Democratic messenger., 1892-07-30

tAfTflSf. II u WHICH.
touched thrills tn the throne of God 1t
is the diving hell III which we go down
into the depihsof Gods mercy and bring
up pearls Of great price" There is an
instance where PRAYER made the waves
of GcnneSarct solid as granite pavement
Oh. how many wonderful things PRAYER
has accomplished. Have Won ever tried
ii: In the days when the Scotch Cove
nantcrS We're prosecuted and the enemies
We're after them one of the head men
among the Covenanters PRAYED: 20
Lord. we he IS dead men unless thou
shalt hel? uS. Lord. throw the lapof
thy cloak over these poor things" And
instantly 4 Scotch mist enveloped and
hid the prosecuted from their persecu-
tors CO.. the promise literally fulfilled.
While they are yet speaking ! will
hear
Oh, ilnpcniirnt >oul. have you ever
tried the power Of PRAYER: God says,
He is loving and faithful and patient"
Do YOU believe that: You are told that
Christ came I" save sinners. Do YOU
believe that: You are told that all you
have to do to get the pardon of the Cos
pei is to ask for il. Do you believe that:
Then come Ia him and say: 20 Lord.
| know thou canSt not lie. Thou hast
told me to come for pardon. and conld
get it. come. Lord. Keep thy prom
ise and liberatc my captive soul."
THE rLACE FOR PRAYER.
Oh. that you might have an altar in
the parlor. in the kitchen. in the store
in the barn. for Christ will be willing To
come again to the manager To hear PRAYER
He will come in your place Of business
- he confronted Matthew. the tax com
missioner Ii a measure should come
before congress that you thought would
ruin the nation. how Won would send in
petitions and remonstrances. And Vet
there has been enough sin in your heart
To ruin it forever. and you have never
demonstrated or petitirncd against it.
If your physical health failed. and You
had the means. you would go and spend
the summer i'll Germany and the winter
in Italy. and Won would think il a very
cheap outlay if vou had to go all around
the earth to get back Your physical
health. Have you made any effort. any
expenditure. any exertion for your i'm.
mortal and spiritual health? No. YOU
have moi taken one step.
oh. that you might now begin to seek
after God with earnest PRAYER. Some
of you have been working for years and
years for the support Of your families.
Have Won given one half day 10 the work
ing ont of your salvation with fear aud
trembling: Yuu came here this morn
ing with an earnest purpose. take il. NJ
| have come hithcr with an earnest pur-
pose. and we meet face 10 face. and
tell Won. first of all. if you want tn find
the Lord you mnSt pray and pray and
pray.
] remark again. YOU must seek the
Lord through Bible study. The Bible is
the newest book in the world "Oh.
you say. Iii was made hundreds of years
ago. and the learned men of King James
translated il hundreds of wears ago"
confute that idea by telling you il is not
five minutes old. when God. by his
blessed spirit. reiranslates il into the
heart. If you will. in the seeking of the
NdN W INV SANtN F.. liIi-
plorc Gods light to fall upon the page.
you will find that these promises are
not one second old and that they drop
straight from the throne Of God into
your heart.
There are m;Ifly people 10 whom the
Bible does not amount To- much. If they
merely look ut the outside beauty. why
x,.,n l..l tt,n,,, t,.(
WaShingtous farewell address or tho
Koran of Mahomet ar the Shaster of the
Hindoos. Ii is the inward light of Gods
Word you must get or die. | went mp
To the church of the Madeleine in Paris
and looked AT the doors. which were the
most wonderfully constructed | ever
saw. and could have staid there for
whole week: but | had only little
time SO. having glanced at the wonder
full carving on the doors | passed in and
looked at the radiant affairs and the
sculpturcl dome. Alas. that so many
stop at the ontside door II Gods holy
Word. looking AT the rhetorical bean
Ties. instead Of going in and looking at
the aliarS of sacrifice and the dome OF
NhPA thdA hVftto
over every p"nitent and believing soul.
SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES.
oh. my friends. if You merely want To
study the laws Of language. do not go to
the Bible II was not made for that
Take "Howe's Elements of Criticism :"
II would he better than the Bible for
that. II You want to study metaphysics,
better than the Bible will be the writ
ings of William Hamilton. But if You
want to know how 10 have sin pardoned.
and AT last To gain the blessedness Of
heaven search the Scriptures. for in
them We have eternal life"
When people are anxious about their
souls and there are some here toda:--
there are those who recommend good
books. That is all right. But want to
tell yuu that the Bible is the best book
under such circumstances. Baxter wrote
~ Call 10 th, Unconverted," but the
Bible il the hest call Ia the unconyerted.
Philip Dod,.ridge wrote The Rise and
Progress If Religion in the Soul but
the Bible il the best rise and progress.
John Angel James wrote advice to
the Anxious Inquirer" hut the Bible is
the best advice to the anxious inquirer
Oh, the Bible is the very book YOU
need. anxious and inquiring soul. A
dying soldier said to his mate. Com
rade, give me drop" The comrads
shook up the canteen and said. "Ther,
isn't drop Of water in the cantecn." :"
oh" said the dying soldier. that's not
what want: feel in my knapsack for
my Bible" Aud his comra,ie found the
Bible and read him few of the gra
cious promises. and the dying soldier
said: "Ah. that's what | want. There
isn't anything like the Bible fer dying
soldier. is there. my comrade:" Oh,
blessed book while we live Blessed
book when we die.
remark. again. we must seek God
through church ordinances. What.
say yon. cant a man he saved without
going to church," reply. there are