The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-23

ANNST dents. the corona"
81 ton OF kings. the
Christmas, the mar
flage. However much on other days Of
the year our table may have stinted
supply. on Thanksgiving Day there
must be something bounteous And all
the comfortable homes OF Christendom
have At some time celebrated joyful
events by banquet and festivity. Some
thing has happened on the old home
stead greater than anything that has
ever happened before. A favorite son
whom the world supposed would be-
come a vagabond and outlaw forever
has got tired Of sightseeing and has re-
turned TO his fathers house. Tho
world said he would never come back
The old man always said his son would
come back. lie has been looking tof
aim day after day and year after year.
He knew he would come back. Now
having returned 10 his fathers house
The father proclaims celebration. There
4 IN the paddock n calf that has been
kept up and fed 10 utmost capacity. 80
as 70 be ready for some occasion OF Joy
that might come along. All there new
q would be a grander day on the old
homestead than this day. Let the
butchers 40 their work. and the house
Keepers bring 10 the table the smoking
meat The musicians will take their
places. and the gay groups will move up
ana 1nuu gha 49, An eka frIaUNa and
nelghbors are gathered In and an extra
supply Il sent out 10 the table OF the
servants. The father presldes AZ the
table and says grace. and thanks God
that his long-absent boy Is home again.
OH how they have missed him, how
clad they are 10 have him back.
One brother stands pointing AZ the
back door and says. This Is great ado
abeut nothing: this bad boy should
have been ehastised instead OF greeted
veal IL too good for him." But the
father says. Nothing Is too good. moth
ing IL good enough" There sits the
young man. glad at the hearty reeep
tion. but a shadow OF sorrow fiittini
across his brow At the remembrance o.
the trouble be had seen. All read
now. Let the covers lift. Music. III
was dead and he Il alive againl III
was lost and he IL found by such boil
imagery does the Bible Get forth tn
Incorporating when a soul eOmes HON
20 God.
First Of all, there IL the new con
Eert's Joy. II IL no tame thing 10 be
come a Christian. The most tremen
dous moment In a mans life Il when b
surreaders himself 10 God. The grand
est time on the fathers homestead
when the boy comes back. Among N
great throng who In the parlors OF on
church professed Christ one night wa
4 young man who next morning ran
my doorbell and said: "slr. canno
contain myself with the Joy feel;
came here this morning TO express 4
have found more Joy In i've minute
IN serving God than In ali the years q
my prodigalltv. and cana TO say 90.
You have seen. perhaps. a man run
ming for hls temporal liberty and N
omcers Of the law after him. and 20
saw him escape. or afterward you hes
the Judge had pardoned him. and ho'
great was the glee Of that rescued mar
hut Il IL q very tame thing that con
pared with the running for ones ever
lasting life. the terrors OF the law aitC
him, snd Christ coming IN TO pardo
and bless and rescue and save.
You remember John Bunyan IN HI
great story tells how the pilgrim pu
his fingers 20 his ears. and ran. CRY
ing: "Llfe. life. eternal llfer A poe
car driver some time ago. after year
having had 10 struggle to support hi
family. suddenly was informed that
large inheritance was his. and theF
was a soy amounting 10 bewlldermen
but that is a small thing compare
with the experience OF one when b
has put IN hts hands the title deed |
the Joys. the captures. the splendors ,
heaven, and he can truly say. Its mar
nlona are mine. It's temples are min
ila songs are mine. its God Il mine
Oh. n IL no tame thing TO become
Christian. Il 8, a Incorporating.
A. the killing OF the iatted calf. II Il
Jubilee. You know the Bible new
compares Il 10 a funeral. but alwa
compares Il 10 something delightful
A more apt TO be compared 10 a ba
ouet than anything else Il Il cot
pared IN the Bible to water brig
fnshing water. to the morning. rosea
flreworkod, mountain transhgur
morning. wish could today take
the Bible expressions about pard,
peace. and life. and comfort, and ho
and heaven. and twist them into O
garland and put 4 on the brow OF I
humblcst chld OF God In this asse
blaro. and cry; Wear Il. wear q no
wear II forever: son OF God. daughter
the Lord God Almighty." Oh, the
OF the new convert. Oh. the gladn,
Of the Christian service, You ha
seen sometimes a man IN rellglc
assembly get up and givo his expe
cnce. Well. Paul gave his exporlen
lie arose IN the presence OF q
churches. tho church on earth and
church In heaven. and he said. N
this ls my experience: aorrowful. J
always rejoicing yet maxi
many rich-having nothing, yet p'
eesslng all things" II the people
this house knew the joys OF the Chr
tion religion they would all pass on
into the kingdom Of God the next n
ment. When Daniel Sandman was d
ing OF cholera. his attendant "a
~Have you much pain7" "Oh," he
pllod "slnee found the Lord ha
never had any pain except ain" III
they said 10 him. Would you like
send a message 10 your friendsf ~
] would: tell them that only last nig
the love OF Jesus came rushing into !
soul Ike the surgos Of the sea. ana