Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-19

given his property and his life for any one
else, aud will show you in history hun
dreds and thousands OF men who have cheer
fully died that Christ might reign. Aye,
there are a hundred men IN this house who,
if need were, would step out and die Tor
Jesus. Their faith may now seem to be
faint and sometimes they may be inconsis-
tent. but let the fires Of martyrdon be kin
died, throw them into the pit, cover them
with poisonous serpents, pound them, fail
them, crush them, and 1 will tell you what
their last cry would be, Come, Lord Jesus,
come quicklyP
Oh, yesl the Lord Jesus has won thu atfec-
tions Of many of us. There are some OF us
who can say this morning, Lord Jesus, my
light and my song; my hope for time, my
e1neetation for eternity" Altogether lovely
Thou art. Ny soul Is ravishei with the
vision. Thou art mine. Come let me CLASP
Thee Como life, come death, coma scorn
and pain. come whirlwind and darkness.
Lord Jesus. I cannot give Thee up. / have
heard Thy voice. ] have seen Thy bleeding
side. lord Jesus, if ! had some garland
pluckei from heavenly gardens / would
wreath IL for Thy brow. IL | had some
gem worthy OF the place l would set it in
Thy crown. II had seraphic harp would
strike it in Thy praise. But | come lost and
ruined and undone to throw myself at Thy
feet.
No pric, bring.
Simply to Thy cross ! cling.
Thou knowest all things. Thou knowest
that / love Thee.
But remark again. at beloved Christ to
suffer" that the world might learn how TO
suffer. Sometimes people suffer because
they cannot help themselves but Christ had
in His hands all the weapons TO punish His
enemies, and yet in quiescencs He endured
nil outrage He might have hurled the
rocks OF Golgotba u1on His pursusrs He
might hayo cleft thu earth until He swal-
lowed up His assailants, he might nave
called in reinforcement or taken any thun-
derbolt from the armory OF God Omnipotent
and hurled it seething and fiery among His
foes. but He answere not again.
Oh. my hearers has there ever been in
the history OF the world such an example Of
enduring patience as we find in the CROSSE
Some of you suffer physical distresses, some
of YOU have lifelong ailments and they make
Won fretful. Sometimes you think that God
has given you cup too deep and too brim-
MING Sometimes you see the world laugh
inc and romping on the highways OF life.
and Won look out of the wintow while seated
In invalid's chair.
7 want to show you this morning one who
had worse pains in the heal than you nave
ever had. whose back was scourged, who
was wounded in the hands AMI wounded In
the feet. and suffered all over. ana want
that example to make you more enduring IN
your suffering, and to make you say;
;'Father not NV will but Thine be done"
Won never have had any bodily pain, and
Won will never have any bodily pain that
eonaled Christ's torture. ut beloved Christ
10 suffer- that He might show you how
physically to suffer
Some of you ars prosecuted. There are
those who hate you. They criticise you;
They would be glad 20 see you stumble aud
fall They have done unaccountaole mean,
nesses toward you. Sometimes you feel
angry. You feel es If you would like TO re-
tort. Stop Look at the closed lips, iooS az
the still hand, look at the beautiful demeaGor
of your Lord. Struck, not striking oacK
again. Oh. if you could only appreciate
What He endured IN the way OF persecution
vom never would complain OF persecution
THE words of Christ would be your words,
leather. if it he possible let this cup pass
from Me; but if not, Thy will be done" ~
bohoved Christ to suffer persecution, that
He might show you how to endure persecu-
ton. ,5o,,,
ramark because there is hardly family
here s that has not passed under the shadow
You have been berett, Your S 81 house us T /; a
on,'a f,rpiture. the same books, the same
S 5ot9re su but there has been voice husasd
fhere The face that used to lgnt up uus
whole dwelling has yanishe5. Inc Sr paL'9 nr
;no of the other feet does no, DredA "
the the loneliness. The wave has gone over your
s sou and YOU have sometimes thought what
YOU would tell him when he comes mes O So,,
but then the thought has nasheu up0" y0U
he will never come back. c. Ao
H' Ali mi my brother, my sister, Christ ma 1s,
eonnded all that depth, Jesus OF the perez a'
soul is here to-iay Behold Ell ID. H tomb. h /
saems to me asf all the storms of the world
s soTrow were compressed into one sob anc
t tTot cob were uttered in two words, Jesus
wept" .;.t doroloov
nRlos SiTvy and glory aud honor an pow er D
INTO Him that sitteth upon the throne, an :
~nfo the Lamb. forever. Amen ana amen