The Grenada sentinel., 1896-02-29

NY u our great shiloh, who has held
IN his lap the sorrows of the ages. and
who Is ready to lay on His holy heart
the woes of all who will come to Him.
oh! what God, what a Saviour wa
have!
But in larger vision see the nations
IN some kind of trouble ever since tho
world was derailed and hurled down
the embankments. The demon of sin
came to this world, but other demons
nave gone through other worlds. The
demon of confagration, the demon Of
volcanic disturbance, the demon of de.
struction.
have thought that this particular
age IN which we live may be given up
TO discoveries and inventions bv which
through quick and instantaneous com
munlcation all cities and all countries
and all lands will be brought together.
ana then in another period, perhaps,
these Inventions which have been used
1or worldly purposes will be brought
out for Gospel invitation, and some
great prophet of the Lord will come
and snatch the mysterious, sublime
and miraculous telephone from the
hand OF commerce, and all hands
ana kingdoms connected by awondrous
w're' this prophet of the Lord NAV.
through telephone communication. in
an instant announce to all nations
pardon and sympathy and life through
Jesus Christ, and then. putting the
"ondrous tube to the ear of the Lords
prophet, the response shall come
back: Il believe in God. the Father
Almighty, Maker of Heaven and
earth, and in Jesus Christ His
only begotten Son." You and
may not live to see the day | think
those OF us who are over forty years Of
age can scarcely expect to see the day.
expect before that time our bodies
will be sound asleep in the hammocks
OF the old Gospel ship as it goes sailing
on. But Christ will wake us IN in
time to see the achievement We who
nave sweated in the hot harvest fields
VIII be at the door OF the garner when
the sheaves come in. The work for
which in this world we toiled and
"ept, and struggled and wore our
selves ont shall not come to con-
summation and we be obliyious of the
achievement. We will be allowed to
come out and shake hands with the
visitors. We who fought in the earlier
battles will have just as much right to
reJolce as those who redeemed their
feet in the last Armagcddon. Ali
yea those who could only give
a cupful of cold water in the
name of a disciple, those who could
only scrape a handful of lint for a
wounded soldier, those who could only
administer to old age in its decrepitude,
those who could only coax poor waif
OF the street to 60 back home to her
God, those who could only lift little
child in the arms Of Christ, will have
as much right to take part in the ova-
ton to the Lord Jesus Christ as a
Chrysostom. 1t will be your victory
and mine, as well as Christ's. He
the conqueror, we shouting in
His train, Christ the victor will
pick out the humblest of His
disciples in the crowd, and, turning
half around on the white horse Of VIC
tory, He shall point her out for ap-
proval by the multitude as He says:
"she did what she could" Then, put
ting His hand on the head of some man
who, by his industry, made one talent
do the work of ten, He will say: Thou
hast been faithful over few things,
will make thee ruler over ten cities. -
Two different theories about the full
fillment Of this promise.
There are people who think Christ
will come in person and sit Oh a throne
Perhaps He may. should like to see
the SCARED feet going up the stairs Of
a palace in which all glories of the AL
hambra, and the Tai Mahal, and the
St. Marks, and the winter palace
are gathered. should like to see
the world pay Christ in love for what
it did to Him in maltreatment.
would like to be one Of the grooms of
the chargers, holding the stirrup as
the King mounts. 0! what a
glorious time it would be on
earth If Christ would break
through the heavens, and right here
where He has suffered and died have
this prophecy fulfilled: Unto Him
shall the gathering Of the people be-
But failing in that, bargain to meet
you at the ponderous gate Of Heaven
on the day when our Lord shall come
back. Garlands of all nations on His
brow-of the bronzed nations of the
south and the palid nations OF the north
Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South
America, and the other continents that
may arise meantime from the sea, to
take the places OF their sunken prede-
cessors; Arch of Tn jan, Arch Of Titus,
Arch of Triumph in the Champs Ely
sees, all too poor to welcome the King
Of Kings, and Lord Of Lords, and Con.
queror of conquerors in His august arri-
val. Turn out all Heaven to meet Him.
Hang all along the route the flags Of
earthly dominion, whether decorated
with crescent. or star, or eagle, or
lion, or coronet Hang out Heavens
brightest banner, with its one star of
Bethlehem and blood-striped Of the
cross. l hear the procession now.
Hark! the tramp of the feet,
the rumbling of the wheels,
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