Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-10-18


know that victims FOR sacrifice were Z
= ways bound, SO that they might not stru
gle away. Rawlings, the martyr, whom
was dying for CArist's sake, said to Il
blacksmith who held the manaoles, "Fa
ten those chains tight now, for my nes
/ may struggle nightly" So Isaac's am
are fastened, his feet are tied Tho d
man, rallying all his strength. lifts hi
on to pile Of wood Fastening "a thon
I on one side Of the altar he makes it spa
/ the body OF Isaac, and fisstons tho thong ,
/ the othcr side the altar, and another thong
and another thong. There is the lam
/ iiickering in the wind, ready TO be put M
der the brushwood Of the altar. Thore
the knife, sharp and keen. Abraham
struggling with his mortal feelings on Ia
one side and the commands Of God on tn
Other-takes that knife, rubs the Hat q
it ON the palm of his hand, cries to Go,
for help, comes up to the side Of the altar
puts parting kiss on the brow Of his boy
takes a message from him for mother an,
homo, and then, lifting the glittoring weap
ON for tho plunge of the death stroke-hi
muscles knitting for the work-tho hanG
begins TO descend IL fallsl Not on the
heart OF Isaac. but Oh the arm of God. who
arrests tho stroke, making tho wildornos.
quake with the cry: "Abrahuml Abra.
haln Lay not thy haAd upon tho lad
nor do him any harmp'
What is this sound back in the woods
1t is a cracking as Of trco branches 4
bleating and struggle. Go, Abraham,
and see what it is Oh, it was u ram that,
going through the woods, has its crooked
horns fastened and entangled in the brush
wood and could not get loose, and Abra-
ham seizes it gladly and quickly unloosens
Isaac from the altar, puts the ram ON in
his place, sets the lamp under tho brush
wood of the altar, and as the dense smoke
OF the sacrifice begins to rise the blood
rolls down tho sides Of the altar and drops
kissing into the fire, and hear Inc words,
g Behold tho Lamb Of God who takes away
the sins Of the world.
Well, what arc you going to get out of
this? There is an aged minister Of the
gospel. He says: II should get out Of it
that when God tells you to do thing,
whether il seems reasonable 10 you or not,
go ahead and do it. Here Abraham
couldn't have been mistaken. God didn't
speak so indistinctly that it was not Ger
ain whether lie called Sarah or Abimolcch
N somebody else, but with divine articu-
alton, divine inionation, divine empha-
is he said 'Abraham' Abraham rushed
Ilindly ahead TO do his duty, knowing
hat things would come out right. Like |
wise do so yourselves. There is a mystery
4 your life There is some burden you /
ave to carry You don't know why God /
as put it ON you. There is some porsecu- !
ion, some trial, and you don't know why /
iod allows it, There is a work for you TO
o, and you have not enough grace, you
iink, to do it. Do as Abraham did. Ad-
ance, and d. your whole duty. BE will
~ TO give UP Isaac, ana perhaps you will
OF have to give up anything. jehovah
rch-the Lord viii provide" A capital
'sson this old minister gives us.
God VIII Provide.
Out yondcr In his house is an aged
oman. Tho light of heaven in her face,
10 Is half way through the door; she has
81 hand on the pearl OF the gate. Mother
hat would you get ont of this subject
Oh, " she says, 81 would learn that it is
the last pinch that God comes to tho re-
IF. You see, the altar was ready, and
;;ao was fastened on it, and the knife
us lifted and just at the last moment
ID broke in and stopped proceedings So ,
has been in my life of 20 years. Why,
i, there was timo when tho flour was
out Of the house. and set the table at /
ion and had nothing to put on it, but J
g pinutes of 1 O'Clock loaf of bread
me. The Lord will provide. My son 1
Is very sick, and I said: Dear Lord, you 1
MT mean to take him away from me, t
your Please, Lord, don't take him t
my. Why, there are neighbors who have c
rec and four sons. This is my only son, {
is is my Isaac. Lord, You won't take q
N away from me, will you?' But I saw Il
was getting worse and worse all the g
ne and turned round and prayed, I'M c
after awhile ! felt submissive, and / is
nd say Thy will, 0 Lord, DO done' Q
e doctors gave him up, and we all gave
II up. And, rs was the custom in those
les, we had nlado the grave clothes, and
were whispering about the last exer- d
ss when looked and saw some ror-
ration ON his brow, showing that the
er had broken, and he spoke to us y
that l knew he was going to p
well. He did get well, and my son m
ac whom l thought was going to be q,
IN and consumed Of disease, was loosen N
from that altar And bless your souls &,
It's boon so for 20 years, and If my voice M
% not 50 weak, and if 1 could sec bet On
l could preach 10 you younger people w
.rmon, for though l can't sec much IN
see this: Whoncyer you got into tough do
e. and your heart is breaking, if YOU ro
look little farther into the woods Of
will see, caught in the branches, ri,
stitute and deli, erance. My son, nm
will provide himself a lamb. " rs
hank you, mother, for that short SER m
/. l could preach back to you for tn
ute or two and say, never do you fear 81
sh had half as good h0ro Of heaven ali
on have. DO not fear, mother. What
happens, no harm viii ever happen no
on. was going up q long flight Of ct
u.s. and I saw an aged woman, very dc Ia
il and with a cane creeping on up. fu
made but very little progress, and ] it
very exubcrant, and 1 said to her, ey,
~, mother, that is no way to go up We,
5, and throw my arms around her of
carried her up and put her down on cal
landing at the top Of the stairs She inf
Thank you, thank you. am very m
kful. o., mother when you get me
ugh this lif3's work and you want 10 fou
Up stairs aid rest in the good place we
God has iirovidod for you, you will par
have to climb up-you will not havo bv
awl up FAITHFULLY. Tho two arms that her
stretched ON the cross will be fung at
nd you and you will be- hoisted with a
Gus lift beyond all WEAKNESS and all ant
,gle. May the God Of Abraham and Su,
be with you until you see the Lamb INC
ie hilltops.
Typical Of jesus. ~
w, that aged minister has made iail
nstlon ard this aged woman has ws
a suggest ion. ! will mako a suggos- for
-lsaac going mp tho hill makes mo our
. Of the great sacrifice Isaac, tho foni
son u a braAanl' Jesus the Only son aim
3D. On those two tonlys' l build to,r
u emphasis o lsnacl D Jcsusl But nj,
asst sacrifice was q more tremendous NOT
When tho Knife was lifted over Cal III /
thore was no voice that cried "Stopi" I r,
10 hand arrested it. Sharp, keen and tbs,
it cut down through nerve O.
artery until the blood sprayed the ~
Of the usQcutioners ard the midday sid,
lroprcd % veil Of cloud over its face ~ :,
SO it could not endure the spectacle. H.
iac u Mount Mogiahl q jesus Of sa1a,
e Calvagyl Better could God have -
n away into annililaiiona thousand
S than to have sacrificed his only
1t was not ono Of ton sons-it was
ly son. II he had not given up him, ri.
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