Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-15


cur Father does not do that way with
us He spreads out both hands, ant
says: Now this shall be very plain. II
that hand are pardon, and peace, ant
life, and the treasures of heaven; II
that hand are punishment, and sorrow
and woe. Choose, choose for your
selves!p lie that believeth and is bap
tised shall be saved, but he that believ
eth not shall be damned"
o. my dear friends, | wish / could
coax you to accept this gospel If you
could just take one look in this laver
OF looking glasses spoken of in the text
you would begin now spiritual ablu-
ton. The love of Christi dare not,
toward the close of my sermon, begin
to tell about it, The love of Christ
Do not talk to me about a mountain; it
is higher than that. Do not talk to me
about a sea; it's deeper than that.
An artist in his dreams saw such a
splendid dream of the TRANSPORTATION
of Christ that he awol1e and seized his
pencil and said; Let me paint this
and die" O, have seen the glories OF
Christ! | have beheld something OF
the beauty of that great sacrifice on
Calvary. and | have sometimes felt ]
would be willing to give anything II ]
might just sketch before you the Won
ders of that sacrifice. ! would like 10 dc
it when | die. LET me paint this and
die He comes along, weary and
worn, His face wet with tears, His brow
crimson with blood, and lie lies down
on Calvary for you. No, mistake.
Nothing was as comfortable as that
A stone on Calvary would have made a
soft pillow for the dying head Of Christ.
Nothing so comfortable as that. lie
does not lie down to die; He stands up
to die; His spiked hands outspread as II
TO embrace world. 0, what a hard
end for these feet that had travelled all
over Judea on ministries of mercy
What a hard end for those hands that
had wiped away tears and bound ur
broken hearts, Very hard oh, dying
Lamb of Godl and yet there are those
who know it and who do not love Thee.
They say: "What is all that 20 mei
What if lie does weep and groan and
die? l don't want Him" Lord Jesus
Christ, they will not help Thee down
from the crossi The soldiers will come,
and they will tear Thee down from the
cross, and put their arms around Thee
and lower Thee into the tomb; but
they viii not help. They see nothing
to move them. o, dying Christ, turn
on them Thine eyes Of affection now,
and see IL they viii not change Their
minds
Il saw One hanging on a tree,
In agony and blood,
Who liked His languid eyes on me,
As near His cross stood.
80. never till my latest breath
WIN I forget that loolS
He seemed 10 charge me with his death,
Though not a word He spoke"
And that is all for youl o, can you
not love Him2 Come around this laver !
old and young 1t is so FURNISHED you
can see your sins; and so deep you car
wash them all away. O. mourner, here |
battle your bruised soul; and sick one
here cool your hot temples in this laver.
Peacel Do not cry any more, dear soul
Pardon for all thy sins comfort for all
thy Affections. The black cloud that
hung laundering over Sinai has foated
above Calvary, has burst into the show
er Of Saviour's tears.
saw in Kensington Garden picture
of Waterloo good while after the bat.
tie had passed. and the grass had grown
all over the field. There was dis
mounted cannon, and lamb had come
up from the pasture and lay sleeping
in the mouth of that cannon. So the
artist had represented it-a most sug
gestive thing. Then ] thought how
the war between God and the soul had
ended; and instead Of the announce
ment. "The wages of sin is death,
there came the words. My peace give
unto thee and amidst the batteries OF
the law that had once quaked with the
fiery hail of death ! beheld the Lamb
Of God which taleth away the sin OF
The world
Il went to Jesus as was
Weary. and worn. and sad;