Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16


and earnest people, then nine-tenths
Of this audience are saying within
themselves: is there no such thing as
moral publication? Is there no laver,
in which the soul may wash and be
clean? Yes, yes, yes. Tell it in
song. tell it in sermon. tell it in
prayer. tell it in hemispheres
That is what David cried out for
when he said: Wash me thoroughly
from my sin, and cleanse me from mine
iniquities." And that is what in an
other place he cried out for when he
said: Wash me and l shall be whittier
than snow" Behold. the laver of the
Gospel. filed with living fountains.
Did you ever see the picture of the
laver in the ancient Ia bernacle OF in
the ancient temple? The laver in the
ancient temple was made out OF the
women's metallic looking-glass 1t
was a great basin, standing on a
beautiful PEDESTAL; but when the
temple was built. then the laver was
an immense affair. called the braZen
sea; and, oh, how deep We're the
floods there gathered! And there were
ten LAYERS beside-tive at the right and
tive at the Ieft-anG each laver mad
three hundred gallons OF water. And
the outside of these LAYERS was
carved and chased with palm trees so
delicately cut you could almost see the
leaves trouble. and lions so true to
life that you could imagine you saw
The nostril throb, ana the cherubim
with outspread wings. That magnif-
cent laver Of the old dispensation is a
feeble type Of the more gIorious laver
OF our spensatiOn-our sunlight dis
pensation-
Here is the Iaver holding rivers of
salvation. having for its pedestal the
Rock of Ages, caved with the figure OF
the lion of Judah's tribe and having
palm branches for victory. and wings
suggestive Of the souls flight toward
God in prayer. and the souls fight
heavenward when we die. Come We
auditory. and wash away all your sins,
however aggravated. and all your sor-
rows. however agoniZing. Come to this
fountain, open for all sin and unclean-
illness. the furthe>t. the worst. YOu
need not Carey yopr sins half a second.
Come and wash IN Tins glorious Gospel
laver. Why, that is an opportunity
enough to swallow up all nations.
That is an opportunity that will yet
stand on tie Alps and becllon to Italy,
and vet st"HJ cl the Fyrenees
ana DeckUn ~ Span, and 1t viii
yet sJanu ON the Ural and beck
Oh to Russia ANA It will stand at
the gate Of Heaven and becl1on to all
nations. Pardon for all sin, and par
don right away. through the blood OF
the Son of God. A little child that had
been blind but through skillful sur
gerry brought to sight, said: why,
mother, why didn't you tell me the
earth and sky are so beautiful? Why
didn't you tell me?" Oh" replied
the mother, my child, | did tell
you how beautiful they are; but
you were blind, and you couldn't seen'
Oh, if we could have our eyes open to
see the glOri9s in Jesus Christ we would
feel that the half had not been told us,
and you would 60 to some Christian
man and say: why didn't you tell me
before of the glories in the Lord Jesus
Christ?" and that friend would say: Il
did tell you, but you were blind and
could not see, and you were deaf and
could not hear.
History says that great army came
to capture ancient Jerusalem, and
when this army got on the hills, SO
that they saw the turrets and the tow
ers of Jerusalem, they gave a shout
that made the earth tremble; and tradi-
ton, whether true or false, says that, so
great was the shout, eagles flying in
the air dropped under the atmospheric
percussion. Oh. if we could only catch
a glimpse of the towers of this Cos
pei temple into which you are all in
vited to come and wash, there would
be song jubilant and wide-resound-
ing, at New Jerusalem seen, at New
Jerusalem taken, the hosannas of
other worlds flying mid-air would fold
their wings and drop into our closing
doxology! Against the disappointing
and insufficient laver of Pilates vice,
and Pilates cOwardice, and Pilates
sin,I place the brazen sea of Savic urls
pardoning mercy!