Of Him who brought you out Of
the wolfsh wilderness to the sheepfold
above, you may look up into His loving
and watchful eye, and say: 'My Lord,
Thou art the shepherd of the everlast
ing hills"
But there is another name you may
select. I will i'm agine that Heaven is
done. Every throne has its king.
Every harp has its harper. Heaven has
gathered up every thing that is worth
having. The treasures of the whole
universe have poured into it. The song
full. The ranks full. The mansions
full. Heaven full. The sun shall set
afire with splendor the domes of the
temples, and FURNISH the golden streets
into blaze and be reflected back from
the solid pearl of the twelve gates and
it will be noon in Heaven, noon on the
river, noon on the hills, noon in all the
valleys-high noon. Then the soul may
look up, gradually accustoming Itself
to the vision, shading the eyes as from
the almost insufferable splendor of the
MONDAY light, until the vision can en-
dure it, then crying out: ''Thou art The
sun that never sets!"
At this point am staggered with thu
thought that Notwithstanding all thu
charm in the name of Jesus, and thu
fact that it is so easy name, and 81
beautiful name, and so potent a name
and so enduring name, there are PEG
pie who find no charm in those two syl
tables. o. come this day and see whethe
there is any thing in Jesus. challeng,
those of you who are further from Coz
to come at the close of this service ant
test with me whether God is good, ant
I Christ is gracious, and the Holy Spiri
is omnipotent. challenge you to COM
7 and kneel down with me at the altar o
| mercy will kneel on one side of tn
, altar and you kneel on the other side o
: it, and neither of us will rise up unit
Q our sins are forgiven, and we ascribe, il
9 the words of the text, all honor to tn
: name of Jesus-you pronouncing it,
a pronouncing 1.-THE name that is abov
| every name.
His worth il all the nations knew,
= Sure the whole earth would love him too
O, that God to-day, by the power G
Il His holy spirit, would roll over you
vision Of that blessed Christ, and 70
would begin to weep and pray and be
}. lieve and rejoice. You have heard c
the warrior Who went out to figh
J. against Christ. He knew he was in tn
y wrong, and while waging the wa
u against the kingdom of Christ, an AFRO
J. struck him and he fell. 1t pierced hil
n in the heart, and lying there, his face
o the sun, his lie blood runnin
g away, he caught a handful of the BLOB
: that was rushing out in his right hant
IT and held itup before the sun and cried gu
Is 30 Jesus, Thou hast conquered" And
= to-day the arrow of Gods spirit piercin
d your soul, you felt the truth of what
% have been trying to proclaim, you woul
IS surrender now and forever to the Lo1
y who bought you. Glorious name! kno
1t not whether you will accept it or no
r. but l will tell you one thing here and no,
% in the presence of angels and men, tax
10 Him to be my Lord, my God, my pardol
r my peace, my life, my joy, my salvation
a; my Heaven! blessed be His glorio'
W name forever The name that is abo,
n; every NAME" "Hallelujah! unto Hi
h that stitch upon the throne and uni
e. the Lamb for ever and ever. Amen ar
'r amen and amen"
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