Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-09-03

came from the sky. he drove me back.
IhoufN with this wing defended him. and
/ though with this voice wooed him. have
TO announce his multiplied rrrsrtAc.ions. I
dare not keep back the testimony. Tor then |
should not dare To appear again anonss,
the sinless ones before the crea, whit.
Throne"
There is only one more witness 20 be called
On behalf ofthe prosecution. and that is the
great, the holy, the august. tue onnipoten.
spitit OF God. We boy down before Him.
Holy Spirit, knowe-t Thou this man? .Oh,
yes, says the holy one. Il know him. |
have sirven with him ten thousand times,
and though sometimes h did seem 10 repen. ;,
he fell back again as often from his first eS-
! tate. Ten thousand tiYes ten thousand ha.
| ne greved Ne. although the Bible warned
/ him. saying: 'GrIeve not tas Holy Ghost.
t Quench not the Spirit Yes. h. has driven
Me back. Though am the Third Person of
the Trinity, he has t-ampled on Nv Mission,
| and the blood OF tho Atonement that |
Drought with which to cleanse his soul he
! sometimes desplsed. / came from the throne
OF God to convert, and comfort and sanc,i.
| fy, aud yet look at that man and see wha, be
is compared with what. unraaistet would
have made him"
The evidence on the part Of the prosecu-
tion has closed. Now let the defense bring
on the rebuttal testimony What have you.
. Christian soul. to bring in reply TO this ev-
idence OF the world. Of TIE conscience. ofthe
angel and OF the Holy Ghost? No eviience?
Are all these things true? Yes Unclean.
unclean," says every Christian soul What?
Do you not begin to tremblc ut the thought
| OF condemnation
wenave now come TO the most Interesting
part ofthis great trial. The evidence all in
The advocates speak. The profession Of an
advocate is full OF responsibility. In Eng
| land and the United States there have arisen
men who in this calling have been honored
by their race and thrown contempt upon
those who In the profession have been guilty
OF great many meannesses. That profes-
sion will be honorable as long as it has at
tached to 1t such names as Mansfield. and
Marshall, and Story, and Kent and South
ard. and William Writ. The court room has
sometimes been the scene OF very marvellous
and thrilling things. Some OF you remem-
Der the famous Girard will case, where one
OF our advocates pleaded the cause OF the
Bible and Christianity in mastery Anglo
Saxon, every paragraph athunderbo1.
But turn from the recital of this memor-
able occasion 20 a grander tria', and have
to tell you that in this trial of the Christian.
for the life OF his soul the advocates are
mightier, wiser and more eloquent. The
evidence all being in. severe and stern
Justice rises on behalf Of the prosecution to
make his plea. With the Bible open in his
hand, he reads the law. stern and infiexihe.
and the penalty: 1.-The soul that sinneth,
1t shall die" Then he says: 20, Thou
Judge and Lawgiver, this is Thine own
statute, and all the evidence in earth and
heaven agree that the man has sinnei
against these enactments. Now let the
sword leap from its scabbard. Shall man
go through the very flames Of Sinai un-
singed? Let the law be executed. Let
Judgment be pronounced. Let him die |
demand that he die!'
o, Christian, does it not look very dark for
thee? Who will plead on thy side in so for
,orn a causeY Sometimes man -sln be
brought into court OF law, and he will
have no friends and no money. and the
Judge will look over the bar aud say: rs
there any one who will volunteer to take
this mans case and defend him?" And some
young man rises up and says: Il will he
his COUNSEL" perhaps starting on from that
very point to great Sani brilliant career.
Now, in this matter Of tho soul. as you hav'
nothing to pay for counsel, do you thipN 1
that any one will volunteer? Yes. yes. sec
One rising He is a young man. only thirty
three years of age. l see His countenance
.uffused with tears and covered with blood.
and all the galleries Of heaven are thrilled
with the spectacle. Thanks be unto God,
1--WE have an advocate with the Father
Jesus Christ the righteous.
Oh. Christian soul, your case begins 10
look better. think perhap>. after all, i,=yon
may not have to die. The best Aivocate In
the universe has taken sorr side. No one
was ever SO qualife! to defend YOU. He
knows all the law. all its denlaud-. all It's
penalties He is always ready. M new
turn OF the ease can surprise Him. AMI lie
:. will plead for you for nothing as earnestly
rs though you brought world ot treasure
to His feet. Bas ida- that He has under
taken tho case of thousands who were a
torlorn as you. aud He has never lost case.
Courage o Christian soul, | think that,
after ALL there may be me chance for you
for the great Advocate rises 70 make His
plea. He says: II admit all that has been
proved against Ny client. admit all these
sins. av more; ht look at that wounded
hand OF Mine and look AT that other wound
Ell hand aud At Ny right foot AMI a. Ny let
foot Bv all these wounia 1 plead for his
clearance. Count ali the drops OF Ny tears
Count all the drops 81 Ny blood. By tn
humiliation of Bethlehem. bv the sweat 0
Ge:hsemane. hv the s1ifegiugs- the cross.
demand that be 90 free. On this arm b.
hath leaned: to this heart he hath flown. II
Nv tears he hath waAhe !. on Ny righteous
ness he hath depended. lie. him 20 free
, am the rans-m Let hin, escape the lash:
/, took the scour-ings. Let the cup pass iron
!. him; drank it 10 the dreg- Pat on hil
, the crown Of life for / have worn the crow
OF thorn. Over against my throne 81 sham
= set his throne of triumph"
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