The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-03-05

>. SfI ~ 49, 10 Vi lHe most powerful
the Of th sosS Sertun t harvest
| nave a rosewood handle, and it be adornej
with precious stones, and yet It caunot bring
down the grain. it is not much of a sickle
ana preaching amounts to nothing unless ii
harvests souls for God, Shall we preach mil:
osophyt The Ralph Waldo Emersens could
peat peat us at that. Shall we preach scienceY
Inc hgassihes could beat It's ut that. The
n,hiser OF Jesus Christ with weakest arm
-SoluS lorth IN earnest PRAYER and WELDING
THIS sickle OF the gospel, shall find the bar.
| vest an around him waiting for the anoel
sheaf binders. Oh. this harvest of soulsl 7
notice IN the Held3 that the farmer did NOT
stand upright when he gathered the grain,
Ahotloed he had to stoop to his work. and |
not1ced In order TO bind the sheayes the bets
Ter ne mad to put his knee upon them. And
as we go forth in this work for God we can.
nor stand upright in our rhetoric and orr
metaphysics and our erudtion. We have TO
stoop to our work. Aye, we have to nut orr
knee TO It or we will never gather sheaves for
the Lords garner. Peter swung that sicl,le
on the day of Pentecost, and 5000 sheaves
came IN. Richard Baxter swung that aickla
at klddermtnster. and McChevne at Dundee
anu VASE multitudes came into the Kingdom
of our God. AoAi
On, this is mighty gospel 1t captured
O-A4 thO ittiD Jul raul Inc lion,
Men may gnash their teeth at il, and cline
tneir lists, but it is the power of God and the
Wlsuom OF God unto salvation. But. alas
II II Is only preached in pupits and on sab,
pa'H uays! we must go forth into our storas
our shops, our banking houses. our factorin9
anu the streets. and everywhere preach
Curlst. we stand in our pulpts for two
! nours on the sabbath and commend Christ TO
Inc people. but there are 1853 hours in the
IA. what f,,-a
Saooath against the 16G! Oh, there comes
Gown the ordination of God this day upon
an the people, men who toll with head and
manu- ana loot tine ordination comes unon
an merchants, upon all mechanics, rpon all
toners, and God says to You as He saws to
me; 90, teach all Nations He that he
iieVeth and is baptized shall be saved and
ne ne that Deleveth not shall be damned
NJ MI Shty gospel, let the whole earth hear iti
me story of Christ is to regenerate the
Nations, it is to eradicate all wrong, it is TO
turn the earth into paradise. An old artist
panied the Lords Supper" and he wanted
me chief attention directed to the face If
CHRIST. When he invited his friends in 70
crlticlSe the picture, they admired the
c .i more than they did the face, and
Tue Qld artist said, This picture is failure"
anu ne dashed ont the picture of the cups.
ana sald II shall have nothing TO detrac, |
rom the face of the Lord Christ is the Mi !
Of this picture INV WI
=, Another powerful sickle for the reaping of |
TINS harvest is Christian song. I know in |
many churches the whole work is deepated |
70 rev people standing in the organ loft. |
put my friends. as others cannot repent for |
US ana Others cannot die for us. we cannon |
le'egate to others the work of singing for
u. VIM few drilled artists shall take the
'nahts ana execute the more skillful music
" neh the hymnis given out let there be hun.
ireas and thousands of voices uniting in the
'oclatnatioh. On the way to grandeurs that
ieVer cease and glories that never die LET ms
ing AT the battle of Lutzen general came
o tns King and said "Those soldiers arc
'nglhg as they are going into battle. Shall
sop tnem? NO" said the king. ''men
lae can sing Ike hat can fight" Oh. the
over OF Christian song! When argue here.
"a - may argue back. The argument YOU
laHe against religion may be more skilfuI !
lah tne argument l make in behalf of relic
III. But who can stand before the Patio, Of
'nie upillted song like that which we some
mes sing:
SHOW pity, Lord; o Lord, forgivel
Let repenting rebel live, f
are not Thy mercies large and free2 !
may not sinner trust In Thee9 t
Another mighty sickle for the reapipe of
10 gospei harvest is prayer. What does God
with our prayerst Does He 20 on the hat
,menls OF heaven and throw them Off M 4,
hat 40 you do with gifts given YOU by +
Use VINO ioye you very muchl You keep b