The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-09-27

war comes to armories or arsenals for
weapons and munitions. They have de-
clared everlasting war against all other
sects, and they want 50 many broad
swords, 80 many muskets, so many
howitzers, so many colpmbiads. so much
grape and canister, so many ieldpieces
with which to rake the field of 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?
l have seen some such men come back
from an ecclesiastical massacre as proud
of their achievements as an Indian war
rior Boosting 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
controversiahsts, or as skeptics, or as
connoisS~urs, or as fault finders, or mere
ly as poets!
Those only get into the heart of Gods
truth who come seeking Christ. Wei
come all such! 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 po-
etc 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
HermOn, and hear his voice in the wind,
and behold his words all abloom in the
valley between Mount Olivet and Jeru-
salem.
There are some men who come and
walk around the Temple of Truth and
merely see tn" outside. There are others
who walk into the porch and then go
away. Theirs are others who come in
and look at tie pictures, but they know
nothing about the chief attractions of
the Bible. 1t is only the man who comes
and knocks at the gate, saying. Il 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
to the captive. We are thirsty; Christ is
| the river of salvation to Stake our thirst.
! We are hungry; Jesus says, ~ am the
bread of life" We are condemned to die;
| Christ says, Save that man from going
| down TO the Pit; am the ransom" We
are tossed on a sea of troubles; Jesus
comes over it, saying, 1T is 1; be not
afraid We are in darkness; Jesus says,
al am the bright and morning star We
are sick; Jesus is the balm oS Gilead.
We are dead; hear the shrouds rend and
the grave hillocks heave as he cries, al
am the resurrection and the life; he that
believeth in me, though he We're dead,
yet shall he live We want justifca-
ton; Being justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ" We want to exercise faith;
Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved" Iwant to get from
under condemnation; There is now,
therefore, no condemnation to them who
are in Christ Jesus" The cross-he car
ried it. The flames of heIl-he suffered
, them. The shame-he endured it. The
| crown-he won it. Heights of heaven
sing it. and worlds of light to worlds of
light all round the heavens cry, "Glory,
glory!7
CHRIST IS ALL IN ALL.
Let US so forth and gather the trophies
for Jesus. From Golconda mines we
gather the diamonds, from Ceylon banks
we gather the pearls, from ali lands and
kingdoms we gather precious stones, and
we bring the glittering burdens and put
them down at the feet of Jesus and say
"All these are thine. Thou art worthy
We go forth again for more trophies
and into one sheaf we gather all the
scepters of the earth, of all royalties and
dominions, and then we bring the sheat
of scepters and put it down at the feet
of Jesus and say, Thou art King OF
kings, and these thou hast conquered"
And then we go forth again TO gather
more trophies, and we bid the redeemed
of all ages. the sons and daughters Of
the Lord Almighty, to come We ask
them to come and offer their thanks
givings, and the hosts of heaven bring
crown and palm and scepter, and herr
by these bleeding feet, aud by this river
SIDE, and by this wounded heart cry
Blessing and honor and glory and
power be unto him that sitteth upon the
throne and unto the Lamb forever ant
forever Tell me of tear that he die
not weep. of burden that he did nos
carry, of battle that he not fight, Of E
victory that he did not achieve 'AT
in all is Jesus" in the great plan of re
demption.
remark again, Christ is everything
to the Christian in time of trouble. WIKI
has escaped trouble2 We must all stool
down and drink out of the bitter lake
The moss has no time to grow on thu
: buckets that come up out of the heart;