Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-03-30

United States had an editorial on the sub
Ject, Is There Such Thing as Future Pun
ishmcnt?' 1t was the strangest thing thai
there should be discussion in the secular
papers on that subject, but every paper in
the United States and in Christendom dis
cussed' rs There Such Thing AS Rstri5u-
tiony know thers we're 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 hot ask himself
the question; What is going TO be my eter-
nal destnyY' SO 1t wasin regard to Tyndalps
prayer gauge.
About twelve. years ago, you remember,
the secular papers discussed that, and with
just as much earnestness as the religious
papers. and there was not man in Christen-
dom who did not ask himself The question
us there anything in PRAYER? May the
creature impress the Creator?~ Oh, what a
mighty fact. what glorious fact-the secu-
lar printing press and the pulpit Of the
church OF Jesus Christ harnessed in the same
team
Then look at the international series Of
Sunday-school lessons. Do you know that
every Sabbath, between and o'clock there
are 5000, 900 children stu lying the same les
soma lesson prepared by the leading minds
o!the country and printed in the papers
an then these subjects are discussed and
given over 10 the teachers, who give them
over TO the children2 So, whereas, once, an |
within our memory. the children nibbleh
here ami there at a story in the Bible, now
they are taken through from Genesis to Re-
velatioD. aud we shall have 5000 900 chill
dren iorestalled for Christianity. My soul Is
full OF exutation. feel as If I could shout
Il will shout, "Allelua, the Lord God ON
nipotent reigncth p
Then you notice more significant TACT, II
YOU have talked with people on the subject,
that they are getting dissatisfied with
philosophy aud science as matter OF
comfort. They say it does not amount to
ANYTHING when you have dead child in the
house. They will tell you, When they were
eicl 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 land that science
and philosophy cannot solace the trouble
and woes of the world, and they want some
other religion, and they are taking Chris
tianity, the only Sympathetic rengion 'nat
ever came into the world.
Now. there are some men who say they
have never seen Christ crowned In the heart,
and thew do not believe il 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 OF God. They do not belize
it ever transp;red or was ever heard-,nat
ANYTHING like it ever occurred. point TO
90 600 900 or 100000 people who say,
"Christ was crowned in our hearts affec-
lions we have seen Him and felt Hmm our
souls, and we have heard His voice we nave
heard il in storm and darkness we have
heard It again AMI again" Whose testimony
will YOU take? These men who say tney
have not heard the voice, have not seen tne
coronation, or will you take the thousands
and millions of Christians who testify OF
what they saw with their own eyes and heard
with their own ears?
Wonder is an aged Christian after fifty
years experience of the power OF goodness
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 II, when no looSs
forward to the future, II he has not peace
and ioy. 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 man who says he has not
seen ANYTHING on the subject or felt anything
on the subject. Will you take thetestimony
of people who have not seen or people VINO
have SEEM
You say morphia puts one to sleep. You
say in time OF sickness IL is very useful.
deny it. Mcrphia never puts anybody TO
sleep it never allevlates pain. You ask
me why 1 say that. have never
tried il. I never took 1t. L deny
that morphia is any soothing to the
nerves or any quiet IN time of sickness.
DENY that morphia over put ANYBODY to
sleep, but here are twenty persons VINO say
they have all felt the soothing effects OF
physcan's prescribing morphine. whose
testimony will you takep Those who TOOK
the medicine or my testimony, never nav
ing taken the medicine2 Here Is the Gospel
of Jesus Christ, an anodyne for all troupe.
the miohtiest medicine that ever came down
to earth. Here is man who says; u
don't believe in it. There IS no power In II.
Here are other people who say I'VE have
found out its power and know its sootnln3
influence. 1t has cured us" whose testi-
mony will you take in regard to this healing
medicine.
feel that have onyInced 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 10 their own heart and
life. We have tens OF thousands or Wit
nesses. believe you are ready to take their
testimony. Young man, do not be ashamed
20 be 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 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 trouble? They have lancets to
cut and iuggernauts 10 crush, but no COM
fort. All, my friends, you had better stop
your skepticism. Suppose you are put III
this crisis oh, father your child is dying.
What are you going to say to herr
Colonel Ethan Allen was famous inndel
in his day. His wife was very consecrated
woman. Themother instructed the daugh-
fer in the truths OF Christianity. The daugh-
fer sickened and was about TO die, and she
said to her father: "Father, shalt l take
YOUR instruction, or shall take mothers in
struction? am going to die now. must
have this matter decided" That man who
had been loud In his jnhdelity, said to biz
dying daughter, "My dear, you had better
take your mothers religion" My advice Is
the same to you--oh, young man, you had
better take your mothers religion. You
know how it comforted her. You know
what she said to you when she was dying
You had better take your mothers religion