The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1896-05-03

goes up another garden path. and He
Zones 20 soul IN trouble. and saws.
'Peacel 81 ia we'll have seen thy
tears. I have heard thy prayer. The
sun shah not smito thee bv day nor
the moon By night The Lord shall
preserve thee from an evil: ne will
p.eserye thy soul Courage, o troubled
ren { ess 9esna going ~ another
q ben path. and ! SO r1a.. s--,,..
sent among the leaves. and haals
up that garden path to see what Jesus
Is doing there. and lol He "a breaking
OF flowers, sharp and clean from the
stem, and / say: "Stop, Jesus. don't XIII
those beautiful flowers" He turns to
me and says: ~ have come into my
garden to gather lilies. and mean to
take these up to a higher terrace, for
the garden around my palace; and
there ] viii plant them; aud ia better
soil and IN better air they shall put
forth brighter leaves aud sweeter re-
dolence, and no frost shall touch them
forever" And / looked up into His
face aud said: swell, Il Is His garden,
and He has a right to do what He viii
with It. Thy win be donew the hard
est prayer ever man made.
II has seemed as If Jesus Christ took
the best; from many Of your house
holds the best one is gone. You know
that she was too good for this world;
she was the eeutiest Ia her ways. the
deepest IN her affections. and when Il
last the sickness came you had no
faith in medicines. You knew that the
hour Of parting had come, and when,
through the rich grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ, you surrendered that
treasure, you said; Lord Jesus, take
it-it is the best we have; take ii
Thou art worthy The others in the
household may have been of grosser
mold. She was Of the finest.
The Heaven Of your little ones will
not be fairly begun you get there.
All the kindness shown them by inn
mortals viii not make them forget
you. There they are, the radiant
throngs that went out from your
homes. throw a kiss to the sweet
darlings. They are all well now in
the palace. The crippled child has a
sound foot now. little lame chnd
says: "Aa, will be lame in Heavens
mo, my darling, you wont ,st,sdss d, :;
Heaven. A little sick chi 'oot -
will be sick in Heaveng
dear, you won't be sick in II
little blind child says: ma, will I bs
blind In Heaven" mo, my dear, yof
won't be blind in Heaven. They afe
all well there"
/ notice that the fine gardens some
times have high fences around them
and you can not get in. 1t is so with
a kings garden. The only glimpse
you ever get Of such a garden is when
the king rides out in his splendid car
riage. 1t is not 50 with this garden
this Kings garden. throw wide open
the gate and tell you all to come in
No monopoly in religion. Whosoevel
will. may. Choose now between 9
desert and a garden, Many Of you
have tried the garden OF this worlds
delight. You have found it has beer
a chagrin So it was with Theodore
Hook. He made all tho world laugh
He makes Us laugh now when we reai
his poemsi but he could not make hi
own heart laugh. While in tht
midst of his festivities he con
fronted a looking-glass, and h,
saw himself aud said: There
that is true. look just as l am
done up in body, mind and purse. So
it was Of Shenstone, of whose garden
/ told you at the beginning Of my ser
mon He sat down amid those bower,
and said; Il have lost my road tC
happiness. | am angry and enviou.
and frantic, and despise everything
around me just as it becomes a mad
man to do.
o, We weary soulsl come into Christ's
garden to-day and pluck a little hearts
ease. Christ is the only rest and tht
only pardon for a perturbed spirit
Do you not think your chance
has almost Gomez You men -
women who have been waiting yea
after year for some good opportunity il
which TO accept Christ, but have post
poned It, Eve, ten, twenty, thirty year,
do not feel as If now your hour oil
deliveranee and pardon and salvation
had come? o, man, what grudge hast
thou against thy poor soul that thou
wilt not let It be saved9 l feel as Il
salvation must come to-day in some Of
your hearts
Some years ago vessel struck on
the rocks. They had only one life
boat. In that lifeboat the passengers
and crew were getting ashore. The
vessel had foundered, and was sinking
deeper and deeper. and that one boai
could not take the passengers very
swiftly. A little girl stood on the decA
waiting her turn to get INTO the
boat. The boat came and went. cams
and went. but her turn did not seem e
come. After awhile she could wait nc
longer, and she leaped on the traffrail
and then sprang into the sea. saying ts
the hoatman: Save me nextl Save ms
nextln Oh, how many have gon,
ashore into Gods mercy, and gel
you are elinging to the wreck OF sin
Others have accepted the pardon o.
Christ butyou are In peril. Why moi
this moment. make q rush for your
immortal rescue, crying until Jesul
shall hear you, and Heaven and earth
ring with the cry; Save me next
Save me nextf Now is the day Of
salvationl Nowl Nowl
This sabbath Is the last for some Of
Won. Il Il about to sail away forever