Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-04-25

stupid religion IL is not a toothless har as
some seem TO have represented il; il is not a
Meg Merriles with shriveled arm come to
scare the world. 1t is the fairest daughter
OF God, heireSs OF all His wealth. Her cheek
the morning sky; her voice the music Of thu
south wind; her step the dance OF the sea.
Come and WOO her. The Spirit aud the bride
say come, and WhoSoever will let him coma
Do you agree with solomon aud saw IL & a
N.Y. Then pluck it and wear it over YOUR
heart. Do You agree with Paul and say Il Il
q crown, Then lot this hour be your soro-
nation. Do you agree with the Apocalypse
aud say II is springing Fountain Then
CONS and slack the thirst OF your soul. Do
you believe with Ezekiel and say il Is n
foliaged CEDAR Then come under its shadow.
Do you believe with Christ and say it is a
bridegroom come 10 fetch home 4 bride,
Then strike hands with your Lord the King
while pronounce you averlastingly one. Or
II you think with Job that II is a Jewel then
put il on your hand H. ring, on your mack
Ike bead, OF your forehead Ike a star.
while looking into thu mirror OF Gods Word
you acknowledge the crystal cannot equal
Again, religion is superior to thu crystal
IN ts transformations Tbs diamond Is Only
crystaltth ttion OF coal. Carbonate OF lime
rises till IL bsc)msgchcite or aragaaitA Rsi
oxide OF copper crystailizss into cubes and
ocsphetro1s. rhos crystals which niorn
QUE persons an our homes and our museums
have only hsea rsSurrestsl from forms that
were far from luStrouS Scientists for Axes
have bsen examining these wonderful trans
formatloas. But I tell You In the roxpsi az
tbs Son OF Col there Is a more wonderful
Transformation, Over souls by reason OF sin
black As coal and hard as iron God by His
comforting gracs stooas and saws, They
saall be- Mine In the day when mako up My
jewels"
tttVha4 - s,,, -, ttuua f,t -
rYp IL He wanted Ha could make the
stars OF haven His bslt an l have the evan.
ing cloud tor the sandals OF His feet but He
does not want that sdornment. He will not
have that iewelry. Whom God wants ieyvel.
~ He comes down AMI digs Il out OF the
depths aui darkness OF sin. These souls arc
all erystallixations OF mercy. Ha puts them
on, ant lie wears thom In the presence OF the
holy universe He wears them ON the hand
that was nailei, over tho heart that was
pierced, on the temples that were stune
They shall be Mine,n saith thu Lord, Sin
the DAY when mako up MY iewelsn Won.
derful transformation 'efhe crystal cnpvot
equal its There she l.. wait of ths
street. but she shall be sister of charity.
There he is, sot In the ditch, but he shall
preach the gospel. There, behind the bars
OF prison, but he shall reign with Christ
forever when sin abounded grace shall
much more abound The carbon becomes
the solitaire. THE crystal cannot equal in
Now, have no liking for those people
who are always enlarging in Christian meet
ings about their early dissipation. Do
not go into the particulars, my brothers
simply say You we're sick, but mako
no display OF your ulcers Tho chief
stock In trade OF some ministers and Chris
tan workers seems TO be their early crimes
and designations. The number Of pockets you
picked aud the number Of chickens you stole
make very poor prayer meeting rhetoric.
Besides that II disc1urages other Christian
people who never got drunk or stole anything.
But 1t is pleasant 10 know that thoss who
were farthest down have been brought high
est up. Out OF Internal serfdom into etoraal
liberty. Out Of darkness into light From
coal 70 the solitaire. "fhe crystal cannot
equal IL f"
But, my friends. tho chief Transforming
power Of the gospel will not be ssen In this
word, and not until heaven breaks upon ths
soul When that light falls upon the soul
then yeu viii soc the crystals. Oh what
magnificent setting for these jewels Of etern-
ity! sometimes hear people representing
heaven in "a way that is fnr from attractive
to me, IL seems almost "A vulgar heaven ms
they represent IT, with great biotches OF
color and bands OF music making deafening
racket John represents heaven as exquisite
~ beautiful. Three crystals In one plaza
he says Her light was like a precious stone,
clear as cryseRl" In another place no says,
II saw pure river from under the throne,
,lear as crystal
In another place ho says Before the
throne there was a sea Of glass clear as crys-
tai" Three crystalsl John says crystal at
mosphere. That means health Balm Of
eternal June. What weather after tho
worlds east wind Norack Of storm clouds
One breath OF that air will cure the worst
tubercle Crystal light on all the leaves
Crystal light shimmeFing on ths topaz Of tho
- 4 - a
Of the equestrians Of heaven on white horses.
