The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-30

This wns the cnfo 1frria. Ny mother
had dvndiui nh.c from which slo had
suffered untold urnuiH.. UHl nl surgery
had bccn exhausted u..l lDl and wosc
and worse she rruIv until vr called ina
few Christian friends and proceeded toppy
about ~ We commended her case 10
God, and the abscess began Immediately
10 be cured She H. entirely woll now and
without knife and without any surgery.
So that case has come to mc, and therc are
n score Of other casos coming TO our ears
from all parts Of the earth. Oh, yo who
are sick, go to Christ! Oh yc who nsc
worn out with agonics Of body, Cast thy
burden upon the Lord, and he shall sus-
tain thee. "
The Burden of Bcrcnt ement.
Another burden some have TO carry is
the burden Of Bereavement Al. these arc
the troubles that wear us uutl nc we lose
our property, by additional industry per-
haps we may bring back the cstrangcd fort
une; If we lose our good nrwc. perhaps by
information Of - ornls vs. may achieve
ain r"pr'atio fer ~ iir hut wi ,
will bring back the dear departed.
Alas, me, for these empty cradles and
these trunks Of childish toys that will
never be used agan Alas, me, for the
empty chair and the silence in the halls
that will never echo again to those famil
lar footstepsl Alas for the cry of widow
hood and orphanagcl What bitter Marahs
I'm the wilderness, what cities OF the dead,
what long black shadow from the wing of
death, what eyes sunkcn with grief, what
hands trembling with bereavement, what
instruments of music shut now because
there are no fingers to play ON them Is
there no relief for such soulsg Aye, let
that soul ride into the harbor of my text:
The soul that on Jesus has learned TO repose .
/ will not, will not desert 10 its foes.
That soul, though all hell shall endeavor TO
shake,
III never, no never, no never forsake.
Now the grave is brighter than the an.
cicnt tomb where the lights were pcrpct-
ually kept burning. The Scared feet of
him who was "the resurrection and the
life" are on the broken grave hillocS, while
the voices of angels ring down the sky at
the coronation of another soul come home
to glory.
Burden of Sin.
Then there are many who carry the bur
den of sin. All, we all carry it until in the
appointed way that burden is lifted. We
need no Bible to prove that the whole race
is ruined. What n spectacle it would be IL
we could tear off the mask of human lie
Element or beat II drum that would bring
up the whole army of the worlds trans
gressions-the deception, the fraud, and
the rapine, and the murder and the crime
of all centuriesl Aye, if | could sound the
trumpet of resurrection in the soul of the
best men in this audience, and all the dead
sins of the past should come up, we could
not endure the sight. Sin, grim and dire,
has put its clutch upon the immortal soul,
and that clutch will never relax unless it
be under the heel of him who came to de-
stroy the works of the devil
Oh, to have IA mountain of sin on the
SOUL Is there no way to have the burden
movedH Oh, yes Cast thy burden upon
the Lord" The sinlcss one came to take
the consequences of our sin. And l know
he is in earnest. How do 1 know it, BY
the streaming temples and the streaming
hands as he says, Come unto me, all We
who are weary and heavy laden, and will
give you rest"
Why will prodigals livepn swines' husks
when the robe, and the ring, and the ia
theirs welcome are ready! Why go wan
dering over the great Sahara desert of your
sin when you are invited to the gardens of
God, the trees of life and the fountains of
living water? Why be houscless and home
less forever when you may become the sons
and daughters of the Lord God Almighty