The free press., 1892-11-17

to shoulder cannot reacH tueln. Ncuiu " OoN
that we were as wise as the stork and crane 10
our fight hesyenward We fly so low that we
are within easy range Of the world the flesh
and the devil We are brought down by temp
tations that ought not to come WITHIN mile Oh
reaching u.s. Oh, for some OF the faith OF
George Muller of England, and Alfred COOK
man once of the chu .ch militant now OF tiic
church triumphant so poor Is the type Oh Prey
in the church of Col now, that men actuaily
carcature the idea that there any such thing as
a higher life. Moles never did b lleve ID
eagles But my brethr en-, because we nave
not reached these heights ourselV s, shaii W.
deride the fact that there are any such helgnls.
man was once talking to Brunei, the FAMOUS
engineer, about the length OF the railtoad llo.i
Lonten to Bristol The engineer sad, ~ u
not very great. We shall have after aWlne
steamer, running from England to New YORK.
They laughed him 10 scorn but we nave gone
so far now that we have ceased 10 lall9h at any
thing as impossible for human ACHE yement.
Then, ! ask, is anything impossible for tne
Lord? do not believe that God exhausted al,
his grace in Paul, and Latlmer, and EdWafa
Payson. | believe there are higher points OF
Christian attainment to be reached in the future
ages of the Christian world.
You tell me that Paul went up to the tiptop
of the Alps of Christian attainment. linen !
tell YOU that the stok and crane nave 1ounu
above the Alps plenty Of room for free flying.
~ ~ soe oo. &c - ", - Ia AVN IN tha NOR.
row those temptations rally themselves ana at
tack us, and by the grace of God we defeat
them again but staying all the time in the OLD
eucsmpment we have the same old battles 10
fight over. Why not whip our temptations,
%iie ii VI - i , s,,,,trr elonronr No, nm.
ii .nI omeii.a ~, e. ~ 1ast rntoryo Do
Va We a. - snr,n noveltv ri com,
~. te' ,, I9 oI,T,,inn Nv GOING on hv
aY D5 4radino 81 n3r stale
80 az 80 I o,,bt ta have onit long
prayers apous ,rd e1ns We b,aber state of Christ
aoo' 5o,ne on Wv 1,a tin5+ o,t s;ns that we
"as H. f ,o, Tic fact 10 if the
l,'ools a'o s ;s ,rc oe irdivdnois made
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ssaraot,.,, 4 nrarnro rra have been making for
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vs. ~ ~, "a ~ hots ond The coats
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'essoh'
Dear Lord, and snail we ever hVe,
AT THIS poor dyln8 rate
Our love so faint, SO cold to lhee,
And thine to US so great!
Again. remark that the birds of the air are
wiser han we. because they know when to start.
If YOU should 20 out now and shout, ''Stop,
storks and cranes. don't be in a hurryr they
would saw mo, we cannot stop; last night we
heard the roaring in the woods bidding us
awav. and the shrill flute of the north wind
has sounded the retreat. We must 90. We
must 60" 30 they gather themselves into COM
panes. and turning not aside for storm or
mountain ton or shock of musketry. over land
and sea straight as an arrow 10 the mark
thew 90. And if YOU come out this morning
with a sack of corn and throw it in the fields
and try to get them to stop. thew are SO
r
oa their way south, You could not stop
them. Oh. that we were as wise about the best
time to start for God and heaven! We say,
await until it is little later in the season Of
mercy. Wait until some OF these green leaves
of hope are all dried up and have been scatter
ed. Wait until next year" After while we
start and it ia too late. and we perish in the
way when Gods wrath ia kindled but a. little.
There are YOU know exceptional cases where
birds have started roo late and in the morning
you have found them dead on the snow. And
there are those who have persisted halfway be-
tween the world and Christ. They waited until
the last sickness when the mind was gone or
thew were on the express train going at forty
miles an hour. aud they came to the bridge and
the ''draw was up" and they went down. How
long To repent and nrov2 Two se,ondsl Two
:econdsl To do the work of A Lifetime and pre-
pare for the vast eternity in two secondsl | was
eadinp OF an entertainment given in a kings
Ourt and there were musicians there with
Elaborate pieces of music. A,tsr a while Mo-
sart came and BEGAN to play. and he had a
bIanl, piece of paper before him and the king
looked over his shoulder and said.
"Wha. are you PLAYING? I see no music before
gou." And Mozart put his hand on his brow.
MS much as to say. II am jmproyisinr. II
was verv well. for him. but OH. NV friends we
cannot extemporiz heaven. If we do not Gel
prepared in this world. we will never take part
in the orchestra harmonies of thn saved iOb
that we were as wise as the crane and tbe .tort'
ayipe awav. flying away from the temnest '
Some of YOU have fell the pinchinp frost n,
sin. You feel it TODAY. You are not 5annv
look into your faces and T know that pp, sre
not bappy. There are voices within voyr 1u so or
that will not be silenced tellino ron tbat Won
are sinners. and without the nardon of Cod yon
are undone forever. What are Won ooina ~ 40
nv friends. with the accnmnIsted trsoscrsS so @
sions of this lifetimep will Won stand stiii anJ
let the avalancb5 tumble over yon2 Oh that
you would 20 away into the warm heart of Cod,
mercy. The southern grove. redolent win
magnolia and cactus never waited for northerr
hocEs as God nas waited for Won sayinr 80
have loved thee with an eyerlastine love Tomf
unto me. all We who are weary and heavy laden
and will give you rest" ''>''
Another frosf is bidding Won await 10 III.
frost of sorrow. Where do Won live nowsI Ob
YOU say. II have moved" Wbv do vo,, r,ous:
You say, 81 don't want as large a house now a,