Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-07
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70 n crucified Jesus.

Heart Of @fone- relcnt. reicat.
Touched bT Jes1s' cross subd1ed:
See his BODY. nangied. rent.
Covered with a gore of blood.
Sinful sOul what hast thou conei
Cruciaed the Eternal ssOn-
Jacob with "A good deal Of tug and
push took the stone from tine wells
Einmth. 50 that the nocks might be wa
tered And ! would that today my
word. blessed Of God. might remove
the hindrances to your getting up to
the Gospel well Yea. ] take il for
granted that the work is done. and now
like oriental shepherds. proceed to
water the sheep
CONK. ALL YE THIRSTY.
Come. all ye thirsty You have an
underlined longing in your soul. You
tried money making; that did not sat
isfy you. You tried Office under gov
eminent: that did not satisfy you. You
tried pictures and sculptures. but works
Of art did not satisfy you. You are as
much disconteuted with this life as the
celebrated French author who felt that
he could not any longer endure the
misfortunes Of tine world, and who
said. AT four O'Clock this afternoon
shall put an end TO my own existence.
Meanwhile. must toll OH up to that
time for the sustenance of my family
And he wrote on his book until the
clock struck four. when he folded up
his manuscript. and. by his own hand.
concluded his earthly life.
There are men here who are perfect
ly discontented Unhappy in the past.
unhappy today. TO be unhappy forever,
unless you come to the Gospel well.
This satisfies the soul with high, deep,
all absorbing and eternal satisfaction.
1t comes and it offers the most unfortu
nate man 80 iunch Of this world as is
| best for him, and throws all heaven
! into the bargain. The wealth Of
Cresus and Of all the Rothschilds is
only poor, miserable shilling com
pared with the eternal fortunes that
Christ offers you today.
In the far east there was king who
used once year TO get on a scales,
while on the other side the scales were
placed gold and silver and gems; in
deed, enough were placed there to bal
ance the king, then, at the close Of
the weighing. all these treasures were
thrown among the popnlace. But
/ Christ today steps on one side the
scales, and on the other side are all the
treasures Of the universe, and he says
IAN are yours all height, all depth,
all length, all breadth, all eternity; all
are yours We don't appreciate the
promises of the Gospel.
When an aged clergyman was dying
"a man very eminent IN the church
a young theological student stood by
his side, and the aged man looked M
and said TO him, Cant you give me
some comfort in my dying hourf
mo" said the young man; II cant
talk to you on this subject; you know
all about it and have known it 80 long.
"Well, said the dying man, Just recite
to me some promises. The young
man thought moment, and he came to
this promise, "The blood Of Jesus Christ
ceanseth from all sin, and the old
man clapped his hands, and in his
dying moment said: That's just the
promise have been waiting for. The
blood OF Jesus Christ cleanseth from all
sin. >" Oh, the warmth the grandeur,
the magnidcence OF the promises
COME ALL YE TROUBLED
Come, also, 60 this Gospel well, all
ye troubled, do not suppose you have
escaped. Compare your view of this
life at fifteen years of age with what
your view of it is Mt forty or sixty OF
seventy. What a great contrast OF
opinionl Were you right then, or are
you right now} Two cups placed in
your hands, tho one sweet cup, the
other n sour cup A cup of joy and a
cup of grief Which has been the near
est TO being full, and out of which have
you the more frequently partaken
What different place the cemetery is
from what IL used to be. Once 1t was
to you grand city improvement, and
you went out ON the pleasure excursion,
and you ran laughlngly up the mound,
and you criticised in light way the
epitaph.
But since the day when you heard
the bell toll at the gate as you went in
with the procession, it Is IA sad place,
and there Is food OF rushing memo
rles that suiruse the eye and oyermas
ter the heart. Oh, you have had trou.
BILE. trouble, trouble. God only knows
how much you have had IL Is a won
der YOU have been able 10 live through
Il. lt lsa wonder your nervous system
has not been shattered and your brain
has not reeled. Trouble, trouble, II
could gather all the grieis, of all
sorts, from this great audience, and
could put them In one scroll, neither
man nor angel could endure the reoita
ton.
Well, what do you wantl Would
you like 10 have your property back
againi mo, you say, as a Christian
man; ~ was becoming arrogant, and
| think that Is why the Lord took Il
away don't want TO have my prop
erty back" Well, would you have
your departed friends back again
"No." you say, II couldn't take the
responsibility Of bringing them trom a
fearless realm 70 q realm OF tears.
couldn't do IT," Well, then, what do
you wanti A thousand voices Ia the
audience cry out, Comfort; give IA
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