Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-12
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Thank God, thank GOdl
notice also whom the prodigal comes
back all earnest Christians rejoice. II
you stood on a prOmontory, and there
was hurricane ut sea, and it was blow
ing toward the shore, and vessel crash.
ed into the rocks, and you saw people
get ashore in the lifeboats, and the very
last man got on the rocks in safety, you
could not control your joy. And it is a
glad time when the church of God sees
men who are tossed ON the ocean of their
sins plant their feet on the rock Christ
Jesus.
The Effectual Prayer.
When prodigals come home, just hear
those Christians sing 1t is not dull
tune you hear at such times. just hear
those Christians pray 1t is not stereo-
| typed supplication we have heard over
and over for 20 years, but putting of
the case in the hands of God with an i'm.
Fortunate pleading Men never pray at
great length unless they have nothing
to say, and their hearts are hard and
cold. All the prayers in the Bible that
were answered were short prayers
God be meroiful to me, q sinner. 4"
Lord, that may receive my sight. {"
Lord, save me or perish. " The Ion
gest prayer, Solomon's prayer at the
dedication of the temple, less than eight
minutes in length, according to the or
dinary rate of enunciation And Just
hear them pray now that the prodigals
are coming home. just see them shake
hands. No putting forth of the four
tips Of the fingers in formal way, but
a hearty grasp where the muscles of
the heart seem to clinch the fingers Of
one hand around the other hand. And
then see those Christian faces, how IL
lumined they are. And see that old
man get up and with the same voice
that he sang 80 years ago in the old
country meeting house say, "Now,
Lord, lettest thou thy servant depart
in peace, for mine eyes have seen thv
salvation. " There was a man of Keith
who was hurled into prison In time of
persecution, and one day he got off his
shackles, and he came and stood by the
prison door, and when the jailer was
opening the door with one stroke he
struck down the man who had incar.
cerated him.
Passing along the streets of London,
he wondered where his family was.
He did not dare to ask lest he excite
suspicion, but passing along little
way from the prison he saw a Keith
tankard, cup that belonged to the fam
lily from generation to generation. He
saw 1t IN window His family, hop
ing that some day he would get clear,
came and lived as near as they could to |
the prison house, and they set that |
Keith tankard in the window, hoping |
he would see it, and he came along and |
saw it, and knocked at the door, and |
went in, and the long absent family |
were all together again. Oh, if you
would start for the kingdom of God to-
day, l think some of you would find |
nearly all your friends and nearly all |
your families around the holy tankard |
OF the holy commppienr-fathe moth
ers, brothers, sisters, around that sa-
cred tankard which commentaries the
love of Jesus Christ our Lord oh, ii
will be great communion day when
your whole family sits around the sa-
cred tankardi One ON earth, one in
heaven.
JOY OF the Redeemed.
Once more / remark that when the
prodigal gets back the inhabitants of
heaven keep festival am very certain
Of ii. If you have never seen tele-
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many cities are connected together and
how many lands, Nearly all the neigh
borhoods Of the earth seem reticulated,
and news flies from city 10 city and from
continent to continent. But more rap.
Idly go the tidings from earth to heav.
en, and when n prodigal returns il is
before the throne of God.
And if these souls today should enter
Ihe kingdom there would be some one
IN the heavenly kingdom TO say, That's
my father, That's my mother, "
That's my son, That's my daugh.
.er, "That's my friend, " "That's the
)ne used to pray for, " That's the one
'oT whom ! wept 10 many tears, " aud
,ne soul would say, "HOsannarp and
mother soul would say, "Hallelniahn
Pleased with tho news, the saints below
la songs their tongues employ.
Beyond tho skies tho iidipgs 90,
And hoaYen 10 tiled with Joy,
Nor angels can their joy contain,
Bat hndle with neW ilTe.
Tho simmer Loot b found, thcy sing,
And strike tho soundipg lyro.
A. tho banquet Of Luoullus sat Cioo.
o, the orator AZ the Macedonian fos.
iyal SAT Philip, tho oonquoror A. tho
iTecian banquet eat Socrates tho phi
os0pheT, bat at our Fathers table 80
u tho TelpTped prodigals. more tban
0nqperors, Tho table 10 80 wide 10
caves reach ACROSS seas aud aorOsf
ands ia guests arc Tho redeemed 0i
arih and tho glorihed NJ heaven Tho
lag 0f God forgiveness on oYery hand,
le robe of kaWours l1ghfpousnesf
dTQop nom eYeIy shoulder Tho vine
hat gl0Nf ~ ihe cups 10 from ihe bowls
4 10, 900 sagamrnis. l.oi all lho 10 4
eeuled " earth aud ull ihe Rl0rhed 0f
eaYeu arise. aud VIII gloluinR chRlioo
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