The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1896-03-26

tSou blc, aud standing in the pressnco On
all those stupendons dcvastaticrn I
ask X am NOT right ia saying that
the great want OF this age and OF oil
ages is divine sympathy and omnipo-
tent comfort. and they arc found not
in the Brahma of the Hindoo, or the
Allah Of the Mohammedan but in the
Christ unto Whom shall the gathering
of the people be- Other worlds may
fall, but this morning star shall never
be hlotted from tie heavens. The earth
may quake but this Rock of Ages will
never be shaken from It's foundations
The same Christ who led the 5000 will
feed ail the worlds hunger The same
Christ who cured Bartimeus will IL
lume all blindness The same Christ
who made the dumb speak viii put on
every tongue a hosanna. The came
Christ who awoke Lazarus from the
sarcophagus will yet rally 81 the pious
dead in glorious resurrection ~ know
that my Redeemer liveth," and that
ito Him shall the gathering of the
people be-" ALL my friends, when
Christ starts thoroughly and quickly
TO lift this miserable wreck of a
sunlSen world il win not take him
long to lift IL.
have thought that this particular
age III which we live may be given up
to discoveries and Inventions by which
through quick and instantaneous com.
munication all cities and all communi.
ties and all lands will be brought to.
gether, and than In another period
perhaps these Inventions which have
been used for worldly purposes will be
brought out for Gospel invitation,
and some great prophet Of this
Lord will come and snatch the
mysterious. sublime and miracu-
| lous telephone from the hand OF
commerce, and all lands and king.
doms connected bya wondrous wire,
this prophet Of the Lord may. through
| telephone communication, in an in
| slant announce to all nations pardon
and sympathy and life through Jesus
Christ, AMI then, putting the wondrona
tube to the ear Of the Lords prophet,
the response shall come back: Il
,salieve ii God, the Father Almighty,
ss Of Heaven and earth, and
IN Jt'susN UllSist, His only begotter
Son." You and sls2ay not live I'd
see the day think >s,aose Of us
who are over forty years 81 >>ssge can
scarcely expect to see the day ~, ex.
pect before that time our, bodies VIZ
be sound asleep ia the hammocks OF
the old Gospel ship as it goes sailing
on. But Christ win wake MS up in
- l, s,.. ~
have sweated ia the hot harvest fields
will Be at the door of the garner when
the sheayes comes in & That work for
which In this world we toilcd and
Wept, and struggled, and wore our-
selves out, shall not come to consum-#
nation, and we be oblivious Of the
achievement We will be allowed TO
come out and shake hands with.
the victors. We who fought iii
the earlier battles Will have Just
as much right to rejoice as those
who Redeemed their feet ia the last
Armageddon All! yea, those who
could only give cupful 81 cold water
in the name OF disciple. those who
could only scrape handful OF lint for
a wounded soldier, those who could
only administer To old age in it's de-.
.crepitude, those who could only coax
q poor waif OF the street to 60 back to
her God, those VINO could only lift
little child in the arms Of Christ, will
have as much right to take part in the
ovation to the Lord jesus Christ rs q
Chrysostom. It will be your victory
and mine, as well as Christ's.
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