The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-13

IS emDalmcQ IN the best books, an
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y the evidences of Christianity" an
D other Richard Baxters TO describe tn
S saviour $ comiog to judgment. Blu
above all, and more than all, that nam
| VIII be embalmed III the memory Q
all the good of earth and all the area
ones of heaven. viii the delivered
bondman of earth ever forget VIII,
freed him? Will The blind man O
earth forget who gave him sight2 VIII
tne outcaSt of earth forget who brough
him homer No! NJ!
) 10 destroy the memory ofl.at ram,
OF Christ, you would have TO bul.. !,
all the Bibles and all the churches OF
earth. and then in spirit of univer
sat arson go through lhe gate Of hcav
en-, and put torch tC the temples auC
lhc towers and the palaces, and after
''ii tnal city w"S wrapped in awful
c0nilaSrntion, and tho citizens came
out and gazcd on the ruin-cvcn then
tney would near that name in the
thunfer Of falling tower and the cras h
! oi crumbNug wall, and sec it in
: wrought IN the ilyirY banncrs OF flame
! 9nd the redeemed Of tho Lord on high
! Nhuih be happy yei and cry out; Let
! ihe pa alaccs and the temples burn, we
: have Jesus iCG." "Bipsscd be his
glorious n@'ar for ever and ever. The
: name tina! is above ever, uamc.n
Hav" You "Ter ma - an vour mind
I hy WIZ 4 name you will call Christ
W,hen You m"ei hini in heaven? You
Know he has Tuny names. VIII yCu
call him Jesus. or the Annirtcd One,
or he Messiah, or will you take some
of The symbolical names which on
earth you learned FROM Your Bible?
Wandering some day in tie garden
OF God Oh high, thc place ..bloom
wi h eternal spriugtide, infinite lux
uri"nce Of ros" and lily and amuranth.
you may look up into his face and say:
Ny Lord, thou art The rose of Sharon
and the lily Df the valley
some day, a al soul comes u, from
earth to take its place in the lirma-
mcnt and shine as Il star for ever and
ever, aid the luS,cr OF a useful life
shall beam forth trcmulous and beau
uful, YOU may look up into ;hc GAce of
Chris, and say: My Lord, thou art 4
brighter Star-thc morning star-a
Star forcvrr.'
wandering some day amid the foun-
taiuS o. life that toss in the sunlight
And f. u iii crash Of pearl and amct hyst
IL golden ana cry S:L!'iIc urn, and YOU
wander up the r0und banked river to
where 1t first tiEgleS 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 .nce OF
Christ and say: IN y Lord, thou art
the foundation Of living w.!cr."
some day, wandering amid the
lambs and sheep in the heavenly pas
turc;, feeling by the rocS, rejoicing in
the presence of him who brought you
out OF the woitish wilderness 10 the
shc3p'old above, You may look ND into
his loving and watchful eve and sav:
My Lord, thou art tho shepherd of
the everlasting hills" ..'S..
But there is another name YOU NAV
select. will imagine that heaven IS
done. Every thron" has its king.
Every harp has it" harper. Heaven
has gathered up everything that is
worth having. The treasures of the
whole universe have poured into il.
The song full. The ranks fun. The
mansionS full. Heaven full The sun
shall Sc; at!re with spendor the domcs
OF the temples, al burnish the golden
streets into blaze, and be reflected
back from the solid pearl of the twelve
gates, and it shal! be noon in heaven.
noon on the river, noon on the hills.
noHn in all the valleys-hiyh noon.
Then the soul may look up, gradually
accuatclning itself TO the vision, shad-
ing the eyes as from the almost insult
tcrable splcndor ofthe noonday ;irhi.
until the vision can endure it. them
crying out: "Thou art the SUN that
never Setsi'
At TINS point | am staggered with
the Thought that Notwithstanding all
the charm in the name Of Jesus, and
the fact that it is SO easy a name, and
so beautiful IL name, and so potent q
name, and SO nnduI ing name, there
are people who find no charm in those
two syllabl"S. O, come this dav and
see whether there is anything in Jesus.
l challenge those Of you who are far
ther from God to como at the close of
this service and test with ne whether
God is good and Christ is giacious, and
the Holy Spirit is omnipotent. [ chal-
lenge you to come and kncel down
with me at the altar Of mercy. | will
kneel on one side Of the altar and vOu
kneel on tho other side of it, and Meth
CT of lis will rise up until our sins are
forgiven, and we ascrihc, in the words
Of the text, all honor to the name OF
Jesus-you pronouncing it pronounce
ing 1.-THE name that is above eycry
namo.
His worth ifaIi the nations knew.
Sure the whole cartn would love him too
O that God today, by the power OF
his Holy spirit, would roll over you a
vision Of that Elessed Christ, and you
would begin to weep and pray and be.
lieve and rejoice. You hayc fcard OF
the warrior who went out to fight
against Christ. He knew he was in the
wrong, and while waging an war ar,
row struck him and he fell. Itpierccd
him in the heart, and lying there, his
lace to tho sun, his life blood running
away, ne caught n handful oi'the blood
that Was rushing out in his right hand,
and held it up before the sun and cried
out: 20 Jesus, thou hast conqueredn
And if to-day the arrow of Gods spirit
piercing your soul, you felt the truth
OF what haze been trying to proclaim
you would surrender now and forever
to the Lord who bought you. Glorious
name! know not whether YOU Will
accept it or not; but will tell you one
thing here and now, in the presence
of angels and men--I take him to be
| nv Lord NV God NV porIop ~,