Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-06

| their infidelity upon the truths wnlcn
have led thousands to heaven, and IN
their distorted vision prophet seems
to war with prophet, and evangelist
| with evangelist, and apostle with
anostle: and if they can find some
trait of character in a man OF Goa
, mentioned in the Bible, these carrlon
crows cav and flap their wings over
the carcass. Because they CANNOT un,
derstand how the whale swallowed
Jonah, they attempt the more power.
ful feat of swallowing the monster
whale of modern skepticism. They 40
not believe it possible that the Bible
story should be true which says that
the dumb ass spake, while they them
selves prove the thing possible by their
own utterances.
Then there is another class OF per-
sons who come to the Bibleas contro-
versialsts. They are enormous Pres-
bvterians. or fierce Baptists, or vlo-
lent Methodists. They cut the Bible
to suit their creed, instead OF cutting
their creed to suit the Bible. II the
Scriptures think as they do, we'll; II
not. so much the worse for the Scrip
lures. The bible is merely the whet-
stone on which they sharpen the dis
secting knife OF controversy.
Those only get into the heart OF
Gods truth who come seeking Christ.
Welcome all such! There aresomemen
who come and walk around the
Temple OF Truth, and merely see the
outside. There are Others who walk
into the porch, and then go away.
There are Others who come IN and
LOOK AT THE PICTURES,
but they know nothing about the chief
attractions OF the Bible. 1t is only
the man who comes and knocks at
the gate, saying, 81 would see Jesus"
For him the glories OF that book
open, and he goes in and tinds Christ,
and with him peace, pardon, life, COM
! fort and heaven. "Al in all is Jesus
in the Bible.
remark again that Christ is every
thing in the great plan OF redemption.
We are slaves, Christ gives deliver
ance to the captive. We are thirsty;
! Christ is the river ofsalvation to Stake
our thirst. We are hungry; Jesus
says, II am the bread OF life" We
are condemned to die; Christ says,
"Save that man from going down to
+, the pit; am the ransom" We are
tossed on sea OF troubles; Jesus
comes over it. saying, cit is
; I, be not afraid" We are in darkness;
Jesus says, II am the bright and
morning star" We are sick; Jesus is
the balm OF Glead. We ara dead;
hear the shrouds rend and the grave
| hillocks heave as He cries, ri am the
resurrection and the lite; he that be-
lieveth in Me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live" We want justifica-
ton; Being justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jes-
u Christ" We want to exercise faith;
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and
! thou shalt be saved" want to get
from under condemnation; "1here is
now, therefore, no condemnation to
them who are in Christ Jesus" The
| Cross-he carried it. The flames of
hell he suffered them. The shame
he endured it. The crown-he won it.
Heights OF heaven sing it, and worlds
OF light to worlds oflight all round the
heavens cry, "Glory, glory!'
Let us go forth and
| GATHER THE TROPHIES
for Jesus. From Golconda mines
we gather the diamonds. from Cey.
lon banks we gather precious stones,
and we bring the glittering burdens
and put them down at the feet of
Jesus and say: "All these are thine.
Thou art worthy" We 20 forth
again or more trophies, and into one
sheat we gather all the sceptres of the
earth, of all royalties and domin.
ions, and then we bring the sheaf of
s:eptres and put it down at he feet
OF Jesus, and say: "Thou art King
OF kings, and these thou hast con.
querel:" And then we 90 forth again
! to gather more trophies, and we bid
the redeemed OF all ayes, the sons and
the daughters OF the Lord Almighty
to come. We ask them to come and
offer their THANKSGIVING, and the
nos's OF heaven bring crown, and
PAIN, and scepter, and here by these
bleeding feet and by this river side
aid by this wounded heart crv'
'bles ing, and honor, and glory, and
power be unto Him that sitteth On
the throne and unto the Lamb for
ever!"'