The Globe-republican., 1892-05-16

be preserved in the worlds grand and
elaborate architecture, and Protestant
ism shall yet have its ST. Marks and St
Peters 1t shall be preserved in the
worlds literature, for there will be
other Paleys to write the Evidences of
Christianity" More than all, it will be
embalmed in the hearts Of all the good
of earth and al! the great ones OF
Heaven. Shall the emancipated bond
man ever forget who set him free?
Shall the blind man ever forget the d.
vine physician who gave him sight?
Shall the lost and wandering ever forget
who brought them home?
Why, to make the world forget that
name would be to burn up all the Bibles
and burn 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 conflagra-
ton all Heaven went down, and the peo-
pie 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 interviewer into the flying
banners Of flame, and the redeemed Of
Heaven would say. LET the temples and
the palaces burn: let them burn; we have
Jesus left" Blessed be His glorious
name forever. THE name which is
above every name"
My friends, have you made up your
mind by what name YOU will accost
Christ when you see Him in Heaven?
Now that is practical question. For
you will see Him. child Of God, just as
certainly as you sit there and l stand
here. Bv what name have you made up
your mind to call Christ when you first
meet Him in Heaven. Will you call
Him Amounted One" or ''Messiah?" or
will you take some one Of the symbolic
terms which you read in your Bible on
earth-terms by which Christ was desig-
mated?
But at this point am staggered with
the thought that there may be persons
in this house for whom this name has no
charm, though it is so easy, though it is
so beautiful. though it is so potent,
though it is SO enduring Oh, come to-
day and see whether there is anything
in Christ! l challenge you to test with
me this morning whether God is good,
and whether Christ is precious, and
whether the Holy Ghost is omnipotent.
Come. nv brother, l challenge you.
Come, and we will kneel at the altar Of
mercy. You kneel on one side of the
altar and l will kEeel on the other side
Of the altar Of mercy, and we will not
get up from our knees until our sins are
pardoned and we are able to ascribe all
honor to the name-you prOnOuncing it
and pronouncing 1.-THE name which
is above every name"
His worth if all the nations knew,
Sure the whole earth would love him too.
pray God He may move upon this as
semblage now. that we may see Him
walking through all these aisles, that
the Holy Spirit may spread His wings
over this auditory. Now is your time
for Heaven. Oh, my friends! meeting
once, perhaps never again until the
books are opened, what shall We say of
this mornings service? Have l told you
the whole truth? Have you listened to
the whole truth? Now is your time for
Heaven. Come into the kingdom. II
you never had an invitation before give
it to you now.
l do not ask what your sin has been
or what your wandering. That is not
pertinent ito the question. The only
thing is whether you want Christ. Come
in, the fartheSt off. Come, the nearest
bv. '.Where sin abounded grace shall
much more abound" Is there in all
this august assemolage man who feels
he is too wicked to come? You are mis-
taken. Come now. Now is the ac-
cepted time; now is the day of saliva
tiOn.'
Oh, We who are young! come now. 1t
is no gloomy religion that 1 preach. 1t
will take no luster from your eye. 1t
will take no color from your cheek. 1t
will take no spring from your step. 1
know what am talking about l have
felt the consolation of this grace in my
own heart. 1t is not theory with me.
know in whom l believe, and He has
been so good a friend to me have q
right this morning to commend His
friendship to all the people.
Oh, come into the Kingdom! Do not
say you are too bad. Let the wicked
forsake his way and the unrighteous
manhis thoughts" Look unto me, all
ye snds Of the earth" How is he going
to co-drive you into the kingdom? He
will not do it. If you get in at all it will
be because you are drawn in by His
love. What does He say? Look unto
me. all ye ends of the earth" He was
lifted up. What for? To drive? No!
lifted up to draw. Oh, come now. come
now. into the Kin gdom of our Lord
Jesus,
You have heard of that warrior Of
ancient times who went into battle
against Christ. He 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 as
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 a hand
full OF blood from the wound. and held it
up toward the sun, and cried out 80
Jesus! thou hast conquered"
And il to-day, my nearer, struck
through by the arrow of Gods gracious
spirit, you realize the truth of wha. I
have been saying. you would surrender
yourself to the Lord who bought you;
you would say: II will no longer battle
against Christ's mercy. Lord Jesus,
thou hast conquered" Glorious name!
1 know not what you will do with it: but
will tell you one thing before 1 stop-I
must tell it. l will tell YOU one thing