The Red Cloud chief., 1891-06-26

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You know that I think II al ministers is
all denominations would stop this non
n Of ecclesiastical strife and take
hold Of the Word Of God, the only qses
ton with each Of us being how many
souls we can bring 70 Christ and in how
short . time. the Lord would soon ap
pear for the salvation Of al nations?
When the young queen Of England
visited Scotland many years ago great
preparations were made for her recep
ton The vessel in which she sailed
was far out 1t sea but every hill In
Scotland was nlumined with bonAres
and torches. The night WAS Get on IRE
with artificial illumination. The queen.
standing on ships deck, knew from
that that Scotland was full Of heartiess
welcome and the thunder Of the great
guns 1t Glasgow and Edinburgh castle
woke up all the echoeA boom! they
sounded out over the sea Boom! they
sounded mp among the hills DO yoa
know that ! think our King would land
IL we were only ready 10 receive him?
Why not call 20 Him from all our
churches, from all q hospitals, from
all our homes? Why not all q
once light ali the torches Of
gospel invitatian? Why not ring
all the bells of welcome? Why not
light mp the worlds sin and suffering
with bonfires of victory? Why not un-
timber all the gospel batteries, and let
Hh>- hn- ~r~e eho Aa0fh anA 1soprn
into the parting Heavens? The King
Is ready 70 land IL we are ready TO re-
ceive him. Why can not we who are
now living see his descent? Must Il all
be postponed to later ages? Has not
our poor world groaned long enough in
mortal agonies? Have there not beer
martyrs enough. and have not the lakes
of tears and rivers of blood been deep
enough? Why can not the final glory
roll in now? Why a not this dying
century feel the incoming tides of the
oceans Of Heavenly mercy?
Must our eyes close in death and our
carr take on the deafness of the tomb,
and these hearts beat their last throb
before the day comes in? q, Christ!
Why Earliest Thou? Wilt Thou not
before we go the way of all the earth.
let us see Thy SCARED feet under some
MONDAY cloud coming this way? Be
fore we die let US behold Thy hands
were spiked, spread out in benediction
for a lost race. And why not let US,
with our mortal ears, hear that voice
which spoke peace rs thou didst go
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and love and holiness and JOY to all
nations as Thou CONTEST down? But the
skies do not part hear no rumbling
of chariot wheels coming down over
the sapphire. There is no swoop OF
wings ] see no fash Of angelic ap-
pearances All is still rear nothing
but the tramp Of my W heart rs !
king Toes not land because the world is
not ready, and the church is not ready.
To clear the way for the Lords com
ing let us devote all our energies OF
body, mind and soul
A Russian general, riding over the
battlefield, his horse treading among
the dying and dead, q wounded soldier
6Sheu liz IoT "dtCIs III - nv opA
not understand his language and knew
not what the poor fellow wanted
Then the soldier cried out: 'Christos,"
and that word meant sympathy and
help, and the Russian officer dismount-
ed and put to the lips Of the sufferer a
cooling draugbt. Re that the charmed
word with which we go forth to do our
whole duty. In many languages il has
only little difference Of ter
mination. Christos! 1t stands
for sympathy. 1t stands for help. 1t
stands for pardon. II stands for hope.
IL stands for Heaven Christos. In
name we were baptized. In that
nam we took our first sacrament
That will he the battle shout that will
win the whole world for God. Christos!
Put ii on our banners when we march!
Put ii on our lips when we die! Put 1t
in the funeral psalm at our obsequies!
Put il on the plain slab over n grave!
Christos! Blessed be His glorious name
forever! Amen!