Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-12

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those overhanging rocks VIII
fan the night will come
down, leaving you at the mercy OF the
mountain bandits, and at the very next
turn of the road you will perish. But l!
Won are really on this clean road OF
which have been speaking, then you
will stop ever and anon TO wash In the
water that stands in the basin OF the
eternal rock. Ay, at almost every step
OF the Journey you will be crying out:
"Create within me a clean heart! II
you have no such aspirations as tnat' IL
proves that you have mistaken your
way; aud il you will only look up ana
see the fnger-board above your head,
you may read upon it the words: "Ihere
is a way that seemeth right unto man,
but the end thereof is death" without
holiness no man shall see the Lord; and
if YOU have any idea that you can carry
along your sins, your lusts, your world
illness, and yet get TO the end OF the
Christian race, you are so awfully mis-
taken that, in the name OF God, TINS
morning l shatter the delusion.
STILL FURTHER, THE ROAD
spoken Of is a plain road. THE way
faring men, though fools, shall not err
therein" That is, If man is three
fourths an idiot, he can find this road
inst as well as If he were philosopher.
The imbecile boy, the laughing stock OF
the street, and followed by mob boot
ing at him, has only just to knock once
at the gate Of heaven, and 1t swings
open; while there has been many man
who can lecture about pneumatics, ana
chemistry, and tell the story Of Fara-
days theory of electrical polarlzatlon'
and yet has been shut out OF heaven.
There has been many man who stoou
i'm an observatory and swept the heav-
ems with his telescope, and yet
he has not been able to see the Morning
Star. Many man has been familiar
with all the higher branches of mathe-
matics. and yet could not do the simple
sum: tWhat shall il profit man II ne
gain the whole world and lose his own
soul?n Many man has been me
reader Of tragedies and poems, and yet
could not read his title clear TO man
sions In the skies" Many o man has
botaDiZed across the continent, and yet
did not know the "ROse OF Sharon and
the Lily of the Valley" But II one
shall come in the right spirit, asking
the way to Heaven, he will find II
plain way. The pardon is plain. The
peace is plain. Everything is plain.
He who tries to get on the road 10
heaven through the New Testament
teaching will get on beautifully. He
who goes through philosophical discus
sion will not get on at all. Christ says:
"Come to ME, aud will take all your
sins away, and l will take all your
troubles away" Now what is the use
OF nv discussing 1t any more? Is not
that plainP II you wanted to go to Lon
don, and 1 pointed you out a highway
thoroughly laid out, would l be wise In
OBTAINING you by a geological discussion
about the gravel you will pass over, or
a physiological discussion about the
muscles you will have TO bring into
play? No.
AFTER THIS BIBLE HAS
pointed you the way TO heaven, Is IL
wise for me TO detain you with any dis
cussion about the nature OF the human
will, or whether the atOnement Is limit
ed or unlimited? There is the road-go
on it, 1t is plain way.
''This is faithful saying, and worthy
OF all acceptation, that Christ Jesus
came into the world TO save sinners"
And that is you and that is me. Any
little child here can understand this as
we'll as l can. "Unless you become as
little child, you cannot see the king
dom OF God" II you are saved, IL will
not be as a philosopher, it will be as
little child. "Of such is the kingdom
of Heaven" Unless you get the spirit
Of little children, you will never come
ont at their glorious destiny.
0, this Kings highway! Trees OF
life on either side, bending over until
their branches interlock and drop mid
way their fruit and shade. Houses OF
entertainment on either side Of the road
for poor pilgrims. Tables spread with
feast OF good things, and walls adorn-
ed with apples of gold in pictures OF
silver. start out on this Kings high
wav, and I find harper, and l say:
"What is your uame?" The harper
makes no response, but leaves me to
guess as. with his eyes toward heaven
and his hand upon the trembling strings
this tune comes ripping on the air:
"The Lord is my light and my saliva
ton. Whom shall fear? The Lord is
the strength of my life; Of whom shall
I be afraid?" I 60 little further on
the same road and meet trumpeter or
heaven. and | say: Haven't you got
some music for tired Pilgrim" And
wiping his lips and taking a long
breath, he puts his mouth TO the trum-
pet and pours forth this strain: They
shall hunger no more, neither shall they
thirst any more, neither shall the sun
light on them, nor any heat for the
Lamb which is in the midst OF the
throne shall lead them TO living tount-
aims of water, and God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes" go a little
distance further on the same road, and
I meet maiden Of ISrsel. She has no
harp, but she has cymbals. They look
as if they had rusted from sea-spray;
and say 10 the maiden of Israel: "Have
you no song for a tired Pilgrim" And
the clang OF the victOrS' shields the
cvmbals clap as Miriam begins TO dis
course: ''Sing We to the Lord, for he
hath triumDhed glorIously; the horse
and rider hath he thrown into the sea-"
And then ! see
AwHITE-ROBED GROUP.
They come bounding toward me. and
say: "Who are they? The happiest
and the brightest, and the fairest in
all HeaVen-Who are they?" And the
answer comes: "These are they that
came out OF great tribulations, and
had their robes washed aud made white
with the blood OF the lamb"
What is the terminus? do not care
how fine q road you may put me on,
want TO know where il comes out. Ny
text declares II; 1.-The redeemed OF