Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-02-07

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peace is plain. Everything is plain. He
who tries TO get on the road to heaven
through the Now Testament teaching will
get on beautifully. He who goes through
philosophical discussion will not get on at
all Christ says, ttComc to mo and l will
take all your sins away, and will take
all your troubles away" Now what is
the use Of my discussing It any moreg Is
not that plain? If you wanted to go TO
some city, and pointed you out a high
way thoroughly laid out would be wise
in OBTAINING you by geological discussion
about the gravel you will pass over, or n
/ physiological discussion about the muscles
you will have to bring into play? No.
After this Bible has pointed you the way
to heaven, is it wise for me to detain you
with any discussion about the nature of
tho human will, or whether the atonement
/ is limited OF unlimited? There is the road
go on it. 1t is plain way. This is a
faithful saying and worthy of all accepta-
/ tion that Christ Jesus came into the world
/ to save sinners. And that is you and
/ that is me Any little child here can I'M
derstand this as woll as I can UNLESS
/ you become as little child you cannot
I sec the kingdom of God. If you are
saved, 1t will not be as philosopher; it
7 Will DC AS - ltLtlU GNllNs vi hutll - Nllt
kingdom of heaSon." Unless you get the
spirit of little children you will never
come out at their glorious destiny.
A Safe Road.
Still further, this road to heaven is
safe road, Sometimes the traveller In those
ancient highways would think himself
perfectly secure, not knowing there was
lion by tho way, burying his head deep
] hot "a aud fhnn rubnu hn
right moment came under the fearful
spring the mans life was gone, and there
was u maulcd carcass by the roadside
But says my text, ono lion shall DO
there" I wish l could make you feel
your entire security ! tell you plainly
that one minute after a man has become a
child of God he is as safe as though he had
been 1000 years in heaven He may slip,
he may slide, he may stumble, but he can
not be destroyed; kept by the power of
God, through faith, unto complete saliva
ton, everlastingly safe The severest trial
to which you can subject a Christian
man is to kill him. and that is glory. In
other words, the worst thing that can hap
pen child Of God is heaven. The body
is only tho old slippers that no throws
aside just before putting on the sandals OF
light His soul, you cannot hurt it, No
fires can consume It; no floods can drown
it; no devils can capture it.
Firm and unmoved are they
Who rest their souls on God;
Fixed az the ground where David stood,
Or where the ark abode.
His soul is SAT His reputation is safe,
Everything is safe "But, you say, 'sup4
pose his store burns up?" Why, then il
will be only change Of investments from
earthly to heavenly securities But,
you say, suppose his name goes down
under the hoof of scorn and oontemptY
The namo will be so much brighter in
glory. Suppose his physical health fails?''
God will pour into him the floods of ever
lasting health and it will not make any
difference. Earthly subtraction is heaYeM /
ly addition. The tears Of earth are the
crystals of hoavon. As they take rags and |
tattors and put them through the paper
mill, and they como ont beautiful white
sheets of paper, so pfton the rags of earthly /
dostitution, under the cylinders of death, |
come out q whito scroll upon which shall /
be written etcrnal emancipation. There /
was one passage of Scripture the force of
which | never understood until one day |
at Chamounix, with Mont Blanc ON one |
side and Montanvert on the other, opened .
my Bible aad read, AS the mountains /
are around ahont Jerusalem, so the Lord /
is around about them that fear him.
The surroundings were an omnipotent /.
commentary,
Though troubles assail and dangers alright
Though friends should oil fail and foes all
u. e,
Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide,
The Scripture assures US tho Lord will pro
Pleasant Road.
Still further, the road spoken of is
pleasant road. God gives a bond of in
domnity against all evil to every man that
treads it, 'All things work together fnI
good to those who love God No weapon
formed against them can prosper. That
is the bond, signed, sealed and delivered
by the president Of tho whole universe
What is the uso Of your fretting, o child
of God about food? Behold the fowls of
the air, for they SOW not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns Yet your
Heavenly Father feoGeth them, And will
he take caro- of the sparrow, will he take
care of the raven, will he take care Of tho
hawk and let you dieS What is the use Of
your fretting about clOthesg Consider
the lilies of the field Shall he not much
more clothe you o 70 Of little faith?h
What is the use worrying for fear sOme-
thing will happen to your homer He
blOsseth the habitatlon of the just What
is the use of your fretting lest you will be
overcome of temptations? "God is faith
ful, who viii not suffer you TO be tempted
above that We are able but viii with the
also mako a way to 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 either
side the road for poor pilgrims. Tables
spread with feast Of good things, and
walls adorned with apples Of gold in pie
lures OF silver. / start out on this Kings
and find harper, and l say,
What is your nameY' 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: "1'he Lord is my
light and my salvation. Whom shall /
fear? The Lord is the strength of my life
OF whom shall be afradY'
l go little farther on tho same road
nd meet "a trumpeter Of heaven, and
I v, "Haven't you got some music for a
fired pilgriniY' And, wiping his lip and
taking a long breath, he puts his mouth
10 the trumpet and pours forth this strain,
They shall hunger no more neither shall
they thirst any more, neither shall the
sun light on them, E0r any heat, for the
Lamb which Is in Tie midst of the throne
shall l1ad them TO living fountains Of wa
Ter, and God shall wipo away all ters
rom their eyes" ] go little distance
iarther on tho Same road, and / meet
maiden Of Israel. She has no harp, but
iho las cymbals. They look as IL they
lad rusted from sea spray, and / say 20
he muiden of Israel, "Have you no song
or tired pilgim?" And, like the clang
If victors' Shields the eynbals clap as
Miriam begins TO discourse Sing ye to
ihe Lord, for he hath triumphod glorious
" Tho horse and the rider hath he
brown into the sea. And then see a
white ROBBED group. They como bounding
oward me and l say, Who are theys
rho hnppinct aud the briphfpct and tho