St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-05


! When God destroyed a sinful race by
a food, leaving a righteous family to
repeople the earth, He would have the
impressive event remembered But
how can it be done? He will set in
the face of the sky a memorial that
shall carry to the latest generation a
reminder of the food and of the
covenant of Providence that shall
never be broken. Hence he pointed
to the beautiful rainbow, and said: 81
Go set my bow in the cloud and it
shall be a token between me and you
to all generations" And as seed time
and harvest, summer and winter, have
followed each other with their pleas
ing vicissitudes, God has never failed
to afffx his signature and,
Thus faithful to His sacred page
God still rebuilds the span,
Nor let's the type grow dim with age,
mat nrSt spoke peace TO man.
GODS WAY MARKS.
And when God led His people through
the river Jordan, as upon dry land. He
would commemorate that event also
He told them to take up twelve stones
upon which the feet of the priests had
stood in the bed Of the river and set
them up in Gilgal. They were to re-
main unhewn and without inscription,
having no mark save those that had
been made by the water in the river
Their monumental intention was to
be suggested by their position and
character, so that when their children
ask them, saying: What mean we by
these stones?" they We're to say, 1.-THE
waters OF the Jordan We're cut off be-
fore the ark of the covenant of the
Lord when it passed over Jordan, and
those stones are the memorial unto
the children of Israel forever. They
were to stand there as way marks"
of Gods wonderful deliverance which
he brought to his people.
And when He would commemorate
the deliverance of His people from the
thraldom of Satan, the institution of
the supper is set up. This was insti-
tuted, not so much to perpetuate a
knowledge Of what Christ said and
did, but what he suffered. Others may
wish the day on which they were born
held in lasting remembrance, but
Christ would fix special attention on
the day Of His death. Although He
came to earth amid burst Of heaven
1y glory and departed this life en-
shrouded III the deepest gloom, He
would have all who love Him think
far more frequently of the darkness Of
the cruCifiXion than of the effulgence
of the nativity.
We are to keep alive the memory OF
His death, because in it all HE was
wounded for our transgressicns,
bruised for orr iniquites, and the
stripes which fell upon Him were for
our healing" Then the wonderful
work to be commemorated in the sup
per is satisfaction in righteousness,
atonement by blood, and a complete
explanation Of how God can be just
and yet treat sinful men as If they
had never transgressed. This memorial
was not set UP to perpetuaIe the mem
DRY of a judicial murder by the in
furiated Jews, or to remind us of "the
wrath of man." but to bring impress
sively before US the love of Christ
His command is not DO this in re-
membrance of the weakness of Plate,
of the injustice of the chief priests, or
of the cruelty OF the mob" but DO
this in remembrance of Me-"
1t is not the cruelty CT man which is
here set forth, but the affection of
Christ. For greater love hath no
man than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends. But God COM
mended His love unto us in that while
we were yet enemies, Christ died for
US"
If a man on a sinking ship or a burn
ing house had lost his life in saving
us, would we not want to keep the
memory of the act green by strewing
flowers upon his grave? Would not
the heart warm with gratitude as we
read on the gravestone, "He saved
others, himself he would not save?"
"EAT THE BREAD"
Here is the memorial of one who has
done for us something infinitely more
important. Read the inscription
traced by His own finger: This is
Ny body, broken for you How shall
we express adequately the gratitude
that should go out to Him? He an
swers: Eat the bread and Drink
the cup in remembrance of Me-" and
our glad hearts respond, 1--WE will take
the cup of salvation and call upon the
name of the Lord. We will pay our
vows now in the presence of all the
people,"
In all this we have clear guidance
as to the most appropriate manner
of participating in this feast. 1 know
with what feelings of hesitation and
shrinking many come to such a cele-
bration as this. They turn their eve
inward upon the heart, and see how
in its feelings and it's aims it is far
from the warmth of affection and
purity Of state required of one who
would see God. And they look back
over the way they have been walking,
and, instead of a straight and narrow
path, there are evidences of haltings
and standings and marked departure
from the right way.
1t is right that we should take note
OF these outward and inward states
and confess them before God, but the
one thought that should be upper
most and central is the condescension,
the love and wonderful patience and
compassion of our dear Redeemer.
However much room there NAV be
for heart-searchings and seIf-condem-
nation, we best comply with the intent
and spirit of the service when the soul
is most occupied with the affection and
glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. There
are other occasions for going down into
the valley of humiliation over our sins.
but this Is the occasion for looking up
and singing with adoring wonder:
ON, the sweet wonders of that cross
Where my Redeemer loved and died,
Her noblest life my spirit draws
From HIS dear wounds and bleeding
side.
| would forever speak His name
IN sounds to mortal ears unknown,
With angels join to praise the Lamb
And worship at His Fathers throne.
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