Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-04-04

inR on one Knees from nome 70 Jefuhd-
leIu, but think IL worth carrying all
around the globe and all around the heav-
sns-that God so loved the world that he
gave his only begotten Son; that whose
ever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life" Whosoever
will, let him como through the large door
Archimedes wanted fulcrum ON which
to place his lever, and then he said that
he could move the world Calvary Is the
fulcrum, and the cross Of Christ is the
lever, and By that power all nations shall
yet be lifted.
Swings Both Ways.
Further. it is door that swings both
ways do not know whether the door
OF the ancient ark was lifted or rolled on
hinges but this door of Christ opens both
ways 1t swings out toward all our woes.
1t awnings in toward the raptures Of heav-
On. 1t swings in to let us In. Il swings
out to let our ministering ones come out.
All are one in Characterization on earth
and saints in heaven.
One army Of the living God,
At his command we bow.
Part of the host have crossed the food,
And part are crossing now.
Swing in, o blessed door, until all the
earth shall go in and live. Swing out un-
til all the heavens come forth to celebrate
the victory.
But, further, it is door with fasten-
ings. The Bible says of Noah, THE Lord
shut him in." A vessel without bulwarks
or doors would not be safe vessel to go
In. When Noah and his family heard the
fastening of the door of the ark, they were
very glad Unless those doors were fasten-
ed, the first heavy surge of the sea would
have whelmed them, and they might as
we'll have perished outside the ark as in
side the ark. THE Lord shut him In. T"
Oh, the perfect safety of the arkl The
surf of the sea and the lightnings of the
sky may be twisted into a garland of snow
and fre-deep to deep, storm to storm,
darkness to darkness-but once in the ark
all is we'll "God shut him in. /"
There comes upon the good man del
uge of financial trouble. He had his thou
sands to lend. Now he cannot borrow a
dollar. He once owned a store in New
York and had branch houses in Boston,
Philadelphia and New Orleans. He owned
four horses and employed man to keep
the dust off his coach phaeton, carriage
and curricle. Now he has hard work tC
got shoes in which to walk. The great
deep of commercial disaster was broken
up, and fore and aft and across the hurri
cane deck the waves struck him.
ssrhe Lord Shut Him In"
But he was safely sheltered from tht
storm. "The Lord shut him in. ]" A foot
of domestic troubles fell on him. Sick
ness and bereavement came. The rair
pelted. The winds blew. The heavens
are afiame All the gardens of earthly de
light are washed away The mountains
of Joy are buried 10 cubits deep. Blu
standing by the empty crib, and in the
desolated nursery, and in the doleful hall
once airing with merry voices, now silent
forever, he cried: "The Lord gave; th'
Lord hath taken away. Blessed be th
name of the Lord 1.-THE Lord shut hin
in"
All the sins of lifetime clamored fo
his overthrow. The broken VOWS, the dis
honored Sabbaths, the outrageous profani
ties, the misdemeanors of 90 years, reach
ed up their hands to the door of the ark tt
pull him out The boundless ocean of hi
sin surrounded his soul, bowling like
simoom, raving like an euroclydon. But
looking out of the window, he saw hi
sins sink like lead into the depths of th
sea- The dove of heaven brought an oliv
branch to the ark. The wrath Of the bill
low only pushed him toward heaven
"The Lord shut him in"
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Noah in keep the troubles out. am gla
to know that when man reaches heave
all earthly troubles are done with him
! Here he may have had it hard to get brea
for his family. There he will never hun
| ger any more. Here he may have wep
bitterly There the lamb that is in tn
midst of the throne will lead him to livin
fountains of water, and God will wip
away all tears from his eyes" Here b
may have hard work to get house, bu
in my Fathers house are many mansions
and rent day never comes. Here there al
deathbeds and coffins and graves. Ther
no sickness, no weary watching, no chol
ing cough, no consuming fever, no chat
tering chill, no tolling bell, no grave. Th
sorrows of life shall come and knock q
the door, but no admittance. The perple1
ities of life shall come up and.knock 0
the door, but no admittance. Safe foreN
er All the agony of earth in one way
dashing against tine bulwarks of the shi
of celestial light shall not break thel
down. Howl on, ye winds, and rage, J
seas! The Lord" the Lord shut him in.
Fastenings Secure.
Oh, what grand old doorl So wild,
so easily swung both ways and with sue
sure fastenings. No burglars key ca
pick that lock. No swarthy arm of be
can shove back that bolt. rejoice that
do not ask you to come aboard Graz
craft, with leaking hulk and broken hell
and unfastened door, but an ark SO cubi
wide and 300 oubits long, and a door
large that the round earth without gra
ing the post might be bowled in. Z
Now, If the ark c. Christ is SO grand
place in which to live and die and triumph
come into bhoark. Know we'll that the dot
that shut Noah in shut Others out ar
though, when the pitiless storm came pei
4 ing on their heads, they beat upon ii
door, saying. Let me inl Let me inl
the door did not open. For 1870 years tht
were invited. They expected to come il
but the antediluvians said: "We must Gu
tivate these fields. We must be wort
more focks of sheep and herds of cattl
We will wait until we get little eide
We will enjoy our old farm a little lol
ger" But meanwhile the storm was brey
ing. The fountains of heaven were flllir
up. The pry was being placed beneath Il
foundations of the great deep. The la
yenr had come, the last month, the la
week, the last day, the last hour, the la
moment. In an awful dash an ocet
dropped from the sky, and another roll,
up from beneath, and God rolled the ear
and sky into one wave Of universal d
struction.
Outside the Ark.
4 So men now put of going into the ar
They say they will wait 90 years frs
Thoy will havea little longer time wi
their worldly associates They will wa
until they get older. They say: "You ca
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