Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-17

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with tas old styls u church u slsset tas
sxigsnciss 81 this DAY. Cnles tAs chureh
IN our dAy ell adapt itself 20 lie tinis
it VIII become sxtinct. The reopls read
ing newspapers and books al the week.
IA alert, picturesque and resonnding
sfyie. vii have 40 patience with fssbt4th
hnmiren
We have no objections o. bands and
rnrpline and I'll the psrnphernAiia u
eisrt<Ai iifs. bnt thess things make no
in.pressio<.- niAke no mors jnIrsssion
on ne speas uz.zsss 81 ths people than
the orttasry business snit that you war
IA Wkn street A tailor cannot make .
a minister. Some Of the poorest preach
srs wear TIE best clothes. and many =
backwoodsman has dismoantsi from
the saAdleba<s aud Ia his linen dustsr
preached . sermon that shook earth and
heaven with its Christian eioquenoe.
No new gossEl. only the old gtspel in
a way suited 70 thetim Nonew church.
bal . church 10 be the asylum, tho Ia
spirasion. the practical sympafhyffad
the eternal help Of the people.
cHuRcHeooRs-
But while balf of the doors Of The
church are - be Get open. toward this
world the other half Of the doors Of the
church must be st open toward the
next. Yoa and larry here only brief
space. We want soaebo,iy 20 teach "a
how 70 get out % this life At the right
time and In the right way. Some fall
oat Of life. some 20 stumbling ont Of
life. some go groaning out Of life, soms
70 cursing cut Of life. We want 20 90
singing. rising, reicicing. triumphing.
We want half the doors Of the church
set In that direction. We want half the
prayers that way. half the sermons that
way. We want to know cow 20 get
ashore from the tumnlt Of this world
into the land Of everlasting peace. Va
do not want 10 stand doubling and shiv-
ering when we 20 away from this world.
We want our anticipations aroused to
the highest pitch.
We want TO have the exhilaraticn Of
dying child in England, the father tell
ing me the ST. ". When he said 20 her,
lis tho path narrow" she answered:
THE path il narrow. Ii is 50 narrow that
i cannot walk arm in arm with Christ,
30 Jesus goes ahead and he says, Mary,
follow Through these church gates
set heavenward how many of your friends
and mine have gone, The last time they
were out of the house they came 70
church The earthly pilgrimage ended
1T the pillar OF public worship, aud then
they marched out 10 bigger and bright
er asseinblage. Some of them were so
old they could not walk without cane
or two clutches. Now they have eternal
tuvenescence. Or they were so young
they could not walk except as the mater
nal hand guided them. Now they bound
with the hilarities celestial.
The last time we saw them they were
wasted with malarial OF pulmonic dis
order. bat now they have no fatigue and
no difficulty of respiration in the pure
air Of heaven. How wonder when you
and will cross over. Some Of you have
had about enough Of the humping and
failing Of this life. A draft from the
fountains Of heaven would do you good.
Complete release. you culd stand very
well. If you got ON the other side and
and had permission to come back, you
would not come. Though you were in
vited to come back and join your friends
on earth, you would say, No. let mo
tarry here until they come. l shall not
risk going back. Ifaman reaches heaven.
he had better stay there"
Oh, join hands with Won this morn
ing in that uplifted splendorl
when the shore Is won at last.
Who viii count the pillows pasff
In Freybourg. Switzerland. there il
the trunk Of tree 400 years old. That
tree was planted 70 commemorate an
event. About 10 miles from the city
the Swiss conquered the Burgundians.
and young man wanted TO take the
tidings to the city lie took tree
branch and ran with such speed the 10
miles that when he reached the city wav-
ing the tree branch he had only strength
10 cry. Victory" aud dropped dead.
The tree branch that he carried was
planted. and IL grew to be a great tree.
- feet in circumference. aud tho remains
of IL are there % this day.
Ny hearer. when You have fought
your lasf battle with sin and death and
hell, aud they have been routed in tho
conflict. IL VIII be JOY worthy Of cele-
bration. You will fly to the city and
cry Victory and drop at the feet OF
the Great King. Then the palm branch
Of the earthly race will be planted, TO be-
come the outreaehIng tree Of everlasting
rejoicing.
When shAii these eyes thy heaven built
walls
And peAriy gates behold.
Thy baisarks with salvation strong
And streets ~ shining eoldf