The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-08-07

for better pasturage; others by being
scared Of the dogs The hound gets
over into the pasture field. The poor
things Hy in every direction. In a few
moments they are torn Of the hedges
and they are FLASHED OF the ditch, and
the lost sheep never gets home unless
the farmer goes after H. There is moth
ing 80 thoroughly lost as a lost
sheep. II may have been in 1851.
during the financial panic, or dur
ing the financial stress in the fall
Of 1878, when you got astray.
You almost became an atheist You
said: Where is God, that honest men
go down and thieves prosper?' You
were logged Of creditors, you were
logged Of tho banks, you were logged
Of worldly disaster, and some Of you
went into misanthropy, and some Of
you took 20 strong drink. and others Of
you fled out Of Christian associa
ton, and you got astray. o! man. that
was the last time when you ought 70
have forsaken God. Standing amid the
laundering Of your earthly fortunes
now could you get along withou, a God
20 comfort you, and God 20 deliver
you, and God 10 help you, and God
20 save you? You tell me you have
been through enough business trouble
almost 20 kill you. know II. ! can not
understand how the boat could live one
hour in that chopped sea. But do not
know by what process you got astray;
some in one way, and some in another
and IL you could really sec the position
some Of you occupy before God this
morning your soul would burst into an
agony Of tears and you would pelt the
Heavens with the cry: God have rner-
cy. Sinais batteries have been unlm-
bercd above your soul and at times you
have heard IL thunder: THE wages Of
sin il death. "All have sinncd and
come short Of the glory of God" by
one man sin entered into the world
and death 10y sin; and 80 death pass
ed upon all men, for that all have sin
ned" The soul that sinncth, il shall
die"
When Scbastopol was being bonn
bardcd, two Russian frigatcs burned
all night in the harbOr throwing a glare
upon the trembling fortress; and some
Of you are standing in the night Of your
souls trouble. The cannonadc and the
connagratiou. the multiplication OF your
sorrows and troubles think must make
the wings of Gods lowering angels
shiyer 20 the tip.
But the last part Of my text opens
door wide enough 10 let rs all out and
to let all Heaven in. Sound it on the
organ with all the stops out Thrum IL
on the harps with all the strings atune.
With all the melody possible let the
heavens sound il 20 the earth and let
the earth tell IL 20 the heavens "The
Lord hath laid ON Him the iniquity of
ms ali" am glad that the prophet did
not stop TO explain whom he meant by
him" Him OF the mangcr, Him OF the
bloody sweat. Him of the resurrection
throne, Him of the crucifxion agony.
"On Him the Lord hath laid the iniquity
OF us all.
80, " says some man, that is not gen
crous, that is not fair; let every man
carry his own burden and pay his own
debts" That sounds reasonable. If
have an obligation and have the
means To meet IL and come to you and
ask you 10 settle that obligation you
rightly say: Pay your own debts" II
you and | were walking down the
street, both hale, hearty and well, ! ask
you Ia carry me- you say, and say right
ly: Walk on your own feet"
But suppose you and were in regi-
ment and was wounded in the battle
and fell unconscious at your feet with
gunshot fractures and dislocations, what
would you do? You would call Ia your
comrades, saying, Como and help.
this man Is helpless; bring the ambu.
lance; let us take him Ia the hosp-
tai" and would he dead lift in your
arms, and you would lift me from the
ground where ! had fallen and put me
in the ambulance and take me to the
hospital and have all kindness shown
me. Would there be any thing mean in
doing thnta Would there be any thing
bemcaning In my accepting that kind
ness? Oh, no! You would bc mean not
10 do II. That il what Christ does. II
we could pay our debts then IL would
be better Ia go up and pay them, say
ing: Here, Lord, here is my obliga-
ton: here are the means with which |
mean tn settle that obligation, now
give me receipt II all out
The debt Is paid.
But the fact is we have fallen in the
battle, we have gone down under the
hot fire OF our transgrcssions we have
been wounded by the sabcrs Of SIN, we
are helpless, we are undonc." Christ
comes. The loud clang heard in the
sky on that Christmas night was only
the bell. the resounding bell of the am.
bulance. Clear the way for the Son
% God lie comes down 10 bind up the
and In scattar tho darkness