Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-01
NO. 3.

tine explorer aal ths Insptre1 writer they
will give the preference to the gso.oyist.
These men thess spiders, | will say -
suck poison out OF the sweetest flowers
They fatten their inf lefty uoon the
truths which have lei thousani Is TO
heaven, AMI in thsir distorted vision
prophet seems to war with prophet AMI
evangelist with evangelist aud apostle with
apostle, ana It they can fnd 50 ms bad trait
OF character in a man OF God mentioned in
that Btble taess clrrion crows cav AMI nap
their wings over the carcass. Because they
cannot understand how the wnaie swat
lowed Jonah they attempt thu more won-
uertul feat of swallowing thu monster whale
of moiern sxepticism. They do not balievs
it possible that the Bible story should b.
trus which says that the du NIB ass spake,
wails they themselves prove the thing pos
sibls by their own uttarancss.
/ am amused BEYOND bounds when hear
one of these men talking about future
life Just ask a man who rejects that Bible
what heaven is, ami hear him befog your
soui. He will tell you that heaven is
merely the development Of thu internal re-
sources of a man; It is an eff orescenee of the
dynamic forces into state of ethereal aud
transcendentai usubrdtion, in close juxts-
position to the ever present was and tbs
great no he aud tas everlasting M
Considering themselves wise, they are fools
for time, fools for eternity
come 60 the Bible as controversialists. They
are enormous Pres )yteriaus or fierca Bap-
lists or violent Methoists. Taey cut the
Bible to srit their cred instead OF cutting
their cree to suit the Bible Il thu Scrip.
lures think as they do, well; il not, so much
the worse for the Scriptures. Tue Bible is
merely the milestone on whici they shlrpoa
the dissecting knife Of controversy. they
come to It as n government in time OF war
comes to armories or arsenals for weapons
and munitions. They have dec arei evar-
lasting war against all other sects, All they
want so mary broaiswords 50 many mus
kets so many howitzsrs, so many colum-
biads, SO much grape AMI canister, SO many
heldpiece' with which Co raks the field OF
dispute, for they mean n get the victory
though the heavens be darkened with thu
smoke aud tue eartn rent with the thunter
What do they care about the religion of
the Lord Jesus Christ
have seen some such mea COM back
from an ecclesiastical massacre as proud OF
their achievements as an Indian warrior
boastiug Of the number OF Scllps hs has
taken. have more admiratio1 for man
who goes forth with his fists to get the cham
pionship than | have for these theological
pugilists who make our theological maya
zines ring with their warcry. There are mer
who ssem to think the only use OF thu sword
Of truth is to stick somebody. There Is one
tor than all others. and that is this: blessed
be the Lord which teacheth my hanist 10 war
AMI my fingers to fight" Woe touaif we
come to Gods word as c1ntroversialists, or
rs skeptics, or as connoisseurS or as fault
finders, or merely as poets
Let us so 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 tho
glittering burdens and put them down as
the feet OF Jesus ami say: IAN these are
Thine. Thou art worthy" We go forth
again for more trophies, and into one sheaf
we gather all the scepters of the earth, Of all
royalties and dominions, an then we bring
the sheaf OF scepter5 and PIT it down at the
kings. and these Thou has conquered
And then we go forth again 10 gather moro
trophies, and we bid the redeemed OF all
ages, the sons and dau yhters of the Lord Al
mighty, 10 coma. We ask them to come and
offer their thanksgiviuys, aut the hosts OF
heaven bring crown AMI palm and scepter.
and here by these bleeding feet AMI 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
and unto tue Lamb forever and foreverr
Tell me OF tear that He did not weep OF a
burden that He did not carry, OF battle
that He did not Hgat, OF a victory that He
did not achieve. "All in all is Jesus' in ths
great plan of redemption.
| remark again. Christ is everything to
the Christian in time OF trouble Who has
escaped trouble2 We must all stoop down
ahd drink out of the bitter lake The moss
has no time to grow on the buckets that
come out of the hearts we'll dripping with
tears. Great trials are upon our track as
certain as greyhound pack on the scent OF
deer. From our hearts in evsry direction
there are a thousand chords reaching out
binding us TO loved ONES, and ever ami anon
some Of these tendrls snap. The winds that
cross this SPA of Ifs are not all abaft. The
clouds that cross our sky ara not feathery
aud affair, strayiny like ilocis o. shsep on
heavenly pastures, but wrathfuI and somber
and cleaning with terror they wrap the
mountains in fire, and come down b1yns
with their thunders through every gorge.
The richest fruits of blessing have prickly
she'll Life here is no. lying at anchor; it Is
weathering a gale. 1t is not sleeping in a
soldiers tent with our arms stacked; 1t is
Dayonet charge We stumble over grave
stones, and we drive on with our whes deep
in the old rut OF graves. Trouble has
wrinkied your brow, an It has frosted your
head. Falling in this battle of life, Is there
no angel to bind our wounds haiti Goi
made this world with 50 many things to
hurt and none TO heals For this snake.
all the brooks to heal the potsonp Blessed
be God that in the Gospel we find the anti
dotei Christ has bottled an ocsau OF tears.
How many thorns He hath plucke1 out Of
human agonv
Oh, He knows too well what it Is to carry
a cross, not to help us carry ours He knows
too well what it is TO climb the mountain,
not to help US up the steep. He knows too
well what it is to be persecuts1, not to help
those who are imposed upon. He knows too
well what 1t is TO be sick, not to help those
who suffer. Aye, He knows too well what IL
u to die, not 10 help US in our last extremity.
Blessed Jesus, Thou knowe5t IL all. Seeing
Thy Wounds, side, and Thy wounded hand,
and Thy wounded feet, and Toy woun iet
brow, we are sure Thy knowest 1t all.
On, when those into whose bosom we used
to breathe our sorrows are snatche1 from
us. blessed be God, ths heart OF Jesus still
beats, and when all other lights go out aui
tine world gets dark. then we see coming out
from behind a cloud something so bright
and cheering, we know 1t TO be the morning
star Of the souls deliverancei Ths hand OF
care may make you stagger, or the hand OF
persecution may beat you down, or the hand
o. disappointment may bsat you back. but
thers is a hand, and it is 20 kind, and 1t Is so
gentle, that II wipeth all tears from al
faces.