The Progress., 1897-01-09

bank of the river just where 10 rolls from |
under tho t, rome, or at tho outside gate. |
Jesus got tho contrast ~ exchanging that
world for this we will get 1t by exchang-
ing this world for that. There and then
you Will understand moro OF tho wonders
of the grace of uur Lord Jesus Christ,
who, "though lie rich, yet for your
sakeS became poor.
Yes, grace, free srncc, sovereign grace
omnipotcat grace! Among the thousands
Of words in tho language there Is no moro
queenly word. 1t mcuns free and unmerit-
ed kindness. My text has no monopoly Of
the word Ono hundred and twenty nine
times docs the Bible cufogizo grace. 1t IS
a door swung wide open to let into the
pardon If God oil tho millions who choose
to enter it.
John Newton sang OF 1t when he wrote'
Amazing grace, h"Hv sweet tho sound,
That saved IL wrctc! ~ me.
Philip Doddridge put it into all hymnol-
ogy when he wrote:
Grace. It's q charming sound
Harmonious to tho
Heaven with tho echo shall resound
And all the earth shall hear.
One Of John Bunyan's great books is
entitled "Grace Astounding. 1T Is oil
of grace that am saved" has been on the
lips of hundreds Of dying Christians. The
boy Sammy was right when, being exam
ined for admission into church member
ship, he was asked, Whose work was your
salvation?" And he answered, Il Part mine
and part Gods" Then the examiner
asked "What part did you do, Sammy
And the answer was, II opposed God all
could, and he did She rcst!' Oh. tho
height IF it, the depth of it, tho length OF
it, the breadth Of 1t, the grace OF God! MI.
Fletcher having written n pamphlet that
pleased the king, the king offered to COM
pensate him, and Fletcher answered,
| "There is only one thing I want, and that
Is moro grace Yes, my blood bought
hearers grace to live by and grace to die by.
| Grace that saved the publican; that saved
! LYDIA; TINT saved tie dying thief; th"t
| saved the jailer; TINT saved inc. But the
riches Of that grace Will not be fully I'M
derstootl until heaven breaks IN upon the
| soul. An old Scotchnan who had been
| n soldier in ono of tho European wars was
| sick and dying in ono of our merioan
! hospitals. q. His one desire was to sec Scot
| land and his old homo and once again
walk the heather of the highlands ard
hear the bagpipes Of tho Scotch regiments.
The night that the old Scotch soldier died
q young nan, somewhat reckless, but
kind hearted, got company OF musicians
! to como and play under the old soldier q
window, and among the Instruments there
was a bagpi:e. The instant that tho inu-
sicians began the dying old man in delir-
Jun said: whats thntf What's that
Why, it's the regiments coming home
| That's the une-ycs, that's the tune.
Thank God, have got home once moseT'
"Bonnie Scotland and Bonnie DOOM
were tho last words he uttered AS he passed
up to the highlands of the better country.
! and there are hundreds hoInesick for heav
en-, some because You hive so many be-
reavemepts, some because you have sc
many temptations, some because you have
so many ailments-homesick, very home
sick for the fatherland Of heaven, and the
music that you want TO hear now is the
song of free grace, and the music that you
want to hear when you die is free grace
and forever before the throne OF 6od yoI
will sing of the "graoe Of our Lord Jesu.
Christ, who, though he wns rich, for your
sakes became poor
| For Our Salxes.
Yes yes for your sexes! 1t was not OF