Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-15
LAY HOLD on GODS WORD.


Do you know that | think that IL all
ministers in all denominations would stop
this nonsense of ecclesiastical strife and
take hold the word of God, the oaly ques-
ton with each OF US being how many souls
we can bring TO Christ and in how short
time, the Lord would soon appear for the
salvation OF all natiouss When the young
queen Of England visited Scotland many
years ago great preparations were made
for her reception The vessel in which she
saiIed was far out at sea, bat every hill In
Scotland was illunined with bonfires aud
torches. The night was set on lire with ar
tilicial illumination The queen. standing
on ships deck, knew from that that Scot
land was full Of heartiest welcome, aud the
thunder OF the grea; guns at Glasgow and
Edinburgh castle woke mp all the echoes.
Boom. They sourded out over the sea.
Booml they sounded up among the hills.
Do you know that ! think that our King
would land II we were only ready to receive
himi Why not call 70 him from all our
churches. from all our hospitals. from all
our homes? Why not all at once light all
the torches of Gospel iuvitation, Why not
ring all the bells Of welcomei Why not
light up the long night OF the worlds sin
and suffering With bonires OF victory!
why not unlimber oil the Gospel batteries
aud let them boom across the earth, and
boom into the parting heavens. The King
u ready to land II ,ro ere ready 10 recsive
him. Why cannot we who are now living
see his descent, Must it all be postponed
10 later agest Has not our poor world
CroaDed long enough In mortal agonies'
Have there not been martyrs enough. and
have not the lakes Of tears and the rivers
% blood been deep enougbS Why cannot
the final glory roll In nows Why cannot
this dying century feel the incoming tides
OF the oceans OF heavenly mercy' Must
our eyes close I'm death and our ears take
on the deafness of the tomb. and these
hearts beat their last throb before the day
comes in' CHRIST Why Earliest thoui
Wit thou not. before we go the way 81 all
the earth. let ms zee thy SCARED feet under
some MONDAY cloud coming this wayf Be
fore We die let va bebold thy hands that
were piked. spread out ia benetiiction for
n lost rice And why not let Va, with our
mortal ears. hear that voice which spoke
peace "a thou diass 60 MP, speak pardon
and emancipation and love and holiness
and ioy to Al nations "a thou contest down.
But the skies do not part. | bear no
rumbling Of chariot wheels coming down
over the sapphire. There j. no swoop ~
wings I Sc no fash OF angelic appear
aaces All - StiIl. ] hesr nothing but the
traosp az nay own heart rs pause between
these utteranc~s The king does not and
because the world ia not ready, and the
church j. DOT re@siv To clear tie way for
the Lords coming iet NJ devote all our en-
erzies ~ BODY, mind and soul A Russian
general riding eyer the HAITI iefieId. hrs horse
tresdins amid TIE DYING and dead. a wound
Ell soldier sssesi him for water, bzt the
officer did ret understand his language
and snev Pct What tse pecr fellow wanted
Then the sOslteT cried ont "Chrissa~n AM
that word nseass sympathy and hep, aud
the ksl-sisn ofiic~s q svnountes9 snd pnt .
TIE iips q tie sufferer cooliaz 8rs7ght
Pc t6at the charmed word With watch we
s9 fogtk 70 DO o. wao4e d8ty. 10 asay