Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-03

ing about You do not know who
built the bridge, you do not know what
material il is made Of; but you come
to it, and walk over it. and ask no
questions. And here is an arcbed
bridge blasted from the Brock OF
Ages" and built by the Architect OF
the whole universe. spanning the dark
gulf between sin and righteousness, and
all God asks you is to walk across II;
aud you start, and you come to it, aud
you stop, and you go little way on and
you stop. and you fall back, and you
experiment. You say, "How do know
that bridge will hold me?" instead OF
marching on with firm step, asking no
questions, but feeling that the strength
OF the eternal God is under you.
Oh, was there ever prize proffered
so cheap as pardon and heaven are Of
fered to you? For how much? A mil
lion dollars? 1t is certainly worth
more than that. But cheaper than that
you can have it. Ten thousand dol
lars? Less than that. Five thousand
dollars? Less than that. One dollar?
Less than that. One farthing? Less
than that. without money and with
out price," No money to pay. No
Journey TO take. No penance to suffer.
Only Just one decisive action OF the
soul: believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, aud thou shalt be saved"
To BIZ saved is to wake up in the
presence of Christ. You know when
Jesus was upon the earth how happy he
made every house he went into, and
when he brings US up to his house in
heaven how great shall be our glee.
His voice has more music in 1t than is
70 be heard in all the oratorios OF eter-
nifty. Talk not about banks dashed
with efflorescence. Jesus is the chief
bloom Of heaven. we shall see the
very face that beamed sympathy In
Bethany, and take the very hand that
dropped its blood from the short beam
OF the cross. Oh, 1 want 10 stand in
eternity with him. Toward that har-
Dor 1 steer. Toward that goal run.
shall be satisfied when I awake in his
likeness.
Oh, broken-hearted men and women,
how sweet it will be in that good land
to pour all Of your hardships and be-
rsavements and losses into
THE LOVING EAR OF CHRlSTs
and then have him explain why it was
best for you TO be sick, and why it was
best for you to be widowed. and why IL
was best for you to be prosecuted, and
why it was best for you to be perse-
cuted, and why it was best for you to
be tried, and have him point to an ele-
walton proportionate TO your disquiet-
ude here. saying, "You suffered with
me On earth, come up now and be giorl-
fed with me in heaven"
Some one went into house where
there had been great deal OF trouble,
and said to the woman there, You
seem to be lonely" YES" she said,
II am lonely" How many in the
family?" "OGly myself" Have you
had any children?" II had seven chill
dren." Where are they?" Gone"
"Ali gomez" "AIL" "All dead?"
"All." Then she oreathed long sigh
into the loneliness, and said, "Oh, sir,
have been a good mother to the grave"
And so there are hearts here that are
utterly broken down By the bere1ve-
ments OF life. 1 point you to-day TO
the eternal balm of heaven. On, aged
men and women grace for three score
years and . ten! will not your decrepi-
tuae change for the leap Of heart
when you come to look face to face
upon him whom having not seen you
love? Oh, that will be the Good Shep-
herd, not out in the night and watch
ing TO keep off the wolves, but with the
lamb reclining on the sunlit hill. That
will be- the captain of our salvation, not
amid the roar and crash and boom OF
battle, but amid his disbanded troops
keeping victorious festivity. That will
be the bridegroom OF the Church com
ing from afar, the bride leaning upon
his arm while he looks down into her
face and says, Behold, thou ART fair,
my love Behold, thou art fairl"