Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-27

Jesus. the name high over ALL
In Heaven and earth and sky.
To the repenting soul, to the ex
hausted invalid, to the Sunday-schoo
girl, to the snow-white octogenarian, i
is beautiful. The old man comes IL
from a long walk, and tremblingly opens
the doors, and hangs his hat on the ole
nail, and sets his can@in the usual cor
ner, and lies down on a couch, and sayi
to his children and grandchildren: my
dears, l am going to leave you" They
say: "Why, where are you going, grand.
father?' ~ am going to Jesus" And
so the old man faints away into Heaven
The little child comes in from play and
throws herself on your lap, and says
Mamma, / am so sick, / am SO sick.
And you put her to bed, and the fever Is
worse and worse, until in some midnight
she looks up into your face and says
"Mamma, kiss me goodbye, / am going
away from YOU" And you say: my
dear, where are you going TOP" And she
says: 81 am going to Jesus" And the
rcd cheek which you thought was the
mark of the fever, only turns out to be
the carnation bloom of Heavenl 0, yes
1t is a sweet name spoken by the lips OF
childhood, spoken by the old man.
Still further; 1t is a mighty name.
Rotbschild is a potent name in the COM
mercial world, Cuyier in the scientific
world, Irving a powerful name in the
literary world, Washington an influen-
tial name in the political world, Wei
lington a mighty name in the military
world; but tell me any name in all the
earth so potent to awe, and lift, and
thrill, and rouse, and agitate, and bless,
as this nam of Jesus. That one word
endorsed Saul, and flung Newton on his
face on ships deck, and to-day holds
400, 600, 600 of the race with omnipotent
spell. That name in England to-day
means more than Victoria; in Germany,
means more than Emperor William; in
France, means more than Carnot; in
Italy. means more than Humbert of the
present or Garibaldi of the past. Ihaye
seer a man bound hand and foot in sin,
Satan his hard taskmaster, in a bondage
from which no human power could de-
liver him, and yet at the pronunciation
of that one word he dashed down his
chains and marched out forever free. |
have seen a man overwhelmed with dis
aster, the last hope fled, the last lightgone
out; that name pronounced in his hear
ing, the sea dropped, the clouds scat
tered, and a sunburst of eternal glad
ness poured into his soul. / have seen
a mar hardened in infidelity, defiant of
God, full Of scof and jeer, iocose of the
Judgment, reckless OF an amending
eternity, at the mere pronunciation Of
that name blaneh, and cover, and quake,
and pray, and sob, and groan, and be-
lieve, and rejoice. o it is a mighty
namel At its utterance the last wall OF
sin will fall, the last temple Of super
will crumble, the last juggernaut
OF cruelty crash to pieces. That name
will first make all the earth tremble,
and then it will make all the nations
sing. II is to be the password at every
gate Of honor, the insignia on every
flag, the battle shout in every conflict.
All the millionsof the earth are to know
it. The red horse of carnage seen in
apocalyptic vision, and the black horse
Of death are TO fall back upon their
launches, and the white horse OF victory
viii 60 forth, mounted by Him whohath
the moon under His feet and the stars of
heaven for His tiara. Other dominions
seem to be giving out; this seems to be
charging. Spain has had 70 give up
Of its dominion. Austria has been
wonderfully depleted in power. France
had t surrender some Of her favorite
provinces. Most of the thrones of the
world are being lowered, and most of
the scepters of the world are being short
ened; but every Bible printed, every
tract distributed, every Sunday-school
class taught, every school founded,
every church established, is extending
the power of Christ's name. That name
has already been spoken under the
Chinese wall, and in Siberian snow cas-
tie, in Brazilian grove, and in eastern
That name is TO swallow up all
That crown is to cover up
al other crowns. That empire is TO abb
;orb all other Nominations.
All crimes shall cease, and ancient frauds shall
fail,
Returning justice lift aloft her scale;
Peace DER the world her olive wand extend.
white .robed innocence from Heaven de.
scend.
Still further; it is an enduring name.
You Chamber over the fence of the grave
Tard and pull aside the weeds, and you
zee the faded inscription on the tomb
Itone. That was the name Of a man
Who once ruled all that town. The
nightiest names of the world have
'ither persisted or are perishing. Greg
Try VI, Sancho, of Spain; Conrad l.. of
Germany; Richard L., of England; Louis
WI, of France; Catharine of Russia
rames once, that made the world
remble; but now, none so poor as to do
hem reverence, and to the great mass
# the people they mean absolutely
lothing; they eve heard of them. But
he name of Christ is to endure forever.
t will be perpetuated in art, for there
vill be other Bellinis to depict the
iadonnR; there will be other CHR
to represent Christ's baptism;
here viii be other Bronzinos to show
s Christ visiting the spirits in prison;