Democratic messenger., 1892-04-16

ana put II INTO the fire, until the last line
was consumed. Bravo. She flung her
/ livelihood, her home, her chief worldly
resources under the best moral and re.
/ ligious interests of the world.
HOW MUCH ARE WE WILLING TO GIVE Up:
4 How much are we willing to sacrifice
for others: Christ is again ON the march,
not from Bethpage to Jerusalem, but for
the conquest of the world. He will sure
ly take it, but who will furnish tie palm
branches for the triumphant way: Self
sacrifice is the word. There is more
money paid TO destroy the world than 10
save it. There are more buildings put
up TO ruin the race than churches 10
evangelize it. There is more depraved
literature to blast men than good litera-
ture 10 elevate them. Oh. for power
to descend Ipon us all like that which
whelmed Charles Il. Finney with mercy,
when, kneeling in his law office. and be-
fore he entered upon his apostolic career
of evangelization. he said: The Holy
Ghost descended on me in manner
that seemed to go through me. body and
soul. | could feel the impression like n
wave of electricity going through and
through me. Indeed it seemed to come
i'll waves and waves of liquid love. 1t
seemed like the breath of God. can
recollect distinctly that it seemed TO fan
me like immense wings. | wept aloud
with joy and love. These waves came
over me and over NE one after another.
and, until. | recollect. cried ont, i
Shnl1 .1i.. &c thnc.
over me said, Lord, cannot bear
any more" And. when a gentleman
came into the office and said, MIR. Fin
ney, you are in pain" he replied, mo.
but SO happy that cannot live"
My hearers. the time will come when
upon the whole church of God will de-
scend such an avalanche of blessing. and
then the bringing of thc world to God
will be a matter of a few years. perhaps
a few days or "A few hours Ride on, .
Christ. for the cyangeliZation of all
nations. Thou Christ who didst ride on
the unbroken colt down the sides of
Olivct, on the white horse of eternal
victory ride through all nations. and
may we. by our prayers and our self
SAIL illNtS anu oui NOuti lbitlouS anu our
conservation, throw palm branches in
the way. clap my hands ut the coming
victory. feel this morning rs did the
lsraelites when on their march from
Canaan; they came not under the shadow
of one palm tree bat of seventy palm
trees, standing i'll an oasis among a
dozen gushing fountains. or rs the Book
puts it, Twelve wells of water and three
score and ten palm trees"
Surely there are more than seventy
such great and glorious souls present
today. Indeed it is mighty grove of
palm trees. and feel something of the
raptures which | shall feel when, our
iast battle fought. and our last burden
carried. and our last tear wept. we shall
become one of the multitudes St. John
describes clothed III white robes and
palms in their hands" Hail thou bright.
thou swift advancing. thou everlasting
Palm Sunday of the skies. Victors over
sin and sorrow and death and woe, from
the hills and valleys of the heavenly
Palestine, they have plucked the long,
broad. green leaves. and all the ransomed
some in gates of pearl, and some ON
battlements of amethyst, and some on
streets of gold, and some on seas of
sapphire, they shall stand in numbers
like the stars, in splendor like the morn,
waving their palms.