The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18


that break over the basaltic island 70
which ST. John was eXpatriated, was the
one III which God announced
that 'the abominable, and the
murderers. and the wh0remong-
ers. and sorcerers. and flolaters. and an
liars, shall have their place ia the lake
which burn-th with IRE and birthstone.
which r. the second leath.''I correct what
7 said when ] declared the Gospel was
buried fifty feet deep. il is buried
a thousand feet deep. Had the glorious
gospel been given full opportunity. 7
think before this the world would have
had no need of pulpit. or sermon. or
prayer or church. but thanksgiving and
hosannas would have resounded in the
temple TO which the mountains would
have been pillars. and the blue sky the
dome, and the rivers the baptistery. and
All nations the worshippers Of the auditO-
rum OF the outsprcad world. But so FAR
from that, as 1 remarked in the opening
sentence Of this sermon. the greatest
novelty Of our time is the gospel And let
m1 say TO the hundreds and thousands Of
educated and splendid young men about
10 enter the gospel ministry from the
theological semindries OF an denomina-
tons, on this and The other side OF the
seas, that there is no drawing power
like the glorious gospel. 'Jiim hath God
lifted up 20 draw all men unto him." Get
your souls charged and surcnarged with
this gospel and you will have large au-
diences, and will not have TO announce
in order 10 assemble such audiences. a
Sunday night sacred concert. with brief
address by the pastor; or the presence
of BLACK PATHS" or Creole Alinstrels
or some new exposure Of Tammany, or
sermon accompanied by a magic lantern,
or stereopucOu views
The glorious gospel of the blessed God
as spoken OF IN my text viii have more
drawing power, and when that gospel gets
fun swing it viii havc a momentum and a
power mightier than that of the Atlantic
Ocean, when under the force OF the Sep
TENDER equinox &c strikes the highlands Of
the Navesink. The meaning of the word
"g0speI' Is good news" ana my text
says it Is glorious good news, and We must
tell il in our churches, and over our dry
goods counters, and ia our factories, and
over our threshing machines. and behind
our ploughs. and on our ships decks. and
In our pdrl0rs, our nurseries and kitch-
ems, as though 1t We're glorious good news.
and not with dismal drawl in our voice,
AMI a dismal look on our faces as though
religion were a rheumatic twinge, or
dyspepuc pang, or a malaral chill, or an
attack of nervous prOsJrat don With nine
''blessets' or "happSs," Christ began his
sermon on the mount: Blessed the poor;
blessed the mourners; blessed the meek;
blessed the hungry; blessed the merciful,
nAEreEA NlAH pure 1lNeetu Allt AitdLt-
ers, blessed the prosecuted; blessed the
reviled; blessed, blessed, blessed; happy,
happy, happy Glorius good news for the
young as through Christ they may have
their coming years eunObed. and for a
lifetime all the angels OF God their CO.
AUDITORS and ali the armies of heaven
their allies. Glorious good news for the
middle-aged as through Christ they may
have their perplexities disentangied, and
their courage rallied, and their victory
over all obstacles and hindrances made
forever sure. Glorious good news for the
aged as they may have the sympathy Of
Him Of whom ST. John wrote: His head
and hairs We're white like wool, as white
as SNOW and the defence of the ever
lasting arms. Glorious good news for the
dying as they may have ministering spir-
its 10 escort them, and opening gates to
receive them, and sweep of eternal
glories TO encircle them and the welcome
OF . loving God TO embosom them
oh my text is right when it speaks Of
the glorious Gospel. 1t is an invitation
from the most radiant Being that ever
trod the earth, or assembled the heavens,
to YOU and me TO come and be made happy,
and then take after that royal castle
for everlasting residence, the angels OF
God our cup-bearers. The price paid for
all Of this on the cliff of limestone about
as high as this house, about seven min
utes walk from the wall Of Jerusalem,
where with an agony that with one hand
tore down the rocks and with the other
drew a midnight blackness over the nea-
vens, our Lord set us forever free. Max
ing no apology for anyone of the million
sins Of our life but confessinx all OF them,
We can point to that cliff of limestone and
say. There was paid our Indebtedness,
and God never collects a bill twice" Glad
am l that ali the Christian poets have ex-
fsrsfed their WHALING ha h
less One OF this Gospel. Isaac Watts. how
do you feel concerning him? And he writes,
Il am not ashamed to own my Lord"
Newton, what do you think of this Gospel?
And he writes, Amazing grace, how sweet
the sound" Cowper. what do you think
of him? And the answer comes, "rhere
is a fountain filed with blood" Charles
Wesley. what do you think of him? And
he answers. Jesus, lover of my SOUL
Horatius Bonar, what do you think of
him2 And he responds Il lay my sins on
Jesus" Ray Palmer, what do you think OF
him? And he writes, MY faith looks up
to Thee" Fannie Crosby, what do you
think of him? And she writes, Blessed
assurance. Jesus is mine" But / take
higher testimony: Solomon, what do you
think of himI And the answer is, Lilly OF
the valley" Ezekiel what do you
think of him? And the answer is, plant
of renown." David, what do you think Of
him? And the answer is, MY Shepherd"
st. John, what do you think of him? And
the answer is, bright and Morning Star"
St. Paul, what do you think of him? And
the answer comes, Christ is all in all"
DO you think as we'll of him. 0 man, o
woman of the blood-bought immortal
spirit? Yes, Paul was right when he
styled il The Glorious Gospel" And
then as a druggist, while your are wait
ing for him to make up the Doctors pre-
scriptiOn. puts into a bottle so many
grains of this, and so man grains of that,
and so many drops of this, and so many
drops of that, and the intermixture taken,
though sour or bitter restores to health /;
so Christ. the Divine Physician, prepares
this trouble of our lifetime, and that dis
appointment, and this persecution, and
that hardship and that tear, and we must
take the intermiXture. yet though it be
a bitter draught, under the Divine pre-
scription it administers to our restora-
,tion and spiritual health, "all things
working together for good" Glorious
gospel.
And then the Royal Castle into which
we step out of this life, without so much
as soiling our foot with the upturned
earth of the grave. They shall reign
forever and ever" Does not that mean
that you are, if saved, TO- be kings and
queens, ana do not kings and queens