The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-10-16
clining DAYS. l thought he would have

I'VE can see this; whenever you get into,a
au- tough place, and your heart is break
der ing, if you will look little farther
lot into the woods you will see, caught IN
AXE the branches, substitute and deliv-
my erance. My son, God will provide Him
her self lamb"
in Thank you, mother, for that short
his sermon. l could preach back to you
ice, for minute or two and say, never do
ll?" you fear. wish / had half as good
ght hope of Heaven as you have. Do not
tell fear, mother; whatever happens, no
lac, harm will ever happen to you. was
ay, going up long fight of stairs, and l
was saw an aged woman, very decrepit,
nto and with cane, creeping on up She
uld made but very little progress, and l
by felt very exubcrant, and said to her:
ical "Why, mother, that is no way to go
so up stairs" and threw my arms around
on her and carried her up and put her
the down on the landing as the top of the
enc stairs: She said: Thank you, thank
cho you; am very thankful" Oh mother
The when you get through this lfe's work,
yer: and you want to go up stairs and rest
in the good place that God has provided
,ple for you, you will not have to climb up
fer you will not have to crawl up pain
ease fully. The two arms that were
Lble stretched on the Cross will lie flung
rue around you, and you will be hoisted
cri- with glorious lift beyond all weari-
hey ness and all struggle. May the God Vi
lgs, Abraham and Isaac be with you until
for you see the Lamb on the hilltops.
NTH Now, that aged minister has made a
lose suggestion, and this aged woman has
nay made suggestions will make Il sug-
rms gestion: Isaac going up the hill makes
old me think of the great sacrifice. Isaac,
pc only son of Araham. Jesus, the
'' Ina hly Son of God. On those two "onlys"
lDel " build fearful emphasis. o Isaac! O
)k the Ifsus! But this last sacrifice was
". Bent pre- tremendous one When the knife
@ smalld is htted over Calvary, there was no
rrh+or ice that cried Stop and no hand
rested it. Sharp, keen, and tremend.
WV" s, it cut down through nerve and
cil aS Ntery until the blood sprayed the faces
Frank the eXecutioners, and the midday
y FROM n dropped a veil of cloud over its
axes tW because it could not endure the
nm tbo #ctacle. o Isaac, of Mount Moriah!
:. - IJesus, of Mount Calvary! Better
~ ~ ''"'9 Mid God have thrown away into an
news Dhilation thousand worlds, than to
elr c0nghve sacrificed His only Son. 1t was
g pulpitt one of ten sons-it was His only
Frank Sfn. If He had not given up Him, you
,vo hoon Id | would have perished. God so
hi,o Won we'd the world that He gave His
MY Ply" | stop there not because l
lei hve forgotten the quotation, but be-
s hip aRluse l want to think. God so loved
|, but he world that He gave His only be-
hich heIotton Son. that whosoever believeth
The frsn INN should not perish but have
ght. baort 81 M +bn +bonnH+ of %0tt tho nann; o"h
Aueustife. Isaac the only, typical of Jesus
r9ed hoa f. Only,
fast (lou say: 'If this young man was
rood, twenty or thirty years of age, did he
ham not resist? Why was it not Isaac
,sens binding Abraham, instead of Abra
m on ham binding Isaac? The muscle in
the lsaacs arm was stronger than tho
the muscle in Abraham's withered arm
MS to No young man twenty-five years OF
es of age would submit to have his father
the fasten him to a pile of wood with
hold intention of burning" Isaac was q
Y the willing sacrifice, and so type oi
Christ, who willingly came to save the
NJ, world. If all the armies of Heaven
er of hao resolved 10 lorce Ohrlst out IRON
get the gate, they could not have done it
to do Christ was equal with God. If all the
ia to battalions of glory had armed them
Here selves ana resolved TO put christ fortf
lien and make Him come out and save thi
/,
lat it Worlo' Gney coulo noU nave succeeded
allied IN II. Wlth one stroKe he would nave
else toppled over angelic and archangeli,
~ in dominion.
soid. But there was one thing that the ON
ndlv nipotent Christ could not stand. Gu
that sorrows mastered Him. He could no
.rvieo bear to see the world die without al
sterv offer of pardon and help, and if al
rden Heaven had armed itself to keep Hin
,nov back, il the gates of life had beer
,ra ;s bolted and double barred, Christ woult
Won have flung the, everlasting doors from
here their hinges, and would have sprunI
have forth, scattering the hindering host
IN II of Heaven like chaF before the whirl
d do wind, rs he cried: 'Lo! / come to SUI
rive fer. Lo! come to die Christ, a vii
not ling sacrifice. Willing to take Bethle
capi- rage and whipping post maltreatment
is. and Golgotha butchery Willing t.
aged oe ooun1; w, mlillhg 70 suRer' "lllllI
4 her Voul0' "iilng u saw
door. How does this affect you? Do no
f the your very best impulses bound out tc
get ward this pair-struclS Christ? Ge
saws down at His feet, o ye people. Pu
, last your lips against the wound on Hi
.el;ef right foot and help kiss away the pang
Isaac Wipe the foam from His dying lip. .Ge
q was under the cross until you feel tn
nent baptism OF His rushing tears. TAX
linps Him into your heart, with warmest lov
ventv and undying enthusiasm. BY your rc
when sistances you have abused Him lon
and enough. Christ is willing to save you
thing Are you willing to be saved? 1t seem
of 10 me as II inns moment were unrot
ord bing with the invitations of an all
e;cl, h compassionate God.