The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-04-21
When ne comes to town, and because
his manners are

when ne comes to town, and because
LITTLE oLD-FAsHIoNED,
| try to smuggle him in and smueole
hlm out, but call in your best friends
| TO take him to the house of God and
introduce him to your pastor. and
! say: '"This is my father IF he had
kept for himself the advan.
tages which he gave Won. ha.
would be as well educ tied and az
well gotten up as YOU. Self.
sacrifice! What thrilling word
Glad am l that our world has so
many specimens of it, The sailor bow
on shipboard was derided because he
would not fight or gamble, and thew
called him q coward. But, when p
child fell overheard and no one else.
was ready to help, the derided sailor.
leaped into the sea, and, though the.
waves were rough, the sailor swim
ming with one arm carried the child.
on the other arm, till rescued and res
cuer were lifted into safety, and the
cry OF coward ceased and all hazard.
al the scene OF daring and self-sacri--
fee. -. :.
How much are'we willing to sacri-
nee Tor others? Christ is again on the.
march, not from Bethpage to Jerusa--
lem, outtor the conquest of the world.
lie will surely take it, but who will
furnish the palm branches for the tri-
umphant way? Self-sacrifce is the.
word. There is more money paid to,
destroy the world than to save it,.
Ihere are more buildings put up
TO RUIN THE RACE
than churches to evangelize it. There
IS more depraved literature to blast
men than good literature to elevate
them. On, for a power to descend
upon us like that which whelmed
Charles q. Finney with mercy, when.
kneellng in his law Office, and before
he entered upon his apostolic career
OF evangelization, he said: 'sThe Holv
Ghost descended upon me in aman-
ner that seemed to 60 through me.
body and soul. could feel the i'm
going through and through
me. Indeed it seemed to come in
waves and waves of liquid love. It
seemed like a breath Of God. can,
recollect distinctly that it seemed to-
ian me like immense wings. 1 wept
aloud with Joy and love. These waves
came over me and over me one after
another, and, until, recollect, cried
out: L shall die if these waves contin-
ue to pass over me- ] said: Lord, |
cannot bear any more'" And, when a.
gentleman came into my office, and
said: Mr.. Finney, are you in pain?''
he replied: "No, but so happy that I
cannot live"
1 feel this morning as did the Israel
ties when on their march to Canaan,
they came not under the shadow OF
one palm tree, but of 70 palm trees,
standing in an oasis among a dozen
gushing fountains, or as the Book puts
1t: "Twelve wells of water and three,
score and ten palm trees" Surely
there are more than 70 such great
and glorious souls present to-day. In
deed 1t is a mighty grove Of palm
trees, and feel something of the rap
lures which shall feel when our last
battle fought and our last burden
carried and our last tear wept we shall
become one of the multitudes St. John
describes clothed in 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, wav-
ing their palms!