Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-31

all these gospel themes Song has no
melody, flowers no sweetness, sunset
sky no color compared with these glo-
rious themes. These haryests Of grace
spring up quicker than we can sickle
them. Kindling pulpits with their fire.
and producing revolutions with their
power, lighting up dying beds with
their glory, they are the sweetest
thought for the poet, and they are the
most thrilling illustration for the orator.
and they offer the most intense scene
for the artist, and they are to the en-
bassador of the sky all enthusiasm.
Complete pardon for direst guilt. Sweet
est comfort for ghastliest agony. Bright
est hope for grimmest death. Grandest
resurrection for darkest sepulcher. Oh,
what gospel to preach Christ the
Chief. His birth, his suffering, his
miracles, his parallels, his sweat, his
tears, his blood, his atonement, his in
tercession-what glorious tEemesl Do
we exercise faith? Christ is its object.
Do we have love? 1t fastens ON Jesus.
Have we foIdness for the church? 1t
49, - l,aa-,a,,s + = haoa,ssa Iasrs
went there, the herald and the forerun-
ner. The royal robe CT Demetrius was
SO costly, SO beautiful, that after he
had put it OIL no ono ever dared to pnt
~ VI, pu' .his iopo ~ ~. us, i,ellul
'naii .,''''' 'iiu P0oi 80 s-,-1 .i .,,,,
anu ino "oiss may Ncei' 'helo sln
apoun.eu' Si'oo Lay mutt haoio
apouuo.
on' my sils' ny sins s1'i.' nAai'in
Luther ~ 0saupi.1' NY sins' my
slhsi ihe iact Is thae 'ne pra"Ey
german student hao lothu Latlh
bipie that mace nm quake ana no'a-
ing else ever ald EiaAe MN quake' ara
When ne found Eow, through Sarlst, Ee
was pardoned ana saved ne wrote 10
friend, saying Come over ana JOIN Us
great ana awful sinners saved by the
grace OF God. You seem to DO only
slender sinner, ana you cont muoA
extol the mercy CT God, bnt we that
have been such very awful sinners praise
his grace tho more now that we have
been redeemed. Gan IL DC that you
are SO desperately egoustlcal that you
feel yourseiI IN nrst rate spiritual trlEl,
and that from the root of the hair to the
tip OF t'ss toe you are scariess ana I'M
maculate! What you need is looking
glass, and here 1t Is IN the Bible. foor
ana wretchea and miserable ana phnd
ana naked irom the crown OF Inc mead
TO the sole OF the ioot' lnii OF WOUNDS
and Fu'reIylng sores. NO Eeaith III us
And then take the TACT that christ gath
ered up an tne NOTES against us anu pau
lhenl ana 'nen onefeu US tIc receipt'
ana now hucn we heea nm III our sor-
rowsi We arc inoep . u VII v,leuin-
s'ai,ces II VIC naso nis sieeo Why no
inace raui sing ~ 'Ie uui,seon' .'iiu ~
uel 'nas grace Do' 1onn ,Ioin ueeol'eo
ia'inos iieNiu 'ne pi'''e ~ 'ae apoe.iy p
tio 'iuln pe's. Aisel a., o'ne. os'a '.,s
lev 49, enueu oe,', '!iis - sno 81 81
'n"s se'' u Gu VI 49, .'io
peiIeoo 10y 'llu ai'el, =, ui,uei 'no '''u :,
noo.s VI e'i"ii'y, az 'no 'ooi' =,
VIZ CIV Aeiv i''so Dasn " ON pAee,
my ueep M az 'iie ioo0 u 'ns o'oinai
lily trimmed, puts out the thirst of his
soul.
The Alienation of Death.
Again. I remark that Christ is chief
in diving alleyiations. l have not any
svmnathy with fine morbidity abroad
about our demise. The emperor of Com
stantinople arranged that ON the day .of
his coronation the stonemason sbould
come and consult him about the tomb-
stone that after awhile he would need.
And there are men who are monomani-
acal ON the subject of departure from
this life nv death. and the moro thev
think of If The less thew are nrenared To
90. This is an unmaniipess not worthy
of Won NOT worthy Of me
Saladin. the greatest conoperor of his
dav while diving ordered that tba
tpnic he had ON him heco,ried after his
death ON his smear at tbe head Of his
army and that then tho soldier ever
peror and conuuerori OF all the states