Connecticut western news., 1890-01-29

Most of the thropes of the world arc being lowered, and upst of tho sceptres of the world are being ah hortened; but every Bible printel J, every tract distributed, every Sum day school claes taught, every school founded, every church established, is extending the power of Christs name. That name has al- ready been spoken under the Chinese wall, | and in Siberian snow castle, in Brazilian 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 absorb all other nominations.
 Returning justice lift aloft her scale;
 Peace OCT the world her olive wand extend, And white robed innocence from heaven de scend.
 Still further. it is an enduring name. You | chamber over the fence of the graveyard and pull aside the weeds, and you see the faded inscription on the tombstone. That was the name of a man who once ruled all that town. The mightiest names of the W orld have either perished or are perishing.. Gregory ", Sancho of Spain, Conrad I. of Germany, Richard I. of England, Louis XVI. of France, Catherine of Russa-mighty names once that made the world tremble, but now, none so poor as to do them reverence, and to the great mass of the people they mean absolute ly nothing; they never heard of them. But the name of Christ is to endure for ever. It | will Le perpetuated to art, for there will be other Bellinis to depict the Madonna; there will be other Ghirlandajos to represent Christ's baptism; there will be other Bron- zinos to show us Christ visiting the spirits iu l prison; other Giottos to appall our sight | with the crucifixlon.
 l The name will be preserved in song, for | there will be other Alexander Popes to wri e l the "Messiah," other Dr. Youngs to portray | his triumph, other Cowpers to sing his love. | It will be preserved in costly and magnificent | architecture, for Protestantsm, as well as l Catholicism, is yet to have its St. Marks and it's St. Peters. That name will be preserved in the literature of the world, for already 1t 1 Is embalmed in the best books, and there will | be other pr. Paleys to write the ''Evidences | of Christianity" ard other Richard Baxters I to describe the SaviOur's coming to Judgment But above all, and more than all that name will be embalmed in the memory of all the good of earth and all the great ones ofheaven. l Will the delivered bondman of earth ever forget who freed him? Will the blind man of earth forget who gave him sight? Will the utcast of the earth forget who brought him To destroy the memory of that name of l Christ you would have to burn up ali the Bibles and all the churches on earth, and then 1 in spirit of universal arson go through the gates of heaven, and put torch to the l 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 1t unwrought in the flying banners of flame, | and the redeemed of the Lord on high would l be happy yet and cry out: "I.et the palaces 1 and the temples burn, we have Jesus left ]" ''Blessed be his glorious name for ever and ever. The name that is above every name." Hsve you ever made up your mind by what name you will call Christ when you meet him in heaven? You know he ha, many names. VIII you call him Jesus, or the Anointed Ore, or the Messiah, or wiA you take some of the symbolical names which on arth you lea ned from your Bibles
 Wandering some day tn the garden of God on high, the place abloom with eternal spring tide, infinite luxuriance 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 a soul comes up from earth td take its place in the Armament, and shine as | star for ever and ever, and the !ustre of a useful life shall beam forth tremulous aud beautiful, you may look up into the face of Christ and say: "My Lord, thou art bright. CT star-the morning star-a star forever.b Wandering some day amid the fountains of life that toss In the sunlight and fall in crash of pearl and amethyst in golden and crystal line urn, and you wander up the round banked river to where it first ting'es 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 W who 1 brought you out of the wolfish wilderness to the sheepfOld above, you may look up into his loving and watchful eye and say: eMy
 Lord, thou art the shepherd of the everlasting hills."
 But there is another name you may see; t. 1 will m"gine that heaven is done. Every throne has its king. Every harp has its
 harper. Heaven has gathered up everything
 whole universe have poured into 1t. Tbe
 song full. The ranks full. The mansions
 full. Heaven full. The sun shall set s6re
 with splendor the doWss of the temples, and
 be reflected back from the solid pearl of the
 F gates, and it shall be noon in heaven, noon
 on the river, noon on tine 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
 iusufferabe splendor of tue monday light,
 until the vision n endure it, then crying
 out: t'Thou art the sun that never sets''!
 At this point l am staggered with tho
 thought that, notw withstanding all the charm
 in the name of Jesus, and the fact that 1t Is
 80 easy a name, and so 5eautiful name, and
 so potent a name, and SD enduring name,
 there are people who find no charm in those
 two syllsbles. o come this day and see
 whether there Is anything In Jesus. chai-
 lenge those of you who are further from
 God to come at the close of this service and test with me whether God Is good. and Christ Is gracious, and the Holy Spirit is omnipo-
 tent. 1 challenge you to come and kneel down with me at the altar of mercy. will
 knecl on one side of the altar and you knetl
 on the other side of it, and neither of us will
 rise up until our sins are forgiven, and We ascribe in the words of the text, all honor to the name of Jesus-you pronouncing it, pro nouncing 1.-the name that is above every name.
 His worth If all the nations knew,
 Sure the whole earth would love him too.