The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-10

the hindranrs4 ~ ,oir ret;ing up to
the Gospel Fnll -. 'ak. it for
granted tia, ,s."s RI 80 90. aod now
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Of art did no; z.o:,:y !oG iou are as
much dlseoutent,-d with this life rs the
celebrated French author who felt that
he could 10. any longer endure the
misforunes on the world. and who
said: AT four O'Clock this afternoon
! shall put All end TO my own existence
Meanwhile, must toll on up to that
time for the sustenance Of my family"
And he wrote on his book until the
clock struck four, when he folded up
his manuscript, and, by his own hand,
concluded his earthly life.
There are men here who are perfect
ly Disconnected. Unhappy in the past,
unhappy today, to be unhappy forever,
unless you come to the Gospel well.
This satisfies the soul with high, deep,
all absorbing and eternal satisfaction.
It comes and it offers the most unfortu-
nate man SO much of this world as Is
best for him, and throws all heaven
into the bargain. The wealth OF
Cr0sus and of all the Rothschilds is
only a poor, miserable shilling COM
pared with the eternal fortunes that
Christ offers you today.
In the far east there was king who
used once year to get on scales,
while on the other side the scales were
placed gold and silver and gems; in
deed, enough were placed there to bal
ance the king; then, at the close Of
the weighing, all these treasures were
thrown among the popnlace. But
+ Christ today steps on one side the
scales, and on the other side are all the
treasures of the universe, and he says,
"All are yours-all height, all depth,
. all length, all breadth, all eternity; all
} are yours" We don't appreciate the
promises of the Gospel.
When an aged clergyman was dying
% man very eminent in the church
young theological student stood by
his side, and the aged man looked up
and said to him, Cant you give me
: some comfort in my dying hour"
mo-" said the young man; II can't
talk to you on this subject; You know
: all about 1t and have known it 50 long"
"Well," said the dying man, lust recite
to me some promises" The young
man thought moment, and he came to
this promise, 1.-The blood of Jesus Christ
cleanseth from all sin," and the old
man clapped bis hands, and in his
. dying moment said: That's Just the
promise have been waiting for. The
blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all
SIM" Oh, the warmth, the grandeur,
the magniicence of the promises
COME ALL YE TROUBLED.
Come, also, to this Gospel well, all
ye troubled. lido not suppose you have
escaped. Compare your view of this
your view of it Is at forty or sixty or
seventy. What a great contrast of
opinionl We're you right then, or are
you right nOw3 Two cups placed In
q your hands, the one q sweet cup, the
: other sour cup. A cup of Joy and a
f cup of grief. Which has been the near
e est to being full, and out of which have
: you the more frequently partaken
e What different place the cemetery is
from what it used to be. Once it was
- to you grand city improvement, and
:, you went out on the pleasure excursion,
and you ran laughingly up the mound,
q and you criticised In light way the
epitaph.
= But since the day when you heard
# the bell toll at the gate as you went IL
with the procession, it is sad place
and there is q food of rushing memo
ries that suffuse the eye and overmas
ter the heart. Oh, you have had trou
= BILE, trouble, trouble. God only knows
It. how much you have had 1t Is won
dsr you have been able to live through
it. 1t is a wonder your nervous system
has not been shattered and your brain
G. has not reeled. Trouble, trouble l
+ l could gather all the griefs, of al
'e sorts, from this great audience, ant
:: could put them in one scroll, neithe
as man nor angel could endure the recita
e. tion
G. Well, what do you want2 Woul,
IL you like to have your property bacl
q again2 NO." you say, as a Christian
VI man; II was becoming arrogant, an'
!" think that is why the Lord took
:, away. l don't want to have my prop
", erty back" Well, would you hav
90 your departed friends back again
~ No" you say; Il couldn't take th
responsibility of bringing them from
nv fearless realm to O realm Of tears.
ne couldn't DO it." Well, then, what
e. you want2 A thousand voices in tn
audience cry out, Comfort; give U
to comfort" For that reason / hav
cit rolled away the stone from the well
nd mouth. Come, all We wounded of til
wv flock, pursued of the wolves, come t
the fountain where the Lords sick an
ese bereft ones have come
OF WE SHALL MEET AGAIN
ior "Ah," says some one, you are M
I'm old enough to understand my SORROW
You have not been In the world as Ion
as l have, and you can't talk to II
about my misfortunes in the time {
old age" Well, have been a gres
ee. deal among old people, and / kno
how they feel about their failir
health, and about their departe
friends, and about the loneliness thu
NJ ~ sometimes strikes through their sou
-, "a After two persons have lived togeth
~ Tor forty or fifty years, and one of the
III IS taken away, what desolation!
in / shall not forget the cry OF lthe la
"a Rev. DIR. De Witt of New York. whe