Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-15

was il in that innocent and loving face
of Christ that excited the Vituperatlon
and the cOntumely and scOrn OF men?
II he had bantered them TO come on,
IL he had laughed them into derlson, II
he had denounced them as the yaga-
bonds that they were, we could under
stand their ferocity; but it was against
inOffensiveneSS that they brandiShed
their spears, and shook their fists,
and ground their teeth, and howIed,
and Scoffed, and ieered, and Knocked.
What evil had he done? Whose eye
sight had he put out? None; but he
had given vision 10 the blind. Whose
child had he slain? None; but he re-
stored the dead damsel TO her mother.
What law had he broken? None; but
he had lncUlcated obedience 10 govern
menL What foul plot had he enacted
against the happiness OF the race?
None; he had come 20 save q world.
The only cruelty he ever enacted was
20 heal the sick. The only Ostentation
he ever displayed was 10 sit with publ
cans and sinners and wash the disciples
feet. The only seliShness he ever ex-
hibited was TO give his life for his enc
mics. And yet, all the wrath of the
world surged against his holy heart.
HEAR THE RED-HoT sCoBN
of the world Kissing in the pools Of a
Saviour's blood, And standing there
to-day, let us see what an unreasonable,
loathsome, hateful, blasting, damning
thing is the iuiQuity Of the human
heart. Embossed, what will not sin do:
1t will scale any height, it will fathom
the very depth OF hell, it will revel In
all righteousness. There is no bias
Dhemy it will not utter, there are no
crueltieS on which il will not gorge 1t
self. Ic vii. wallow in filth, it will
breathe air Of charnel houses and call
them aroma: il will quaf the blood OF
immoral souls and call IL nectar. When
sin murdered Christ on the cross 1t
showed what il would do with the Lord
God Almighty if it could get at him.
The prophet had declared think 1T
was Jeremiah-had declared centuries
before, the truth, but not until sin shot
out los r7rked tongue az the crucitlXion
aud tossed It's sting into the soul or
martyred Jesus was 10 illustrated that
"the heart is deCeitful above all things,
and desperately wicked.
Again: 1T behooved Christ to suffer,
that our affections might be excited
Christward. Why, Sirs, the behavior
of our Lord has stirred the affections OF
all those who have ever heard or II. 1t
has hung the art-galleries OF the world,
with such pictures as Ghirlandalo's,
Worship OF the Magi;" GOtto'S, "Bap-
usm of Christ, Holman Hunts, Christ
i'm the Temples" TinJoret's, agony in
the Gardens" Angeles, "CrucitiXion;'
and it has called out HandePS Mes
sab" and ruug sweetest chimes IN
Youpg'S s'Night Thoughts" and filled
the psal mOiy of the world with the
Denitential notes OF sorrow and the
hosanuas OF Christian triumph. Show
me any other king who has so many
subjects. What is the most potent
name to-day
N THE UNITED STATES,
i'm France, 10 England in Scotland, in
Ireland? Jesus. Other kings have had
many subjects, but where is the king
who has so many admiring subjects as
Christ? Show me regiment or a thou
sand men i'm their army, and Twill show
YOU battalion Of ten thousand men IN
ChriSt's army,
Show me In history where one man
has given his property and his life for
anyone else, and ! will show you IN his
tory hundreds aud thousands or men
who have chc6riuily died that Christ
might reign. Ave. there are hundred
men in this house who, II need were,
would step out and die for Jesus. Their
faith may now seem to be faint, and
sometimes they may be inconsistent;
but let the fires of martyrdOm be kind
led, throw them into the pit, cover them
with poisonous Serpeuts, pound them,
fail them, crush them, and ] will tell
YOU what their last cry would be:
Come. Lord Jesus, come quickly
Oa.syes the Lord Jesus has won the
affections of many Of us. There are
some OF us who can say this morning,
Lord Jesus, my light and my song; my
hope for time, my expectation for eter-
nifty" Altogether lovely thou art My
soul is rayl>hed with the vision. Thou
art mine. Come, let me clasp thee.
Come life, come death, come Scorn and
pain. come whirlwind and darkness,
Lord Jesus, I cannot give the up. l
have heard Thy voice. 1 have seen thy
bleeding side. Lord Jesus, if had some
garland pIucked from heavenly gardens,
i would wreaJhe it for thy brow. II l
had some gem worthy OF the place, l
would set in thy crown. II had scrap
hic harp, would strike IL in thy praise.
But come lost and ruined and undOne,
To throw myself at thy feet.
No price bring;
Simply 90 Thy cross cling.
Thou kn0weSt all things. Thou know
est that ! love thee.
BUT I REMARK AGAIN:
Ii beloved Christ to suffer that the
world might learn how 20 suffer. Some
times people suffer because they can
not help themselves; but Christ had in
his hands an the weapons TO punish his
enemies, and yet in QuieScence he en-
dured an outrage. He might have
hurled the rocks of Colgotha upon his
pursuers, be might have cleft the earth
until it swallowed his aSSailants; he
might have called i'm reinforcements or
taken any thuuderbOlt from the armory
OF God Omuipotent, and hurled it seeth-
ing and. fiery among his foes; but he
answered not again.
o my hearer, has there ever been in
the history of the world such an eX-
ample Of enduring patience as we find
in the Cross? Some of you suffer ply
steal distresses, some of you have life
long ailments, aud they make you fret
full. Sometimes you think that God
has given You a cup too deep and too
brimmirg. Sometimes you see the
world laughing and romping on the