The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-16

uiue nersei1. Sne was almost frightened un-
to death. She said, "That's the officer OF
the law come to throw me ont of nv home"
few DAYS after Christian philanthropist
met hsr In the street and said: "My moor
woman. whore were you the other night? I
came round to your house to pay your rent
Why didn't you let me in? Were YOU nj
homer "why," she replied, twas that youY"
"fes. taat was me. / came to paw your
rent why" she said. "ff had had any
idea Il was YOU I would have let you in. I
thought II was an officer come TO cast me out
OF my home" o soul. that loud knocking
Mt the gate today IL not the sheriff come TO
put you In jail; II Is the best friend YOU ever
had come TO be your security. You shiver
with terror because you think Il Is wrath. II
As mercy. Why, then, tremble before tho
King OF heaven aud earth calls you to His
palace? Stop trembling and start right
away: "oh," you saw, II can't start.
have been 80 lamed by sin and so lamcd bv
evil habit l can't start / am lame in both
feet" My friend, we come out with our
prayers and sympathies TO help YOU up to
the palace. II you want to get to the
palace, You may get there Start now. The
Holy Spirit will help you. All YOU have 10
do is Just TO throw yourself on your face ut
the feet OF the King. az Mephibosheth did.
Mephibosheth's canininl comparison seems
extravagant to the world. but when n man
has seen himself as he really IL and seen
how he has been treating the Lord there
is no term vehement enough to express his
sell condemnation. The dead .og of
Mephibosheth's comparison fails TO describe
the mans utter loathinr OF himself.
Mephibosheth's g posturing does not seem too
prostrate Whom n soul Is convicted nrst
ne prays upright. Then tho muscles OF hiq
neck relax, and he IL able TO bow his head.
After awhile. by an almost superhuman eff
Tort, he kneels down to pray. After awhile.
when ne mas seen God and seen himself, he
throws himself fiat ON his face at the feet Of
!he hing. Just like Mephibosheth. Tho fact
", VI we could see ourselves as God sees us.
we would perish at tho spectacle. You
would have no time 10 overhaul other pro-
PIE. Your cry would be. "God be mcrciful
TO me, a sinner"
Aud again. Mephiboshcth In my tcv,
stands for the disabled human soul saved
Tor the sake OF another Mephboahcth would
never nave got into tho palace on his own
account. Why did David rausack the realm
10 nnd that poor man and then brstow upon
MIN great foltune and command farmer
Dl the name OF Ziba To culture the estate and
give TO this invalid Mephibosheth half tho
proceeds every YEAR, Why did King David
make such mighty stir about poor fellow
VINO would never be Of any use 10 the throne
OF lsraeP IL was for Jonnthan's sakp II
was what Robert Burns calls for "auld lnur
synr David could not forget what Jona.
than had done for him I'm other days. Three
times this chapter has it that all this
klndness on the part Of David TO Mephib.
osheth was for his father Jonathan's sake.
The laughter OF Peter MARTYR. through thn
Wc' " her husband, came down 10 penury,
and he senate Of Zurich took caro- OF her for
her Nhers sake. Sometimes u person has
apI cd 10 you for help and YOU have refused
MN. but when you found he was the son or
brother OF some one who ha been your brue.
R''or In former day, and by glance YOU
~" tue resemblance OF your old friend in
me iace OF the applicant. you telentcd. and
sou said. ION, will do this ior your fathers
sak, !" You know by your experience what
my ext men1R. Now, my friends, 1t is on
thht principle that you aud are TO get into
The Kings palace.
The most important part OF every prayer
% tito last three or four words Of IL, "Foi
rAri 1t's sake. Do not rattle of those word.
~ though they we're merely the finishing
-'Cpke-cf She prayer. rhey-are, the mosi
q >Ftant part OF the prayer. When IN
la dsetness you 90 before God and sEy
'Ior Chrlsts sake" 1t rolls In, ne !. .uTP.
uponf Code mind all the memories Of
Befhiehem and Gennesaret and Golgothn
When you say before God. "For Christ's
sake, You hold before Gods mind every
groan, every tear. every crimson drop oi
HIP only begotten Son. II there is anything
IN all the universe that will move God TO uu
nci OF royal benciaction. IL is 10 say,
FOR Christ's sake Goi is omuipo.
tent, but He Is not stron. enough to ~.
sitt that cry, "For Christ's sake II "A
liItle child should Hncel behind GoI's
throne and should say. "For ChriSt's sake"
the great Jehovah would turn around 90
HIS throne 10 look at her AMI listen. No
prayer ever gets 10 heaven but for Christ
snhe. No soul ~ ever comIJrtol hUt ior
Ckrists sske. The world will newer be- r..
deemed Gnt for Christs sake. our name.
however lllus,rious II may he among men,
before God stands only for inconsistency
nnd sin. but there Is name, a pu:ru,
name, a blessed name, a glorious name. un
everlasting name. that we may put upun
our lips rs sacrament aud upon out
forehead rs crown, and that Is the
name OF Jesus, our divine Jonathan,
who stripped Himself Of HIS robe ami pui
on our rags and gave us His sword and took
our broken reed, SO that now, whether we
are well or sick. whether We arc livin: or
dying, n we speak that name Il moves
heaven TO the center, and God SAYS: "Let
the poor soul come in. Garry 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 NAV
have crippled him on the other side. and ne
is lame In both his feet, bring him up into
the palace. for want 10 show him eyrriast.
ing kindness, for Jonathan's sake"
Again, Mephibosheth in my text stands
ior tie ulsaplei human soul lifted to the
Kings table. II was more difIlcult in those
times even than IL is now for common men
10 get into royal dining room. Tho sub.
jects might have come around the rail of the
palace, ana might have seen the lights kin.
died, and might have heard the clash OF the
knives and the rattle of the golden gobiets,
but not get In. Stout men with stout leet
could not get in once In All their lives 10 one
banquet, yt poor Mephtbosheth goes In,
lives there, and Is every day at the table.
Oh, what getting up in me world it was
fer poor Mephiboshethl Well, though you
and l may bo woeiully lamcd with sin, 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 arc invited to II company OF persons
where there are distinguished people pres
ent, you are introduced "This is tho Sen.,-
tor" "This Is the Governor" "This Is tho
President" Before We sit down ut the Kings
table in heaven | think we will want to be
introduced. On. what time that will be.
when you and /, blythe grace OF God. get into
heaven, and arc introduced TO the mighty
spirits there. aud some one will say; '"ThIs IL
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