The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-12-22
They saw he is a useful sort Of man.

They say ne is q ESeiul SUI VI nA"us
but he overreaches in bargain.
DENY the statement. If he is Chris
tan anywhere, he will be in his BUSH
ness. 1t is very easy to be good In the
PRAYER meeting, with surroundings
K indy and blessed, but not so
EASY to be a Christian behind the
counter. when by one skillful twitch
of the goods you can hide flaw in the
silk so that the customer can not see
it. 1t is very easy to be Christian
will, psalm book in your hand and
Bible in your lap, but not SO easy wnen
you can go into shop and falsely tell
the merchant you can get those gooas
Mt cheaper rate in another store, so
that he will sell them to you cheaper
than he can afford to sell them. The
fact is, the religion of Christ is all-per-
vasive. If you rent house, you expect
full possession of it. You say: where
are the keys of those rooms? II pay
for this whole house, l want possess
sion of those rooms" And the grace
of God when it comes to q soul takes
full possession of man, or goes away
and takes no possession. IL will ram
sack every room in the heart, every
room in the life, from cellar to attic,
touching the very extremities OF his
nature. The priests washed hands ana
feet.
remark, further. that this laver OF
looking glasses spoken OF in the text
was a very large laver. always
thought. from the fact that so many
washed there, and also from the fact
that Solomon afterward, when he cop
led that laver in the temple, builtfit on
a very large scale, that it was large;
and SO suggestive of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ and salvation by Him
vast in its provisions. The whole world
NAV come and wash in this laver and
| be clean.
When our civil war had passed, the
government of the United States made
| proclamation of pardon to the COM
mon soldiery in the confederate army,
| but not to the chief soldiers! The
Gospel of Christ does not act in that
way. 1t says pardon for all, but espe-
ciaily for the chief of sinners. do not
think of single passage that says
small sinner may be saved, but do
think of passages that say great SIN
ner NAV be saved. If there be sins
only faintly-hued, just little tinged,
so family colored that you can
hardly see them, there is no
special pardon promised in the Bible
for those sins; but if they be glazing,
red like crimson, then they shall be rs
snow. Now, my brother, do not state
this to put premium upon great
, iniauity. merely say this to encour'
age that man, whoever he is, who
feels he is SO far gone from God tina,
: there is no mercy for him. want &c
| tell him there is good chance. Why
: Paul was a murderer; he assisted al
= the execution of Stephen; and YET
D Paul was saved. The dying thief die
+ everything bad. The dying thief wa'
a saved. Richard Baxter swore dread
j fully; but the grace OF God me
. him, and Richard Baxter was saved
t It is a vast laver. Go and tel
h everybody to come and wash in it. LIE
y them come up from the penitentiarie
/" and wash away their crimes. LIE
a them come up from the almhouses an
It wash away their poverty. Let Their
u come up from their graves and was
r, away their death. If there by anyon
It so worn out in sin that he can not &c
D up to the laver, you will take hold G
E, his head, and put your arms aroun
IT him, and will take hold OF his fee
it and we will plunge him in this glor
'e GUS Bethesda, the vast laver OF God
e mercy and salvation. In Solomon
v temple there were ten LAYERS an
IS one molten sea-this great reese
ot yoir in the midst of the tempt
Of filed with water-these LAYERS an
s. this molten sea adorned with figures
Mt palm-branch, and oven and lions an
Nv cherubim. This fountain OF God
n mercy is vaster molten sea tina
Mt that. It is adorned not with pain
,n branches, but with the wood OF tt
at cross; not with cherubim, but with tt
Vs. wings of the Holy Ghost; and arouf
n, its great rim all the race may come an
n wash in the molten sea. | was rea
re ing the other day of Alexander tt
Id Great, who, when he was very thirst
IT. and standing at the head OF the arm
/ had brought to him a cup OF water. I
lie. looked off upon his host and said:
us can not drink this, my men are
n thirstv;r and ne dashed it to Il
nd ground. Blessed be God! there
no enough water for all the hosts-enoul
he for captain and host. whatsoever w
", NAV come and take of the water OF Ii
ut freely"-a laver broad as the cart
go high as the heavens. and deep as he
wv saw one hanging on a tree,
NO In agony and blood,
Who fixed His languid eyes on me,
'er As near His cross stood
nc Oh, never till my latest heath
No Will forget that lookl
ne. He seemed to charge me with His death,
ca Though not o word He spoke.
is And that is all for you! Oh, can y
IRE not love Him? Come around this Law
his old and young. 1t is so FURNISHED y
,hy can see your sins; and so deep you
of wash them all away. Oh, mourn
for here battle your bruised soul; and s.
ian one, here cool your hot temples in {
md laver. Peace! Do not cry any mo
SITS dear soul! Pardon for all thy 81
nd. comfort for all thy Affections. I
un- black cloud that hung laundering o
: of Sinai has floated above Calvary, a
me: burst into the shower OF Savior
yer tears.
onl saw in Kensington garden pict
of Waterloo good while after the !