The Forrest City times., 1892-03-11

than these you now look through. it s he spiritual eyesight of divine grace. Christ will not taink that yoa are ID tne way. Does your head tremble with the palsy of old sgel Lay it on Christs bosom Do you feel lonely now that your .ompsuious sud children are gonet mink Christ has them They are safe in ais keeping Very soon he VIII take you where they are take hold of your arm and try to lead you to a place where you .an put down all your burden Go wi'a ae. Only little while longer. ana your tight will come again. and your nearing will come again. and with the strength or an immortal athlete. you will step on tne pavement of heaven No crutenes tn seayen: no sleepless nights in heavea; no -ross looks for old people. Dwelling there for ages. no one will say. Father, you know nothing about this; step back you are in the wayr' On. how many dear old folks Jesus has put to sleep! how sweetly he has closed their eyesi no" gently folded their armsl How ne mas put his hand on their silent hearts ana said. Rest now, tired pilgrim It IS all ,ver. The tears will never start again. Hush hushr' So he gives his beloved
 sleep. think the most beautiful oolee' ,u earth Is an old Chrtstisu-the hsT white. not with the frosts of winter, oa' the blossoms of the tree of life l never feel sorry for a Christian old man way feel sorry for those upon whom tne giories of the eternal world are about to ouss' They are going to the goodly eeaa'' Though their wings are heavy wltn age God shall renew their strength like tne
 eagle, and they shall make their nest ID
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 Again: The very bad. the outraseoasly
 sinful. may come. Men talk Of the grace If God. as though 1t were so many yards long and so many yards deep. reopse Doinr to the dying thief as an encourage ment to the sinner. How mach better ~
 xouId be to point to our own case and say, ..Ir God saved us. he can save any body. There may be ttose here who never had me earnest word said to them about their i ,ou,s. Consider me as batting my hsnd ,n your shoulder and look ng in | your eve. God has been good 10 vou You ask. "How do you know | tha,t He has been very hard on me. !" | ..yyhere did you come froml' Home " .sThen YOU have a home. Have you ever | thanked God for your homei Have you | childrear "Yes" Have you ever thanked God for your chiIdreni Who I xeeps them safei Were you ever sicSf sYesn Who made you welis Have you been fed every dayi Who feeds youi Put ! vour hand on your pulse. Who makes II | throbI Listen to the respiration of your
 gungs. Who helps you to breathel Have
 YOU bible in the house, spreading before ] vou the future lifet Who gave you that oi- 1 bler, Oh il has been story of goodness
 and mercy all the way through. You nave 1 heeu one of Gods pet children Who
 foudied you, and caressed you. and loved | vous And when you went asiray, and
 wanted 10 come back. did He ever reiusei know of a father who. after his son came
 hack the fourth time. said, 'sSo; forgavs
 three times. but will never forgive yot
 .yain. V And the son went on and died
 Rut God takes back his children the thou
 .andth time as cheerfully as the hrst A:
 easily as with my handkerchief l strike | The dust of book, God wili wipe out all
 your sins.
 There are capitals for "incurables
 When men are hopelessly sick, they arr
 sent there Thank God there Is nc
 hosuital for spiritual incurabies- Inongl
 vou had the worst leprosy that ever struci
 s <oul your flesh shall come again like tn' assh of a little child o, this mercy o God, I am told it is an ocean Then
 olaee on if four swift-sailing craft, viii | .ompass and charts, and choice rigglns
 and skilful navigators, and tell them l. ] lauuch away, and discover for me the ex
 tent of this ocean. That craft puts ou
 in one direction, and sails 10 tn
 north. this craft to the south; ths to tn
 east. this to the west They crowd o all their canvass, and sail ten thousani
 years. and one day come up The haroor heaven and I shout to them from tn beach Have you found the shoreP' an l thev answer, ssNo shore to Gods mercy ! , Surift angels, dispatched from the throne a,tempt 10 go across it For a miiiio vsar. they fiy and fiy, but then come oac and fold their wings at the foot Of th , throne and cry. .sNo shore. no shore 1 Gods mercy! :. MercyI Mercyi Mercy I sing 1t , preach it. pray it. Here l tda ma , bound hand and foot to the devil. bay ".s ! one stroke of the hammer of Gods tru' the ch aims fall oil and he is free for eve Mercyi Mercy, Mercy There is T | iepth it cannot fathom. there Is no heigt l | <, cannot scale, there is no infnity it car 5 iot compass. take my stand under tn ! 1 Yoodly cedar, and see the hocks hyin D ;bither. They are torn with the shot
 temptation, and wounded, and sick an a 1 ,carred Some fought with iron beal l | some once feasted on carcasses. some wei 8 fierce of eye and cruel of talon, but the i 1 came. flock after fiock-"all fowl of ever l | wing"
 Again: ali the dying will find their ne ' in this goodly cedar. It is cruel 10 destrt d birds nest, but death does not hesita r l = daSsrsnv one There was a beautif [ 1 nest in the next street Lovingly the ? '' rents brooded over it. There were two . l three little robins iu the nest Tue scarf n | fever thrust it's hot hands into the mes z and the birds are gone. Only those B . safe who have their nests in the good cedar. They have oyer them the Ieathe e of the Almighty" Oal to have those sol !; warm. eternal wings stretched over U e Let the storms beat and the branches ,- the cedar toss on the wind-no dangs a when a storm comes, you can see the Dir ' firing to the woods Ere the storm death comes down, let us fly 10 the good o cedar.
 's Behold the saints, beloved of God. lt Washed are their robes in Jesus blood Is Brighter than angels To they shine, ,f Thelr glories splendid and sublime. ', Through tribulation great they came;
 They bore the cross and scorned the shan ? Now, in the heavenly temple blest,
 With God they dwell; on Him they resi- n While everlasting ages roll.
 .a Eternal love shall feast tbeir soul,
 ;s And scenes of bliss, forever new,
 Rise in succession to tkeir view.
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