Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-03

Noi you must have the certificate
husJ amidships, telling how marv ton,
lS carries. and how long aeo it was
bullt, and who built it, aud all ahout r.
Aud you cannot expect me TO risk the
cargo u my immortal interests on board
any craft till you tell me what it *
made Of, and where it was made, and
v lat it is.
The Divine Character.
When, then, l ask you who this is
you want mo to trust in, you tell me he
is very attractive person. Cuntem-
polafy writers describe his whole an
rcMance Gs being resplendent. There
was no need for Christ to tell the chill.
'!ren to come to him. "Suffer little
tbildrcn to come unto me" was not
spoken to the children. 1t was spoken
- the disciples. The children came read
;ly enough without any invitation no
sooner did Jesus appear than the little
ones jumped from their mothers arms,
an avalanche Of beauty and love, into
mis- lap. Christ did not ask John to put
his head down ON his bosom. John
could not help but put his head there.
| suppose n look at Christ was lust to
love him. How attractive his manner!
Why, when they saw Christ coming
along the street, they ran into their
houses, and they wrapped up their III.
valids as quick as they could aid
brought them out that he might look at
them. Oh, there was something Sc
pleasant so inviting, SO cheering in ev
erything he did, in his very look Wher
these sick ones were brought out, did ht
say: "Do not bring before me these
sores. Do not trouble me with thcst
eprosies?" No, no; there was Il lint
look; there was gentle word; iher
was a healing touch. They could nc,
keep away from him.
think there are many under lie i'll
fluence of the Spirit of God who arr
saying, II will trust him if you viii
only tell me how" And the great cues
tion asked by many is, How, how?'
And while 1 answer your question looh
up and utter the prayer which Rowland
Hill so often uttered in the midst of bis
sermons, Master, helpp How are you
to trust In Christ?
Perfect Confidence.
Just as you trust any one. You trust
your partner in business with important
things. If commercial house gives yor
a note payable three months hence, yon
expect the payment Of that note at the
end Of three months. You have perfect
confidence in their word and i'll their
ability. Or, again, you go home today
You expect there will be food on the
table. You have confidence in that
Now, ask you to have the same conf
denoe in the Lord Jesus Christ. He Gays
"You believe; take away your sins,
and they are all taken away. "WhatP
you say, before pray any more? Be
fore read my Bible any more? Before
I cry over my sins any more?' Yes, this
Believe with all your heart,
and you are saved Why, Christ is only
waiting to get from you what you give
to scores of people every day. What is
that? Confidence. If these people whom
you trust day by day are more worthy
than Christ, if they are more faithful
than Christ, if they have done more
than Christ ever did, then give them the
preference, but if you really think that
Christ is as trustworthy as they are then
deal with him as fairly.
"Oh," says some one in light way,
''I believe that Christ was born in Beth
lehem, and believe that he died on the
cross" Do you believe it with your
head or your heart? will illustrate the
difference. You are in your own house.
In the morning you open a newspaper,
and you read how Captain Braveheart
On the sea risked his life for the saliva
ton of his passengers. You say: What
q grand fellow he must have boenl His
family deserves very we'll of the coun-
Try" You fold the newspaper and sit
down at the table and. perhaps do rot
think of that incident again. That Is
historical faith.
Saved by Faith.
But now you are ON the sea, and it Is
night, and you are asleep, and You arc
awakened by the shrek of "FireW You
rush out on the deck. You hear, amid
the wringing of the hands and the faint
ing, the cry: "No hope, no hope! w,
are lost, we are lostl" The sail puts ou
Its wing of fire, the ropes make burn
ing ladder in the night heavens, the
spirit of wrecks Misses In the wave, and
nm the hurricane deck shakes out its ban
ner of smoke and darkness. Dow
with the lifeboatsl' cries the captain.
Down with the lifeboats' People rusl
into them. The boats are about full.
Room only for one more man. You are
standing ON the deck beside the captain.
Who shall it be? You or the captain!
The captain says, you" F" You jump
md are saved. He stands there and dies.
Now, you believe that Captain Brave
leart sacrificed himself for his passen-
yers; but you believe it with love, with
ears, with hot and long continued ex-
with grief at his loss and
oy at your deliverance That is saving
aith--in other words, what you believe
With all the heart and believe in regard
o yourself On this hinge turns my ser
non-aye, the salvation of your i'm
Mortal soul. You often go across
bridge you know nothing about You
10 not know who built the bridge, you
10 not know what material II is made