Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-07

ncf5 OF flame, and the redeemed Uf
Heaven would say: ''J.et the temples
and palaces burn; let them burn: we
have Juses left" Blessed be His gsori-
Gus name forever. THE name which 10
above every name"
My friends, have You made up your
minds by what name you will accost
Christ when you see Him in Heaven?
Now that is practical question. FNr
you will see Him, child of God, just as
certainly as you sit there and / stand
here. by what name have you made
up your mind to call Christ when You
first meet Him in Heaven? viii you call
Him Amounted One" or Messiah" or
will you take some one Of the symbolic
terms which you read in your Bible on
carth-terms by which Christ was dcsig-
mated?
Some day perhaps You will be wander
ing among the gardens Of God on high,
the place abloom with eternal spring.
time, infinite luxury of lily and rose
and amaranth, and perhaps You will
look up into the face of Christ and say,
"My Lord, Thou art the Rose of Sharon
and tho Lily of the Valley" Sometime
there will be new soul come into
Heaven to take its place in the
armament and shine as the stars
forever and ever, and the luster
of q useful life will shine forth tremu-
lous and beautiful, and you will look
up into the face of Christ, and say. MY
Lord, thou arta brighter star, the morn
ing star, the star of Jacob, the star Of
the Redeemer." Some day you will be
walking among the fountains that toss
in the sunlight, falling in crash of pearl
and amethyst into golden and crystal
line urn, and wandering up the round
banked river to the place where the
water first tinkles its silver on the rock,
and from chalices Of love you will be
drinking to honor and everlasting JOY.
and you will look up into the face of
Christ and say, my Lord, my Lord,
thou art the Fountain of Living Water"
Some day you will be wandering among
the lambs and sheep Of Heaven feeding
by the rock, rejoicing in the care Of
Him who brought you out of the wilder
ness world into the sheepfold, and you
will look up into His face and say, MY
Lord, my Lord, thou art the Shepherd
of the Everlasting Hills"
But there is another name by which
YOU can call Him. Perhaps that will be
the name have not mentioned yet. I
imagine that Heaven is all full. Every
throne has its king. Every harp has
its harper All the wealth of the uni
verse has come into Heaven. There is
nothing to be added. The song full.
The ranks full. The mansions all full.
Heaven full. The sun will set afire
with its splendor the domes of the tenn
pie, and FURNISH the golden streets into
a blaze, and be reflected back from tho
solid pearl of the twelve gates, and it
will be noon in Heaven. Noon on the
river. Noon on the hills. Noon in tho
valleys. High noon. And then You
will look up, gradually accustoming
your vision to the sight, shading Your
eyes ut the first lest they be eXtin-
guished with the insufferable splendor,
until after while you can look upon
the full irradiation, and you will cry
out, MY Lord, My Lord, thou art the
Sun That Never Sets"
Dye who are young. come now. 1t is
no gloomy religion that l preach. 1t
will take no luster from your eye. 1t
will take no color from your cheek. 1t
will take no spring from your step.
know what am talking about. ] have
felt the consolation of this grace in my
own heart 1t is not theory with me.
l know in whom l believe, and He
has been so good a friend to
me, I have right this morning to com
mend his friendship to all the people.
o! come into the kingdom. Do not say
YOU are too bad. "Let the wicked for
sake his way and the unrighteous man
his thoughts" Look unto me, all va
ends of the earth" How is He going
to do-drive y''u into the kingdom? He
will not do it. If you get in at all, it
will be because you are drawn in by
His love. What does he say? Look
unto me, all We ends of the earth" lie
was lifted up. What for? To drive?
No! lifted up to draw. o! come now,
come now into the kingdom of our Lord
Jesus.
You have heard of that warrior OF
ancient times who went into battle
against Christ. He hated Christ, ind
he went into battle, fighting Christ; but
in the battle he got wounded, he was
struck by the arrow and he fell, and as
he lay with his face up to the sun, and
the life blood was oozing away, he put
his hand to his heart and took hand
full Of blood from the wound, and held
it up toward the sun, and cried out: 20
Jesus! Thou has conquered" And II
to-day, my nearer, struck through by
the arrow of Gods gracious spirit,
you realize the truth of what havo
been saying, YOU would surrender
yourself to the Lord who bought
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