Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-21
How to Find Rest.
BY REV. T. l.. CUYLER.


When NOah's dove found no rest
for her weary wing, what did she do?
We read that she returned into the
ark" Here is the duty of every rest
less, sin-troubled soul. God says:
"return unto me-" listen to the invi-
tatiOn of the divine love. When the
dove returned, she brought nothing
but herself. So you can bring noth-
ing to Jesus except one poor, guilty,
unsatistied sinner. Do not bring your
sins; do not bring any claims of self
Righteousness; they will not pay for
the transportation. Jesus wants you,
and you need Jesus. Then come to
Him just as you are, a weak, crippled
soul, utterly powerless to help or to
heal yourself, The prodigal son only
brought one ragged, shoeless, half,
starved wretch to his fathers door,
but that was all the good old father
wanted to see. Jesus wants you.
Remember that there was only ont
ark for Noah's dove to fly to; on ev>
cry side was the desolation of a
drowned world. So God has prOvid-
ed only one ark for your weary wan
dering soul. He has not provided
variety of religions, and left US to
take our choice. He does not per-
pick you with several "historical re-
-Ions," for there is none other name
given under heaven whereby you
can be savek, than the name of Him.
whose blood cleanseth from all sin.
Prince and peasant, philosopher and
pauper>child, have the same disease,
and can only be cured by the same
Physician. The core of all true creeds
and confessions of faith is just this {:
'Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners" And the sweet, win-
some message He sends to your
troubled heart is "Come unto Me,
and l will give you rest"
Observe too that the ark had only
lone window" All the light and
the air came in through that single
easement. Beautifully does that
single, open window typify unto you
the illumination of the Holy Spirit.
How strikingly it illustrates the fact
that every soul which flies toward
Jesus must come into the new life
through the guiding and renewing in.
huence Of the divine Spirit. Regen-
Grafton brings the penitent sinner
into vital union with Christ; the
Spirit alone regenerates.
Troubled friend, the window is
open the blessed Spirit is drawing
you now. 1t is not a pastor, or an
evangelist, or a visit to an inquiry
meeting, that you need, or can give
you relief. Cooperate aCith the Holy
Spirit. Go whittier He leads; dc
what He bids you. Quit the sins
which hold you back, and yield your
whole self up to Christ. In fact, the
coming in through that open window
of light and hope into the pardoning
love and strength and fullness of the
crucified Son of God, is SaUing faith
1t is not the opinion about Christ, but
the act of grasping yourself fast tc
Christ that alone can save your soul
When you do what the weary dove
did-yOu. give over everything else,
and just betake yourself straight tC
the only ark of refuge, and light
down there, your immediate duty is
done. Then the infinitely loving Je.
sus will do 70? you what the patriarch
did for the returning dove, He will
"drdtC yOu H." Into covenant union
with Himself, Into new life, new
light, new strength, new hope; ev>
erything is become new. In a won.
drous and satisfying peace. AS your
huttering soul yields itself to the all,
sufficient Saviour, you will hear Hin
say: "My peace 1 give unto you: moi
as the world giveth, give l unto you;
let not your heart be troubled, neither
let II be afraid" When you fine
Jesus, you have found REST.