The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-13

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Him "Anointcd One" or Messiah" a.
will you take some one Of the symbolic
terms which you read in your Bible on
earth-terms by which Christ was desig-
mated?
Some day perhaps you will be wander
ing among the gardens of God on high,
the place abloom with eternal spring.
simc, infinite luxury of lily and rose
and ainaranth, 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 a 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 art n 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
md amethyst into golden and crystal.
line urn, and wandering up the round
banked river to the place where the
wstcr first tinklcs its silver on the rock,
and from chaiices of love you will be
drinking to honor and everlasting Joy,
and you VIII look mp 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 sa y, "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 DO
the name I have not mentioned yet. I
imagine that Heaven is all full. Every
throne has It's king. Every harp has
It's harper. All the wealth of the uni.
verse has come into Heaven. There 10
nothing to be added. The song full.
The ranks full. The mansions all full.
Heaven full. The sun win set afre
with It's 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 10
will be noon in Heaven. Noon on the
river. Noon on the hills. Noon in the
valleys. High noon And then you
will look up, gradually a~ccustoming
your vision to the sight, shading your
eyes at the first lest they be extin-
guished with the insufferable splendor,
until after q while you can look upon
the full irradiation, and you will cry
out, my Lord, My Lord, thou art the
Sun That Never Sets"
But at this point l am staggered with
the thought that there may be persons
in this house for whom this name has
no charm, though II Is so easy, though
it Is so beautiful, though it is SO potent,
though 1t Is so enduring. o! come to-
day, and see whether there Is anything
in Christ.
! pray God he may move upon this as-
semblage now, that we may see him
walking all through these aisles, that
the Holy Spirit may spread his wings
over this auditory. Now Is your time
for Heaven. o my friends! meeting
once, perhaps never again until the
books are opened. what shall we say Of
this mornings service? Have I told you
the whole truth? Have you listened to
the whole truth? Now il your time for
Heaven. Come into the kingdom. II
YOU never had an invitation before, I
give 1t to you now. l do not ask what
your sin has been or what your wan
dering. This Is not pertinent to tho
question. The only thing Ks wheth-
err you want Christ. Come in, the
furthest off. Come. the nearest by.
L ssNvl,a,a DIN oHO~pnAos1 rrnNo ck~n vU,~oh
more abound" Is there in all this u
gust asscmblage a man who feels he 10
too wicked to come? You are mistaken.
Come now. "Now 10 the accepted time;
now Is the day Of salvation"
o we who are young! come now. 1t 10
no gloomy religion that I preach. It
will take no luster from your eye. Il
win take no color from your cheek. II
will take no spring from your step I
know what I am talking about. have
felt the consolation Of this grace in my
own heart. 1t is not q theory with me.
l know in whom I believe, and He
has been so good o friend to
me, I nave n right this morning 10 COM
mend his friendship to all the people.
O! come into the kingdom. Do not say
you are too had. "Let the wicked for
sake his way and the unrighteoMs man
his thoughts" "Look unto me, all 70
ends of the earth" How is He going
to do-drive y'-u into the kingdom? He
will not do IL. II you get in Mt all, il
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?
! NJ, 1;ftad mn ~ dro,, m co,ca NOES
: come now into the kingdom Of our Lord
Il Jesus. f'r
, You have heard of that warrior of
? ancient times who went into battle
against Christ. lie hated Christ, and
he went into battle, fighting Christ; but
in the battle he got wounded, he was
. struck by the arrow and he fell, and al
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 u hand
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