The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
[A[MAGE'S SUNDAY SERMON.
ELOQUENT DISCOURSE.
, "Gathering Arouad Christ"

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&pgh supernatural lens. or what I |
rnll n prophescope. dying jacob looks !
kbraugh the corridors OF the centuries |
p secs CHRIST the center OF all popular
ION aud the greatest beingi ia all the
so everywhere acknowledged. IL was
Navs So The world tried hard 10 put
own and 10 put Him out. In the year
khile excavating for antiquities fifty-
kuiles northeast OF ROme.a copper plate
was found containing the death war
the Lord Jesus Christ. reading in this
the wear II oi the empire OF Tiberius
and on the 25th Of March. !, Pontius
governor ot the PrWtore, condemn
Nazareth go die between two thieves.
Ia Cornelius to lead him forth to the
p' execution.
death warrant was signed by several
First. by Daniel. rabbi Pharisee.
Iiv. by Johannes. rabbi, thirdly. hv
ka,. four,hly. by Capet. u private citi-
ynts cApital punishment was executed
inc 90 law. The name ot the thief
kal on the right hand side Of Christ
mas. The name of the thief cruci-
the lpit hand side ot Christ was Ges-
3pontius plate describing the tragedy
4 the wholc world lighted candles
4 1on until night. Thirty-threc years
4 4traatnen.. \ wall OF the city built
Il those times and recently exposed by
4 li1.i4.s. shows a clricature OF Jesus
.pviiruc,uc the contempt in which He
Eld ty many in His day, that caricaturc
a wall representing u cross AMI dom
Il, lied To It. and under II the inscription,
II . the Christ whom the people wor-
Bu; ! rejoice that that dav is gon"
Il our Christ is coming out from under
-.dsubusc. The most popular name
rto-iny Is the name of Christ. Wher'
al one friend Christ has thousant
The ssoFrrs have become the wor
OF the twenty most celebrated in
n Great Britain In our day sixteen hay
back 10 Christ. trying to undo tn
mischief OF their lives -si
ont Of the twenty. Every NJ.
II writes letter or signs a Il,
Willingly or unwittingiy, homo,
i Christ. We date everything as B. {
XD.-3 C.. before Christ: 4. D.. Ann,
ui. iu tine ycur OF our Lord. All tn
history On the pivot of the uprigh
of The. ross Of the Son of God, B. O.
Jluot care what you call Him
,- garuu"ror or King or Morning S;a
o. Eigh'oOusnpss or Balm Of Gilea
~ uYl CEDAR or Brother or Friend y
"A rename used IN th' verse from whiC
III mynvt amt call Him Shilo, whi
a. li. SON, or the Tranquilator, or
al maker. shiloh. / only want 20 &
~ bal "uuto Him shall tho gathering
ID pie be.
n l. lr.. place. the people are gather
Il Christ for pardon. No sensible M
u 3althiully ambitious man is sntisA
his Ia., life. A fool may think he is a
\ sensible man knows he H. not.
! 4 care who the thoughtful man h. q
" 0f his lifetime behavior before G.,
3man gives to him no especial satisIa
"Oh. he says. there have been
y things | have done ] ought not
done: there have been 80 many thin
We said ought never to have said; the
been so many things / have writtenf
}. never TO have written; there have bcl
Bauy things Ihave thought ought ne
lave thought l must somehow .
gs readusted. must sOmeh
the past reconstructed. There are d.
months ani wears which cry out agai
y rriblo Gration." All, my brotl
A 'ius Sast bv o. litcrating it.
g the record of our misdoi Z
.sn OF ink from registers pen, but
n II right hani crushed, red at tbs
Ile puts II against His bleeding brow
ben against His pierced side, and with
tnsOn accumulation OF all those wounds
out the accusatOry chapter. He
v0u. our iniquities. Oh. never he anxious
the future: better be- anxious about
ai put il not at the end Of my SER
must put II at the frOnt--mercy ani
b. through Shiloh, the sin pardOning
Unto Him shall the gathcrin; OF
| 5u,e be- "Oh." says some man, II
4 Tor forty years been as bad asl could
and is therh any mercy for me-
l. for YOU. "Oh,' say, some
| here, 4 had Il grand ancestry.
! lia-t OF fathcr- and the tcndcrest Of
/ s.. and lur n, pcrndy there is no ey-
DO You think there Is any Wng-y .ur
i Mercy for you. But SAYS another
81 fear | have committed what lhey
he objectionable sin, ana the Bible
man commit thar sin he is neither
1r-iyen in This world nor the world to
D. you think there is any mercy for
Ih" TACT that You have any solicitude
tnr matter at all proves positively
| 0E have not committed the unpardou-
1. Mercy iOr yJuy On, the grace Of
(which briugeth salvationl
grace ol God. Let US take the sur
chain and try TO measure Gods
through jesus Christ. Let one sur
take that chain and 60 10 the north.
nptner surveyor take that chain ana 90
'outh, and another surveyor take that
and 20 10 the east, and another sur
,ike that chain and 20 10 the west,
'n make report Of the square miles
vast kingdom OF Gods mercy. Ave,
ill have to wait 10 all eternity Tor the
ul that mpu2urcWnut. IL cannot be-
nd. Paul tried 10 climb tine height OF
he went height over height. altitude
attitude, mountain above mountain.
ahk down in discouragauen anl gave
Tor he saw Sierra NevU las beyond and
lorns beyond, ana waving his hands
uS in the DlNlni he says, Past find
li unsearchable. that in Hll things he
nave the pre-emincncr. You notice
early all the sinners mentioned rs par
ih the Bible We're great sinners 90 David
sinner, Iaul u great sinner.
great sinner, Magdalene 4
sinner, the prodigal son great
The world easily understood how
could pardon a half AMI half sinner.
NJ the world wants 10 be persuaded OF
Christ will forgive the worst sinner,
d riest sinner, the oldest sinner, the most
snbe sinner To the sin pardouing
let all the gathering OF the people be.
| remark again, the people will
around Christ as a sympathizer. oh.
want sympathy. / hear people talk
ush they were independent of IT,.
II rs could live without sympathy.
t,ars5 of our family are away, how
Aho house seems until they all ger
But, alas. for those wno never come
sometimes II seems as il 1t must be
, ,Inpe. What, will their feet never
Ine ,Over the threshOltp Will they