The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-11-19

Let them Gre away. Tho battle 10
won and my life is of no value My
friends we ought never to be reckless,
out II. through the pardoning aud res
suing grace Of Christ. you have gained
the victory over sin and death and
hell. You need fear nothing ON the
Earth or under the earth. Let all the
sharpshooters Of perdition blaze
sway; you may ride on in ioy tri-
umphant Religion for the funerall o,
yes; but religion for the wedding
breakfast; religion for the brightest
spring morning and autumn's most
gorgeous sunset. Religion for the day
when the stocks are mp just as much as
when stocks are down. Religion when
respiration is easy, as well as for the
asst gasp; when the temperature Is
normal, as well as when it reaches iOi.
Il may be a bold thing TO say, but |
fisk ii, that il all people, without
respect To belief or character, at
icath passed into everlasting haPpi-
ness, religion for this world is such
a luxury that no man or woman
could afford TO do without il. Why
was 1t that In the parable Of the prod
igal son the finger ring was ordered
put upon the returned wanderers hand
before the shoes were ordered for his
tired feet? Are not shoes more inn
portant for our comfort than finger
rings? Oh, yes; but il was to impress
the world with the fact that religion is
luxury as well as necessity. Put
a ring on his hand and shoes on his
feet. II in sermonic, or exhortatory,
or social recommendations Of religion
we put the chief emphasis on the fact
that for our safety we must have
IL when the door of the next
world be opened, poor human
nature will take the risk and
say: " will wait until the door begins
to open" But show them the radiant
truth, that the table of Gods love and
pardon is now laid with all the fruits
which the orchards Of Gods love, and
pardon, and helpfulness can supply,
aud they will come in and sit down,
with all the other banqueters, ter
restI ial and celestial o. fetch on the
citrons, and the apples, and the wal
nuts, and the pomegranates of Solo
mons orchard.
] While there is enough Of the POM
Of the city about Heaven for those wht
like the city best, thank God there il
enough in the Bible about country
scenery in Heaven to please those o
us who were born in the country ans
never got over it. Now you ma,
have streets of gold in Heaven
give me the orchards. with l
manner Of fruits, and yieldinI
their fruit every month; and tn
leaves Of the trees are for 'the healin
OF the nations; and there shall be n
more curse, but the throne of God an
of the Lamb shall be in it; and Iii
servants shall serve Him; and they sha
see His face, and His name shall be /
their foreheads; and there shall be n
night there, and they need no eandl,
neither light of the sun, for the Lor
God giyeth them light; and they sha
reign for ever and ever But just thin
OF a place so brilliant that the noonda
sun shall be removed from the mantl
Of the Sky because it is too feeble Il
) peri Yet, most of all, am impresse
with the fact that am not yet fit 70
that place, nor you either. by the r,
constructing and sanctifying grace q
Christ we need to be made all ovel
And let us be getting our passport
: ready if we want to get into tha
4 country.