The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-03-13

the position they occupy Is the position
occupied by scores. hundreds and thou
sands Of men who never found any
hope.
Some one comes here to-day and l
stand aside. He comes up three steps.
He comes to his place. | must stand
aside. Taking that place he spreads
abroad his hands. and they were nailed.
You see his feet: they were bruised.
He pulls aside the robe and shows you
his wounded heart. / say: Art tho
weary" Yes" he says. weary with
the worlds woe" I say: Whence
contest thou?" He says: Il came from
Calvary" l say: Who comes with
thce?' He says: mo one; have trod-
den the wine-press alone" I say: Why
contest thou here?" OH he says, Il
came here TO carry all the sins and sor-
rows of the people" And he kneels.
He saws: PUT on my shoulders all the
sorrows and all the sins" And. con-
| scious of my own sins first. take them
and put them on the shoulders or the
Son of God. I say: "Canst thou bear
any more, o Christ" He says: Yes.
more" And | gather up the sins of all
| those who serve at these affairs. the offi-
GERS CT the church of Jesus Christi
gather up all their sins and I put them
on ChristTs shoulders, and I say: "Canst
thou bear any more" He says: Yes.
more" Then I gather up all the sins
of a hundred people in this house and I
put them on the shoulders Of Christ.
and I say: "Canst thou bear more"
He y YEA, more" And I gather
up all the sins of this assembly. and
put them on the shoulders of the Son
Of God. and l say: "Canst thou bear
more?" YEA" he says, more" But
he is departing. Clear the way for him.
the Son of God. Open the door and let
him pass out. He is carrying our sins
and bearing them away. We shall
never see them again. He throws them
down into the abysm. and you hear tho
long reverberatirg echo of their fall.
"On him the Lord hath laid the iniquity
Of us all" Will you let him take your
sins to-day? or, do You say. Il viii take
charge of them myself, | will fight my
own battles, I will risk eternity on my
own account? / know not how near
some of you have come TO crossing tho
lire. A clergyman said in his pulpit
one Sabbath: Before next Saturday
night one Of his audience will have
passed out Of life" A gentleman said
to another seated next to him: Il don't
believe it; l mean to watch, and if 1t
doesn't come true by next Saturday
night, I shall tell that clergyman his
~falsehood." The man seatec next TO
him said: perhaps it will be your
self" ooh! no." the other replied: Il
shall live to be an old man" That
night he breathed his last. To-day tho
Savior calls. All may come. God
never pushes a man off. God never
destroys anybody. The man jumps Off.
he Jumps off. 1t is suicide-soul sui
cide-if the man peri2hes. for the in
v~itation is. whatsoever will. let HIM
come" whatsoever, whatsoever, whose
ever,
While God invites, how bIest the day,
How sweet the Gospels charming sound;
Come, sinner, haste. o. haste away
While yet 2 rarConlng God Is LoHHu-
a Grand Ein=.
Rev. DR.. Ferguson, at a gathering OF
the Scottish Temperance league, in
Glasgow, p%ertinently said: The visit
the three African chiefs has been a
great blessing and a great help to the
temperance cause. They have been
going through our land giving object
in this. that tbs gospel is The
BOWER of God unto salvation TO every
that believeth,' whether he be black
or white. l could use OF them the words
Of the Song of Solomon: They are black
comely, comely with meekness, with
humility. Christian loneliness, and
also temperance firmness. What better
can | call it than temperance mission
airy zeal? for they AVE come to us to
teach us, and to teach the queen and
Chamberlain a great lesson in pro-
l think that the lesson has
gone to the heart of the country with
impression, that if we prohibit
drink in E.ing Khama's territory should
it not be- prohibited at home?"