Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-07-11

command a farmer of the name of Ziba TO
culture the estate and give To this invalid
McphihoshCth half the proceeds every year?
Why did King David make such mighty
stir about Il poor fellow who would never
hc of any use to the throne Of Israeli 1t
was for .lonathan's sake IL was what
Robert Burns calls for "auld lang sync. 4"
David could not forget what Jonathan had
done for him in other days Three times
this chapter has il that all this kindness
ON the part - David To Mcphiboshcth was
for his father .Ionathan'S sake The
daughter OF Peter Martyr, through the
vice Of her husband canc down Ia perjury,
and the senate II Zurich took care of her
for her fathers sake Sometimes person
has applied Ia you for help, and you have
refused him. but when you found he was
tho son or brother ~ some one who had
been your hcncfactor in former days and
by glance You saw the resemblance Of
your old friend in the face nf the applicant
you rclcutcd ard You said. Oh, will do
this for yoGr fathers sake " You know
by your experience what my text means
Now. my friends il Is on that principle
that you and | are to get into the Kings
palace
In III. Name.
The most important part OF every prayer
is the last three or four words OF it" For
Christ : sake " Do not r;.ttlc OF those
words rs though they were merely tho fin
ishing stroke Of the prayer They are the
most important part Of the prayer. When
in carncstncss you 20 before God and say
for Christ : sake il rolls in. rs II were
upon Cod mind all the memories Of
Bethlehem and Gcnncsarct and Golgotha.
When yen say before God for Christ's
sake you hold before Gods mind every
groan. every tear. every crimson drop of
his only hcgottcn son II there Is any
thing in all the universe that will move
God TO an aci Of royal hcncfaction, II Is 10
say For Christ sake Cod is omnipo
tent, hu: he i not strong enough To- resist
that cry. For Christ sake E" II IA little
child should knccl behind God throne and
should say For Christ : sake " the great
Jehovah would turn around on his throne
to look nj her and listen. No prayer ever
gets 10 heaven bat for Christ sake. No
soul is ever cumiGricd hut for Christ sake.
The world will eyer bc redeemed but for
Christ's cake Ouf name, however illus
triouS il may IL. among men. before God
stands only FOR Inconsistency and sin. But
there j. a name. II potent name, "a blessed
name u glorious name, an everlasting
name that We may put upon our lips as
n sacrament ard upon our forehead rs n
crown. and that is the name Of Jesus, our
divine Jonathan. who stripped himself Of
his robe aud iut en our rags and gave us
his sword and took our broken reed so
that nov. y neither We are well or sick,
whether we arr liz ing ar dying il we speak
that name IL moves heaven IL the center.
and God says: LET the poor soul come In
Carry him up into the throneroom Of the
palace Though he may have been In exile,
though sin may have crippled him on this
side, and SORROW mny have crippled him on
the other side and he is lame in both his
feet bring him up into the palace, for
want - show him everlasting Kindness for
Jonathan's sake. "
Again, McphibOshcth in my text stands
for the disabled human soul lifted To the
Kings table 1t was more difficult In those
times even than il is now for common men
to get into u royal dining room The sub
jccts might have come around the rail- Of
the palace and might have seen the lights
kindled. AMI might have heard the clash
OF the knives and the rattle Of the golden
goblcts, hut not get in. Stout men with
stout feet could not get in once in all their
lives to one banquet. yet poor Mephibo-
sheth goes in, lives there and Is every day
at the table. oh, what u getting up in the
world it was for poor Mcphboshethl Well,
though you and | may bo wocfully famed
with san. for our divine Jonathan's sake
] hope we will all get in 10 dine with the
King
Before dining we must be- introduced
II you are invited Ia company OF persons
where there are distinguished people pres.
cnt, You are introduced: This is the sen
ator. This Is the governor " This
is the president Before we sit down
nj the Kings table in heaven think
we will want Ia bc introduced Oh what
n time that will bc when YOU and |. hy the
grace uf God, get into heaven and are in
troduced to the mighty spirits thcr'. and
some one will say, This l. Joshua.
This is Paul, This is Moses = This
Is John Knox" This Is John Milton. "
This is Martin Luther. This is George
Whitciicld - Oh, shall we have any strength
left after such round - celestial intro
duction: Y,a. we shall hc potcn,atcs our
selves Then we shall SIT down nj the
Kings table with the sons and daughters
Of God. ard one will whisper across the
table To- Us and say, Behold what manner
of love the Father ha'h bestowed upon us
that we should be- called the Sons Of Cod
And some one AT the table will SPY: How
long will ii last. All other banqucts mt
which | sal ended. How long will this
laSt:' And Paul will answer Forever
and Joshua will say, Forever and John
Knox will shy, Forever" and George
Whitcicld will say Forever
a Glorious Gospel.
And the wine at that banquet will bc old
winc it will br very old wine; IL will lie
the oldest wine Of heaven. it will be the
wine that was iruddcn out from the red
clusters on the day when Jesus trod the
wine press alone Wine already more than
Is centuries Old All our earthly impcrfcc.
tions completely covered up and hidden
McphibuShcih'~ feet under the table King
ly fare kinrly >c-turc kingly compan-
ionship W. shall reign for ever and ever.
! think that banquet will mean more Ia
those who had il hard in this world than
10 those VII" lad it easy That banquet in
David : palace meant more to Mcphiho.
Shcth than To- any one clsr. because hc had
been poor and crippled and dcspi>cd ard
rejected Aud thai man who in this world
Is blind viii better appreciate the light 81
heaven than We who in this world had
ruod cy">i@hi And that man who in this
NAtN WIS U'ai VIII lHttcr appreciate the
music Of heaven than W. who in this world
had gond hearing And those will have q
higher appreciation Of the easy locomotion
Of that land who in this world were Mcphib
0sheths
my soul what magnificent gospel!
1t takes man so low down and raises him
SO hight What n gospel Come now. who
wants To be hanquctcd and impalaccdY As
when Milbcrforcc was trying 10 get the
emancipation hill through the British
parliament and all the British islcs were
anxious 10 hear 81 the passage II that
emancipation hill when n vessel was
coming into port and the captain If the
vessel knew hat the people were 50 anxious
To got the tidings, he stepped out on the
Prov Of the ship and shouted To- the people
long before he got up 10 the dock. Erect
and they cried il, and they shouted It. and
they sang il all through the land. Free.
free. 80 to-day would like To sound the
news of your present and your eternal
emancipation until the angels Of God hoy
cring in thu air and watchmcn on the bat.
Elements ard hcllmcn in the town cry II