The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

and a way, and it shall be called the
way of holiness; the unclean shall no'
pass over it.; but it shall be for those
the wayfaring men, though fools, shall
not err therein. No lion shall be there
nor any ravenous beast shall 60 there
on, it shall not be found there; but the
redeemed shall walk there; and the ran
somed Of the Lord shall return, and
come to Zion with songs and everiast-
ing JOY upon their heads; they shall Cd.
tain joy and gladness, and sorrow ano
signing shall flee away
There are hundreds Of people IN this
house who want to find the right ROAD
You sometimes sec a person hating at
cross roads, and you can tell by MS
looks that he wishes to ask question
as to what direction he had better take
And stand in your presence conscious
of the fact that there are many OF you
her who realize there are a thousand
wrong roads, but only one right one
and take it for granted that you have
come in to ask which one 1t is. Here IL
one road that opens widely, but nave
not much faith In 1t. There are great
many expensive toll-sates scattered all
along that way. Indeed, at every ROD
you must pay in tears, or pay IN genu'
flexions, or pay In fagellations. On that
road, IL you get through 1t at all, you
have to pay your own way; and since
this differs so much from what have
heard in regard to the right way, ]
believe it is the wrong way. Here is
another road. On either side of it are
houses of sinful entertainment, and
invitations to come IN and dine and
rest; but from the looks Of the people
who stand on the piazza, l am certain
1t Is the wrong house and the wrong
way. Here Is another road 1t is very
beautiful and macadamlzed. The horses
shoofs clatter and ring, and they who
ride over it spin along the highway,
until suddenly they find that the road
breaks over an embankment and they
try to haSs, and they saw the bit in the
mouth of the fiery steed, and cry "Ho'
hot" But it is too late, and-crash.-
they go over the embankment. We
shall turn and see if we cannot find a
different kind of road. You have heard
of the Appian Way. 1t was three hun
dred and fifty miles long. 1t was TWEEN
ty.four feet wide, and on either side OF
the road was path for foot passengers
1t was made out Of rocks cut in hex
agonal shape and fitted together. What
a road it must have been! Made OF
smooth, hard rock, three hundred and
fifty miles long. No wonder that in the
5 construction Of 1t the treasures Of a
whole empire were exhausted. Because
, ofinvaders, and the elements, and Time
the old conqueror who tears up a
road as he goes over it-there is moth.
ing left of that structure but ruin,
But l have to tell you of a road built
before the Appian Way, and yet it is
as good as when first constructed. Mil
lions Of souls have gone over it. Mil
lions more will come.
The prophets and apostles, too,
Pursued this road while here below;
We therefore will. without dismay,
Still walk in Christ. the good old way.
First, this road of the text Is the
Kings highway. In the diligence yor
dash on over the Bernard pass of the
Alps, mile after mile, and there is no
80 much as pebble to jar the wheels
You 60 over bridges which cross chasm!
that make you hold your breath; under
projecting rock; along by dangerous
precipice; through tunnels adrip will
the MEETINGS of the glaciers, and, per
haps for the first time learn the maj
esty Of a road built and supported b.
governmental authority. Well, m.
Lord the King decided to build high
way from earth to heaven. 1t shoul
span all the chasms of human wretch
edness; it should tunnel all the mount
aims of earthly difficulty; it should
wide enough and strong enough to hol
fifty thousand millions of the huma
race, If so many of them should ever b
born. 1t should be blasted out of tn
@'Rock of Ages" and cemented wit
the blood of the Cross, and be LITE
amid the shouting of angels and tn
execration Of devils. The King sent hi
Son to build that road. He put hea
and hand and heart to 1t, and after tn
road was completed waved his blistere
hand over the way, crying: 1T is fir
sished." Napoleon paid fifteen millio
francs for the building of the Simple
road, that his cannon might go owe
for the devastation Of Italy; but OIL
King, at a greater expense, has bui
a road for different purpose, that ii
banners Of heavenly dominion migl
come down over it. Being King
highway, of course it was well bull
Bridges splendidly arched and bu
tressed have given way and crushed Il
passengers who attempted to GRO
them. But Christ, the King, wou
build no such thing as that. The wo1
done, he mounts the chariot OF his low
and n,ultitud-s mount with him, and
drives on and up the steep of heay'