The National tribune., 1895-01-10

Words Of our Savior are specially dear. Every
sentence is full of life. Paragraphs from his
lips are burdened with depth OF thought
Bishop Butler, the eminent and scholarly di-
vine. became quito respondent whom conscious
death was approaching. His sinfulness seemed
unbearabe. My Lord" said his Chaplain,
"you forget that Jesus Christ is Savior"
"True." replied the Bishop. "but how shall
know that He is a Savior for MOI" My Lord.
il is written: Him that cometh nto me will
in nosise cast out" "True," said the Bishop;
"and have read that Scripture q thousand
times, but / never felt its full value till this
moment. Stop there! for now die happy"
Mr.. James Durham's dying bed was made to
feel soft as downy pillows under the inspira-
ton of our Savior's sweet words. radiance
borrowed from tho Sun OF Righteousness illu-
mined his soul. For all have preached or
written" SAID he, "there is but one Scripture
1 can remember dare grip TO. Tell mo if
dare lay the weight of my salvation upon 1t:
Him that cometh unto me | will in nowise
cast OUT" His friend replied: You may in
deed depend upon it, though you had a thou
sand salvations at hazard"
The author OF Pilgrims Progress tells what a
serious time he and Satan had over V. 81 of the
lesson. Baxter gives account of the struggle
thus:
when John Bunyan was n wicked tinker
God awakened him through the text, Him
Speaking of this text. ho says The devil
seized it and pulled ono way. and pulled the
ether. pulled stronger and he pulled stronger.
but by tho grace of God pulled it from him
and have kept it from that day to this
This is a rough but telling illustration OF
that earnest holding on to the truth of Christ
which saves the soul. To make Christs prom
ises onr own. in spite of Satan. is the secret of
salvation. Reader, be sure you hold on to the
TRUTH"
o. Ethics.
There Is not space to consider practical
thoughts at length, and we simply suggest
them:
l. Cultivate spiritual appetite.
Q. Try to spread Christianity throughout the
world. Encourage mission enterprise.
3. The spiritually dead can he raised to life.
4. Pray for the Bread and Water. Seek all
the benefits of Chrsts life and death.
5. Go TO Christ. If He came from Heaven,
we should be willing to meet him here.
6. Believe Christ.
Z. Try to grasp our Saviours spiritual mean
ing. The crowd ". 3i) had reference to the
feeding Of tho 5000, and did not comprehend
the religious sense of hunger and thirst.
8. Do not he afraid of boing cast out in
nowse." Do not cast persons out. Christ was
at times expelled as. g. g., from Nazareth.
Many good man has been cast out because
TOO poor too badly dressed, not well related,
etc.
8. We mortals should take comfort in the
doctrine of the resurrection.
10 Realize the utility Of tho Holy Commun-
ion-Christ the food and the drink; Christ the
Bread and the Wine.
Bread Of heaven thee we feed,
For thy flesh ~ meat indeed
Ever may Souis be fed
With this true and living bread:
Day by day with strength supplied,
Through the life of him who died.
Vine Of heaven. thy blood supplies
THIS be-t cup Of sacrifice;
Lord. thy wound. our henling give,
To thy cross we look and live;
Jesus. may ever be
Grated, rooted. built in thee.