Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-30

church on earth honored with such me-
morial'
THE MEMORIAL or sISAi.
Beneath il are two tables Of stone, which
| had brought from Mount Sinai where
the law was given Three camels were
three weeks crossing the desert to fetch
them. When at Cairo, Egypt. proposed
to the Christian Arab that be bring one
stone from Mount Sinai, he said. we can
easier bring two rocks than one for one
mus. balance them on the back of the
camel, - and did not think until the day
of their arrival how much more suggestive
would be the two, because the law was
written on two tables OF stone. Those
stones marked with the words mount
Sinai" felt the earthquake that shook the
mountains wliel the law was given. The
lower stone of the wall is from Mars Hill,
the place where Paul stood when he
preached that famous sermon on the broth
erhood of the human race, declaring, God
hath made OF one blood all nations"
Since Lord Elgin took the famous statu-
airy from the AcropDlis, the hill adjoining
Mars Hill, the Greek government makes il
impossible to transport to other lands any
"A Equities, and armed soldiery guard
not only the AcropOlis but Mars Fill.
That stone obtained by special per
mission from the queen OF Greece, a
most gracious and brilliant woman. who
received US as though we had been "a ae-
quaiutauces, and through Mr.. Trio uuis,
the prime minister Of Greece, AMI -ir.
6n0wden, our American minister pleripo-
tentiary, and Dr. Manatt, our American
consul, that suggestive tablet was sawed
from the pulpit OF rock on which Paul
preached. Now you understand why we
have marked it ''ihe Gospel" Long after
my lips shall utter in this church their
last message, these lips Of stone will tell OF
the Law, and the Sacrifice, and the Gospel.
This day present them TO this church
and to all who shall gaze upon them.
Thus you have my answer TO the question,
"What mean you by these stoness
But you cannot divert me from the ques-
tion Of the text us first put IL. | have in
terprered these four memorials on my
right hand bat there are hundreds OF
stones in these surrounding walls aud I'M
derneath us, in the foundations and rising
above us in the towers. The quarries of
this and transatlantic countries at the call
Of crowbar and chisel have contributed
toward this structure. 'What mean ye by
these stonesg"
You mean among other things that they
shall be an enrthly residence for Christ.
Christ did not have much Of a home when
he was here. Who aud where is that child
crying? II is Jesus, born in an clubhouse.
Where is that hard breathngs 1t is Jesus,
asleep on rock. Who is that ia the back
part OF the fishing smack, with a sailors
roagh overcoat thrown over himg IL is
81. ri 10
it not time That thou hadst a housed We
give thee this Thou didst give it to MS
nrst, but we give il back 10 thee Il Is too
good for US, but not half good enough for
thee Oh. come in and take the best seat
here Walk up and down all these aisles.
Speak through these orgnn pipes Throw
thine arm over us in these arches. la the
flaming OF these brackets Of fire speak to
US, saying, II am the light of the world. "
0 King make this thine audience cham
Der Here proclaim righteousness and
make treaties We clap our hands, we un-
cover our heads, we lift our ensigns, we
cry with niulttudiuoas reclamation until
the place rings and the heavens listen, 20
King live foreyerl''
+ il not time that he who was born ia a
strangers house and buried IN a strangers
grave should have an earthly houses Come
in, o Jesnsl not the corpse OF "A buried
Christ, but a radiant and triumphant Je
sus, conqueror OF earth and heaven and
hell
He lives. all glory 70 his name.
He lives, my Jesus, still the same.
Oh. thc sweet JOS this sentence gives
know that my l,edeemer lives.
EVERY DENOMINATION HAS CONTRIBUTED.
Blessed be bis glorious name forever!
Again. il any one asks the question OF the
text. "What mean sc by these stonest the
reply Is we mean the communion Of
saints. Do you know THAI there is not a
INSTRUMENTATION of Christians ia Brook
i'm That las not contributed something to-
ward tie building Of this houses And II
ever. standing 10 this place, there shall be
nun who shall try by anything he says
70 stir up bitterness between different de-
nominations Of Christians, may his tongue
salter and his check blaneh, and his heart
stop! Ny friends, IL there Is any church
on earth where there is a mingling Of all
denominations IL is our church. ] just
wish that John Calvin and Arininius, If
they were not too busy, would come out on
the badilements and see US.
Sometimes ia our prayer meetings have
heard brethren use the phrases Of beau
tiful liturgy, and we know where they
come from; and in the same prayer meet
ings have heard brethren make audible
"Amenl" PRAISE ye the Lordr'
and we did not have to guess twice where
they came from. When q man knocks at
our church door, il he comes from sect
where they viii not give him certificate,
we say: Come in by confession OF faith"
While Adauiram Judson the Baptist, and
John Wesley the Methodist. and John
Knox the glorious old Scotch Presbyte-
rian are shaking hands in heaven, all
churches ON earth can afford TO come into
close communication; 'One Lord, one
faith. one baptism Oh, my brethren,
we have had enough Of Big Bethel fights
the Fourteenth New York regiment fight
ing the Fifteenth Massachusetts regiment.
Now. let all those who urc for Christ and
stand on the same side 90 shoulder TO
shoulder. and this church, instead 0f hav-
ing a sprinkling Of the divine blessing. 90
clear under the wave in one glorious inn
mersiou in the name OF tine Father and Of
the Son and u the Holy Ghost.
SAW "a lit.le Guild once, in its dying
hour put one arm around its fathers