The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-07-07

YOU in the name of the Chief Priest
and Elder. the Scribes and the Phari
sees. in the name of the sick and the
halt and the lame and the blind to
whom you have ministered, in the
name
OF THE sORR0wFUL HEARTS
,, you have comforted. 10 the name OF
the chosen people I arrest you. Christ
Betr .yed by the kiss of the traitor -
the kiss thai betrAyelh.
The Uiversal horror of mankind
is awakened by that scene in the gar
den, the universal contempt of the
human race is teemed with al is fire
and fury and wiihering mockery Of
scorn upon the figure OF that unhappy
tetrayer and we sit here and thank
Gpd We live in better days such
things sre not possible now. No?
Listen: Some time ago I went with q
psrty of ladies and gentlemen On a
tour of inspection of one of our great
peuitentiaries. In the womsn's ward
to which the men were not admitted, l
ives told that the ladies Of the party
passed by a quiet subdued dowucast
looking woman in the hateful prison
task. The warden told US ali 'f her
story after We lett the wards. 1t is
this: One evening 10 summer this
woman the mother Of children and the
WIFE CT A GOOD HUSBAND
was sanding BY the gaze of her little
home waiting the return Of her hus-
bind. Presently he came along the
walk, tired out from his days work
he opened the gate, walked up to her
ard turning half around rested bis
head up N her shoulder, leaving his
neck . very fair mark. She kissed
him with the kisses Of her mouth.
There Vas . long keen blade in her
left hand he oil not see it-and
then-well then, the man staggered
and fell upon the wax in the cool of
the evening and with the kiss still
warm upon bis lips and . great gap
ing wound in his throat be bled to
death 10 the presence of their children
and the woman I'D with her lover.
Put her down with Joab and Joel
and De ilah and Judas and those
others who kiss and betray-alas p or
wonsn-snd all this to-day. Well
this does not affect me / do MT
wish to murder any one or-nO Ger.
tainly not, but what kind Of q Chris.
tian are you nv brother-my sister ? |
Do you stand before men as . Chris
tian {? Do you profess Chri-t and Him
cruci6ed Are you by b .ptism q child
Of God, q member of Christ and an
inheritor Of the kingdom Of Heaven /?
Did you stand up Just now and say
With Q mouth
THAT KISSES FALSELY
he apostles creed? Are you ready
d abide by the eternal veritie.? Do
'ou believe what you sly aud say
shat you believer Do you keep the
aith inwardly in your soul? Are
FOUR professions sincere Are you
Icing your duty, are you buub,e,
repentsnt, meek, gentle,
lind y afectioned, showing your fai b
y your works. Are you generous,
devoted ? d. you love God |?
Do you love Christ and remember?
Un'ess you love Him as Angels
nay with the breath of Heaven be-
wixt you. Unless you can see in the
igat or day The Masters
ace that transfixed you,
Mess you can feel that your faith is
ast, though Believing or uubeloving
Mess You can die in the faith at last {
hnev.r call it loving. L
Does the Hrly Spirit fl, your soul !
18th such love? Are you yet peace
BILE, pure in heart. patient, long suf.
ring, ruling your spirit-A'as. No.
re you standing in this ", rid for
hat Is hen; st sood, true. noble "You
ear the name ofctristians, His name .
nd sign you BEAR" is it q badge Of !.
onor or an emblem Of your shame. B
% you wear the cross what yer il .
sy be with the pride aad pleasure p
en- take in some precious jewel, CT i. :,
our light hidden in the dark recesses !, =
guilty soul? Do you rally about o
le Labarum Of Christ as men 10 .
title cluster around an old flag 81
AIRED and battle torn-and die fac
6 the fee around the base of the
al. wat' ring tie soil in which it i i,
anted with their he arts blood? Iii
Unless you do these things, unless Il
" are willing to live or love or SUI il
or die for Christ if need be, and
r His faith and His church, you n
q hypocrite and a failure a kissingI
'trayer. All these things are the I,
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