The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
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get on beautifully. He who goes through
philosophical discussion will not get on at
all. Christ says: Come to me, and |
Will take all your sins away, and l will
take all your troubles away" Now, what
IS the use of my discussing II any more?
Is not that plain? II you wanted to go to
some city, and / pointed you out high
way thoroughly laid out would be wise
IN OBTAINING you by a geological discus
sion about the gravel you will pass over,
or a physiological discussion about the
muscles you will have to bring into play2
NO. After this Bible has pointed you the
way to heaven, is IL wise for me to de-
tain you with any discussion about the
nature of the human will, or whether
the atonement is limited or unlimited?
There is the rOad-go "a IL. 1t is plain
way. This is a faithful saying, and
worthy OF all acceptation, that Christ Je-
sus came into the world to save sinners"
And that is you and that Is me. Any little
child here can understand this as well as
l can. UNLESS you become as a little
child, you cannot see the kingdom of
God" II you are saved, IT Will not be
child. or such is the kingdom OF hea-
ven" Unless you get the spirit of little
children, you will never come out at their
glorious destiny.
Still further: This road to heaven is a
safe road. Sometimes the traveller in
those ancient highways would think him
self perfectly secure, not knowing there
was a lion by the way, burying his head
deep between his paws, and then, when the
right moment came, under the fearful
spring the mans life was gone, and there
was a mauled carcass by the roadside.
But, says my text mo lion shall be
there" / wish l could make you feel
your entire security. l tell you plainly
that one minute after a man has become
child of God, he is as safe as though
he had been ten thousand years in heaven.
lie may SIP ne may Slide he may STUN
BILE; but he cannot be destroyed. Kept by
the power of God through faith. unto
complete salvation. EVerlastingly safe.
The SpVpTpSt trial which
ject a Christian man is to kill him, and
that Is glory. In other words, the worst
| thing that can happen a child of God is
heaven. The body is only the old slip
pers that he throws aside just before put
ting on the sandals of light. His soul,
you cannot hurt it. No fires can consume
IL. No floods can drown 1t. No devils can
! capture 1t.
Firm and unmoved are they
Who rest their souls on God;
Fixed as the ground where David stood,
or where the ark abode.
His soul is safe. His reputation is safe.
Everything is safe. But" you say,
suppose his store burns up?' Why then
II will be only change of investments
But" you say, suppose his name goes
down under the hoof of scorn and con-
tempt?" The name will be so much
brighter in glory. Suppose his physical
health fails?' God will pour into him the
floods of everlasting health, and it will not
make any difference. Earthly subtrac-
ton is heavenly addition. The tears of
earth are the crystals of heaven. AS
they take rags and tatters and put them
through the paper MILL and they come out
beautiful white sheets of paper, so often
the rags of earthly restitution, under the
cylinders of death. come out white scroll
upon which shall be written eternal eman-
cipation. There was one passage of scrip
ture. the force of which l never under
stood until one day at ChamouniX, with
Mont Blanc on one side and Montanvert
on the other. 1 opened my Bible and read:
LAS the mountains are around about Je-
rHsalem SO the Lord Is around about
were an omnipotent commentary.
Though troubles assail, and dangers at
Though friends should all fail, and foes
all unite;
Yet one thing secures us. whatever be-
tide,
provide.
Still further: the road spoken of is
pleasant road. God gives a bond of in
| demnity against all evil to every man
| that treads 1t. IAN things work together
| for good to those who love God" No
/ weapon formed against them can pros
/ per. That is the bond, signed, sealed, and
| delivered by the President of the whole
universe. What is the use of your fret
| ting, Oh child of God, about food? BE
! hold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,
/ neither do they reap. nor gather into
/ barns; yet your heavenly Father feed
| eth them" And will he take care of the
/ sparrow, will he take care of the raven,
] Will ne take care OF the DaWk, and let
/ you die? What is the use of your fret
/ ting about clothes? Consider the lilies
/ OF the field. Shall he not much more
/ clothe you, oh We of little faith?" What
! is the use worrying for fear something
4 will happen to your home? He blesseth
1 the habitation Of the just" What is the
use of your fretting lest you will be
/ overcome of temptations? God is faith
/ full who will not suffer you to be tempted
above that We are able; but will with the
! temptation also make a way of escape,
/ that We may be able to bear it" Oh, this
! Kings highway Trees of life on either
/ side, bending over until their branches in
terlock and drop midway their fruit and
/ shade. Houses of entertainment on eth
er side the road for poor pilgrims Tables
! spread with feast of good things, and
| walls adorned with apples of gold in pict-
/ ures of silver. l start out on this Kings
/ highway, and ind a harper, and l say.
! What is your name?' The harper makes
| no response, but leaves me to guess as
with his eyes toward heaven and his hand
upon the trembling strings this tune comes
| ripping on the air: "The Lord is INV
/ light and salvation. Whom shall | fear9
1 The Lord is the strength of my life. OF
| whom shau | be AFRAID l go a little
! farther on the same road and meet a
! trumpeter of heaven, and l say: "HaVen't
/ you got some music for a tired Pilgrim
| And wiping his lip and taking a long
! breath, he puts his mouth to the trunnef
and pOurs forth this strain "Thev shall
| hunger no more, neither shall they thirst
| any more, neither shall the sun light ON
/ them, nor any heat, for the Lamb which
/ is i'll the midst of the throne shall lead
] tnem TO living fountains OF water, and God
/ shall wipe away all tears from their eyes,
/ l go little distance farther on the same
/ road, and meet a maiden of Israel She
! has no harp, but she has cymbals They
4 look as If they had rusted from sea
/ spray; and say to the maiden of Israel.
! Have you no song for a tired pilgrim ?''
And like the clang of victors shields the
| cymbals clap as Miriam begins to dis
! course: Sing We to the Lord, for he hath
/ triumphed gloriously; the horse and the
rider hath he thrown into the sea" And
! then L see white-robed group. They