The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19

and stamped His foot, crying "silence!' ant
the waves crouchcd and the tcmpests folded
their wings
Oh, II was this Christ who warmed the
chilled disciples when they had no food by
giving them plenty to eat, and who in the
tomb OF Lazarus shattered the shackles un.
TIL the broken link OF the chain OF death
ratified into the darkest crypt OF the
mausoleum. In His genial presence the girl
who had fallen into the fire aud the water Is
healed OF the catalepsy, and the withered
arm takes muscular, healthy action, and the
ear that could not hear an avalanche catches
leafs rustic. and the tongue that could no,
articulate trills qua,rain, aud the blind
eye was relumed, aud Christ, instead OF
staying three days and three nights in the
sepulcher, as was supposed, az soon rs the
worldly curtain OF observation was droppe1
began the exploration OF all the under
ground passages OF earth and sea. wherever
Christians grace may after awhile be, and
started light OF Christian hope, resurrection
hope, which shall not go out until the last
cerement Is taken Off and the last mausoleum
breaks open.
All! 1 am so glad that the sun OF Right.
eousness dawnei Oh the polar night of the
Nations. And IL Christ Is the great warmer
then the church IL the great hothouse, with
its plants and trees and fruits Of righteous
ness. Do You know, my friends, that the
church Is the institution that PROPOSES
| WARMTH have been for twen,y y-seyen years
| studying how to make the church warmer
Warmer architecture. warmer hynIology.
warmer Christian salutation. All outside
Siberian winter, we must have Il princes
| hothQuse. The only institution on earth to-
day that proposes TO make the world warm ar.
Universities and obscrvatories, they all have
their work. They propose to make the
world light, but they do not propose to make
the world warm. Geology informs u, but IL
| Ia aaa a..ll Ina sl.,r A. A.. L..
| scope shows where the other worlds are. but
an astronomer Is chilled while looking
through 1T. Chemistry tells us OF strange
combinations and how inferior affinity NAV
be oyercoms by superior affinity; but il can
not tell how all things work tog dher for
good. Worldly philosophy has a great
| splendor, but II u the splendor Of moonlight
on au iceberg. The church OF God proposes
warmth and hopc--warmth for the expccta-
| tlons, warmth Tor the sympathes. on I
| am so glad that these great altar fires have
been kindlcd. Come In out o' the cold.
Como In, aud have your wounds salved.
| Come, and have your sins pardoncI Como
in by the great gospel hreplnrr.
Notwithstanding all the modern inycn-
tions for heating. ! tell you there Is nothing
| so tull OF geniality and socinlity as tho old
| thshioned country ilre.plHce The neigh
bors worc TO come In for winter evening
| OF sociality, In the middle Of tho afternoon,
1 Ah Niu b1NA RUM VI llN mousse. some one
| brought In grrat backlog with t.rea, strain
and put 1t down on the back uf the hearth
| Then the lighter wood was put on. armfui
| after Grmful. Then shovel of couls was
tuken from another room and put under tho
| dry pile, AMI the kiuling began. aud tho
cracking, an II rose until it became roar-
| ing flame. which nilni all the room with
| geniality and was reflected from the family
| pictures on the walls Then the neighb,rs
came In two 10y two. They sat down, their
| faces to the IRE, which ever ami anon was
stirred with tongs aui rralmstel ON the
andirons, aud there were such times ~
rustic repnrtec aui story trlinr aud mirth
~ the black stove aud the blind register
never dreamed Of. Meanwhile the table wa,
being spread. and 30 fair wls IN, cloth and
| 80 clean was the cutlery. they glistcn and
glisten Ia our mind to-day. Aud thru the
best luxury Of orchard and fnrmyarl was
roasted and prepared for the table, 10 meet
appetites sharpaned by the cold ride.
o. my friends. the church of Jesus Christ
is the worlds fireplace and the woods ar,
from The celars Of Lebanon. and the fires are
/ fires OF love. and with the silver toug4 OF tho
altar we stir the flame, and the light is re-.
nected from all the family pictures on the
wall-picturcs OF those who were hero aud
are gone now. o, come ~ close TO the are.
| pace. Have your faces iransngurnl in the
light. Put your cold feet. weary oi the Jour.
l1sy. close up to7tha 'blosstd oou2agti,liou.
Chillel through with tfoubie and disappoint.
ment, come close up until you can get warm
clear through. Exchange experience, tall
over the haryosts gathered. tell all the gos
pei news. Meanwhile the table g. heul
I spread. On It., bread Of life. On II. grapes
OF Eshcol. Ol Il. new wine from tine king
dom. On II. thousand iu-urlu. celestial
llatS! rs n wounded hand rap. uu the tuhl
uni a tender voice c1Wrs through saying
"Come. for all thing, are now ready. Eat
o friends drink. yea. drink uhuuiuaiiy, {
beloved"
My friends, that Is the way tn" cold wlrl
Is going to b, warmol up. by the great gos
pei fireplace. All Nations will come IN an.
sit down ~ that banquet. while was mus
ing the FIRE burned. Come In out of th
cold, come in out oi tho cOld."