Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-13
WORD OF THE LORD


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Delivered AZ Detroit
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th.s river II Va q. Il AL the water had
- drawn OF and then the dAmna.ss
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sh~n bx \ tou-l ths mad h.d ben x.ped
arv.
fonier ro-s q great army Of Israelises
The hosts IN uniform Following tarm
ths wives. the children. the aorks. the
herds- The peopls look nm AZ the crvs-
tali,p. wall ~ ths Jordan "A they osSs
and think what an awful disaster wS,uld
come - th~n II before thew rot a. ths
o,,.,-sr. h.nk ~ thar Aialon wa,l that
~ shoala fan ON them. And the
thons,ht u..k-. III, mothers hug tseir
rh.ll ran Go. so thar hearts "a they
sw.ften their pace Quick. now. Get
sh~,n Al M on the bAnks-sho armed
v,rrsor.. the wives snd ehiadren. ficcks
and keris. and lee this wonderful .Jor-
<xnic passage Be completed forever.
sitting on the shelved limestone. I
look OF UPON that Jordan where Jo~nua
crossed under the triuuphal arch Of the
rainbow woven out Of the spray: the liver
whsch aft<rwsrd became The baptisfry
where Christ was sprinkled or plunged:
the river where the ax-ths borrowed az
-ua-sculously swan 1t tho prophets
order; Oh. r.vcr illr>trious In the history
of tho world for heroic faith and ornnip-
otent deliveranco and typical Of scenes
yet 20 transuirs In your life and mine
scenes enough TO make Us. from the aols
q ths foot TO The crown q the head, tin
gle With infinite giAdness.
Standing on the scene Of that ALRIGHT
81. fasslivs river Jordan. learn for my
ST and for you. first, that obstacles.
when they are touched. vanish Tho tsxt
SAYS that when these presto came down
and touched the waser-she edge Of the
water with their feet-ths water parted.
They dki no. wzds In chin deem or yvaixt
deep or knes deep or ankle deep. hut as
soon "A thar feet touched tie water Il
VANISHED. And 10 makes me think that
almost All tie obstacles of life need OILY
bs aprrachs.i Tn order to b conquered.
DtA.cultles Ia, touched vanish. Its the
tr1uOle. the difficulty. the obstacle far in
fhs distance. that seems 90 huge and tre-
rnenaooA
Ths apostles Panl and John seemed 70
d.siiks cross sloxS for tho apostle P,ul
talis as ia phlllpklans. 'sBsware of doax."
AM y I'm seems 20 shut IN. gate OF lexv-
en- AGAINST al the canine Species when be
ssva. Without are docs But have
l...p ola ,A.t when tho, animals ara
fnr;ou.. n they come AZ Won N You VII
keep y,,ur eve on them and advances ur-
On tnrin they viii retreat. whs.t,er
Tat BE- 40 or no. 1 cannot tell. but do
know tA..s Tie xa~s majority q The rrl,-
fortunes and trials ADD dis.<tsrs OF yur
Hf- that hounds vour rasp.. n vou can
Only eps yo1r ~. on them. ana keep
yorr -ye on then. and advance upoa
them. and cry. -B>gDns. they Will slinx