The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-23

they have only TO 20 over and ask Mordecafs,
II they want TO know how the Red Sea boiled
when 1t was cloven,t they have only to go ovee,
aud ask Moses. II they want to know th6
particulars about the Bethlehem advent,
they have only to 60 over and ask the.
iserenading angels who stood that Christi
mas night In the balconies otscrystal. ffs
they want to know more OF the particulars
OF the cruclfdon, they have only to go ovef
and ask those who were personal spectators
while the mountains crouched and tho
heavens got black In the face nt the spec
tacle. II they want to know more about the
'suffertngs OF the Scotch Covenanters, they
have only to 90 over and ask Andrew Mel
Vile. IT they want to know more about the
old time reyivals, theyfhaye only to 20 over
to ask Whiteaetd. and Wesley, and Liyin@-
ton, and Fletcher, and Nettleton, and Finne
y But what are our departed Christian
friends who In all departments of usefulness
were busy finding their chief Joy, IN doing
good-what are they doing nows Goin9
right on with the work. John Howard vls-
itIng dungeons; the dead women Of northern
and southern battlefelds Kill abroad looking
for the wounded: George Peabody stiH
watching the poor; Thomas Ciarkson still
looking after the enslaved- --all Of those WSo,
did good on earth buster since death than
before; ;the tombstone not the terminus, but the
starting post. What are our departed Chris
tian friends who found their chief Joy In
studying God doing nowf Studying God
yet. No need OF violation now, Tor un-
can handle the omnfpotenf thunderbodty
just as child handles the sword Of a
err come back from victorious bsttI
They have mo- sin; no fear. conseQuenttI q
Studying Chris, not through teTsla4i6
save the revelation sof the, scars that d6ef
lettering which brings II all up .dnteE
enough. Studying the Christ Of the Beth4
lehem caravanssry; the Christ OF the AWFUL
massacre, with Its hemorrhage of head
and hand and foot and side. the Christ 0f
the shattered mausoloum; : Christ the sack
riacs, the Star, the Son, the Man, the God
the God Man, the Man.G God. But barkI The
bell OF the cathedral rings tho cathedral
bell Of heaven. What is the matter 5nowf
There is going TO be great meeting In thof
temple; worshipers all coming through the
'aisles. Make room for the Conqueror, Christ
standing In the temple. All Ee8yen gather.
ing around Him. Those who loved the beau
titul come to look. at the Rose Of Sharon
Those who loved music come to listen to, His
voice. Those who were mathe tictanseomaf
to count the yearsof His reign. Those whoY
were explorers come to discover the height
and the depth and the length and breadth
VI LIZ AVE- eluV50. WIN LOU
spirit on earth sanctified. and the military
spirit In heaven, como to look at the Gap!
tain OF their salvation. The astronomers
come to- look at the Morning Stsr. The
men OF the aaH come TO look al Him Who b.
the judge OF quick and dead. The nsEMho
healed the sick came to look at Elm who
was wounded for our transgf ecsf0ns. Alr
different, and different forever In many
respects, yet all alike In admiration for
Christ. In worship for Christ, and
alls alike In joining In the doxoloey Unto
Him who washed us from our sims In Hik
own blood, and made as kings and priests
unto God; TO Him be glory In the ch1rch
throughout. all ages, world without sln.
Amen. ft.s ~ IS e fs
To show you, that our departed friends are
more alive than they ever were, to make you
homesick for heaven, to give youan enlarged
view Of the giorfes 70 be- revealed. have
preached this sermon. 4 g " !.