Telegram-herald., 1890-07-07

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ish attoatloa. aid it h&d black slasaes
/ sid What's thats what's thats
WAY these black tasSels On the topf'
aad aiter il was explained 70 Iae wAs
HE'D a. to look upon tie bright fzos u
an aged CI.ris<iza WOMAN, who three
DAYS before haa departea la triumph,
the whole scene Elade aA impression
never forget
In our sermons and IN cur hay exhor-
tasioas We are very apt. when KS want
10 bring ilustrstions Of dyiRg triumph.
% 20 back u some distinguished per
sonaye--S0 a John Knox OF a Harriet
Newell. Bot want YOU for witnesses
/ want 10 know II yOu have ever seen
anything 10 make you believe that the
religion of Christ can give cOmposure
in the final hour Now, ia the courts
attorney, jerry and judge viii never al
nit mere hearsay They demand that
the witness mus; have seen with his own
eyes, or heard with his own ear, and
50 | am critical in my examination of
YOU now; and want 10 know whether
YOU have seen or heard anything that
makes you believe that the religion OF
Christ gives eomposure in the nnal
hour
"Oh, yes, " you say; II saw my IA
ther and mother depart. There was a
great difference IN their deathbeds.
Standing by the one we felt more vene-
ration BY the other there was more
tenderness" Before the one you bowed
perhaps in awe In the other ease you
felt as if you would ike 10 20 along
with her How did they feel ia that
last hourl How did they seem 10 aetl
Were they very much frightened Did
they take hold OF this world with both
hands as though they did not want to
give it ups ''Oh, 10, YOU Say; mo.
/ remember as though it were yester-
day; she had a kind word for us all,
and there were a few mementoes dis
tributed among the children, and then
she told us how kind We must be 10 our
father in his loneliness, and then she
kissed Us good-by and went asleep as
calmly us a child in cradle"
'sHE HAD FAITH"
What made her SO composedl Nat
ural couragel No, you say; moth
er was very nervous; when the carriage
/ inclined 10 the side of the road she
would cry out; she was always rather
weakly" What, then, gave her com
posurel Was il because she did not
care much for you and the pang Of
parting was not greatl ooh" you say,
'she showered upon US wealth of af-
fection; no mother ever loved her chill
dren more than mother loved US; she
showed it by the way she nursed us
when we were sick, and she toiled for
US until her strength gave out" What,
then, was it that gave her composure
in the last hourl Do not hide it. Be
frank and let me know. "Oh, you
say, ''it was because she was SO good ;
sue made tine Lord her portion, and
she had faith that she would go straight
to glory and that we should all meet
her at last at the foot of the throne"
Here are people who say, i saw a
Christian brother die, and he tri-
umphed." And some one else, II saw
q Christian sister die, and she tri-
umphed." Some one else will say, Il
saw Christian daughter die, and she
triunphed" Come, all ye who have
seen the last moments of Christian,
and give testimony ia this cause or
trial. Uncover your heads, put your
hand OF the old family Bible from
which they used TO read the promises
and promise in the presence of high
heaven that you viii tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth.
With what you have seen with your
own eyes, and from what you have
heard with your own ears, is there
power in this Gospel to give calmnes:
and triumph in the last exigencyf The
response comes from al sides, from
Young and old and middle aged: we
are witnesses"
MILLIONS OF WITNESSES.
You see, my friends, have not put
before you today an abstraction, oi
chiinera, or anything Ike guesswork
| present you afhdsvits OF the best mer
and women, living and dead. Tive
witnesses in court viii establish fact,
Here are not two witnesses, but thou
sands of witnesses-on earth millions
of witnesses, and in heaven n great
multitude of witnesses that no man eel
number, testifying that there Is power
in this religion TO convert the soul, tc
give comfort in trouble and TO afford
composure in the last hour. II tel
men should come TO you when you arc
sick with appalling sickness and say
they had the same sickness, and took Z
certain medicine and it cured them, yor
would probably take it.
Now, suppose ten other men should
come up and say, I'VE don't believe
there is anything In that medicine.
We'll" ] say, have you ever tried
nT' NO, never tried it, but don't
bcliere there il anything In 1t. Oi
course you discredit their testimony
The skeptic may come and say, "TheTe
is no power in your religion " "Hav'
you ever tried itf' No, no" Then
avaunti" Let me take the testimony
Of the millions OF souls that have bee
converted 10 God, and cornfOTted y
trial. and solacei in the last hour W
VIII take their testimony as they cry
we are witnesses