Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-07-10

Ot dollars ard cents is the only lit,,r a.
e,.r utter. Though in the last da,, 'seS
easth itself will not be worth a sar,hs,sae
heap OF ashes scattered in the whrln;nS,ts
they are now giving Their time and 60
nifty for the acquisition of so much of i,
you might at last hold in the hollow Of os az
hand. The American Indian who rsns
enough land to make st 'te out of. sors
string Of beads, made u princey bar.';
compared with the speculation of thar nain'
who gains the whole world and loscs hi.
own soul How much comfort do the ms
take who died unforgiven ten Years n.y.
leaving large fortunes to their heirsl ~
they ever come up to count the gold tho
boarded or walk through the mansions VIA.
built Though they could have bouph, "
empire. they have not now as mu h mora..
as you have this mo ment in your nocLo.
solomon looked upon his palace and ~
grounds surrounding it, pools Trimmed with
gold, and circling roads along which NJ
times, rushed his fourteen hundred chario,s
while under the out-branching sycamore.
and cedars walked the apes and peacocks
which by the navy of Hirum had haas
brought from Tarshish, and from ".
window curtains with embroidered VIOLA
and purple throu n which came ont ~
thrill OF harps ard psalterios mingliny with
the. song OF the waters. v hen Solomon
saw that all these luxuries OF sight and
sound had been purchased w his wealth
he broke forth in the exclamation, "Monev
answeceth all things" But we canno.
receive it as literal. 1t cannot still the
voice OF conscience. 1t cannot drown no
sorrows OF the soul. 1t cannot put IA lriha
in the hand OF death. 1t cannot unloc, tho
gate of heaven. The tower Of Sio I'M fell
and killed eighteen OF its admirers. Init
In idol to whose worship the exchanges
and banks and custom houses of the world
have been dedicated. will fall and crush to
death its thousands But | cannot erom
crate the idolatres to which m give
themselves. They are kept by them from
religious life. "Ye cannot serve God
and Mammon," and the first thing that
Christ does when He comes into the temple
OF tn, soul is to drive out the exchanpers
But it was not only the gods OF Noah
that made Orpah leave her sister and
mother in law She doubtless had "a dread
OF the hardship to which they wou d be
exposed on the journey to bethlehem, and
Orpah was not alone in the fear Doubt.
less some OF YOU have been appalled, and
driven back by the self -denials of the.
Christian life. The taunt of the world
the charge of hypocrisy, which they
would sometimes bs obliged to confront
Bethlehem. They spend their life in
counting the cost and, beclus, a Chris
tian life demands 50 much courage and
faith, they Care not begin to build. Per-
haps they are courageous in overy other
respect They are not timid in presence
OF any danger excep. that Of
trusting to the infinite mercy Of
Chr St The sheep are moro afraid Of the
shepherd than OF the wolves. They shrink
away from the presence Of Christ a.
though He were tyrant Father than a
friend who stick ,th closer than brother.
They feel more safe in the ranks OF the
enemy where they must suffer infinite de-.
feat than in the army of Christ which shall
be more than coDquerers, through Him
that hath loved them. Men shiver and trem.
BILE before religion as though they were CON-
manded to throw their life away, as though.
1t were surrender of honor and manli
ness. and reason and self-respect and all.
that is worth keeping.
what has God ever done that His mercy.
should be doubted9 Was there ever A.
sorrow OF His frailest child that He did
not pity! Was there ever soul that He,
lett unhelped In the darkness! Was there
ever martyr that He did not strengthen
in the flames. Was there ever dying
man to whose relief He did not come at the
cry OF "Lord Jesus receive my spirit"
Aye, my soul, what has God done that so
basely thou hast doubtel Hint Did He.
make the Who'll, earth a desert! Are all
the skies dark and storm weptl Is life
all sicknessi Is the air all plague! Are
there nothing but rods and scorpions and
furnacesl God knew how many suspi-
cions and unbeliefs men would entertain
in regard to Him and therefore, after
making multitude of plain and
precious promises, He places His
hand on His own heart and swears
by His own existence: "As live saith
the Lord God, have no pleasure in the
death OF him that dieth." Why then fight
against God' This day the battle RACES.
Thou art armed with thy siEs. thy ingrati-
tude, thy neglects. and Christ is armed
against thee, but His weapons are tears,
are dying agonies are calls to mercy, and
the battle-cry which He this day sends.
over thy soul as He rushes towards tn g 10.
"savc thee from go nz down to the pit for
l have found ransom" would not envy
thy victory, o nearer, II thou dost conquer,
for whit wilt thou do with the weapons
thou has snatched from the armed Redeem
err, what with the tears, what with His.
dying agones, what with His calls TO-
mercya Would God that Orpah would get
tired OF Moab! Would God that Orpah
would 20 to Bethlehem