Orange County observer., 1891-07-18

own burden and pay his own debts" That
sounds reasonable. II I have an obligation
and have the means to meet it, and co1us
to you and ask you TO settle that obligation.
you rightly say. Pay your own debts II I
you aud | walking down the street, both |
hale hearty and well, l ask you to carry me, |
YOU say, and say rightly, Walk on your |
own feet" But suppose you and were In !
REGIMENT and was wounded in the battle |
ana 1 Tell unconscious at your 1eeI WIN gun. |
shot fractures and dislocations. what would |
YOU do? You would call to your comrades |
saving, Come and help, this man is help
le.s. bring the ambulance; let us take him
to the hospital" and | would be dead lift
in YOUR arms and you would Lift me- from
the ground where had fallen and put me in
the ambulance ana take me co the hospital
and have all kindness shown me. " ould
there be anything mean in your doing thats
Would there be anything bemean1ng III my
accepting that kindness? Oh, no. You would
be mean not to do it. That Is what Christ
does.
If we could pay our debts then it wouE be
| better to 90 up and pay them. saying.
| Here Lord here is mNobli cation; here are
| the means with which [ mean to settle that
| obligation; now give me receipt; cross 1t
| all OUT The debt is paid. But the fact Is
We have fallen in battle, we have gone down
| under the hot fire Of our tlansgresslonS, Va
/ have been wounded by the sabers OF sin We
/ are helpless, are undone. Christ com9e.
/ Tha loud clang heard in the sky on tha5
/
sounding bell, o. the ambulance Clear the
wy tor the Son Of God. He comes doTl
| to bind up the wounds, and TO scatter t1+
darkness and to save the lost. Clear tbs
| way tor the Son OF God.
/ Christ comes down to Us, ana we are 2
tiea lift He does not Lift Us with the tips
Of HIS fingers. He does not lift us with OF a
= arm. lie comes down upon Ills knee, anf.
theu With dead lift He raises Us to honor
aui - glory and Immortality. The Lord
- ~, It,If, Of oil
| WHY. then viii no man carry his sins? ou
cannot carry successfully the smallest sin
yyu ever committed You might as wei put
tie Apennines on one shoulder and th9 Alps
Oh 10 other. How much less can you carry
ali tue sins of your lifetime! Christ comes
and looks down in your face and says: Il
have come through all the decorations OF
these days and through all the tempests Of
:lese nights. have c3ale TO bear your bur-
dcns, ani u pardon Jour sins, and u pay
your oeots. Put thenl on My shoulder, put
then Ny hcarr' 'On Him the Lord
hath laid tie lni4uity ;of Ii, all.
Sin has almost pesterel the life out of some
OF you. II times Il has maje ou cross and
unreasonable, anl i has spoiled the bright
ness OF your days and the peace Of your
nights here are men VINO have been rid
died ofssm. The world gives them no solace
Gossamer and volatile the world while eter-
nity, they look forward to it. is black as
hi lnight.x They wrthe under the stings of
conscience which proposes to give no rest
hre and 10 rest hereafter; ana yet they do
no repent, they do not pray, they do not
weep They do not realize that just the po-
sltt1n they occupy Is the position occup,e Il
b. scores, hundreds and thousands OF men
wno never found any hope.
Ii this meeting should be thrown open and
the people VITO are here could give their teSti-
mony. what thrilling experiences we should
t.ll ; a man IN the gal
Ter who would say; Il hal brilliant sur
foeiI IlfGS had the bcSt edu alton til II o.le
ot the best collegiate institutions OF tnis
c9datry couLi give, ant | observed all ths
lnoralities of life ana was self righteous
ami l thought was all right before God az
ana all right before men; but the Holy
Sp'tt came to me one day and said ou are
sinner; the Holy Spirit persuaded me Of
the fact. While | had escaped the sins
against the law OF the land had really com.
united the worst sin man ever commits.
the driving back Of the Son of God from my
hearts affections And Isaw that my hands
were red with the blood of the Son of God,
and began to pray, and peace came to nay
heart and know by experience that what
you say this morning is true On Him the
Lord hath lald the iniquity OF US all
onder IS a man who would say: I was
the worst drunkard in New York; went
from bad u worse; | destroyed myself
destroyed my home; my children covered
when entered the house; when they put up
their lips to be kissed l struck them; when
/,
kicked her into the street. l know all tlIe
bruises and all the terrOrs of a drunk ara 5
woe L went on further and further from
God until the day got letter saying
Ny DEAR HUsBAND-I have tried ever
way, done everything, and prayed earnestly
and fervently for your reformation but it
seems Of no avail. Since our little Henry died
with the exception of those few happy week
when you remained sober, my life has been on
of sorrow. Many of the nights 1 have sal
10y the window, with my face bathed in
tears, watching for your coming. | an
broken hearted, l am sick. Mother and
father have been here frequently and beggel
me 70 come home, but my love for you and
my hope for brighter days have always made
me refuse them. That hope seems now be
them. tits hard, and battled long before
doing it. May God bless and preserve you
and take from you that accursed appetit
and hasten the day when we shall be again
living happily together. This will be ny
dauy prayer, knowing that He has said
heavy laden, and will giveYou rest Fror
your loving wife, MARY
And SO | wandered on and wandere
: on, says that man, until one night
: passed Methodist meeting house, and
t said to myself, rll go in and ses what the
J, are doing and got to the door, and the
. We're singing:
, All may come; whoever will,
: Ihis man receives poor sinners still.
E. ''And dropped right there where l wa
y and said, God have mercy and He ha
: mercy on me. My home is restored. III
l. wifi sings all day long during work, N
chIlren come out a long way to greet Il
II home, and my household Is a little HEAVIER
i l viii tell you what did all this for me-
= was the truth that this day you proclaim
: 'On Him the Lord had laid the iniquity of ,
T all
= older is woman who would say: "
= wan Tered Off from my fathers house
heard the storm that pelts on a lost soul IN
IT feet were blistered on the hot rocks | wei
5 on and On, thinking that no one carel Il
- M sodi, when one night Jesus met me al
IL aid Poor thing, go home your father
II
10 waiting for you, your motherls waiting Il
II YOU TO home. poor thing And, sr.
aC N,,> 30 weak TO pray, and was too r-s.,
at = =. but just cried out sobbed ouc Il
ii sln> lni my sorrows on the shoulders Of Ill
. OF y aom 1t IS said the Lord hath lall {
Il Hh the iniquity Of us all -
= & Young man Wu9 WDulI