The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-06-27

| IL. I proclaim Him the Lord God, mer-
eifgl, gracious and long suffering, album
dant in goodness and truth. Lest you
would not believe Him, He goes up
Golgotha, and while the rocks are rend-
ing, and the graves are opening, and
the mobs are bowling, and the sun
is hiding, He dies for YOU. See
Hint See Him on the Mount of
Crucifixtion, the sweat on His brow
tinged with the blood exuding from His
lacerated templesl See His eyes swim
ming in DEATH Hear the loud breath
ing of the sufferer as He pants with
world on His heart! Hark to the fall of
the blood from brow, and hand, and
foot, on the rocks beneath-dropl dropl
dropl Look at the nailsI How wide the
wounds are! Wider do they gap as His
body comes down upon them. Obi this
crucifxion agonyi Tears melting into
tears Blood flowing into blood. Dark
ness dropping on darkness. Hands OF
men Joined with hands of devils to tear
apart the quivering heart of the Son OF
Godl
OH Win He never speak again? viii
that crimson face never light up again?
He will speak again; while the blood is
suffusing His brow, and reddening His
cheek, and gathering on no5tril and lip,
and you think He is exhausted and can
OF speak, He cries out until all the
ages hear Him: Father, forgive them,
they know not what they do!' Is there
no emphasis in such scene as that to
make your dry eyes weep, and your hard
hearts break? Will you turn your back
upon it, and say by your actions what
the Jews said by their words: His
blood be on US, and on our children?'
What does it all mean, my brother, my
sister? Why, it means that for our lost
race there was Fathers kiss. Love
brought Him down. Love opened the
gate. Love led to the sacrifice. Love
shattered the grave. Love lifted Him
up in resurrection. Sovereign love!
Omnipotent Lowell Infinite Lowell Bleed.
ing love! Everlasting love!
Oh. for this love let rocks and hills
Their lasting silence break;
And all harmonious human tongues
N The sayiour's praises speak.
Now, will you accept that Fathers
kiss? The holy Spirit comes to you
with His accusing, melting, alarming,
inviting, vivifying, influence. Hearer,
what creates in thee that unrest? 1t is
the Holy Ghost What influence now
tells lee that it is time to fly, that to-
morrow may be too late; that there is
one door, one load, one cross, one sacri.
fee, one Jesusf 1t is the Holy Ghost.
My most urge ut word is to those who,
like the young man of my text, arc
great way off, and they will start for
home, and they will get home. They
will yet preach the Gospel and on COM
munion days carry around the consecrat-
ed bread, acceptable to every body, be-
cause of their holy life. and their con-
secrated behavior. The Lord is going
to ave you. Your home has got to be
rebuilt Your physical health has
got to be restored. Your world
ly business has got to be re-
constructed. The Church of God is
going TO rejoice over your discipleship
You are not Gospel hardened. You have
not heard or read many sermons during
the last few years. You do not weep,
but the shower is not far off. You sigh,
and you have noticed that there is al
ways a sigh in the wind before the rain
falls. There are those who would give
any thing if they could find relief in
tears. They say: ooh, my wasted life!
Oh, the bitter past! Oh, the graves over
which have stumbled Whittier shall
fly? Alas for the future! Every thing is
dark-so dark, so dark. God help me! God
pity mel" Thank the Lord for that last
uttenrace. You have begun to pray,
and when a man begins to petition that
sets all Heaven flying this way and God
steps in, and beats back the hounds of
temptation to their kennel and around
about the poor wounded soul puts the
covert of His pardoning mercy. Harkl
l hear something fall. What was that2
Ii is the bars of tho fence around the
sheep-fold. The shepherd lets them
down, and the hunted sheep of the
mountain bound in; some of them their
fleece torn with the brambles, some OF
them their feet lame with the dogs; but
bounding in. Thank God! Saved for
time, and saved for eternity.