The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-02

No ascending Of the heights of beautiful
rhetoric of prayer. No straining after ele-
vations you cannot reach. No hunting for
God that you cannot find. But going right
straight to Him and looking into His face
and taking His hand and asking for His par
Christ on the level. When during the
siege of Sebastopol an officer had COM
manded private soldier to stand on the
wall exposed to the enemy and receive the
ammunition as it was handed up. while he,
the officer, stood in a place sheltered from
the enemys guns General Gordon leaped
upon the wall to help and commanded the
officer to follow him, and then closed with
the words, "Never order man to do any.
thing that YOU are afraid to do yourself"
Glory be to God, the Captain Of our saliva
tion has Himself gone through all the e1-
posures in which he commands US to be
courageous. He has been through 1t all, and
now offers his sympathy in similar struggle.
One of the kings Of England one night In
disguise walking the streets Of London, and
not giving account OF himself, was arrested
and put in miserable prison. When re-
leased and getting back to the palace. he
ordered thirty tons of coal and large
supply of food for the night prisoners of
London. Out Of his own experiences that
night he did this And our Lord the King
aforetime endungeoned aud sick and hum
pry and prosecuted and slain. out OF His own
Experiences is really to help all, and pardon
all, and comfort all, and rescue all
Oh, join Him in the plain. As long as
YOU stay up in the mountain OF your pride
YOU will get no help. That is the reason so
many Of them never IND @ the nIH Gospel;, thhsy thsy
opinionativeness, and they have their opinion
you that all the rneology that WILL De OF
practical use in our world is made Out OF
the two facts Of human sinfulnesS and
divine atonement. Within that octave
swing 'Ths Song Of Moses and the
Lamb" the Christmas chant above
Bethlehem and the Hallelujah OF all the
choirs standing on seas OF glass.
Is there not some mode OF get1ng ous OIL
the wey Of these nonessentials, these SUPER
huities. these Emergencies from the main
issue? Is there not some way OF bringing tne
church down out OF the mountain or con-
troyersy and conventionallsm and to put II
on the plain where Christ stands? The pres
emit attitude of things is like this: In famine
struck district table has been provided and
is loaded with food enough TOR all. Inc
odors Of the meats ill the air, everything
is ready, The platters are full. The chailcss
are full The baskets Of fruit are full. why
not let the people inS The door Is open: Yes,
but there is a cluster OF wise men blocking
up the door, discussing the contents OF the
caster standing midtable. They are shaking
their fists at each other.
One says there is too much vinegar In that
caster, and one says there is too much sweet
oil. and another says there Is NOT the proper
proportion of red pepper. 1 say, "iet out
of the way and let the hungry people come
i'm Now our blessed Lord has provided
great supper, and the oxen and the fatllqgs
have been killed, and fruits from all the vine.
yards and orchards Of heaveR crown tns
table. The world has been invited to come,
and they look in, and they are hungry, aqd
the people would pour In by the millions to
this world wide table, but the door is blocked
she be too late to save the life of her hus.
band? By four relays OF horses, and stop
ping not moment for food, she reached the
city Of Milan as her husband was on the way
to the scaffold. Just in time to save him,
and nota minute to spare, she came up,
You see there were two difficulties in the
way. The one was to get the pardon signed,
and the other to bring 1t to the right placein
time. Glory be TO God, we need go tarougn
no such exigency, No long roaI to travel
No pitiless bsating at palace gate. Pardon
here. Pardon now, Pardon Tor asking,
Pardon for ever, A Saviour easy to get az.
a Christ on the plain!