Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-18

Here are people who say, II saw Q
Christian brother die, and he tri-
umphed." And some one else, u saw
Christian sister die, and she triumphed."
Some one else will say, II saw Chris,
t!an daughter die. and she triumpned.
Come, all We who have seen the last
moments OF u Christian, and give testl-
mony in this cause on trial. Uncover
YOUR heads, put your hand on the old
family Bible, from which they used TO
read the promises, and promise In the
presence OF high heaven that you will
tell the truth, the whole truth and moth
ing but the truth. With what you have
seen with your own eyes and from what
YOU have heard with your own ears, Is
there power in this Gospel to give calm,
ness and triumph in the last exigency!
The response comes from all sides, from
young and old and middle aged: I'VE
are witnesses"
You see, my friends, have not put
before you an abstraction or ch1mera
or anything like guess work. 1present
you atfidavits of the best men and wo'
men living and dead. Two witnesses
in court will establish fact. Here are
not two witnesses, but millions OF wit
nesses on earth and IN heaven testifying
that there is power in this religion TO
convert the soul. to give comfort In
trouble and to afford composure in the
last hour.
II ten men should come to you when
you are sick with appalling sickness and
say they had the same sickness and took
Il cer:ain medicine and it cured them,
you would probably take it. Now, sup
pose ten other men should come up and
say, "We don't believe there is anything
in that medicine" WELL" say.
''have you tried it?" "No, never trie d
it, but / don't believe there is anythin G
in it, OF course you discredit their
testimony. The sceptic may come and
say. There is no power in your relig-
ion." Have you ever tried it?" mo,
no." Then avauntw Let me take the
testimony OF the millions of souls that
have been converted to God, and COM
forted in trial. and solaced in the last
hour. We will take their testimony as
they cry, I'VE are witnesses"
Prof. Henry OF Washington, discover
Gu u IlGW SlbT, duu lilO cPiO oN
by submarine telegraph, and all the
observatories OF Europe were watching
for the new star. o. nearer, looking
out through the darkness OF thy soul,
canst thou see bright light beaming
on thee? "Where?" you say, where?
How can find it?" Look along by the
line OF the cross OF the Son OF God. DO
you not see it trembling with all tender
ness and beaming with all hope? 1t is
the star OF Bethlehem.
Deep horror hen my vitals froze,
Death struck ] ecu Led the tide 70 stem,
When suddedly star arose
1t was the star Of bethlehem.
o, hearers, get your eye one 1t. 1t is
easier for you now to become Christians
than it is to stay away from Christ and
heaven. When Madame Sontag began
her musical career she was Kissed of
the stage at Vienna by the friends OF
her rival, Amelia Steininger, who had
already began to decline through her
dissipation. Years passed on and one
day Madame Sontag, in her glory, was
riding through. the streets OF Berlin
when she saw little child leading q
blind woman and she said: Come
here, my child, come here. Who Is
that you are leading by the hand?"
And the child replied, "That's my
mother; that's Amelia Steininger. She
used to be great singer, but she lost
her voice and she cried so much about
it that she lost her eyesight." give
my love to her," said Madame Sontag,
land tell her an old acquaintance will
call on her this afternoon" The next
week in Berlin a vast assemblage gath
cred at q benefit for that poor old
woman and it was said that Sontag sang
that night as she had never sung be-
fore. And she took q skilled oculist,
who in vain tried to give eyesight to
the poor blind woman. Until the day
of Amelia Steininger's death, Madame
Sontag took care Of her and her daugh-
ter after her. That is what the queen
OF song did for her enemy. But o,
hear a more thrilling story still.
Blind, immortal, poor and lost, thou
who. when the world and Christ were
rivals for thy heart, didst hiss thy
Lord away-Christ comes now to give
thee sight, to give thee home, to give
thee heaven. With more than q Som
tags generosity, he comes now to meet
your need. With more than Sontag's
music, he comes to plead for thy deliv-
erance.
Do Not COnfine the Lambs.
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