Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-09-05

Ii 70 Imprisoned, II he were not actually
slain by the mob before the oflcers conid
secure him. II Christ had been a mere NOR.
.a .ai, would ne have right to come in upon
'ocH process1onr would He nave sno.
eled In His fnterruption7 He was mora
than a man, tor when He cried out. 1I s,v
unto thee, arise " he that was dead sat mn
Mhat excitement there must have been there.
ABOUT! The body had lain PROSTATE. II h.d
oeeh mourned over with agonizin- tears
and yet now 1t begins to move in the shroud
anu 10 oe nushed with life. and at the COM
mand OF Christ he rises up and looks into
the faces OF the astonishei spectators
"Ob, this was the work OF a Godi
hear it in HIS voice; I see IL in tho ro.h -
ms eyei behold it in the snappino ~
ueaths shackles l see it in the fncs Of
lne rising slumberer; I hear it in the OUT
eiy Vi aiI tnose who were spectators OF the
SEN. II, Wnen see my Lord Jesus Christ
m lnourhinS urn with the bereaved, l put my hands
| on His shoulders and say, "My BROTHER"
now that hear Him proclaim supernatural
oeliverances. l look up into His face and
say with Thomas, "My Lord and NV Col"
DO you not think He was a God? A great
many people do not believe that, and thew
compromise the matter, or they think they
gooa man, but He was not God. Thar is
impossible. He was either a God or a
wretch, and will prove it. ia man pro-
Iesses to be that which he Is not, what is hep
Is rour 70 mar mn,nimnp. am ,mpossor hypocrite. That
progressed to he God. He said over and
over again He was a Go :, took the attributes
OF a God and assumed the works and offices
0I G Goa. Dare you now say He was not?
de was God, or He was a wretch. Choose
Sc.
=, Do you think I cannot prove by this Bible
That He was God2 II you do not believ,
mis- Bible, OF courss there Is no need OF nv
:aiSinS to you. There Is no common data
rom which TO start. Suppose you do be-
ieve II. Then / can demonstrate that He
vas divine. L can prove He was Creator,
Iohn l.. ), Gan things were made by Him.
md without Him was not anything made
hat wa made" He was eternal, Revelation
xii, l3, 81 am Alpha and Omega, tho be-
sinnln : and the end, the first and the last"
can prove that He was omnipotent.
Hebrews l.. 10, ''The heavens are the work
" Thine hands" / can prove He was
'mniscient, John H., 25, "He knew what
vas In man," Oh, yes, He is God. He
'ielt the sea. He upheaved the crystalline
walls along which the Israelites marched.
te planted the mountains. He raises up
govern nenis AMI casts down thrones and
narcieS across nations AMI across worlds
sn across the universe, eternal, omnipo-
ent, uuhin iered AMI unabashei. That hanI
hat Was nailed 10 the cross holds the stars
n leash of love. That head that droppei
IN the bosom in faintinS and death shall
make the world quake at its nod. Thai voice
nat groanei In the last pang shall swear be-
ore the trembling world that time shall be
10 longer. Oh, do not insult the common
iense OF the race by telling US that this per-
on was only a man in whose presence the
,aralytic arm Was thrust out well, and the
Lewis crouched, and the lepers dropped
heir scales, AMI the tempests folded their
wings, an 4 the boys satchel of few loayes
made n banquet for 5000, and the sad process
'!ol of my text broke up in congra,ulation
IN / hosanna!
Again, learn from this subject that Christ
vas sympatnizer. Mark you, this was a
,!ty funeral. In the country, when the bell
OILS, they know all about 1t for five miles
around, and they know what was the matter
With the man, how old he was and what
were his last experiences. They know with
whattemporal prospects he has left bis fam.
ily. There is no haste, there Is no tNGecency
in the oosequies. There is nothing done as
n mere matter OF business. Even the chill
iren come out as the procession passes and
look sympathetic, and the tree shadows
seem to deepen, and the brooks weep in
sympathy as the procession goes by. But,
marx you, this that am speaking OF was q
city funeral. In great cities the cart jostles
the hcarse, and there is mirth and gladness
and Indifference as the weeping procession
goes by. In this city of Main it was q COM
mon thing to have trouble and bereavement
ant death. Christ saw it every day there.
