The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-09


Jesus? They said "you must give up your
religion She said: II can't give. up my
religion" And 50 they took her down TO
the beach OF the sea. and they drove in
stake at low water mark, and they fastened
her to IL, expecting that rs the tide came up
her faith would fail. The tide began to rise.
and came up higher and higher, and 10 the
girdle. and to the lip. aud in the last mo-
ment, just rs the wave was washing her
soul into glory, she shouted the praises OF
Jesus.
Oh no, you cannot separate a soul from
Christ. IL Is an everlasting marriage. Bat
tleand storms and darkness cannot do II. Ia
II too much exultation for man. who Is but
dust and ashes like myself. to cry out this
moment. "I am persuaded that neither height
nor depth nor principalities nor powers, nor
things present, nor things to come, nor any
other creature shall separate me from the
love OF God. which is in Christ Jesus. my
Lord2" Glory be to God that when Christ
and the soul are married they are bound by
| chain--a golden chain-if might say So
| n chain with one link, and that one link the
golden ring OF Gods everlasting love.
go step farther. aud tell you that when
Christ receives n soul into His love. He puts
| on him the ring OF fcstivity. You know that
| II has been the custom In all ages TO bestow
| rings on very happy occasions There is
nothing more appropriate for n birthday gift
| than n ring. You delight TO bestow such
| gift upon your children at such q time. II
| means Joy, hilarity, festivity. Well. when
| this old man OF the text wanted TO tel! how
| glad he was that his boy had got back, he
| expressed II In this way. Actually. before
he ordered sandals to bee put on his bare
feet; before he ordered the fatted calf 10 bo
killed TO appcase the boys hunger, he com
| mandCi. "Put "a ring on his hand
| Oh. IL - merry time when Christ and the
| soul are united! JOY OF forgivness. What
u splendid thing IL is 10 feel that all Is right
hetweC my God and myself What n glori-
| Gus thing IL l. tp have God just take up ali
the sins OF my lie and put them in one bun
die, and then hing them into the depths OF
the sca, never TO rise again. never to be
talkci Of again. Pollution all gone. Dark
ness all illumiBc'. God reconciled. Tho
prod gal home. "put q ring on his hand"
Every day lind happy Christian people.
| find some of them with no second coat 4,
| some OF them in huts and tenement houses,
not one earthly comfort afforded them. and
yet thevarc as happy as happy can be. They
sing "Eock OF Ages as no other people in
the world sing IT, They never wore any
iewelry in their life but one gold ring, and
that was the ring oi Gods undying ufrcc-
tion. oh. how happy religion makes usl
Did II MAKE YOU gloomy and sad2 Did you
90 with your head east down? do not
think YOU got religion. my brother. That is
not the eject of religion. True religion Is a
JOY. Her ways arc ways oi pleasantness,
dDi AT ner pains are peace.
Why, religion lightens all ou, burdens.
II smooths all our way. It intcrprcts all
our sorrows. II changes the jar Of earthly
discord for the peal of festal bells. In front
Of the flaming furnace of trial II sets the
forge on which sccptcrs are hammered out.
Would you not like this hour to come up
from the swine feeding ani try this religion2
All tho joys OF heaven would come out and
meet you, and God would cry from tho
throne. Put a ring on his hand
You are not nappv. Isee II. There Is no
peace, and sometimes you laugh when you
, feel great deal moro like crying. The
world Is u cheat. IL first wears YOU down
with its follies, then It kicks you out into
, darkness. II comes back from the massacre
OF million souls to attempt tho destruction
of your soul to-day. No peace out OF God
but here is tho fountain that can slake tn,
thirst. Here Is the harbor where you car
drop safe anchorage.
Would you not like 7 ask vou-not per
l functorily, but rs one brother might Ia TX tt
, arother-would you not like to have n pill.
low of rest 20 put your head on2 And woult
you not like, when you retire at night. &
4 feel That all Is we'll, whether you wake up to
r morrow morning at q o'clock or sleep Il
' sleep that knows no waking? Would yoI
. not like TO exchange this awful uncertainty
"hout tho future for glorious assurance
'r"r' the Lord Jesus tod
-, IN your way homes
u.
u E... >, Iu'd cross tne streo, auu ,,..sn' o,,
!. lie out, 1t would not hurt you. You won;
,, rise up Immediately You would stnnd /,
9 the celestial streets. You would be- nmid m
;, great throng that forever worship and mr.
r forever happy. II this night some suddel
Il disease should come upon you. it would no
: i1ghten you. II you knew you were goint
n YOU could give calm farewell to your Iean
O going right into the compnnionsbi" yVI S,h"l "l
|, who have already got beyond tbe tniIin,, a,,
b the weeping. ''17 ""'
= You feel on Saturday night difrcrent tr,,
+ the way you feel nnv Other ni,.bt ~ ,'T1 81,
. week. You come home from tha bone Wv n
: now INV weeks worL l. 1onSS SVu a,5 9ay' y. M'Il
, is sunday" II ia rIonanv, ,h'i,s 10y
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