But "ths crystal cannot equal IT," John
says crystal river That means Joy. Deep
and ever rolling Not ono drop OF ths
Thames or the Hudson or the Rhine 10 soil
it. Not one tear OF human sorrow 10 imbit-
ter IT, Crystal, the rain out Of which Il was
made Crystal, tho bed over which IL shall roll
and ripple. Crystal It's infinite surface But
1.-THE crystal cannot equal IT," John says
crystal sea. That means multitu1inously
vast. Vast In rapture. Rapture vast ~ the
sea, deep as the sea, strong as tho sea, over
changing as the sea Billows OF Light. Bll.
lows OF beauty, blue with skies that we're
never clouded aud green with depths that
were never fathomed Arctics and Antarc-
tics and Mediterranean aud htlanticz and
Pacitics in crystalline magnihcence. Three
light falling on a crystal
river; crystal river rolling into a crystal
SEA. But 1.-THE crystal cannot equal H."
"Ob," says some one. putting bis hand
over his eyes. "can 10 be that I who have
besn in 70 much sin and trouble will ever
come 10 those crystalsf Yes, IL may be-
II will be. Heaven we must have, Whatever
else VIC have or have not, and We come here
10 get it, How much must / pay for it,
you say. You viii pay for IL just as muen
as the coal pays 10 become the diamond.
In other words, nothing, The same Almighty
power that makes the crystals In the mount
aims will change your heart which Il harder
than stone, for the promise Ia Il will taks
away your stony heart aud will give you q
heart Of hesb.n
ooh" says SONS one, "it Is just tho doc
trins want. Col Is 10 do everything, and
am 10 do nothing" Ny brother, Il L not
the doctrine you want The coal makes No
resistance. II hears tbs resurrection vOic,
IN the mountain, and Il com - from crystal.
llftion, but your heart resists This troubls
with you my brother il the coal wants h
stay coal do not want you b throw
open the door and lot Christ IN ! only ask
that you stop boiling Il and barring Il Oh,
nay friends. We will have 10 get ri OF our
sins What will we d. with our sins among
tbs thrss erystals' Ths crystal atmosphere
would display our pollution. Tbs crystal
river would be beioulel by our touch. Ths
crystal sea would whslm o. with is gliHtsn-
ing surge. Transformation now or no trans
formation at all
1--WE SIN n fuli eaance ~ your hedrt and
the Transformation will be downward la.
stead Of upward. Instead o. n crystal IL
will be a einder In the days Of Carthage a
Christian glrl was condemned % die for her
faith, and a boat was beiaubei with tar and
pitch and filled with cOmbuBtibiss and set On
fire, and tbs Christian girl was placed In the
boat, and tbs wind was on saOre an tbs
boat fiostsd away with its precious treasure
No one can doubt that boat landed a. tho
shore Of heaven.
Sin wants 70 pat you 10 herY boat aod
shove you Of in an opposite directi0n--of
from peace, on from God. on from heaven.
everlastingly Of; and the port toward which
you would sail would be port of darkness,
and the guns that would greet you would b
the guns OF despair. and the Gags that would
wave at your arrival would be the black flags
OF death o, my brother. you must either
kill sin or sin viii kill you. II Il no Wild
exaggeration when say that any man or
woman that wants 10 be sayei may be saved.
Tremendous choice A thousand people arr
choosing this moment between salvation and
destruction, between light and darkness, be-
tween heaven and hell, bstWsen charred ruin
and glorious capitalization.
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