The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-19

mpie OF truth, and merely see [
"a outside. There are others who w,
INTO the porch, and then 90 aw,
5 mere are others who come in and 10
!, at the pictures, but they know nothi
Ii about the chief attractions of !
;. Bible 1t is only the man who com
9 and knocks at the gate, saying:
|, would see Jesus" For him the glor;
OF that book open, and he goes in a,
> nnds Christ. and with Him peac
pardon, life. comfort and Heaven. "a
III all is Jesus" in the Bible.
remark again that Christ is ever
thing in the great plan of redemntio,
we are slaves; Christ gives dcliverant
TO the captive. We are thirsty; Chri,
Is the river of salvation to Stake 81,
thirst. We are hungry; Jesus saw,
Il am the bread of life" We are cor
demned to die; Christ says: Save thu
man from going down to the nit: ar
the ransom" We are tossed on a sea q
.rou oies; Jesus comes over it. saying
IT Is ], be not afraid" We are i,
darkness; Jesus says: IT am tn,
bright and morning star" We ar,
sick; Jesus is the balm of Gilead
we are dead; hear the sbroud,
rend and the gravehillocks heaye a. n.
cries: II am the resurrection and the
iife; ne that beiieyeth in Me. though
ne were dead, yet shall he live" We
want justification; Being justified bv
faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ" We want IN
exercise faith;- believe in the Lord
Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved y
l want to get from under condemnation.
There is now, therefore, no condemna.
ton to them who are in Christ Jesus,
Inc cross-He carried 1t. The flames
OF hell-He suffered them. The shame
He endured it. The crown-Hewon
IT, Heights of Heaven sing It, and
worlds of light all round the Heavens
cry, GLORY, glory"
Let us go forth and gather the
trophies for Jesus. From GoIconda
mines we gather the diamonds: from
Jeyion banks we gather pearls; from
Ill lands and kingdoms we gather
precious stones, and we bring the gilt
erlng burdens and put them down at |
he feet OF Jesus. and say: IAN these |
re rhine. Thou art worthy" We 90
orth again for more trophies. and into
ne saeaf we gather all the scep-
ers OF the earth. of all ROYALTIES
no dominions, and then we bring
ne smear OF scepters and put #
own at the feet of Jesus, and saw.
Thou art King of kings, and these
non hast conquered" And then we
1crth again to gather more trophies
nd we bid the redeemed of all aces
he sons and daughters of the Lord
mighty, to come. We ask them to
me and offer their thanksgivinps. and
&C hosts OF Heaven bring crown. and
Inn, and scepter, and here by these
eeding feet and by this river side. ..
ID by this wounded heart, cry: "Bless. !
g, and honor, and glory, and power
unto Him, that stitch upon the 5
rome and unto the Lamb forever and
.ever" Tell me of tear that He :
not weep. of burden that He did !.
fry' OF a battle He did not fight, of a :
Tory that He did not achieve. "Au q
all is Jesus" in the great plan of re- =
nption. N
remark again; Christ is everything
the Christian in time of trouble. =
10 has escaped trouble? We must ali =
op down and drink out of the bitter -
e. Inc moss has no time to grow e,
the buckets that come up ont of :.
hearts well. dripping with 10
rs. Great trials are upon our =.
TX as certain as greyhound pack on -
scent of deer. From our hearts in =,
~ direction there are thousand a.
rds reaching out binding us to loved Wv
;, and ever and anon some of these -.
1rils snap. The winds that cross -
sea OF life are not all abaft. The ~.
DIS that cross our sky are not featb- ~
and afar, straying like fiocks of -
p on Heavens pastures, but wrath a." a..
and somber, and cleaning with ter tn,
hey wrap the mountains in fire, and a.,
down baying with their thunde IS ~, M
ugh every gorge. The richest -
$ OF blessing have prickly she'll.
here is not lying at anchor: it is a..
'hering gale. 1t is not sleeping WI
soldiers tent with our arms
red; 1T is bayonet-charge. We ane
Die over grave stones. and we pD
on with our wheel deep in the ~, rue
rut OF graves. Trouble has M
killed. your brow. and it has i,o'
ed your head. Falling in this bat 'he
life, is there no angel to bind our ana
IDS? Hath God made this world maj
SO many things to hunt and none mp
al? For this snake-bite of sorrow the
re no herb growing by all the nrst
IS to heal the poison? Blessed be ana
that in the Gospel we find the men
Dte. Christ has bottled an ocean VOC
rs How many thorns He hiatt, oip''
ed out of human agony! Oh. III. accu
too well what it is to carry a auo
not to help MS carry ours. He not
too well what IL ;s n cI;n,b az uppe
lain not to help us up the steep. VINO
ows too well what is to be perse- gUoo
not to help those who are inn 'ne
upon. He knows too well what the
be sick not to help those who "hel
Ay, He knows too well what il ~ 10
die not to help us in our o,1en
Extremity. Blessed Jesus. thou onak
st it all. Seeing INV wonna gent
lie, and Thy wounded hard thing
Thy wounded feat .ns ~ ha
bundled brow. we are s,,r. rha have
st it all. oh, when 49,. 80. sic of
bosom we used 70 b-e.th. o,,s wild {
5 are snatched from ms hlssssd ally i
the heart of Jesus still beats; ootail
en- all other lights go ont and the osner
cts darlx. then H., - - thong