Perhaps that very hour there were others be-
Ing carried out, but this frequency OF trouble
did not harden Christ's heart at all. He.
steppe! right out, and He saw this mourner,
and He had compassion on her, and He said
sweep notl'
Now have to tell you. o bruised souls, |
and there are many everywhere-have You
ever looked over any great audience and no. |
ticPl how many shadows of sorrow there |
are? | come to all such and say, "Christ |
meets you, and He has compassion on you, ,
and He says, Weep not" Perhaps with
some it is financial trouble. son." you say,
''It is such silly thing for a man to cry |
over lost money!
Is III Suppose you had largo fortune, and |
all luxures brought to your table, and your |
war irooe was tull, and your home vas beau- I
tiful by music ami sculpture and painting |
aud trrongei by the elegant and educated,
an then some round misfortune should |
strike you in the face and trample your treas. |
ures and taunt your children for their faded |
dress and send you into commercial circles !
an unierling where once you waved scepter |
of gold, do you think you would cry then? |
think you would. But Christ comes and |
meets all such to-day. He sees all the straits |
in which YOU have been thrust. He observes |
the sneer OF that man who once was proud |
to walk in your shadow and glad to get your |
heip. He sees the protested note, the un- |
Cancelled Judgment, the foreclosed mortgage. |
the neart breaking evaporation. and He says: |
Weep not. l own the cattle on thousand |
hii,s. / will never let you starve. From My |
n;.uIt;a fowls of heaven peck all their food. |
And will let you starVeE Never; no, MY
aid. n. Yer y
Perhaps il may be 4 living home trouble
HAT YOU cannot speak about to YOUR best
ir.ead. 1t may be some domestic unhap-
unes,. 1t may be an evil suspicion. 1t may
lie the discr7re following in the footsteps OF
n son that is wivwIr3, or n companion VINO
is cruel, or 4 father that will not do right,
and for years there may hdvs been vulturs
striking its beak into the vita!s OF your soul,
and Won sit thar, today feeling it Is worse
than death Il is. 1t is worse than death.
Al We, there is rniief, Though the night
NAV he the blackes,, though the voices OF
hell NAV tell you to curse Go and die. look
mn and hear the voice that accosted the
woman OF the text rs it says, "Weep not'
Earth hath sorrow
That heaven cannot cure.
learn, again, from all this that Christ Is
NO Muster OF the grave. Just outside the
c,a.e Of the CITY D .ath and Christ measured
Ianrrs. AMI waen the young man rose Death
dro pad. Now we are sure OF our tesurrec-
ton. Oh, what scene II was when thas
vounS man came back! Inc mother here.
exnaciei TO hear him speak again. Sne
nayer though. that he would kiss her again.
How the tears started and how her heart
tbrobbei as she said, "Oh, my son, my son,
nv sonW And that scene is going 10 De ne re,
pea,e It is gonS tsmir TO PS cirees chPi have got
20 com, together. These extlnguishea
bou.ahold lights have got to be reKinuieu'
There will be a stir in the family iot IN me ,ne
.ar,o,arr' ana there will be a rush into lie
at ,he command. "Youns man, l say unto INTO
thee ar,ser' As the child shakes on .ne uaSs ta;.
-, .ba tomh and cones forth fresh am lalr
and beautiful. AMI YOU throw Ious ,nna1
arouni ,nu it and press II your heart, r. ange, Hs
: n angel will repeat the story OF & Sa, ..o,, M.
him his me,hess tex" p,a TSa Trsad hS IT,
..Ha De-: :vered him to his mother. va, ~
.,nnh'eJ sonls! On. ye who have liveu
tears will become the wheat heat haTve.s nvssr ssy
cline cut of no wintty blast ,ua n amid re-
Palled P5 9y ones mo that weep not, that part NOT;
deemed ones -, will come to friend, and