The Penn's Grove record., 1894-03-23

Rtanu ana glorious Work, but l tell you there
is no power on earth to.day equal TO the
tactthat the American printing press is tax
ing up the sermons which are preached to a
few hundred or a few thousand people and
on Monday morning and Monday evening, in
the morning and evening papers, scattering
that truth TO the millions. What a thought
1t is! What an encouragement for every
Christian man
Besides that, have you noticed that during
the past few years every one OF the doctrines
of the Bible came under discussion in
the secular press? Do you not remember
4 few years ago, when every paper in the
United States had an editorial on the SUB
iect, SIS There Such a Thing as Future Pun
ishment2" It was the %strangest thing that
there should be a discussion in the secular
papers on that subject, but every paper in
the United States and in Chrlstendom dis
cusssd, SIS There Such a Thing as Retribu-
tionY" l know there were small wits who
made sport of the discussion, but there was
not an intelligent man on earth who, as the
result OF that discussion, did not ask himself
the question, "What is going TO he my eter-
nal destiny 2" So it wasin regard to TynIalls
prayer gauge.
About twelve years ago, you remember,
the secular papers discussed that, and with
Just as much earnestuess as the religious
papers, and there was not a man in Christen-
dom who did not ask himself the question ::
rs there anything in prayer? May the
creature impress the Creator?" Oh, what a
mighty fact. what a glorious faet-the seeu-
lar printing press and the pulpit of the
church of Jesus Christ harnessed In the sane
team!
Then look at the international series Of
Sunday-school lessons. Do you know that
every Sabbath, between 5 and 5 o'clock, there
are 5000, 900 children studying the same les
soma lesson prepared by the leading minds
l nffhp country md pFinta1 In thn ppnorE-
and then these subjects are discussed and
| given over to the teachers, who give them
overto thechildren? So, whereas, once, and
within our memory, the children nibbled
here and there at a story in the Bible, now
they are taken through from Genesis to Re-
| velatlon, and we shall have 5000, 600 chill
| dren forestalled for Christianity. My soul is
full of exultstion. I feel as If 1 could shout
Il will shout, "Alleluia, the Lord God ON
inipotent reignsth"
Then you notice a more significant fact, il
you have talked with people on the subject,
that they are getting dissatisfied with
philosophy and science as a matter OF
comfort. They say it does not amount to
| anything when you have a dead child in the
house. They will tell you, when they were
sick and the door of the future seemed
opening, the only comfort they could find
| was in the Gospel. People are having
demonstrated all over the Ian that science
and philosophy cannot solace the trouble
and woes of the world, and they wan some
other religion, and thsy are taking Chris
tianity, the only sympathetic religion that
ever cam into the world.
Now, there are some men who say they
have never seen Christ crowned in the heart,
and they do not believe 1t is ever done. There
is a group of men who say they have never
heard the voice of Christ they have never
heard the voice oil God. They do not believe
fk a,,ap ~ rrnEraI - ar-ar IanrI- that
anything like it ever occurred. I point to
90, 900, 900 or 1000, 900 people who say,
"Christ was crowned In our hearts affec-
lions we have seen Him and felt Himin our
souls, and we have heard His voice I'VE have
heard it in storm and darkness We have
heard it again and again" Whose testimony
will you take? These men who say they
have not heard the voice, have not seen the
coronation, or will yon a the thousands
and millions of Christians who testify OF
what they saw with their OWE eyes sno heard
with their own earsP
Yonder is m aged Christie ate fifty
years experience of the power of godliness
in his soul. Ask this man whether, when he
buried his dead. the religion OF Jesus Christ
was not a consolation. Ask him if through
the long years Of his pilgrimage the Lord
ever forsook him. Ask him il, when helooks
forward to the future, If he has not a peace
and q joy, and a consolation the world can
not take away. Put this testimony of what
he has seen and what he has felt opposite to
the testimony OF a man who says ne has not
seen anything on the subject or felt anything
on the subject. Will you take the testimony
OF people who have not seen or people who
have seen?
You say morphia puts one to sleep. You
say in time OF sickness it is very useful. 1
deny 1t. Morphia never puts anybody to
sleep it never allevlates pain. You ask
- IL. 1nv 4I,ok have arra
tried it. I never took It. : 1 deny
that morphia is any soothing to the
nerves or any quiet in time Of sickness. I
deny that morshia ever pnt ANYBODY to
sleep, but here are twenty persons who say
they nave all felt the soothing effects OF a
physicians prescribing morphine. Whose
testimony will you take? Those who TOOK
the medicine or my testimony, I never hav- |
ing taken the medicine? Here is the Gospel
OF Jesus Christ, an anodyne for all trouble,
the mightiest medicine that ever came down
to earth. Here Is a man who says; II
don't believe in It. There is no power In It"
Here are other people who say: "We have
found out its power and know its soothing
influence. 1t has cured u.s." Whose testt- |
mony will you take in regard to this healing
medicine.
/ feel that l have convinced every man in
this house that it is utter folly to take the
testimony OF those who have never tried the
Gospel of Jesus Christ in their own heart and
life. We have tens of thousands of Wit
nesses. I believe you are ready to take their
testimony. Young man, do not be ashamed
to be a friend Of the Bible. Do not put your
thumb in your vest, as young men sometimes
do, and swagger about talking Of the glori-
GUS light of the nineteenth century and Of
there being no need Of a Bible. They have
the light Of nature in India and China and in
all the dark places on earth. Did you ever
hear that the light Of nature gavethem COM
fort for their trouble2 They have laneets to
cut and juggernauts 10. crush, but no com-
fort. All, my friends, you had better stop
your skeptlcism. Suppose you are put In
this crisis oh, father, your child is dying.
What are you going to say to her?
Colonel Ethan Allen was a famous infidel
in his day. His wife was a very consecrated
m The mother instructed the daugh-
ter in the ruths OF C~hristianity. The daugh.
ter sickened and was about to die, and she
said to her father: "Father, shall 1 take
your instruction, or shall / take mothers In
struction2 / am going to die now. I must
have this matter decided" That man who
had been loud in his inldelity, said to his
dying daughter. "My dear, you had better
take your mothers religion" My advice ia
the same to you-oh, young man, you had
know how it conforted her. You know
what she said TO you when she was dying.
You had better take your mothers religion.
The sprinx, or bundle of reed pipes,
is the prototype of the bagpipe.
A lie is ON investment which seldom
pays more than dividend.