The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-20


structions simplicity He practidi when
standing among the people He tok lily
and said, There is lesson OF the ianner
Will clothe you,' and pointing to raven,
satd There Is lesson OF the W.T. I will
feed you. Consider the lilies-baold the
fowls"
think oftan in our religious insruc,ions
wc compel the people to stay on, by our
church architecture. People com.in, and
they lind things angular and cold,nd stiff,
and they 90 away, never again TO come,
when the church ought to be "a graf home
circle, everybody having ahymrbDk. giving
nall OF II TO the one next him ;stery one
who has hand to shake hands shaking
hands-the church architecture and tho
church surroundings saying TO thu people,
Come in and be at home" Insteh Of that.
think all these surroundings oftn compel
the people to stay out. Now, let ts all re-
pent OF our sins and begin on the cher track
ana by our heartiness of affection and
warmth OF manner and implorafon o, tho
spirit OF God compel the people d como In.
How shall we leqd sinners to tocept tho
Lords invitation? think we mut certain
" begin by holy life. We must be better
men. better women, before we ctn compel
the people TO come into tho khgiom OF
Jesus Chrlst. There are fine essays being
written In this day about scienle and re.
hkiDu. ttl you t1t DeSt NTKuurnt IN De-
half OF our holy Christianity. Its good
man. good woman. a life all consecrated
to Christ. No inndel can answf II. oh,
let us by a holy example compel Ihe people
to come in
/ read OF minister Of tho gospd who was
very fond OF climbing among The Swiss
mountains. One day he was climbing among
very dangerous places and thought himself
all alone when he heard voice b'neath him
say Father. look out for the saa path
am following" And he looked bak. and he
saw that he was climbing not onS for him
self, but climbing for his boy. Ob. let Va be
sure and take the safe path or children
arc following our partners in btsiness arc
following our neighbors are following y
great multitude stepping right on In out
steps. Oh. be sure and take the light path
Exhibit Christian example, andso by your
cody walk compel the people to tome In
think there is work also in tho way OF
kindly admonition. do not believe there is
person In this house who, II approached
in kindly and brotherly manher, would
refuse to listen. II you are rebuffed It is
because you lack In tact and common sense
But. oh, how much effective worS there Ia
In the way ofkindly admontion I There are
thousands Of men all around abJit you who
have never had one personal Invitation 10
the cross. Give that one invitation and YOU
which they would accept II.
l have n friend, Christian physician,
who one day became very anxious about tho
salvation OF brother physician. and so he
left his Office. went down TO his mans Office
and said, 'ls the doctor inf' NO" replied
the young man waiting The doctor is
not In" "wel," said this physician, "when
he comes in, tell him I called ami give him
my Christian love-" This worldly doctor
came home after awhile, and the message
was given TO him, and he said within him
sell. what does he mean by leaving his
Christian love for me?" Aud no became
very much awakened AMI stirred In spirit
and he said after awhile. why. that man
must mean my soul" and he went into his
back office, knelt down and began 10 pray.
Then he took his hat and went out 10 the
office OF this Christian physician and said
what can do TO be savel?" and the two
doctors knolt in the Office and commended
their souls to God All the means used In
that case was only the voice OF one good
man, saying, "Give my Christian love to tho
doctor" The voice OF kindly admonitlon.
Have you uttered II to-dayp Will You utter
pei them to come In. .rsh,.
think thers is great wS.S also 10 be
done n the way ofprayer. II We had faith
enough to-day, we could 20 before God and
ask for the salvation OF all the people in our
churches, and they would all be saved there
and then without single exception. There
might be professional men there, political
men there, worldly men there. men who had
not heard the gospel for twenty years. mon
who are prciudiced against the preachers.
men who are preIudiced against the music,
men who are prejudiced against tho church.
men who are prejudiced against God--i do
not care-they might be brought in by fer
vent prayer-you would compel them to
come In.
Oh, for such an earnest prayer! People
OF God, lay hold OF the horns of tho altar
now and supplicate the salvation Of all those
who sit in the same pew with you-yea, the
redemption OF all who sit in your churches.
tell you to-day, my friends OF great sal
yation. Do you understand what II Is to
have Saviour? He took your place. He
bore your sins. He wept your sorrows. He
is here now TO save your soul A soldier
worn out In his country's service. took TO the
violin as a mode OF earning his living. He
was found In the street OF Vienna PLAYING
his violin, but after awhile his hand became
feeble and tremulous and he could no more
make music. One day, while he sat there
weeping, man passed along and said
my friend, you are too old and feeble. Give
me your violin" And he took the mans
violin ana began 10 discourse most exquisite
music, and the people gathered around in
larger and larger multitudes, and the aged
man held his hat, and the coin poured In un.
I'll the hat was full.
Now" said the man who was playing the
violin, put that coin in your pockets" The
coin was put in the old mans pockets.
Then he held his hat again, AMI the violin
ist played more sweetly than ever and played
until some OF the people wept and some shout
ed. And again the hat was filled with coin.
Then the violinist dropped the instrument
and passed OF, and the whisper went "Who
is II, who is it?' and some one just entering
the crowd said "Why, that is Bucher, tho
great violinist, known all through the realm.
Yes, that is the great violinist.' The fact
was, he had Just taken that mans place,
and assumed his poverty. and borne his bur
den, and played his music. and earned his
livelihood, and made sacrltce Tor the poor
old man. SO the Lord Jesus Christ comes
down, and He finds us In our spiritual PEN
ury, and across the broken strings OF His
own broken heart He strikes strain Of in.
finite music which wins the attention OF
earth and heaven. He takes our poverty.
He plays our music. He weeps our sorrow.
He dies our death. 4 sacrifice for you,
sacrifice for me.
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