The Progress., 1896-08-22


cGii or Supreme or ChauGCry. 1t Is tho
| trial Of every Christian man for tho
life oi his soul. This trial is differ
'nt from any othor in the tact that it
is both civil and criminal.
Tho issues at stake are tremendous.
and ! shall in my sermon show vow.
first, what are the grounds Of com
plaiut, then. who are the witnesses in
tho cause, and lastly, who are the ad-
voCatoE.
When y trial is called on the first
thing is TO have the indictment read.
Stand up then. O, Christian man. aud
hear the Indictment Of the court of
high heaven against thy soul. it is
al indictment Of ten counts. for thou
hast directly or indirectly broken all
tho ten commandments. You know how
1t Numbered on Sinai and whom God
CaElo down, how tho mountain rocked
and the smOko aSCcndcd as from a
smolderng furnace, and tho darkness
gathered thick. and the loud. deep
iru,nnct uttered tho words, ."rhc con,
that sinncth. it shall die" Are you
pui,tv ar mot ,uiItvq 10 mt inf !, =
negative n,ca ton ouicl, for h,vc IN
ouuo,Iuco ,bat "o)l bova sinn,d and
come short or tho glory Of God There
il mono that doc,h good. M not ono
Wbosoeycr ohall kocn ,he who,o law,
VET offend f., one point he /. ,ultv oS
ou," DO not therefore he ion bos,v IN
pronounciug yo,lrsclf MOI eujI,v
This lawsuit bororo ~, ,,., ,h,rr,,
Won with tho breo,,inp Of , o,,or, con-
tract MANY \ ,imc did wc nromiso 70
he ,he Lords We pot dawn IN our
tnoos and said. 20 Lord mn ,h;ne
now opd forovor" mia vou Loor ,ho
nromisop Have vo,, s.,od -, - tho
,or,r,o,, uo h,,,, Ia ,o,,, r,,. ,
munion you remcmho,, II ,s wal, ,e is
II werc Yesterday You know how thc
vision Of Tho Cross rose boforo va,
you romembcr how from ,hn head and
tho horda and tho e;do and foo, thoro
,,m, b,ecdjny forth those two woras
"pomrnhor mo" yo, reoo,, how ,be
cup Of communion trembIcd IN vour
hand when Won first ,ook il, and ~
in , seasho, WI, NAV hoor NJ think
Won hear the roaring Of thc s,,rf even
after the shell has been taken from
the beach 90 Won lifted tho c,,p If com.
munion and Won heard in if the surg.
ing of tho great ocean Of q sav;ors
agony; and YOU came forth from that
| communion service with face shining
| a, though YOU had been ON the Mount
Of Transformation. and the very al,
| eeomod tremulous with tho lovo nj
Jesus, and the woods and tho leaves
md the grass and the birds wore
brighter and sweeter-yoiecd than eve,
before and Won said down in the very
dentbs of vour sonl. "1,ord tbo,,
knowest NJ, things. ,hou lnowost tha,
love thee" Have vou lcnt tho bar.
gain. O, Christian man? Have YOU no,
sometimes faltered when Won ought tc
nave been true? Have YOU not beer
nroud when Won ought "a have heer
humble? Have Won M, n,aved the
coward when Won ought IN have beer
| the hero? I charge II uDon Won anC
charge II unon mvself-.ws have
broken tho contract
Sill further. this lawsr;t c,a,m.
damages at your hands, The greatest
Islander of the Christian religion 10 ar
inconsistent nrofessor Tho p,h,e .av,
religion ia one thing. we nv orr in
consistency saw religion is come othe,
thing and what IA more denlorahl.
about Il ia that neoplc can see fault,
in others while thew cannot sec anv !,
+hemcelves II Won shal, a. INV finn,
find .omo miserable Md uous,n will
imncrfcctions from the crown Of he
head IN tho cole % her feet nerfec
b,otch of sin herself she will, 90 tat
fling ,,tti;no tott,;np NJ, tbo veors n
bor ,;fo ,hout tho ;ncon,ictorc,o. y
o,bors having m idea that sbo ia IN
c,neistent berse,f God sovo tho wor,,
from tho gossin female and male,
u,,k .bo ma,es arc tho worst, Now m
chariot Of chr,st,s salvation .,es y,