The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-26

gear, that the human mind n the hu-
man heart are di~sorganized, h q some
thing ought TO be done, aud done right
away for its repair and REIMBURSEMENT
But the height, and depth. and length.
and breadth, and hate, and recklessness,
and Internal energy Of the human heart
for sin would not have been demon
strated II against the holy and innocent
One Of the Cross 1t had not been hurled
I'm one bolt of fire. Christ was not the
first man that had been put to death.
There had been many before Him put
to death. but they had their whiins,
their f%ollies, their sins, their inconsis-
tcncies. But when the mob outside
of Jerusalem howled at the Son
of God IL was hate against
goodness; 1t was blasphemy against
virtue: it was earth against
Heaven. What was II In hat innocent
ind loving face of Christ that excited
the v~itupcration and the contumely and
scorn of men? If lie had bantered them
TO come on. IL lie had laughed them in.
to derision, II He had denounced them rs
the vagabonds that they wcre, we could
understand their ~fcrocity; but 1t was
against inoffcnsivencss that they bran
dished their spears, aod shook their
fists, and ground their teeth, and howied,
and scoifed, and jccred, and Knocked.
What evil had He done? Whose eye
sight had He put out? None; but lie
had given vision TO the blind. Whose
child had lie slain? None; but He re-
stored the dead damsel TO her mother.
What law had lie broken? None;
but lie had inculcated obedience to
government. Whit foul plot had He
enacted against the happiness of
the race? None; but lie had come
to save a world. The only cruelty lie
ever enacted was 70 neal the sick. The
only ostentation IIc ever displayed was
to sit with publicans and sinners, and
wash the disciples feet. The only
selfishncss He ever exhibited was to
give Ills life for His enemies. And yet,
all the wrath of the world surgcd
against His holy heart. Hear the red
hot scorn of the world kissing in the
pools of a Saviour's blood! Aud stand
ing there to-day, let us see what an un-
reasonable, loathsome, hateful, blast
ing, damning thing is the iniquity OF
tho human heart.
Unloosed. what will not sin do? II
will scale any height, il will fathom
the very depth Of hell, II will revel in
all la~scivioisness. There is no bias.
phemy 1t will not utter, there are nc
cruelties on which It will not gorge
itself. 1t will wallow in filth. 1t will
breathe the air of charmed houses OF
corruption, and call them aroma; IL will
| quaff the blood of immortal souls and
Christ on. the cross, II showed what II
would do with the Lord God
Almighty il it could get az Him.
The prophet think it was jeremiah
had declared centuries before the
truth. hut not until sin shot out il.
forkcd tongue at the crucifxion and
tossed its sting into the soul of n mar
| tyred Jesus was II illustrated, that
'thc heart is dcceitful above ali things,
and desperately wicked"
Again: at beloved Christ to suffer
that our affections might be excited
Christward. Why, sirs, the behavior OF
our Lord has stirred the affections oI
all those who have ever heard of it, II
has hung the art galleries of the world
with such pictures rs ~Ghirlandaio's
worship Of the Magi." Giotto's ''Bap,
tism of Christ" Holman Hunts Christ
in the Temple" Tiutoret's agony il
the Garden" Angeles 'Crucifxion,'
and it has called out Handcl's Mes.
| Si.bi mad ~nn,- pu,,taat ,l',ana :,
Young's might Thoughts" and fllet
the psalmody of the world with thu
pe%nitcntial notes Of sorrow and tn,
hosannas of Christian triumph. Show
me any other king who has so many
subjects What is the most poten'
name to-day In the United States. il
France, in England. in Scotland, in Ire
land? Jesus. Other kings have haC
many subjects, but where Is the kin.
who has so many admiring subjects n
Christ? Show me u regiment of l,0Oi
men In their army, and 1 will show 20,
u battalion of 10, 900 men in Christi
army.
Show me in history where one maj
has given his property and his life 70
anyone else, and l will show you il
history hundreds and thousands OF me,
who have cheerfully died that Chris
might reign. Aye, there are on,
hundred men in this house who, if rec,
were, would step out and die for Jesus
Their faith may now seem to be fain
and sometimes they may be inconsist
ent, but let the fires of martyrdom b.
lSindled, throw them into the pit, cove
them with poisonous serpents, pount
them, fail them, crush them and | vii
tell you what their last cry would be
Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly!'
o, yes! The Lord Jesus has o tn,
affections of many of Us. There ar
some of MS who can say this morning
Lord Jesus, my light and my song; m
hope for time; my expectation for etcr
nifty. Altogether lovely Thou art. NJ,
soul Is ravished with the vision. Tho,
art mine. Come, let me clasp Thee
Come life, come death. come scorn an,
pain, come whirlwind and darkness
Lord Jesus, I cannot give Thee up.
have heard Thy voice. have seen TIL,
bleeding side, Lord Jesus, IL ha,
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