Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-05-13


and she went TO the house and she clambered
upon the bed of her dying PLAYMATE.
where are you going tor and the dying
girl said, Pm going TO Jesus Then said
the little girl that was well as she bent over
10 give the parting kiss to her dying play
mate, wv ell, then, il you are going to Jesus.
give my love TO Him. IL is a beautiful
on the lips Of the old man. " he nv father
was dying the village minister said 10 him.
quoting over his pillow this passage This
Is faithful saying and worthy of all ac-
ceptation-that Christ Jesus came into the
world to save sinners, "and there he stopped.
Then my father finished the quotation by
saying. ''of whom | am chief
But remark again, in regard TO this
name OF Christ, that it is a mighty name
hothschild is a name mighty in the com
merclal world, Silliman is a name mighty in
the scientific world, Irving is name mighty
in the literary world, Washington is q name
mighty IN the political world. Wellington is
name mighty in the military world, but
where in all the earth is a name 50 potent 70
lift and thrill and arouse and rally and bless
As the name Jesust Why, the sound of that
Jne namc unhorsei Saul and threw Newton
On his faca on ships deck. and that one name
to-day, while speak, holds a hundred mil
ion souls under omnipotent sJell. That
name in England to day means more than
Victoria In Germany that name to-day
means more than Emperor William. on,
mighty name
have seen a man bound hand an foot
II the devil and captive o. all evil hahits at
the sound Of that name Cash down his
thackles and march out forever free. | have
seen a man overcome of misfortune and
trial, every kind Of trouble mad he; but at
the sound OF that name the ssa droppe1
aud the NlGn1g - md ba -
eternal gladnesS pourei upon his soul.
have seen man hardened in infdelity de-
hant of God, full Of jeer and scoff, joc1ss Of
the Judgment cay, reckless of eternity, at
the sound of that name blanch aud COVER
and groan and kneel and weep ami repent
and pray and believe and reloica and tri.
umph.
On. 1t is mighty name. Under its power
the last temple OF superstition will come
down and the last Juggernant OF iniquity
VIII be shattered to pieces. The red horse OF
tarnage spoken OF in apocalyptic vision, and
the bInck horse Of death must come back on
their launches while the white horse OF
victory goes forth mounted OF Him who hath
the moon under His feet ani the stars Of
Z heaven for His tiara Mighty namel 1t will
make the whole earth trembie, and then it
will make all the nations sing. Mighty
name
,
France had 20 give up some Of her favorite
provinces; Spain has lost a great deal OF her
pOwer; many of the thrones OF the world
are being lowered. many OK the scepters of
the world are being shortened, but every
tract distributor, every Bible printer, every
Christian institution established spreads
abroad the mighty name of Christ. 1t has
already been heard under the Chinese wall
and in the Siberian snow castle, and in the
lNraa ltg,N, h. l.
That name will swallow up all other names
That crown will yet cover up all other
crowns. That empire will Yet compass all
Nominations.
All Grim Is shaIl cease and ancient frauds sha fail
Returning justice In sloft her scale.
Peace er me word her oil wand extend,
And valte.robsd innocence from heaven descend
But remark again, taking step forward
in this subject, that the name of Christ is
an enduring name. You get over the fence
Of the graveyard and you pull the weeds
back from the name that has nearly faded
from the tombstone, and vou wish that
Waiter Scott's 'Old Mortality would come
along and rechisel il so that you might really
find out what the name Is. Why, that was the
name of the greatest man in all the town In
all the country, IN all the State, now almost
faded from the tombstone.
And so the greatest names of this world
either have persisted or are pershin-
Gregory VI, Sapcho Of SPAIN Conrad l. OF
Germany, Richard |. OF England. Catherine
Of Russia. Those names were once mighty,
and they made the earth trembe Who
cares for them now None 50 poor as To DO
them reverence. But the name of Christ is
enduring forever. 1t will bs preserved in
the worlds fine art. There viii be other
Bellinis 10 sketch the Madonna, and other
Ghirlandaajos TO present the baptism of
Christ and other BronEInos 70 show Christ
visiting the spirits III prison, and other
Giottos 70 appaI the vision with tho Cruel
fIion. 1t will be preserved III the worlds
literature.
There will be other Alexander Popes to
write the Messiah, and other Dr. Youugs
10 celebrate His triumph. and other Cow
pers TO sing His love. Ii will be preserved
IN the worlds grand and elaborate archi-
lecture, and Protestanism shall yet have its
st. Marks and its St Peters It shall be
preserved in the worlds literature, for there
will be other Paleys TO write the "Evidenc IS
of Christianity" More than all, it will be
smbalmed in the hearts of all the good of
earth and all the great ones of heaven
Shall the emRncipated bondsman ever for
get who set him freel Shall the blind man
ever forget the Divine Physician who gave
him sightf Shall the lost and wandering
ever fstI btloLu uuultf
Why, to make the world forget that name
would be to burn up all the Bibles aud U;un
down all the churches and then in the spirit
Of universal arson go through the gate Of
heaven and put the torch to all the temples
and mansions and palaces until in the awful
conhagrstion all heaven went down and the
people come out TO look upon the charred
ruins; but even then they would hear the
name of Christ in the thunder of falling
towers and in the crash of temple walls, and
see it inter woven into the flying banners Of
flame, and the redeemed of heaven would
say, Let the temples AMI the palaces burn:
ler them burn; we have Jesus left" Blessed
be His glorious name forever. THE name
which is above every name"
NY friends have you made up your mind
by what name you will E"cost Christ when
you see Him in heavenl Now that is a prac-
tical question. For 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 heavenS viii you call Him
Amounted One" or "MessiahT or will you
take some one of the symbolic terms which
| you road in your Bible on earth-terms by
| which Christ was designated?
| Some day perhaps you will be wandering
among the gardens Of God on high, the place
ahoOm with eternal sprIngtime, infinite lux
ury of lily and rose and amarath, and per-
| haps you will look up into the face of Christ
and say, My Lord, Thou art the Rose OF
Sharon and the Lily of the Valley Some
| time 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
tremulous and beautiful, AMI you will look
up into the face Of Christ and say, my
Lord, Thou art brighter star, the Morning
Star, the Star of Jacob, the Star of the Re.
ieemer."
Some day you will be walking among the
fountains that toss in the sunlight, falling
| in crash of pearl and amethyst into golden
and crystalline urn, and wandering up the
round banked river to the place where the
water first tinkles in silver on the rock, and