Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-02
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REV. DR.. TALMAGE s
HIS SUNDAY SERMON II THE METROPOLITAN Pull
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uent. his iEtercession-what glorious
. themes. Do we exercise faith? Christ
Is It's object. DO We have l0ve2 II
I fastens on Jesus. Have we q fondness
for the church? Il is because Christ
died for it. Have we hops for heaven?
il is because Jesus went there, the her.
aid and the fOrerunner. The royal
/ robe of NemeuiUs was so costly. so
beautiful. that after he had put il or
. no ore ever dared 10 put it on; but this
robe of Christ. richer than that, the
poorest and the weakest and the worst
may wear. Where sin ab0unded, grace
may much more abound
-0h. my sins. my sins" said Martin
Luther 10 SJaupi-Z, my sins, my sins
The fact is thar the brawny German
student had found @ Latin Bible that
made him quake; and nothing observer
did make him quake; and when he
found how. through Christ, he was par
GcrCi and saved, be wrote 10 a friend,
saving. Come over and Join as great
and awful sinners saved by the grace
Of Goa. You seem To be only a slender
sinner. and YOU don't much eXJOl the
mercy Cf God but we that have been
such very awful sinners praise his
erace the more now thar we have been
redeemed Can il be that you are so
desperately e-o-istiC2l that YOU feel
yourself in urs1-rate spiritual trim.
ana THAT from The root Of The hair 10
The Zip Of -he toe you are scarless and
iU-aculIe9 What YOU need is a look
inc glass. and here il is in the Bible.
Poor and vretched and miserable and
blind and naked from the crown Of the
head 90 the sole Of the foot, full OF
wounds and purifying sores. No
health in us. And then take the fact
tlc- Christ gathered up al. the notes
AGAINST rs and paid them, and then Of
ferei us the receipt And how much
we need him in our sorrOws. We are
independent or circumstances II we
have his eroce. Why. he made Paul
sing i1 the dungeon. and under that
. craCe ST. John from desolate Patmos
heard the blast Of the apOcalyptic trum-
nets. After an other candles have been
s--ned cut. this is the light that gets
brighter and brighter unto the perfect
tay. and after. under the hard hoofs OF
calamity an the pools OF worldly en-
50yueut have been tramped into deep
uire. a- The foot Of the eternal rock me
Christian. from cups OF granite lily
trimmed. puts ont the thirst or his soul.
A.cin I remark. thar Christ is chief
in Owing alleyiatioLs. ! have not any
Svwrs-r- with the UC-Dici-v abroad
about cur demise. The Emperor Of
# Corstanrnople arranged that on the
Cav Of his coronation the sJOnemason
should come and consult him about the
tombstone hat after awhile he would
need. and there are men who ere
moroucniacal on the subject Of de-
ua~-u~e from This lie by death. ana the
more they think OF iJ the less they are
rre0arei 10 so. This is an unmanh-
ness not worthy Of you, not worthy OF
me.
Salaiin. The greatest c00Queror OF MS
DAY. while dying. ordered that the tune
he had on him be carried after his
death on his spear o. the head OF rs
army. ana -L1- then the soldier, ever
and anon. should stop and say: Be
hold an rhet is Left Of Saladin. the en-
rc~or and c3urueror. OF an the states
he r9no~e-e1. Of oil the wealth he ac-
crmu.al-d. nothing did y retain blt
-his shrol7" have NO sympathy with
such behavior. or such absurd demon
. sraH1n. or with much that we hear
. uttered il regard 90 departure rom
-lis lie be- The next. There IS @ COM
+ u1osars.c-l idea on This subject Jnat
YOU need Cd cClsilar-there are only
-r3 styles Ct departure. a thousand
fee- underground. By the light OF torch,
-ci'ir- Ed e miners slal-. @ ledge OF
rock may fall upon Us and we may die
@ miners dca-L. Far Ou- 90 sea, fall
ing from The slippery ratines and 6ro6-
. en On The lailarIs. We may die q sail
o-'s death On mission OF mercy in
hospital amid broken bones and reek-
. ing leDr0sies and raging levers, We
NAV die 1hilan-hrop ISIS death. On
the field OF battle serving God aud our
. country. slcgs through The heart. the
+ gun-carrlaee may roll over Us. and We
+ may die PATRIOTS death. But after
. all. there are only TWO styles OF deDar-
tlre--he death OF the righteous and
+ the death OF the wicked-and We all
want 90 die Tho former.
Cod grant thar when that hour comes
/ you may he a- home. You wan, the
hand OF your kindred in your hand.
+ Tcu want your children 10 surround
vou. You want the light on your pill
P low trom eyes shat have long reflected
your love Tou want your room still
| You DO not want any curious strangers
/ standing around watching You. You
. want ycur kindred from afar 20 hear
F your last prayer. think that is the
i wish Of al OF US. But IS that all? Can
earthly friends hold rs up when The bill
lows OF death come Up 10 The girde?
Can human voice charm open heavens
gl-12 Can human hand pilot Us through
The narrOYs OF death into heaven har-
F. lor2 Can any earthly friendship shield
+ Us from tie arrows OF death. and in
the hour when Satan shall practice up-
on MS his internal archery2 No. no, no.
no, Alas, poor soul, If that IS an.
Better die in The wilderness. far from
f tree shadow ana from fountain. alone,
F vulJUres circ'ilg through the air wait
ing for orr body. unknown 20 me. and
+ % have no burial e only Christ could
. say through the soli-uies. Il viii never
+ leave thee. 7 win never f0rsake thee"
From that pillow OF stone a ladder
would soar heav5uw2rd. angels coming
/ and going. and across The solitude and
The b2rreln6ss would come the sweet
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