Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-05

table OF his guests, and he sends large
portion TO each Of them, but he sends q
larger portion TO Benjamin, or, ~ the
Bible Quaintly puts 1t: "Benjamin's
mess was five times 30 much as any OF
theirs" Be quick and send word back
with the swiftest camel TO Canaan 70
old Jacob, that benjamin Is well; all Is
we'll; he Is iaring sumptuously; the
Egyptian lord did not mean murder and
death; he meant deliverance and lie
when he announced to US on that day:
'Ye shall not see my face unless your
brother be with YOU"
Well, my friends, the world Is famine
struck OF sin. II does not yield SIM
gle crop OF solid satisfaction. II Is dy-
ing. II Is hunger bitten. The fact
that Il does not, cannot feed q mans
heart was we'll illustrated in the life OF
the English comedian. All the world
honored him-did everything for him
that the world could do. He was ap-
plauded in England and applauded In
the United States. He reused up na-
lions into laughter. He had no equal,
And yet, although many people sup
posed him happy and that this world
was completely satiating his soul, he
sits down and writes: 81 never in my
life put on new hat, that 1t did not
rain and ruin 1t. never went out In o
shabby coat because it was raining and
thought all who had the choice would
would keep in doors, that the sun did
not burst forth in its strength and bring
out with IL the butterflies OF fashion
whom knew and who knew mo.
The world is poor compensation,
poor satisfaction, poor solace. Famine,
famine in all the earth: not for seven
years, but for six thousand. But, blessed
be God, there is great corn crib. The
Lord built it. 1t is in another land.
1t is large place. An angel once
measured il, and as far as | can calcu-
late it in our phrase, that corn crib is
800 miles long and 1900 miles broad,
and l.50G miles high, and 1t Is full.
Food for all nations. ''O. say the peo-
pie, I'VE will start right away and get
this supply for our SOUL"
But stop moment: from the keeper
of that corn crib there comes this word
saying: "You shall not see my face eX-
cept your brother be with you" In
other words. there Is no such thing as
getting from heaven pardon. and COM
fort. and eternal life unless we bring
with us our Divine brother, the Lord
Jesus Christ. Coming without him we
shall fall before we reach the corn crib,
and our bodies shall be u portion for the
iacka,s of the wilderness; but coming
with the Divine Jesus. all the granaries
of heaven will swing open before our
soul. and abundance shall be given us.
want to make three points. Every
frank and common sense man Will nc
knowledge himself to be q sinner.
What are you going to do with your
sins? Have them pardoned, you say.
now? Through the mercy OF God.
What do you mean by the mercy OF
God? Is it the letting down for the adj
mission of all without respect t.
character? Be not deceived. | see q
soul coming up to the gate OF mercy and
knocking at the corn crib OF heavenly
supply. and voice from within says
Are you aloue?" The sinner replies:
"All alone" The voice from within
SAYS: ''You shall not see my pardonine
face unless your divine brother, the
Lord Jesus. be with YOU" o, that IL
the point at which so many are discom-
forted. There is no mercy from God
except through Jesus Christ. Coming
with him we are accepted. Coming
without him we are rejected. Peter
put it right in his great sermon before
the high priests when he Numbered
forth: Neither is there salvation II
any other. There is no other name
given under heaven among men where
by we may be saved"
My text also suggests the reason why
so many people do not get any real com
fort. You meet ten people: nine o.
them are in need OF some kind OF con
dolence. There is something in thell
health, or in their state, or in their do
nestle condition that need sympathy
And vet. the most OF the worlds sym
nathy amounts to absolutely nothing
PEOPLE go to the wrong crib, or they &c
in the wrong way.
I come to some one whose ailments
are chronic, and say: I'm HEAVIER
YOU will never be sick" That does no
give YOU much comfort. What you
want Is soothing power for your pres
ent distress. Lost children. have you
come to you and tell you that in tel
years perhaps you will meet those love(
ones before the throne OF God. Blu
there is but little coincidence in that
One day is year without them, ant
ten years is small eternity VIVA
} YOU want is sympathy now--presen
; help. come to those OF you who h9y'
lost dear friends and say: ''Try to for
get them. Do not keep the departed
always in your mind" How can yo'
forget them when every figure in tn
! carpet and every book and every pictur,
} and every room calls out their name
Suppose I come to you and say by I'M
, YOU say, shat gives me no help" Sup
pose l come to you and say: God from
all eternity, has arranged this trouble
"Ah" you say. that does no good
: Then l say: with the swift feet o