Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-04

and has for its subject, ''The Triumphai
Entry"
There has been one 'sTriumphal En-
try" There shall be another In the first
the cry went up, amid waving palms.:
"Hosanna! Hosanna!
Blessed Is he that cometh in the name Of
the Lord.
Blessed be the kingdom Of our father
David,
That cometh in the name of the Lord;
Hosanna In the highestv'
And in the next, when he cometh with
clouds:
Every creature which is in heaven,
And on the earth, and under the earth,
And such as are in the sea,
And all that are in them
Heard saying
Blessing, and honor, and glory and power,
BE unto him that stitch upon the throne,
And unto the Lamb, forever and ever"
And the sure promise of it all:
Lift up your heads, o We gates.
Even lift them up We everlasting door,
And this King of glory shall come in.
Who is the King of glory?
The Lord of hosts-he is the King of
glory" Amen.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Have you garments to east before the
Christ? Remember that blind man in the
chapter just preceding who first casting
away his garment rose and came to
Jesus" Have you done it! Drop every
thing and come. '"rhey came nigh to
Jerusalem" and to the cross. Everything
is close now. How much was packed into
that last week! Approximately, we quote
from our penciled margins, then was
given by inspiration to this last week: A
fifth of Matthew, II fourth of Luke,
third of Mark, and the half of Johns
Gospel
Mount Of Olives. east of the Holy City,
from which Christ looked upon the city
and wept. At the foot then, the Garden of
Gethsemane where Christ wept not for
city but for world. Wine-prest, indeed,
oil well refined was here expressed. And
Jesus knew it all. Beyond was Calvary,
and on it even now to our Savior's eye
the outlines of cross. Beyond the shout
ing multitude he saw il all, saw it and yet
permitted himself thus to be led 1t was
more than knowledge; it was love. Even
the details he knew, and with prophetic
eye. "Ye shall find colt tied. whereon
never man sat" God who had prepared
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has ready this meek beast of burden. The
whole creation stood awaiting, as it were,
this spectacle. 1t waiteth and graaneth
still in expectation Of another great event.
"Say yc that the Lord hath need of
him." Say it again. What are the worlds
| means of conveyance as one by one they
emerge and stand. tied as it were and
waiting, but steed and vehicle for the
transfer of the divine blessing and the
bringing in of the Kingdom. And many
spread their garments in the way" 1t
must have been beautiful and exhilarat-
| ing sight as the jubilating procession,
| growing as il came. wound its way down
the slope and across the valley. 1t is but
n faint anticipation of the time when ev
cry eye shall see him. every knee bow,
| and every tongue confess. Be ready for
| it, "And now the eventide was come he
| went unto Bethany with the twelve, such
! his preference with men of low estate. 1t
! is eventide still, and he is with the twelve.
| And other evenings will come. and a
| black. black night. After that a glorious
morning. But Jesus Away!
abide with me,
Fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens,
Lord with me abide"
Hints and Illustrations.
An appeal from the heart: LET the
| Savior in" For once the people got be-
yond the control Of the staid and watch
full Pharisees. They broke loose, as it
were, and for one brief hour spoke the in
stinctive homage of their souls. That
glad welcome to Jesus at the city's gates
was the true and proper tribute of nature
to natures God. 1t was the way all earth
should have received the Savior. the way
it would have received him but for IT'S
hard sin and selfishness. But just for a
moment, glorious moment, the deeper
sentiment of the human heart spoke out.
"Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in
the name of the Lord" o these poor re-
pressed natures of ours, wanting to cry
out but held back by Satan. These stified
voices of the heart. Give them vent. Go
out again to Jerusalems gate to hail the
king.
Just q moment. that was ALL Then the
old carnality. the hidcous relapse into
worldly selfshness and Indifference. Yes,
and worse.
For doubtless it was in part this same
multitude which cried "Hosanna," that n
day or two later were bowling, with
him. Tickle. ohangeful multitude.
"Thou many-headed hydra thing.
o who would choose to be thy king
What was the trouble? Matthew hints
1t i'm the answer that was given of the
people to the eager query. "Who is this?"
And the multitude said. This is Jesus
the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee." That
and nothing more. Not Lord and Savior,
simply teacher. prophet. And stiff-necked,
fheys were always Staying the prophets.
Peters Confession is the real triumphant
entry, the hcartgat\ thrown wide: '',rhou
are the Christ, the s. of the living God"
Make il. Yourself.
1t is the Office of the oly Spirit to give
us this apprehension on \esus and to open
the hearts doors to red re him. To the
carnal heart Jesus Is not Mining: we hide
as IL were our faces from Inn. but TO the
spirit-moved he is the among ten
thousands and the one aid kber lovely.
If only the Sunday schoo the land
would once so out to the & md greet
the King! Why not to-day
There's stranger at 4 mr.
Let the Savior in.
He has been there oft be