The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-04-03
glorious name forever. The name that
is above every name"
Jesus, the name high over all,
In Heaven and earth and sky.

| 5ne SnOW-Whlte octogenarIan, 1t is Deau-
tifuL The old man comes in from a
long walk, and tremblingly opens the
door, and hangs his hat on the old nail,
and sets his cane in the usual corner,
and lies down on couch, and says to
his children and grandchildren: "My
dears, am going to leave YOU" They
say: ''Why, where are you going, grand
father?" Il am going to Jesus" And
so the old man faints away into Heaven.
The little child comes in from play and
throws herself on your lap, and says:
Mamma, l am so sick, am so sick. :"
And you put her to bed. and the fever is
worse and worse, until in some mid
night she looks up into your face and
says: Mamma, kiss me goodbye, I am
going away from you" And you say:
MY dear, where are you going top
And she says: 81 am going to Jesus. ="
And the red cheek which you thought
was the mark of the fever only turns
out to be the carnation bloom of Heav-
en-! Oh, yes; it is sweet name spoken
by the lips of childhood, spoken by the
old man.
Still further; it is a mighty name.
Rothschild is a potent name in the
commercial world, Culver in the sci
entific world, Irving a powerful name
in the literary world, Washington an
influential name in the political world,
Wellington mighty name in the mill
tary world; but tell me any name in
all the earth SO potent to awe, and lift,
and thrill, and rouse, and agitate, and
bless, as this name of Jesus. That one
word endorsed Saul, and flung Newton
on his face on ships deck, and to-day
holds four hundred million OF the race
with omnipotent spell. That name in
England to-day means more than Vic
toria; in Germany, means more than
Emperor William; in France, means
more than Carnot; in Italy means more
than Humbert of the present or Carl
baldi of the past. I have seen man
bound hand and foot in sin, Satan his
hard task master, in bondage from
which no human power could deliver
him, and yet at the pronunciation of
that one word he dashed down his
chains and marched out forever free. l
have seen man overwhelmed with dis
aster, the last hope fled, the last light
gone out; that name pronounced in his
hearing, the sea dropped, the clouds
scattered, and a sunburst of eternal
gladness poured into his soul. 1 have
seen a man hardened in infidelity, de-
faint of God, full of scott and jeer, jo-
cose of the Judgment, reckless of an I'M
ending eternity, at the me re pronuncia-
ton of that name blanch, and co wer.
and quake, and pray, and sob, and
groan, and believe, and rejoice.
o it is mighty name! At its utter
ance the last wall of sin will fall, the
last juggernaut of cruelty crash to
pieces. That name will first make all
the earth tremble, and then it will
make all nations sing. 1t is to be the
password at every gate of honor, the in
sigma on every flag, the battle-shout in
every conflict All the millions of the
earth are to know it. The red horse of
carnage seen in apocalyptic vision, and
the black horse of death are to fall back
on their launches, and the white horse
of victory will go forth, mounted by
Him who hath the moon under His feet.
and the stars of Heaven for His tiara.
Other dominions seem to be giving out;
this seems to be enlarging. Spain has
had to give up much of its dominion.
Austria has been wonderfully depleted
IN power. France had to surrender
some of her fayorite provi4aces Most
of the thrones of the world are being
lowered, and most of the scepters of the
world are being shortened; but every
Bible printed, every tract distributed,
every Sunday-school class taught every
school founded, every church estab-
lished, is extending the power of
Christis name. That name has already
been spoken under the Chinese wall.
and in Siberian snow castle, in Brazil
ian grove and in Eastern pagoda. That
name is to swallow up all other names.
That crown is to cover up all other
crowns. That empire is to absorbs all
other nominations.
All crimes shall cease, and ancient frauds
shall fail,
Returning justice lift aloft her scale;
Peace DER the world her olive wand extend,
And white robbed innocence from Heaven !
descend.
Still further: it is an enduring name.
You Chamber over the fence of the grave |
Tard and pull aside the weeds and you
zee the faded inscription on the tomb
tone. That was the name of man
Who once ruled all that town. The
nightiest names of the world have
ither persisted or are perishing. Greg
rv VI. Sancho of Spain, Conrad 1. of
ferman::-, Richard l. of England, Louis
XVI. of France, Catharine of Russia
Mighty names once, that made the
Torld tremble; but now, none so poor as
0 do them reverence, and to the great
lass of the people they mean absolutely
othing; they never hear of them. But
ne name of Christ is to endure forever.
t will be perpetuated in art, for there
ill be other Bellinis to depict the
iadonna; there will be other Ghirland-
IS to represent Christ's baptism; there
ill be other Bronzinos to show us
hrist visiting the spirits in prison;
Their Giottos to appall our sight
18th the crucifixion. The name :
i'll be preserved in song, for
lere will be other Alexander Popes to
rite the Messiah" other DR.. Youngs
} portray His triumph, other Cowpers
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