The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29
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took them down in front of the old
church where he had been converted
and had everything cmptied into the
street. That is religion. Why the
thousands of dollars sent every year to
the United States treasury at
Washington as conscience money!
Why, it simply means there are post
masters, and there are attorneys,
and there are officials who some
times retain that which does not be-
long to them;and these are men convert
ed, or under powerful pressure of con-
science. and make restitution. 1t all
the moneys out of which the state and
United States treasures have been de-
frauded should come back to their
exchequers, there would be money
enough to pay all the state debts and
all the United States debt by day after
tomorrow.
But is there no such thing as moral
publication? If man is sinner once
must he always be sinner. and an un.
forgiven sinner? We have all had con-
science after us. Or do you tell Inc
that all the words of your life have
been just right, and all the thoughts
of your heart have been just right, and
all the actions of your life just right?
Then you do not know yourself, and
take the responsibility of saying
you are a pharisee, you are
hypocrite. you are a Pontius PLATE,
and do not know it. You commit
the very same sin that Plate com
mitted. You have crucified the Lord
of Glory But if nine-tenths of the
audience are made up of thoughtful
and earnest people. then nine-tenths
of this audience are saying within
themselves: as 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 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 tabernacle or in
the ancient temple? The laver in the
ancient temple was made out of the
women's metallic looking glasses. 1t
was great basin, standing on a
beautiful pedestal; but when the
temple was built, then the LAYER was
an immense affair, called the brazen
sea; and, oh, how deep were the
floods there gathered! And there were
ten LAYERS beside-five at the right and
five at the left-and each laver had
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 tremble. and lions SO true to
life that you could imagine you saw
the nostril throb. and the cherubim
with outspread wings. That magnif-
cent laver of the old dispensation is a
feeble type of the more glorious lavcr
of our dispensation-our sunlight dis
pensation.
Here is the laver holding rivers oil
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 soul's flight
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 furthest, the worst You
need not carry your sins half a second
Come and wash in this glorious Gospel
laver. Why, that is an opportunity
enough to swallow up all nations
That is an opportunity that will YET
stand on the Alps and beckon to Italy
and yet stand on the Pyrenee.
and beckon to Spain, and 1t will
vet stand on the Ural and beck
on to Russia, and it will stand a.
the gate of Heaven and bechon to al
nations. Pardon for all sin, and par
don right away, through the blood O
the Son of God. A little child that hat
been blind but through skillful sur
gerry brought to sight, said: why
mother. why didn't you tell me thu
earth and sky are SO beautiful? VIII,
didn't you tell me?" ''Oh," replied
the mother, my child, did tel
you how beautiful they are; bu
you were blind, and you couldn't see!
Oh, if we could have our eyes open t.
see the glories in Jesus Christ we woult
feel that the half had not been told us
and you would go to some Christian
man and say: "Why didn't you tell m
before of the glories in the Lord Jesu
Christi" and that friend would say: .
did tell you, but you were blind ant
could not see, and you were deaf an,
could not hear"
History says that great army cam
to capture ancient Jerusalem, an
when this army got on the hills, S
that they saw the turrets and the tow
ers of Jerusalem, they gave shou
that made the earth tremble; and trad
ton, whether true or false, says that, S
great was the shout, eagles flying i
the air dropped under the atmosphere
percussion. Oh, if we could only cate
} glimpse of the towers of this Cos
pei temple into which you are all In
} vited to come and wash, there woul
be song jubilant and wide-resounc
: ing, at New Jerusalem seen, at Ne,
! Jerusalem taken, the hosannas G
other worlds flying mid-air would fol
} their wings and drop into our closin
doxology! Against the disappointin