Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-04-27

the moth In the clothes closet. the black
wing OF a raven, the snownank OF whte
lilies our extreme botheration about the
SPLINTER OF imperfection In some one eiss
character. the swine fed on the pearls,
wolves dramAtiZiny sheep, ,.nd tue perotA-
lion made up OF cyclone in which you hear
the crash Of a rambling house unwisely con
sfructed. No technicalities. no splitting OF
hairs between north AMI northwest side. no
dogmRtics, but great Christiy throo OF
helpfulness. do not wonder al the record
wnich saws when He was come down from
the mountain, great multltuies followed
HIM" They had but one fault to hni with
His sermon. II was too short. God
help all OF US in Christian work TO get down
on our stills and realize there Is only one
thiu.. we have TO do-there is the gren
wound OF the worlds sin au / sorrow. AMI
there Is the great healing plaster OF the gos-
mel. What you and want TO do Is to put the
plaster on the wound. All sufficient Is the
gospel II II is only applied. minister
preHching to an audience o. sailors con ;ern-
ing the ruin by sin and the rescue 10y the Cos
pel accommodated himself 10 sailors vernac-
ular aud said, This plank bears" Many
years after this preacher was called TO see
diving sailor and asked him about his hope
and got the suggestive reply, This plank
bears"
Yea, Christ was lovely in His chief life's
work There we're thousand things Tor
Him to DO. but His great work was TO get
our shipwrecked world out Of the breakers.
That He came to do, and that He did, and
He did II In three years. He took thirty
years to prepare for that three years activ.
ity From twelve to thirty years OF age we
hear nothing about Him. That intervening
eighteen years think he was In India. But
He came back to Palestine and crowded
everything into three years-three winters,
three springs, three summers, three aut'
umns. Our life Ia short. but would God we
might see how much we could do in three
years Concentration Intensifcatlon
Three years OF kind words Three years OF
living for others Three years OF self-sacri-
flee Let US try IL.
Ave, Christ was lovely in His demise. He
had right that last hour TO deal la anathe-
matiZation. Never had any one been SO
meanly treated. Cradle OF straw among
goats and camels-that was the worlds re-
cepton OF Him Rocky cliff, with han.
mers pounding spikes through tortured
nerves-that was the worlds farewell saluta-
ton The slaughter OF that scene sometimes
hides the loneliness OF the sun ,rer. Under
the saturation OF tears aud blood We some
times fail to see the sweetest face OF earth
aud heaven. Altogether lovely! Can COLI
est criticism find an unklnd word Hs ever
spoke, or an unkind action that He ever per-
formed, or an unkind thought that He ever
harbored?
What marvel II is that all the nations OF
earth DO not rise up In raptures OF affection
for Him | must say II hero and now. lit
my rIgnt hand In solemn sttestation. love
Him, and the grief OF my life IL that do not
love Him more. Is 1t an impertinencs for
me to ask, Do YOU my hearer-you. my
reader, love Him2 Has He become a part OF
your nature? Have you committed your
children on earth into His keeping. rs your
children in heaven are already in His BOSOM
Has He done enough to win your confidence?
Can you trust Him. living and dying AMI for
ever2 Is your back or your face toward Hmm
Would you ike TO have His hand to guide
you. His might to protect you. His gracs to
comfort you, His suderings TO atone for you,
His arms TO welcome you, HIS love TO encIr-
Gle you, His heaven to crown your
Oh, that We might all have something OF
tho great German retormer's love for this
Christ which led him to say, III any one
knocks at the door OF my breast and says,
who lives thereY my reply is, Jesus Christ
lives here not Martin Luther Will II not
be grand II. when We get through this short
and rugged road OF life, W. can 40 right up
into HIS press aud live with Him world
without end.
And II, entering the gate OF that heavenly
city, We should be 80 overwhelm ed with our
unwonhiness on tho one side, and the super
nal splendor on the other side, we get a lit
tie bewlldered AMI should for few moments
be- lost on the streets Of gold and among the
Furnished temples and tho sapphire thrones.
there wouli be plenty TO show Us the way
audtske US out OF our joyful bewilderment,
Rud perhaps the woman OF Main would say.
Come let me take you TO tho Christ who
raised my only boy to lite." Aud Martha
would say, Come, let me take you to the
Christ who brought up my brother Lazarus
would say, Come, and let me take you
to the Christ who saved our sinking ship
In the hurricane on Gsnnssarat' Aud
Paul would say, Come, AMI let me
lead you to the Christ for whom | died
on the road to Ostia. And whole groups OF
mar yrs would say, Come, let US show you
the Christ for whom We ratified the chain and
waded the floods and dared the fires" And
our own glorlhed kin lrei would flock around
US, saying, I'VE have been waiting good
while for you, but before We talk over old
times, and we tell you Of what we have en-
joysd since we have betn here, and you tell
us OF what you have suffered sincs We parted,
come come and let ls show you the greatest
sight In all tho place, the most Respondent
throne, and upon 1t tue mightieSt conqueror,
the exaltation OF heaven. the theme of the
immortals, the altogether great, the alt ogsth-
lovely :"
We !, tbs deliShtfui morn will come
When my dear l. d vii bring me- home,
Aud sdail tee His face
Then. with my SsVcIr Bro her, Friend,
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