The Baptist headlight., 1893-09-15
III. tabernacle Pulpit

ml1e IA Bottle OF Tears" the
sDds .ad being Psalms lvi, 5, ''Pu
NJ selstssr M tsars into thy bottle"
bal 5|v ~ mail has come to ne fol
Bsr0g soars that has not contained
psnty INC ss that my sermons have
Rters g tbe writer's Of those letters
snl@ tass nOt this summer nor 1or twenty
bsvs snoken "a on the platform Of any
ls'Es @ spwUeeting, but coming down
ddooor o. u told by hundreds Of people
bTe psoI thing So think | will keeI
bs ,iing sane t d Be "son Of consolation. !
y ~ nsaver Of my text was pressed
Ins pn1 pn1ayids soul by innumerable
" Y ;.ils but it is just as appropriate
!. sl9Iis ~ distressed Of All ages. Within
~ .st ~ century travellers and anti,
n IL ri have explored the ruins OF
allaI the ancient cities, and from the
rinl III IF those buried splendors OF
n sl.Ss ns Ssrs have been brought up evi-
e1sl .s s Il customs that long ago van
II sa,9i " irom the world. From among
s n u those ages have been brought
aDOs ls.oohrynatories, or lachrymals,
III n sra yials made of earthenware.
, p.s the custom for the ancients to
ID the tears that they wept over
". ',A.dead in bottle, and to place that
M M III II the graves Of the departed,
sn M have many specimens Of the
..snt lachrymatOries, or tear bottle.
rmr museums.
Tben On the way from the Holy
M our ship touched at Cyprus, we
II y. bsck into the hills of that island
II ihurht tear bottles which the ma
Al had dug out of the ruins of the
aeity, There is nothing more sug-
ssiFs TO me than the tear bottles
TFh brought home and put among
ruriOsities. That was the kind Of
rethat my text alludes to when
nrdcries, PUT thou my tears into
gbtle.p
God Knows Our Griefs.
Tistext intimates that God has an
Innate acquaintance and perpetual
asnberance Of all our griefs, and a
L. Or lachrymatOry, or bottle, in
Hill catches and saves our tears,
alhing to you the coincidence Of
Ii Christian sentiment. Why talk
Vt gief9 Alas, the world has it's
III and now, while | speak, there
FaRk darknesses OF soul that need
lRhed. There are many who are
lit b break under the assault Of
iEston, and perchance, if no words
Eqrate to their case be uttered.
lElsh. | come on no FOOLS er-
gut upon your wounds no salve
nhded by human quackery; but,
Y Msraight to the mark, hail
NFessel midsea cries to pass
II ship ahoy!" and invite YOU
aaa vessel which has faith for a
nd prayer for sails, and Christ
1Rn and Heaven for eternal
aaIne Rheinfeldt, a Prussian.
gaoOat with which she rescues
saFalng When a storm comes
lsuast and other people 60 to
@sas Y Y rest, she puts out in her
~M ,he relief of the distressed,
wv .aaaFeds Of the drowning has she
M. NV saaIleeyto the beach. In this
~ Sss' Z U ne a gospel I put out to-day,
s' y, Y Y hOds help, to bring ashore
|, II. Il pae soul that may now be sink
sDsa Il " ISlloWs Of temptation and
sseS, & !. Inc tears that were once
n ina N, \ y " achrymatories brought
III pms aslssaaneum & and Pompeii are
xOfsoI ~ ~ " " bottle is as dry as the
tAen Il, ~ s0leano that submerged
rhc5 eoa ~ " y with the bottle in
HRrt III salaers all our tears.
gpalr II tssaafk that God keeps per
aap II u ears ofrepentance. Many
rsche5 &C is'skened in the morning SO /
u ke N. l ssa the nights debauch |
s besS NJ soed sOooed and wept. Pains
ssan1 ,,s. ssenlng in the eyes, sick at /
aisrss a1as " 70 step into the light. [
MI sh1a. w about his misdoing,
sao 49, ssaa.l IL consequences. God
sniIGioeoOr of such weeping. Of !
sespIs !. ears that have gushed |
= n N ~ ~ y Y. such misdemeanor, not t
ID tMba M ~ u Gods bottle. They t
dow III y hleVered cheek, or were /
otha N ~ the bloated hand, Or I
! ,6a 'sa y vine cup as it came \
atoSica.;ps ioaming with still y
II. ssn man Is sorry for III nast (
his ws.. NJ 0etter-when he i
aAs ss;ated dasted advantages and BE- t
@id tIe IeISsaon Saon ofGod's mercy and t
sace IN tLacefatlons of an aroused +
saen,O Nj nslp out Of his terrible ]
bow zen .aen God listens: then Il
Re er,ann; OMn; then scepters Of s
u eryinoh rihued from the throne:
VI eoaIs ms rends the heart Of &
shin eas.lo easslon, then his tears 6
sa0r I IL bsod's 1. bottle. \
A lth;siis story Of paradise and E
aaapsa,;aa u might be put to 6
Ia ,bsaIion. An angel starts K
can Al ~ o q God to find what a
!, ack 4 Il Earth garth worthy Of being 81
u ihe oola ooldaiea2en. 1t goes down q
but iIOS Olu and silver mines Of g
eation lus y nothing worthy Of Z
I'm tbro0nesnae sne celestial city. 1t
zee tbgh tba the depths Of the 2
N eo,.n pearls lie. ana fnds 8
II But ~. u taking back to fc
n Il sees = 70 the foot of a h
v Y eFil 49, ( wanderer weeping tc
u Start M. ~. The tears Of the "
i@ tba ou1 DO not fall to the VI
'a With nth i angels wing catches Ii