The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-05-28

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these surrounding walls and underneath rs
in the foundations and rising above US 4
tue towers. The quarrios Of this and trans
! atlantic countries at the call Of crowhar aus
! chisel have contributed toward this structure
/ What mean We by these stonesF
l You mean among other things that the]
4 shall DO an earthly residence for Christ
/ Christ did not have much OF home whei
i He was here. Who and where Is that child
cryingi Il is Jesus. born in an Clubhouse
Where IS that hard breathingf IL Is Jesus
asleep on rock. Who is that in the bach
part OF fishing smack, with a sailors
, rough overcoat thrown over Hims IL i
Jesus the worn out voyager 2, Jesus LIS :
II not time that Thou hadst O housed We
give Thee this. Thou didst give II 10 u
, first. but we give 1t back to Thee. II Is too
, good Tor us. but not half good enough for
Thee. OH come ia and take the best seat
here Walk up and down all these aisles.
speak through these organ pipes. Throw
snine arm over US in these arches. In the
flaming q these brackets OF fire speak 90 us,
saving, II am ths light Of the world Q
hing make this thine audience chamber.
here proclaim Righteousness and make
treaties We clap our hands we uncover
our heads, we lift our ensigns. we cry with
muiritudinous reclamation until the place
rings and the heavens listen, 20 Kings live
foreverw
Is it not time that He who was born In a
strangers house and buried ia a strangers
/ grave should have an earthly houses Come
in, Q Jesus not the corpse OF buried Christ,
but radiant and triumphant Jesus, con-
queror OF earth and heaven and he'll
He lives. all CORY to His name
He lives, my Jesus, etil the same
Oh the sweet JOY this sentence gives
know that my Redeemer lives.
Blessed be His glorious name forever
Again, Il any one asks the question OF the
text, What mean We by these stonesY the
reply Is we mean the communion Of saints.
Do you know that there is not single de-
nomination OF Christians in Brooklyn that
has not contributed something toward the
building of this houseg And II ever. stand
ing in this place. there shall be man who
shall try by anything he says to stir up Bit
terness between different denominations Of
Christians, may his tongue falter, and his
cheek blanch, and his heart stop NY
friends, il there is any church on earth
where there is a mingling OF all denomina-
tions IL is our church. l Just wish that John
Calvin and Arminius, If they were not TOO
busy, would come out on the battlements
and see us.
Sometimes in our prayer meetings have
heard brethren use the phrases OF beautiful
liturgy. and we know where they come from;
and IN the same prayer meetings l have
heard brethren made audible ejaculation
"Amenp "Praise ye the LordF and we did
not have to guess twice where they came
from. When man knocks at our church
door, il he comes from sect where they
will not give him a certificate, we say:
Come in by confession OF faith.n While |
Adoniram Judson, the Baptist and John
Wesley, the Methodist and John Knox, the |
glorious old Scotch Presbyterian, are shak-
ing hands in heaven, all churches on earth |
can afford to come into close communion
ton zone Lord, one faith one baptism /
Oh. my brethren, we have had enough Of Big /
Bethel fights-the Fourteenth New YORK |
regiment fighting the Fifteenth Massachu- |
sets regiment. Now let all those who are 4
for Christ and stand on the same side 60
shoulder to shoulder. and this church, instead |
Of having sprinkling Of thedvina blessing, \
go claar under the wave in one glorious tsf- I
merton in the name Of the Father and OF tho
Son and OF the Holy Ghost
saw little child once, in its dying hour K
put one arm around its fathers neck and the
other arm around its mothers neck Rud [
bring them close down 70 its dying lips "A hd
give d last KISS ON, ! said. thoss ttFb iI.tN
sons viii stand very near to each other a.
ways after such an interlocking. The dying
Christ puts one arm around this denomna-
ton of Christians, and the other arm around
that denomination Of Christians and He
brings them down to His dying lips while He
gives them this parting kiss: my peace
cave with you. Ny peace give unto you.
how swirl the heavenly cOuree they run.
Whose hearts and faith and hopes are one.
l heard Baptist minister once say that
10 thought in the millennium it would be
III one great Baptist church; and l heard !
Methodist minister say that he thought I
n the great millennial day it would be all
ne great Methodist church; and | have I,
nown a Presbyterian minister who /
bought that in the millennial day it would q
q all one great Presbyterian church Now n
think they are all mistaken. think the /,
1illennial church will be composite
hurch; and just as you may take the best c
arts of five or six tunes and under the skill q
u hands Of Handel. Mozart or Beethoven 4
ntwine them into one grand and overpowsr- :
IS symphony, so suppose, in the latter =
avs Of the world, God will take the b.st 3
arts Of all denominations Of Christians. ami
cave them into one great ecclesiastical
broad as the earth and high as the
eavens, and that will be the church Of the
ltlire. Or, as mosaic is made of jasper and "
gate and many precious stones cemented !,
Igether-mosaic a thousand feet square in a'
Marks, or mosaic hoisted in colossal ns
raphim in st. Sophia's--so suppose God M
i'll make after while, one great blending en-
all creeds, and all faiths and ali Christian III
the anythest and the jasper and "a
lie chalcedony Of all different experiences so
Id belief, ceneted side By side 10 the great mi
osaic of the ages: aud while the nations 81
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q stupendous church Of the future and ue
y out, What mean ye by thess stonesr ar
ere shall be innumerabie voices to re- III
ond, Eve mean the Lord God omnipotent -
i-nethr y
Still further, you mean by these stones the cal
walton Of the people We did not build an
Is church for mere worldly reforms, OF for ~
educational institution or as a platform -
which to read essays and philosophical PC
squisitions, but place for the tremendous
)rk of soul saving On / had rather be IN,
e means in this church Of having one soul -,
epared for a joyful eternity than five ~
ousand souls prepared for mere worldly Is
ccess. All churches are in two classes, all 05l
mmunities in two classes. all the race in Ia,
o classes-believers and unbelievers To =.
gment the number Of the one and subtract am
pm the number Of the other we built this tou
urch, and toward that supreme and eteT- No
! idea we dedicate all our sermons. all our -,
lgs, all our prayers, all our Sabbath hand -,
akings. We want to throw detection into CIV
: enemy's ranks. We want 70 make them Of
her surrender Internationally 70 Christ or col
9 fly in front, scattering the way with -.
1teens, blankets and knapsaczs. We e-1
mt to popularizs Christ We would the
e to tell the story Of His love here until
n would feel that they had rather die than -.
e another hour without BIS sympathy and =
e and mercy. We want 70 rouse Nd an u d
husiasm for him greater than was felt and
Nathaniel Lyon when be rode along the Fl
ks; greater than was exhibited for Well
ton when be came back from Waterloo.
alter than was expressed fer Sapoleon
en- be stepped ashore from Elba. Wereaiiy Z
ieTe in this place Christ viii enact the
Dc scenes that were enacted bV Hin when in4
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