The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-05-09

had such bitter memories he was Startled NJ
the least sound. Cardinal Beaufort. having
slain the Duke of Gloucester, often in tho
night would say; Away, away Why do
You look at me?' Richard III. having slain
his two nephews. would sometimes in the
night snout from his couch and clutch his
sword. lighting apparitions DIR. Webster
having slain Parkman in Boston. and while
waiting for his doom, complained to the
jaier that the prisoners on the other aide of
the wall all night long kept charging him
with his crime, when there were no prisoners
on the other side of the wall. Ii was IN,
voice Of his own conscience
Thomas Oliver was one Of John Wesley +,
preachers. The early part Of his life had
been full OF recklessneSs and he had nada
debts wherever he could borrow He was
converted to God, and then he went forth To
preach and pay his debts. He had "A small
amount OF property left him, and immedi-
ately set out to pay his debts. and everybody
knew ne was In earnest. and to consummate
the last payment he had to sell his horse and
saddle and bride. That was conscience.
| Ihat IS converted conscience. That Is reliy-
Ton. Frank Tiebout, a converted rumseller.
had q large amount OF liquor on hand nj tho
| tune OF his conversion, and he put all the
| kegs and barrels and demijohns In a wagon
and took them down in front OF the old
church where he had been converted and had
| everything emptied into the street That ia
! religion. Why thethousands Of dollars sent
every year 10 the United States Treasury at
Washington ~ conscience money!" Why.
| II simply means there are postmnsters and
| III are are attorneys and there arc officials
VINO sometimes retain that which does not
| belong to them, and these men are convert
cd. or under powerful pressure OF conscience
and make restitution. II all the moneys ont
OF which the State and the United States
treasures have been defrauded should come
back 10 their rightful exchequers. there would
be enough money to pay ali the State debts
and all the United States debt by day after
tomorrow.
Conversion amounts to nothing unless the
heart Is converted, and the pocketbook il
converted, and the cash drawer Is converted,
and the ledger Is converted. and the ireprooi
sate Is converted, and the pigeonhole con-
tanning the correspondence IL converted and
his improvement Is noticed even by the
canary bird that sings In the parlor, and tho
cat that ltcSs th2 platter after the meal, ani
the dog that comes bounding from the KEN
mel 10 greet him. A man half converted or
quarter converted. or thousandth part con-
Nerted II not converted at all. What will be-
the great book In the day of Judgment? Con-
science. Cons s'len,a recalling msimproyed
opportunities. Conscience recalling unfor-
given sins. Conscience bringing up all
the pa't. Alas. for this governor. Pontius
Plate That night after the court had ad-
iourned and the sanhedrists had gone home
and nothing was heard outside the room bur
the step OF the sentinel. see Pontius PLATE
arise from his tapastred and sieepless couch
and go t) the laver and begin to wash his
hands. crying: "Out. out. crimson spot
Tellest thou 10 me, aud TO God. and to the
night, my crimer Il there no alkal to re-
move these dreadful stains? Is there no
chemistry TO dissolve this carnage? Must |
to the day of my death carry the blood of
this innocent man on my heart and hand?
Out, thou crimson spot" The worst thing
man can have is an evil conscience. and the
best thing a man can have is what Paul calls
good conscience.
But Is there No such thing as moral purifl-
cationf II man is sinner once. must he
always be sinner, and an unforglven sim
nert We have all had conscience after us
or do you tell me that all the words of your
lie have been just right. aud all the thoughts
OF your heart have been just right and all
the actions Of your life just right Then you
do not Know yourself, and take the respon-
sioility OF saying you are pharisee, you ara
a hypocrite, you are Pontius PLATE, and do
not know it. You commit the very same sin
that PLATE committed. You have crucined
the Lord ofGlory But IL nine-tenths OF this
audience are made up of thoughtful and
earnest people, then nine-tenths OF this au-
dtence are saying within themselves: Is
there no such thing as moral publication? IA
there no laver in which the soul may wash
ana be cleanr Yes, yes, yes. Tell II in song,
tell II In sermon. tell IL In prayer, tell 1t to
the hemispheres. That Is what David cried
out for when he said, Wash me thoroughly
from my sin. aud cleanse me from mine in
Equities" And that is what, in another place,
he cried out for when he said, Wash me
and shall be winter than snow" Behold.
the laver OF the gospel, filled with living
fountains. Did you ever see the picture of
the aver in the ancient tabernacle or In the
ancient temple? The laver in the ancient
was made out Of the womens me-
tallic looking glasses. II was IA great basin,
standing on beautiful pedestal. but when
the temple was built, then the layer was an
immense affair. called the brazen sea, and,
Oh, how deep were the floods there gathered,
And there were ten LAYERS besides-iive at
the right and five at the left-and each laver
had 300 gallons Of water. Aud the outside
of these LAYERS was carved and chased with
palm trees 80 delicately cut you could al
most see the leaves tremble, and lions 30 true
10 life that you could imagine you saw the
nostril throb, and the cherubim with out
spread wings. That magnificent laver OF the
old dispensaticn is u feeble type of the more
glorious layer OF our dlspensation sun
III dispensation.
Here is the laver holding rivers OF saliva
tion, having for its pedestal the Rock of
Ages, carved with the figures OF the lion of
udah 5 tribe. and having palm branches for
victory and wings suggestive of the souls
hight toward God In prayer and the souls
Hight heayenward when we die Come ye
anu WASH away All your sins, hOW-
sver aggravated, and all your SORROWS, how
ever agonizing Come 70 this fountain, open
Tor all sin and uncleanness, tho furthest.
the worst. You neei NOT carry your sins
half second. Come and wash in this
glorious gospel laver. Why. that is an
opportunity enough TO swallow up all
nations. That is an opportunity that will
yet stand on the Alps and beckon to Italy,
and yet stand on the Pyrenees and beckon to
spain, and IL will yet stand on the Ural and
oeckon 10 Russia, aud 1t will stand at the
gate Of heaven and becSon 70 all nations.
Pardon for all sin. aud pardon right away,
through the blood Of the Son OF God. A lit
tie child that had been blind, but through
skillful surgery brought to sight. said: 'Why,
mother, why didn't you tell me the earth and
sky are so beautifuR Why didn't you tell
me?'' on replied the mother. my child,
did tell You often. l often told you how
beautiful they are, but you were blind, and
you couldn't see!'
On, II we could have our eyes opened 10
see tue glories In Jesus Christ We would feel
that the half had not bssn told US. and you
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