The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-09-03

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does not cannot feed a mans hear
was well illustrated in the life of tn,
English comedian. All the world hon
ored him-did everything for him tina
the world could do. He was applaudeC
In England and applauded In the United
States. He reused up nations into
laughter. He had no equal And yet
although many people supposed him
happy and that this world was com
pletely satiating his soul, he sits dowt
and writes; Il never In my life put or
new hat that it did not rain and ruin
1t. | never went out in a shabby coat
because 1t was raining and thought all
who had the choice would keep indoors
that the sun did not burst forth in its
strength and bring out with it the but
terfies of fashion whom l knew and
who knew me. l never consented to
accept part I hated, out of kindness
to another, that | did not get Kissed
| by the public and cut by the
writer could not take a drive for a
few minutes with Terry without bainp
overturned and having my elbow bone
broken, though my friend got off nm.
harmed could not make a covenant
with Arnold, which I thought was to
make my fortune without making his
instead, than in an incredible space nj
time-I think thirteen months-Tearnad
Tor him 20, 600 pounds and for myself
one. l am persuaded that if | were tn
set up as beggar every one in nv
neighborhood would leave off eatin1
bread" That was the lament of the
worlds comedian and joker All I'm.
happy
The world did everything for Lord
Byron that it could do, and vet in his
last moments he asks friend to come
and sit down by him and read, as most
appropriate to his case, the story of
Bleeding Heart" Torrigiano. the
sculptor, executed after months of care
and carving, Madonna and the Child"
The royal family came in and admired
it. Everybody that looked at it was in &C.
stacy; but one day, after all that toll and
all that admiration, because he did not
get as much compensation for his work
as he had expected, he took mallet
and dashed the exquisite sculpture into
atoms. The world is poor compensa-
ton. poor satisfaction, poor solace. |
Famine, famine in all the earth; not
for seven years, but for six thousand. !
But, blessed be God, there is a great
corn crib. The Lord built it. It is in |
another land. 1t is large place. An
angel once measured it, and as far as 7
can calculate it in our phrase, that corn
crib is 1,5OO miles long and 1900 broad
and 800 high. and it is full. Food for
all nations co." say the people. "ve
will start right away and get this sup
ply for our soul"
But stop moment; from the keeper
of that corn crib comes this word. saw
ing: you shall not see nv face ex- |,
cept your brother be with YOU" In
other words there is no such thing as
getting from Heaven pardon, and com |
Tort, and eternal life unless we bring
With us our Divine Brother, the Lord ,
Jesus Christ Coming without Him we
shall fall before we reach the corn
rib, and our bodies shall be a por-
ion for the iackals of the wilder !
less; but coming with the Di- ,
inc Jesus, all the granaries of '
ieaven will swing open before our
oul, and abundance shall be given us G
We shall be invited to sit in the palace r
# the King and at the table: and while =
he Lord of Heaven is apportioning '
rom his own table to other tables he y
will not forget us: and then and there |
Will be found that our Benjamin's q
ness IS larger than all the others, for t
0 it ought to be- worthy is the q
'amb that was slain, to receive bless d
lg, and riches, and honor and glory. p
nd power" d.
want to make three points. Every a
'ank and common sense man will ac- f
himself to be sinner. V
that arc you going to do with your Il
ms? Have them pardoned. you say. c.
ow? Through the mercy of God o
hat do you mean by the mercy of t;
cd? Is it the letting down for the adj "
ission of all without respect to char IL
'ter? BE not deceived. | see a soul -
'mlng up to the gate of mercy and 81
hooking at the corn crib of heavenly @,
pply, and a voice from within saws: p
Are You alone?" The sinner replies: CT
All alone" The voice from within CT
Us: You shall not see my pardon II
& face unless your Divine Brother, st
c Lord Jesus, be with you" b,
Q, anxious sinner! o. dying sinner.
lost sinner. all you have got to do is m
have this Divine Benjamin along TIL
tn you. Side by side, coming to the by
tie, all the store houses of Heaven m
IL swing open before your anxious ia
al. Ain right in calling Jesus Rem -
min? @, YES, Rachel lived only LONG III,
ough to give name 10 that child tn
with dying kiss she called him an
nonL Afterward Jacob changed his Hi
me, and called him Benjamin. The Sc
aiming of the name she gave was Sc:
IN of my pain" The meaning of the fie
ne the father gave was son of nv tn
ut hand. And was not Christ the hi.
| of pain? All the sorrows of Rachel thi
that hour, when she gave her child sta
r into the hands of strangers. was Ike
hing compared with the struggle If las
when He gave up His only Son sh;
omnipotent God in a birth throe, ira
l was not Christ appropriately called ans
N of the Right Haud2" tina