The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26

and women die for Him than all the o,1l
habitants OF all the ages have had III
| them.
Furthermore. na was lovely In n.
mons. He knew when TO begin. N,
stop and Just what 10 say. The loncs.i
mon He ever preached. so far as fbs !
! reports Him namely, tho sermon ~
mount was about sixteen minutes in al
at the ordinary rate OF speech. p.l
est prayer reported. commonly callel
Lords Prayer" was about half 81
Time them by your watch. and you Nj,
my estimate accurate. 10y which I 4,
mean 10 say that sermons ought 20 b,I
sixteen minutes lone and prayers on,
minute long. Christ had such /,
power OF compression that He consI
enough into Hts sixteen minute serps,
His half minute prayer to keep allnI
lowing ages busy in thought an actlos
one but u Christ could afIori TO m
prelch as short rs that, but He men
teach US compression.
At Selma. Ala. the Other day was I,
n cotton press by which cotton was a
such shape that IL occupied In trans,I
tion only one car where three ears We.
merly necessary. AMI ons ship Were Il
ships had been required. aud imagin.I
we all need to compress our sermons a
prayers into smaller spaces.
And His sermons were so lovely 'or \
ment and Practically and simplicity ,,l
lustration. The light OF a candle. the "a
OF the salt. the clues Of n hen for her 4
ems, the hypocrite's dolorous physio.r
the moth in tho clothes closet, the \
wing of a raven, the suownank Of \
lilies, our extreme botheration abor|
splinter OF imperiectlon In some one \
character, the swine fed on the "A
wolves dramatizing sheep, and the ps1
ton made up OF a cyclone in which yol
the crash OF a rumblinc house unwise!yl
structsd. No technicalities, no spltl
hairs between north AMI northwest sid,
dogmatics, but a great Christly thrj
helptuiness. | do not wonder nc the I'd
which says. When He was come down
the mountain, great multtudes fold
HIN. They had but one fault TO find
Hts sermon. II was too short.
help all OF us in Christian work to get 4
on our stills and realiz, there Is only|
thing we have 10 do--thers IL the A
wound OF the worlds sin AMI sorrow
there Ia the great healing plaster OF the
pei. What you and want TO do Is to pul
plaster on the wound. All sufficient d
preaching TO an audience o, sailors con
ing the ruin 10y ain and the rescue by the
pei accommo lated himself 10 sailors ye1
ular aud said. This plank bears"
years aftor this preacher was called 10 4
dying sailor and asked him about his
and got the suggestive reply, This 4
bears"
Yea, Christ was lovely in His chief
~ u
Him TO do, but HIS great work was 4
our shipvrecked world out OF the bre,j
That H. came to do. and that He dbl
He did II In three years. He took Il
years TO prepare for that three years |
ity. From twelve to thirty wears OF a,|
hear nothing about Hin. That interv4
eighteen years think he was in India. |
He came back 10 Palestine and Gro
everything into three years-.hree wi
three springs. three summers. three
unns. Our life is short. but would q
might see how much we could do in |
years. Concentration Intensinc,
Thrse years OF kin words Three yp
living for others Throc years OF self
tlce Let US try il.
Aye. Christ was lovely in His demise
had right that last hour 20 deal in an
meanly treated. Cradle Of straw a
goats and came,s-that WAS the world
ception OF Him Rocky cliff, with
mers pounding spikes through tod
was the worlds farewell 81
yon. 4 laughter Of that 80 10 somd
hI'Sss.u. ',iiness of. TIE g.. ,ser, N
ths satursti ion OF tears and blood WEI
times fail 70 SEA the sweetest face o0
and hsavsn. Altogether lovely! Cal
est criticism ind an unkind word
spoke, or an un',ind action that He ek
formed. or IA uakini thought that
harbored?
What marvel il is that all the natl
Garth DO not rise up in rap,Ures OF al
for Him must say II here and now
my rigat han In solemn attestation.
Him, and the grief OF my life is that
love Hin more. Il II an impsrtineIu
me to ask. Do YOU. my hearer-ydU
reader. love Him? Has He become a
your nature? Have YOU committed
children on earth into HIS keeping.
children in heaven are already in His
Has He done enough to win your conf
Can you trust Him, living and dying a
everH Is your back or your face towar
Would you like TO have His hand to
you. His might TO protect you, His I'd
comfort you. His sutferiuss to atone
His arms 70 walcome you, His love to
Gle YOU, His II saven to crown you?
Oh, that va might all have sometl
the great Ger nan re'ormer's love
Christ which led him to say. "ff an
knocks at tho door OF my breast and
VINO lives there ms reply is, Jesus
livis here. not Martin Luther Will
pan ,sM
and rugged road Of life. We can 20 r.
without end.
And II. entering the gate Of that he
city, W. should be so overwhelmed wi
on the one siie. and the
mi splendor on tia other side, we cd
tle hewiidered and should for a few moI
be. lost on the streets OF gold and amO{
FURNISHED temples and the sapphire tnt
there would be plenty 10 snow us thev
and take Us out OF our joyful bewildej
and perhaps the woman OF Main wouJ
Come, lot ne take you TO the CnrisI
raised my only hoy 10 lile." And III
would say, Gone, let me take you
Christ wno brought up my brother Lj
rom the TOMB" And ons OF the d,si
would say, Gone, and let ma takrI
% the Christ who saved ou- sinkin;I
n the hurricane on Gsnn sslret.
Paul woIli say, "C1ms, AMI le;I
cad you TO the Christ tor whom
On .he road 10 Ostia. Aai whole groll
martyrs would say, Come, let us showl
he Christ for whom We ra;tlei the chaiJ
yaded the hoo is and dared the fires
'ur own gloritisd kln1red would flock ard
Is, saying. We have been waiting a 4
while for you, but before we talk owed
tines, and we tell you OF wna, we hayi
Dyed since we have bsan here, and yoJ
Is of what you have suffered since we pad
'ome, coma aud let us show you the gre}
light in all the place, the most resplent
hrone, and upon II the mightiest conquel