Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-29
SUBLIME HOPE
For the Weary and Those Discouraged
in Attempts to Do Good.
sort On, Work Ever. For All Souls May lie
Sawed. and the Cheerful Christian lisa
Perpetual sermon Discourse by Rev.
Il. DE witt T,image. 10. ID.

LIT iNNl sNunOsH WAS la =
lei XII, :: They that tarn many to
righteousness shall shine as the stars
forever and ever"
Every man has a thousand roots and
a Thousand branches His roots reach
down through all the earth; his
branches spread through all the
heavens. He speaks with voice, with
eye, with hand with foot His silence
often is loud as thunder and his life is
a dirge or n doxology. There is no
snch thing as negative influence
We are all positive in the place
we occupy. making the world bet
ter or making it worse, on the Lords
side or on the DEVILS. making up
reasons for our bleSScdncss or Danish
nent; and we have already done work
m peopliug Heaven or hell. | hear
people tell of what they are going to
ola a man who has burned down IA city
light as well talk of some evil that he
expects to do. or n man who has saved
an empire might as well talk of some
good that he expects TO do nv the
force of your evil influence you have
already consumed infinite values. or
You have 10y the power of Il right in
hnencc won whole kingdoms for God.
IL would be absurd for me. by elab-
crate argument. To prove that the
world is off the track You might as
we'll stand at the foot of an cmbank-
went, amid the wreck of II rail train.
proving Ivy elaborate argument that
something is out 90 order. Adam tum-
bled over the cmbanllmCnt 80 centuries
ago. and the whole race. in one long
train, has gone on tumbinc in the
same direction. Crash, crash, The
only question now is. by what leverage
can the crushed thing Ice lifted? By
what hammer may the fragments bc
reconstructed? | want To- show You
how we may turn many To righteous
mess and what will bc our future paw
for SO doing.
First. We may turn them by the
charm of IA right example. 4 child
coming from a filthy home was taught
at school to wash its face 1t went
home SO much improved its mother
washed her face. And when the father
of the household came home and saw
the Improvement in domestic appear
aocc he washed his face The neigh
SIrs, happening in. saw the change,
and tried the same experiment. until
as mat street was purified, and the
nrTt street copied its example. and
tue whole city felt the result of one
Sc.hoolboy washing his face That is
a fable, by which we st forth that
the best way to- get the world
washed of its sins and pollution is to
have our own heart and life cleansed
and purified. A man with grace in
ms neart and Christian checrfulncss in
ms face and holy consistency in his
behavior is a perpetual sermon: and
the sermon differs from others in that
III has but one head, and the longer it
I72ns the better. There are honest men
who walk down Wall street. making
the teeth of iniquity chatter. There !
are happy men who go into Il sick room |
and by look help the broken bone To /
knit and the excited nerves drop To a /
calm beating. There are pure men |
whose presence silenccS the tongue of |
uncleanlinesS The mightiest agent of |
good on earth is a consistent Christian.
like the Bible folded between lids of
cloth of calf skin or morocco. but | |
like ~ better when. in the shape of q
inan, !. goes ont into the world-a Bible
illustiated. Courage is beautiful To
rcac about; but rather would | see
confident as though all the world were
for him. Patience j. beautiful To read
about: but rather would see buffet
ed soul calmly waiting for the time of
Sieliverance. Faith is beautiful to read
about but rather would / find man
IN the midnight walking straight on as
though he saw everything. Oh. how
many souls have been turned TO God by
nas = It. ! =
When. in the Mexican war. the troops |
were wavering, general rose i'm his (
StiTrups and dashed into the enemy, /
lines, shouting. Men. follow me.
They seeing his courage and DISPOSE /
tion- dashed on after him and gained |
the victory. What men want To rally |
them for God is an example 20 lead
them. All your commands TO other, 10
advance amount to nothing as long as
vow stay behind To affect them Alright
you need TO start for Heaven Yourself.
Looking back only To give the stirring
erv, Men, follow me-
Again: We may turn many 10 right
eunsneSs by prayer There is no such
detective as prayer for no one can
hide away from it, II puts it,
hann on the shoulder of "a man
i'VrV niles on. 1t dUght~ on "a
ship mid-Atlantic The little child can
not understand the law Of electricity
or now the telegraph operator. bv
t"oeniug the instrument here. may
dart message under the sea 90 am
'ihcr continent. nor can wc. with our
small intellect. understand how tho
t01or Of "a Christian prayer shall in
sianf-v strike n soul on the other side.
~ The earth. You take ship and 20 tl
some other country and got there 40 ~
O'Clock In the morning You teIryraaa
Z America and the message gets heta
~ " o'clock the same morning Iu other
words 2 seemed fp arrive her. fe.
n0nr- before DO started Like that
prayer God says. Before thrs CALI +
'ri. hear To ovcrtaltc I0.., ar. 1r
the road rou ma. spur mp % .at..r.H
r'roa until boo shall OUTRAGE OBJ. .r.
That brought tho new. toGhcut D..
prayer shall catch q at one gallon.
p1r running away from home Iaa.
ta+' ho m.duigh' train from .Ho eoun
frr r...ase and roach flo au.-t in
7i1- 'n tabs. Toe Ship t.a. Sail. OBJ. tlr
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