Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-06-26
v. h. BISHOP, Island Pond, VI

holes OF great palace which has above
ground one hundred rooms flooded with sun
shinef IL takes all my time TO absorb what
hasbeen revealed, so that have no time to
upturn and root out and drag forth what
has not been revealed. The most of the ef-
fort to solve mysteries and explore the ineI-
plcable and harmonic things is an attempt
% help the Lord out Of theological difficult
ties. Good enough intention, my brother,
no doubt, but the Lord is not anxious to have
you help Him. He will keep His throne with
out your assistance. Don't be afraid that
the Bible will fall apart from Inconsistencies
1t hung together many centuries before you
were born, and your funeral sermon will be
preached from text taken from its undis-
turbed authenticity.
Do you know that think that IL all min
Isters in all denominations would stop this
nonsense Of ecclesiastical strife and take hold
the word of { ID, the only question with each
of us being how many souls We can bring to
Christ and in how short a time, the Lord
would soon appear for the salvation of all
nations' Why not all at once light all the
torches Of Gospel invitation Why not ring
all the bills of welcomed Why not light up
the long night Of the worlds sin and suffer
ing with bonfires of victory? Why not un-
timber all the Gospel batteries and let them
boom across the earth, and boom into
the parting heavens. The King is
ready to land il we are ready TO receive
Him Why cannot we who are now living
nee His descent? Must it all be postponed
to later ages? Has not our poor world
grOaned long enough in moral agonlesf
Have there not been martyrs enough and
have not the lakes of tears and the rivers
Of blood been deep enough? Why cannot
the final glories roll in nowf Why cannot
this dying century feed tho incoming tides
Of the oceans Of heavenly mercy? Must
our eyes close in death and our ears take
on the deafness of the tomb. and these
hearts beat their last throb before the day
comes in? o Christ? Why tarriest Thouf
Wilt Thou not, before we go the way OF all
the earth let us see Thy SCARED feet under
some MONDAY cloud coming this wayr Be-
fore we die let US behold Thy hands that
were spiked, spread out in benediction for
a lost race. And why not let US with our
mortal ears, hear that voice which spoke
peace as Thou didst go up, speak pardon
and emancipation and love and holiness
and JOY to all nations as Thou comest downi
But the skies do not part. hear no rum
bling of chariot wheels coming down over
the sapphire There is no swoop OF wings.
see no flash of angelic appearances. All is
still. hear nothing but the tramp of my
own heart as l pause between these utter
ances. The King does not land because the
world is not ready and the church Is not
ready. To clear the way for the Lords COM
ing let us devote all our energies of body,
mind and soul A Russian general riding
over the battlefield his horse treading amid
the dying and dead, wounded soldier asked
him for water, but the officer did not under
stand his language and knew not what
the poor fellow wanted. Then the
soldier cried out "Christos," and that
word meant sympathy and help and
the Russian officer disnounted and put to
the lips of the sufferer "A cooling draught
BE that the charmed word with which we
go forth to do our whole duty. In many
languages 1t has only little difference Of
Termination Christnsi It. stands for svm
pathy. 1t stands for help. 1t stands for
pardon, 1t stands for hope. 1t stands for
heaven. Christos In that name we were
baptsed. In that name we took our first
sacrament. That will be the battle shout
that will win the whole world for Godl
Christosi Put it on our banners when we
march, Put it on our lips when we diei
Put in the funeral psalm at or obsequiesl
Put it on the plain slab over our gravel
Christos Blessed be His glorious nams for
everl Amenl