Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-02


tAat word Jsgus, and hsAr in II ths cob
q GssAssmAze and shs groan Of Calvary.
ssl an pssk ~ nAans md b - ell
A-Elppis wlsh giadnsss snd srrinS with
konnnnA 6to<10ns pameg
Take al the glosiss OF bsokbiDdery
and pus thsn around tAs psge On which
that name - printed On Christmas
morning vzssshe 10 sa the wall Let IT
drip from h2rp's string and let it thIn-
der cat IA organs diapason- Sound II
ofssn. sound Is wen. until every sear
shall sssm 20 shine IL. and every flower
shall ssssn 70 breathe il. and mountain
and -. md dsy and night and earth
and haven acclaim in fall chant.
Blessed - has glorious name forever"
The name which b above svesy name. :"
II rnRlILS II SONG
Have ysa ever bard in . Hsshodist
charcA, during tins at revival. . score
Of souls come 70 the altar and cry out
for rasrcy uader the power of just two
lines Of glorious old John Wesley!
jesus. the aNAs Aixh over all
In heaven or earth on sky.
To tho repsnting soul, 70 the exhausted
invalid, TO tho Sunday school girl, 70 the
snow white octogeaarian. IL b beautiful
The aged n1an comes IN from . long
walk. and hs trsmulonAly opens the door
Of his homs, and hs hangs his hat On the
old nail, and b psts his cane in the
usual place. and b hes ON his couch,
and he says "a his children and HIS
grandchildren, my dears, &m gong
away from you" And they say, why.
where are you going. grandfather
"Oh. he says. II am going to Jesusr'
aud 20 the old man fsints away into
heaven.
And the little child comes IN from
plsy and she things hensslf into your
lap, and she ssys. ''Nsmms, I'm % SICK;
I'm 30 very lck;" and you put her to
bad and tho fever is worse and worse,
aud some midnight while you are shak-
ing up the pillow and giving the medi-
cine she looks up in your face and says.
mamma, Tn going away from you.
You cay, why, whore are you going.
my dariinsy And ahe says, II am 60
ing to Jesus" And tho red cheek that
you take to Be- tho mark Of the fever
turns out to b only tho caznation bloom
Of heaven.
Oh, Wa IL not beautiful when little
child heard that her playmate was dy-
ing, and she went to the house, and she
clambered upon the bed Of her dying
playmate. and she said to the dying
playmate. Where arc you going tor
and xhs dying girl said. I'm gong to
Jesus" Then said tho little girl that
was wen, g she bent over to give the
parting hiss to her dying playmate,
"well, then, II you arc going to Jesus,
give my love to him" 1t Is . beautiful
name, whether On the lips of childhood
or on the lips Of the old man. When my
father was dying tho village minister
said to him. quoting over his pillow thia
passage, This IL faithful saying and
worthy Of all scceptation. that Chrisl
Jesus came into tho world to save sin-
nep," and there he stopped. Then my
father finished the quotation BY saying.
'-of whom am chief"
But remark again, in regard TO this
name of Christ, that tits . mighty name.
Ro&hschild ID a name mighty IN the com
nerciai world, Siiliman is . name
mighty in Tho scientific world, Irving i
. nAme mighty in the. literary world,
Washington is name mighty IN the 20.
htical world, Wellington is q name
mighty in the military world; but where
IN all the earth II nane 90 potent to
lift and thrill and arouse and rally and
bless - the name Jesus? Why, the
sound Of that one name endorsed Saul
and threw Newton ON his lace ON ships
deck; and that one name today, while
speak, holds . hundred million souls un-
der omnipotent spell. That name in
England today means moro than Vic.
toria- In Germany that name today
means more than Emperor William.
Oh, mighty name!
II ACTS LIKE TAIlgl1AH.
have seen q man bound hand and
foot Of the dSvl and captive Of all evil
habits, 1T the sound Of that name dash
down his shaekies and march out for.
ever free. have seen . man overcome
Of misfortune and trial, every hind Of
trouble had he; but ct the sound of that
name the sea dropped, and the clouds
parted, and the sunburst Of eternal glad.
ness poured upon his soul. have seen
. nAn hardened in in6delity, defiant OF
God, full Of jeer and SCOT, jocoss Of the
Judgment day, reckless Of eternity, .,
the sound Of thst name blanch and
COVER and groan and kneel and weep
and repent and pray and believe and
rejoics and triumph.
Oh. it 10 q mighty name. Under il
power the Last temple Of superstition
win come down and the last Juggernsut
Of inisuisy win be shattered to pieces.
The rcd horse Of carnage. spoken Of In
apocalyptic vision, aud tho black horss
Of death must como back ON Their
launches, while the white horse Of vic.
tory goes forth, mounted Of him who
hath the moon under his feet and the
stars Of heeven for his tiara Mighty
nane! Il viii 6rst make tAs whole
earth trsmb,e. and then it Win make Ill
the nations sing. Mighty samsl
Other dominioQs seem 10 be giving
way; France bad 70 give mp some of hei
fsvorite provinces; Spain has lost q great
deal of her power; many Of the thrones
Of the world are being lowcred: many Of
the scspters Of the world are being
shortened. bat every tract distributor
every Bible printer. every Christian in.
ststation established spreads abroad The
mighty name Of Christ. ID he's already
bssn heard under the Chinese vail, and
in the Siberian snow castle, snd IN ths
Brazilian grove, and in the eastern
pasoda That name viii swallow mp Ill