Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-10-01

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Gle. They will see his foot on every
sea, and his tears in the drops of dew on
Hermon. and hear his voice in the wind.
and behold his words all abloom in the
valley between Mount Olivet and .Jeru-
salem.
There are some men who come and
walk around the Temple Of Truth and
merely see III" outside There are others
who walk in'p the porch and then 20
away. Ihera are otl ers who come i'm
and look at tie pictures. but they know
nothing abont the chief attractions of
the Bible. 1t Is only the man who comes
and knocks nj the gate. saving, II would
see Jesus. For him the glories of that
book open, and he goes in and finds
Christ, and with him peace, pardon.
life, comfort and heaven. ',.All i'm all is
Jesus" in the Bible.
remark again that Christ is every
thing III the great plan of redemption.
We are slaves; Chris; gives deliverance
to the captive. We are thirsty; Christ is
the river Of salvation To slake our thirst.
We are hungry: Jesus says, Il am the
bread of life. We are condemned to die;
Christ says, Save that man from going
down 10 the pit: am the ransom" We
are tossed on Il sea of troubles: Jesus
comes over II, saving. 1T is |; be not
afraid. We are in darkness: Jesus saws,
Il am the bright and morning star" We
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| We are dead; hear the shrouds rend and
the grave hillocks heave as he cries, Il
am the resurrection and the life; he that
believeth i'll 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 Jesus
| Christ. We want to exercise faith:
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved" want to get from
under condemnation; There il now.
therefore. no condemnation 10 them who
are i'll Christ Jesus" The cross-he car
ried 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 of
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glory
CHRIST Is ALL ~ ALL.
Let us go forth and gather the trophies
! for Jesus. From Golconda mines we
gather the diamonds. from Ceylon banks
We gather the pearls, from all lands and
kingdoms we gather precious stones, and
we bring the glittering burdens and put
them Gown at the feet Of Jesus and sav:
"All t..ese are thine. Thou art worthy" !"
We 20 forth again for more trophies.
and into one sheaf we gather all the
scepicrs of the earth. of all ROYALTIES and
dominions. and then we bring the sheaf
of sccpters and put it down at the feet
| of Jesus and say. "Thou art King Of
| kings, and these thou hast conquered"
| And then we go forth again 10 gather
more trophies. and we bid the redeemed
of all ages. the sons and daughters of
the Lord Almighty, to come We ask
them to come and offer their thanks
| givings. and the hosts of heaven bring
crown and palm and scepier, and here
by these bleeding feet. and by this riyen
side. and by this wounded heart cry.
blessing and honor and glory and
power be unto him that sitteth upon the
throne and unto the Lamb forever and
forever Tell me of "a tear that he did
not weep. of II burden that he did not
carry. Of Il battle that he not fight, of n
victory that he did not achieve. "All
in all is Jesus in the great plan of re-
demption.
remark again. Christ is everything
to the Christian III time of trouble. Who
has escaped trouble: We must all stoop
down and drink ont of the bitter lake
| The moss has no time To grow ON the
buckets that come up out of the heart 5
well dripping with tears. Great trials
are upon our track rs certain rs grey
hound pack on the scent of deer. From
our hearts i'll every direction there are a
thousand chords reaching ont binding
us 10 loved ones. and ever and anon some
of these tcndrils snap The winds that
cross this sea Of l.fe are not all abaft.
The clouds that cross our sky are not
feathery and afar. siraying like focks
of sheep ON heavenly pastures. but wrath
full and somber and cleaning with ter
ror they wrap the mountains in fire. and
come down baying with their thunders
through every gorge.
The richest fruits of blessing have u
prickly shell. Life here is not lying at
anchor: it is weatEcring gale. 1t is
not sleeping i'll soldiers tent with our
arms stacked; it is bayoIet charge
| We stumble over grayestones, and we
drive on with our wheel deep in the old
rut of graves. Trouble has wrinkled
Your brow, and it has frosted your head.
| Falling in this battle of life. is there no
angel to bind our wounds? Hath God
made this world with so many things to
hurt and none TO heal? For this snake
bite of sorrow, is there no herb growing
by all the brooks to heal the poison
Blessed be God that in the Gospel we
| find the antidote. Christ has bottled an
ocean of tears How many thorns he
hath plucked ont of human agony
Oh. he knows too well what it is 10
carry cross, not to help us carry ours!
He knows too well what it is to climb
the mountain. not to help us mp the
steep. He knows too well what it is to
be prosecuted. not to help those who are
imposed upon. He knows too well what
it is to be sick. not to help those who
suffer. Aye. he knows too well what il
is to die. not to help us N our last ex-
tremi,y Blessed Jesus, thou knowest
it all. Seeing thy wounded side. and
thy wounded hand, and thy wounded
feet, and thy wounded brow. we are
sure thou knowesf it all.
Oh, when those into whose bosom we
used 10 breathe our SORROWS are snatched
from us. blessed be God, the heart Of
Jesus still beats. and when all other
lights 20 out and the world gets dark,
then we see coming out from behind
cloud something So bright and cheering,
we know il To be the morning star Of
the souls dcliyerancel The hand of
care may make You stagger. or the hand
of persecution may beat You down, or
the hand of disappointment may beat