The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-09-28


achievements as an Indian warrior
boasting of the number Of scalps he has
taken. have more admiration for
man who goes forth with his fists to get
the championship than have for these
theological pugilists who make our theo-
logical magazines ring with their war
cry. There are men who seem to think
the only use of the sword Of truth is to
stick somebody. There is one passage
Of the Scriptures that they like better
than all others, and that is this;
blessed be the Lord which teacheth
my hands to war and my fingers to
fight" Woe to us If we come to Gods
word rs controversialists, or skeptics,
or as connoisseurs, or as fault finders
or merely as poetsl
Those only get into the heart of Gods
truth who come seeking Christ. We'll
come allsuch! They will find Him com.
ing out from behind the curtain OF
prophecy, until He stands, in the full
light of New Testament disclosure,
Jesus, the Son Of God, the Saviour OF
the world. They will find Him in gen.
ealogical table and in chronological
calculation, in poetic stanza and in his
torical narrative, in profound parable
and in startling miracle. 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 0livet and Jerusalem. There
are some men who come and walk
around ,he Temple Of Truth and merely
see the outside. There are others who
walk into the porch and then go away.
There are others who come in and look
at the pictures, but they knothing about
the chief attractions of the Bible. II
is only the man who comes and knocks
at the gate, saying: 81 would see
Jesus" For him the glories Of that
bo k open, and he goes in and finds
Christ, and with Him peace, pardon,
life, comfort and Heaven. "All In all
is Jesus" in the Bible.
! remark again that Christ Is every
thing in the great plan Of redemption.
We are slaves; Christ gives deliverance
TO the captive. We are thirsty; Christ
is the river of salvation to slack our
thirst. We are hungry; Jesus says, 81
am the bread of life" We are con-
demned to die; Christ says Save chat
man from going down to the pit; am
the ransom" We are tossed on a sea
of troubles; Jesus comes over 1t, saying,
"It is /, be not afraid" We are in
darkness; Jesus says, II am the bright
and morning star" We are sick
Jesus is the balm Of Gilead. We
are dead; hear the shrouds rend and
the grave hilloclss heave as he cries, 81
am the resurrection and the life; he
that believeth in Me, though he were
dead, yet shall he live" We want justi'
fcation: "Being justified through oui
Lord Jesus Christ" We want TO exer
else faith: Believe in the Lord JesuI
Christ, and thou shalt be saved"
want to get from under condemnation
"There is now, therefore, no condemna
ton TO them who are In Christ Jesus.
The cross-He carried II. The flames O
hell-He suffered them. The shame
He endured It The ecrown-He won II
Heights Of Heaven sing It, and worlds
Of light all round the heavens cry
Glory, gloryT'
Let us go forth and gather tn,
trophies for Jesus. From Golcondi
mines we gather the diamonds, from
Ceylon banks we gather the pearls, from
all lands and kingdoms we gathe
precious stones, and we bring the gilt
J tering burdens and put them down u
the feet Of Jesus, and say, "All thes
are Thine. Thou art worthy" We g
! forth again for more trophies, and int
! one sheaf wS gather all the scepters o
, the earth, Of all royalties and dominions
/ and then we bring the sheaf Of scepter
and put Il down at the feet of Jesus, an
, say, Thou art king Of kings, and thes
: Thou hast conquered" And the
I we go forth again TO gathe
, more trophies, and we bid the RI
| deemed Of all ages, the sons and daugf
{ ters Of the Lord Almighty, TO come. W
, ask them TO come and offer their thanks
. givings, and the hosts Of Heaven brin
| crown, and palm, and scepter, and her
D by these bleeding feet and by this rive
, side, and by this wounded heart, CRY
] "Blessing, and honor, and glory, an
4 power be unto Him that sitteth upo
] the throne and unto the Lamb forevC
Y and foreverp Tell me Of tear this
. He did not weep, of burden that II
' did not carry, Of battle that He di
r not fight, Of victory that He did nc
/. achieve. "All in all for Jesus" in th
q plan OF redemption.
Iremark again, Christ is everythin
e 10 the Christian in time OF trouble VIII
|, has escaped trouble? Wemust all stoo
! down and drink out OF the bitter lak'
q The moss has no time to grow on tn
e buckets that come up out Of the heart
e we'll, dripping with tears, Great trim
I are upon our track us certain as gre!
q hound pack on the scent OF dee
I From our hearts in every dire
4 ton there are a thousand chort
D reaching out binding us 10 love
G ones, and ever and anon some Of the,
J tendrils snap. The winds that GRO
G this sea Of life are not all abaft II
I clouds that cross our sky are NJ
" feathery and afar, straying like focl
e of sheep on heavenly pasture; b'
wrathful and somber, and gleamir
s with terror, they wrap the mountain
: in fire, and come down baying viii
:. their thunders through every gorg
{ The richest fruits of blessing have
I prickly shell Life here Is not lyir
I at anchor; II is weathering a gal