Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-26

come to IL as government in time of
war comes to arlHories on arsenals for
weapons and munitions. They have de-
clared everlasting war against ell other
sects, and they want so many broad
swords, so many muskets, so many
howitzers, so many columbiads. so much
grape and canister, so many 6eldpieces
with which to rake the feldbf dispute,
for they mean to get the victory though
the heavens be darkened with the smoke
and the earth rent with the thunder.
What do they care about the religion Of
the Lord Jesus Christ?
have seen some such men come back
from an ecclesiastical massacre as proud
Of their achievements as an Indian war
rior boasting of the number of scalps he
has taken. / have more admiration for
a man who goes forth with his fists to
get the championship than have for
these theological pugilists who make our
theological magazines ring with their
warcry. There are men who seem to
think the only use of the sword of truth
is to stick somebody. There is one pas
sage of the Scriptures that they like bet
ter 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 as
controversialists, or as skeptics, or as
connoisseurs, or as fault finders, or mere
ly as poetsi s
Those only get into the heart of Gods
truth who come seeking Christ. We'll
come all suchl They will find him COM
ing out from behind the curtain of pro-,
phecy 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 genealogical table
and in chronological calculation, in DO
etic stanza and in historical narrative, in
profound parable and in startling mira
Gle. They will see his foot ON every
sea, and his tears in the drops of dew on
Hernon, and hear his voice in the wind,
and behold his words all abloom in the
valley between Mount Olivet end. Jeru-
salem. Ha
There are some men who come and
walk around the Temple Of Truth and
merely see tho 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 know
nothing about the chief attractions of |
the Bible. It is only the man who comes
and knocks at the gate, saying, II would
see Jesus" For him the glories of that
book 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.
Iremark again that Christ is every
thing in the great plan of redemption.
We are slaves; Christ gives deliverance
10 the captive. We are thirsty; Christ is
Jhe river of salvation to slalre our thirst.
We are hungry; Jesus says, II am the
bread of life." We are condemned to die;
christ says, ''Save that man from going
iown to the pit; l am the ransom" We
ire tossed on q sea Of troubles; Jesus
zones over ii, saying, 1T is l; be not
lfraid.' We are in darkness; Jesus SAYS,
Il am the brightand morning star" We
ire sick; Jesus is the balm of Gilead.
We are dead; hear the shrouds rend and
he grave hillocks heave as he cries, II
m the resurrection and the life; he that
in me, though he were dead.
et shall he live" We want justifica-
ion; "Being justified by faith, we have
eace with God through our Lord Jesus
,hrist." We want to exercise faith;
Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and
hou shalt be saved" want to get from
nder condemnation; "There is now,
no condemnation to them who
re in Christ Jesus" The cross-he car
led it, The flames of hell--he suffered
hem. The shame-he endured it. The
rown-he won it. Heights of heaven
ng it, and worlds of light to worlds of
ght all round the heavens cry, "Glory,
loryw
CHRIST IS ALL IN ALL.