Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-05-04

wing of a raven, the snowoank OF walte |
lilies, our extreme botheration about tue
splinter OF imperfection in some one elssS
character, the swine fed on tbs pearls
wolves dramatizing sheep, and thu .perora-
tion made up OF cyclone in which you neat
the crash of a rumbling house unwlse'y con-
structed. No technicalities, no splitting OF
hairs between north and northwest side, no
dogmatics, but great Christly throo OF
helpfulnesg. | do not won Ter at the recorI
which says, "When He was come down from
the mountain, great multitu les followed
Him." They had but one fault to fin1 Win
His sermon. It was too short. God
help all Of lis in Christian work to get down
off our stills AMI realize there Is only ono
thing we have to do--tbera IS tho grant
wound OF the worlds sin AMI sorrow, AMI
there is the great healing plaster OF the COS
pei. What you aud I want TO do Is to put the
plaster on the wound. All sufficient is the
gospel IL it is only applied. minister
preaching to an au Hence OF sailors con Germ
ing the ruin by sin and the rescue by the gos-
pei accommo lated himself to sailors vernac-
ular and sail, This plank bears" Many
wears after this preacher was called to see
diving sailor and asked him about his nope
and got the suggestive reply, "Tnis plank
bears"
Yea. Christ was lovely in His chief lies
work. There were a THOUSAND things lor
Him to do, but His great work was 10 get
our shipwrecked world out of the breakers:
That H came to do, and that He did, ana
He did it in three years. He took thirty
years to prepare for that three years ae.ly-
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--tlree winters,
three springs, three summers, three aut-
umns. Our life is short, but would God we
might see how much we could do in three
years. Concentration Intensificatlon
Three wears OF kind wordsi Three years OIL
living for others Three years OF seif-sacri-
fee Let us try it. n
Ave Christ was lovely in His demise. he
bada cioht that last hour to deal in anathe-
matizltion. Never had any one been 80
meanlv treated. Cradle of straw among
COAT, and camels-that was the worlds re-
CANTON OF Him! Rocky cliff, with ham,
mers pounding spikes through torturel
neryes--that was the worlds farewell saiuta-
tiont The slaughter of that scene somattne5
! hides the loneliness OF the sufferer. Under
the saturation of tears and blood we some
times fail to see the sweetest lace OF eartu
and heaven. Altogether lovely! Can cold
! est criticism find an unkind word ID ever
spoke, or an uukind action tnst ne eyer pr
! formed. or an unkind thought that he ever
harbored?
What a marvel it is that all the nations OF
Garth DO not rise up in raptures OF affection
for Him 1 must say it here AMI now. iilr
NV LIGHT hanI in solemn attestation. love
Him and the grief OF my life is that do not
love film more. Is it an impertinence Tor
me to ask, Do you, my hearer-you, my
reader. love Him? Has He become part OF
YOUR nature? Have you committee your
| children on earth into His keeping. as your
children in heaven are already in His bosom!
Has He done enough to win your cond lsncsE
Can you trust Him, living and dying ana Tor
ever2 Is YOUR back or your face toward Hun
Would Won like to have His hand to gu'de
YOU. His might to protect you, HIS grae9 u
comfort YOU. His sutferings to atone Tor you
His arms to Welcome you, His love to encir
Gle YOU. His saven to crown your
On. that Wa might all have. sonetning o.
the great German reformer's love Tor TINS
Ghrisf which led him to say, "lf any one
knocks at the door OF my breast and says
sWno lives there2' my reply is, Jesus CArisl
lives mere. not Martin Luther. VIII 1t nc!
ba Grand II. when we get through this snor'
and rugged road OF life, We can 90 right w
into His presence and live with Him worI-
without end. Ao,,,
And If. entering the gate Of that heavenl
CITY. we should be so overwhelmed with gu
unWorthlness on the one side, and the super
nal splendor on the other side, we get Il III
tle hewildered and should for few moment
he lost on the streets of gold an among IN
FURNISHED temples an | the sappniretnrones
there wouli be plenty to s1oT US the Wa,
andtaEe us out OF our joyful bewlldermen'
and perhaps tae wo nan OF Main would say
"Come. let me take you to tue Carist wa
raised nv only boy to lite." And Mtrta
would say. Come, let mo take you 10 IN
Christ w1o brought up my brother Llziru
rom the tomb" Aud ons OF the dlselple
would saw. "Cone, AMI let M taSo 70
to the Christ who saved our sinking sal
in tbe hurric lue on G5nne5tret. An
Paul woull SAY. "Cone, AMI let IN
lead YOU to the Christ for wnom Ole
on the road to Ostia." Aud whole groups
mar.yrs would say, "Come, let as snow yC
the Christ for whom we ratified the cnaln au
waded the foods and dare1 the hres' Al
our own glori6ed kin 1red would mock aroul
ne saving. 'sWe have been waiting goo
. while for you, but before we ttlN oVot v.
, times. and We tell you OF wlat we have I'll
, loved since we have been here, and you tf
ne of what YOU have suffered since we parte
come. como and let US show you the create
, sioht in all the place, the most resplsn iel
, throne. and upon 1t the mlght1est con1uero
-. The exaltation of heaven, the theme ot II
= immortaIs. the altogether great, the altoS9t
ar good. the altogether fair, the altogeth
lovely"
? Wei. the deIig htfu morn will CONS
T When my dear I'd will bring me- 'ms,
Aud s rail- see His race.
Then v.tn my SAVIOR, Bro her Frlelu,
A best etarn ~ I'll spsl'
= Triumphant In His grace