The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-19


be on for that wreck Of a world. must
stop that groan. must hush that dis '
.ross. must fathom that abyss, ] must 81
redeem those nations. Farewell, Z
thrones and temples, hostB choruoic'
seraphlc. archangellc' will come
back again. clrrylnF on my shoulder
ransomcd world. TIN this 10 done !
choose earthly SCOT 20 heavenly ac-
clamation. ana a cattle pen to a kings
palace. frlgld zone Of earth TO aimos-
phore OF celestial radiance have no
time 10 lose. for horl, ye o. the groan
tina, crows mlghtier while waltz rare
wo.l FAREWELL 'Ye know the grace
Of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though
he was rich. yet for your sakea be be-
came hocr.'"
Was there ever contrast 80 over
poworing as that between the MONDAY
Of Chrlsts celestial departure and the
midnight OF his earthly auiyal3 Sure
enough. the angels were out that night |
/ IN the sky. AMI an especial meteor act
+ cd az escort. but all that was from 9TH |
cr worlds. ans not from this world. I
The earth made no demonstration OF
welcome II oae OF the great princes
OF this world steps out at a depot,
cheers resound. and the bands play.
and the flags wave. But for the ar
rival OF this missionary Prince OF tho
skies not a torch nared. not a trumpet
blew, not a plume luttered. All the
music and the pomp we're overhead.
our world opened Tor him nothing bet
ter than a barn-door The Raiah Of
Cashmere sent 20 Queen Victoria a
bcdstoad OF carved gold and canopy
that cost seven hundred and fity thou
sand dollars. but the world had for The
Prince OF Heaven and Earth only a 1T
ter OF straw. The crown jewels In the
Tower oi London amount 90 fifteen mill
lion dollars. lut this member Of etCr-
nal Royalty had nowhere 10 lay bis
head. 10 know how poor be- was. ask
the camel drivers. ask the shepherds
ask Mary. ask the three wise men OF
the East. who aftorWard came 90 Beth
lchem. To know how poor be- was ox-
anime an the records OF real estate Ia
an that Oriental country. and see what
vineyard OF wha, a,3 BE owned. Not
. one. on what mortgage was be the
Y mortgagoc2 on what tenement was De
The landlord on what lease was Dc
= the lcssce2 VINO ever paid him rcnt'
j. Not owning the boat on which De
p sailed. or the beast on which be- rode.
! ar the pillow on which De slept. ne
= had 30 little estate that In order 20 pay
y his tax DC had 90 perform a miracle
y putting the amour, OF tho assessmen,
On a dshs mouth and having % hauled
ashore. And after hts death the world
= rushed in TO take an inventory % hil
goods. and the entire aggregate was
the garments De had worn. sleeping 90
p them By night aud travelling 90 then
/, By day. bearing on them the dust o
- the highway and the sa,ura'lon Of "a,
J, sea. s. Paul N my text hit the mari
:, when be said 90 the missionary Prince
~ For your sak's De became poor"
The world could have treated hir
y better n Il had chosen. u had an M
~ means foT maE.1g hls earthly condition
I, comfortable Only a few years beforU
I when pompcy. the general. arrived %
N . nrlnIIs Do was greeted with archie
= and q costly column which celebrate.
,, the twelve million people whom be ha
~ Killed or conquered and he was al
y lowed 20 wear bis triumphal robe 90 on
!. senate The world had applause 20
- imperial butchers. but buIcting o.
~ the Prince % Peace Plenty Of golde
i challcos fot '1e favored 10 drink on
=. Of but our Prince must put his llp
N 10 the buckle, % the well by the road
=. side after be lad begged for a drinl
- poorg Born IN another mans barr
ga and eating az another mans table. an
NC cruising tho lake IN another man
y ashlng and buried In auoths
N' mans tomb -Four inspired author
" wrote hls biography. and innumerabI
'o' lives OF Christ have been puh'ishc.
u. but De composed bis autobiography :
'e q most compressed way. Tie said.
w have troldCn the wlnc-press alone
But the Crown Prince Of an heaven
ny dominion has less than The raven, 10
~ than the ohlmols Cor Dc was homeios
NJ Aye. IN the history OF the univcr
As there Is no other instance % such con
.'a ing down Who can count the mil
nc from the top OF the Throne TO tho DO
" tom Of the Cross2 Cleopatra, giving
ne banquet 10 Antony. took a pearl wor
III q hundred thousand dollars and 81
zee solved Il IN vinegar and swallowed
No but when our Prince according 20 q
.aA Evangelist. On his last hours. took q
.n' vinegar. IN q had been dissolved I
az the pearls OF his heavenly royal'
20 Down until there was no other ha
~, rassment 20 suffer. poor until there "
~ no other pauperlsm % torture Billie
'o, OF dollars spent IN wars 10 destroy me
~ who win furnish the statistics OF 9
.'N value Of that precious blood that W
n. u' shed 10 save us1 "Yc know the sra
''' % our lord Jesus Christ. that, thou
.,- Dc was rich, yet Tor your sakcs De }
~ came poor"
~. Only those who study this text In q
~. places can fully realize lts power, {
y. Holy Land OF Asia Minor and the Do
.-- land OF heaven. I wish that some q
M you might 30 TO the Holy Land o.
t4he a. drink out OF Jacobs well. OF
nd. take a sail on GalIleo. and read g
-,. sermon on che Mount while standi
.sr. ON lllyot and zee Che wilderness VIII,
of Christ was tempted. aud bo some 40,
of noon oa Calvary about three O'Clock
Am .hc hour at which closed The cru
.r,. dz.0n-and sit under the Eyclmores o.
mt hy tho side % brooks. and think a
ass dream and pray ahou, the poverty
nlf fat who came oug souls 20 save. 4
Hn YOU may De denied that. and so here.