The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-02

With NiCOo, do you ItAAA1 eNANfN
there Il a literal application OF the
blood Of Christ 10 the soulf" My neg
alive reply then Is my negative reply
nov. The Bible statement agrees with
al physicians. and all psychologists,
and all scientists, In saying that the ]
blood is the life. and IN the Christian |
religion Il means simply that Christs
life was given for our life. Hence all |
this talk Of men who say the Bible
story OF blood Il disgusting. and that
they don't want what they call n
slaughter house religion" only shows
their incapaoity or unwillingnoss 10
look through the figure OF speech to-
ward the thing slgnlhed. The blood
that on the darkest Friday the world
ever saw. ooled. or trickled. or poured
from the brow. and the side. and the
hands. and the feet OF the illustrious
sufferer. back OF Jerusalem. In few
hours coagulated and dried Up. and for
ever disappeared: and II hen had de-
pended on the application OF tho literal
blood Of Christ. there would not have
been a soul saved for the last eighteen
centuries.
In order 70 understand this red word
Of my text, We only have TO exercise ne
much common sense In religion as we
Do IN everything else. Pang for pang.
hunger for hunger. fatigue for fatigue,
tear for tear. blood for blood. life for
life. we see every day illustrated. The
act Of substitution Il no novelty, al
though I hear men talk az though the
idea Of Chrlst's suffering substituted
for our suffering were something abb
normal, something dlsireGslngly odd.
something wildly eccentric. a solitary
episode In the worlds history. when
could take you out in this city, and
before shutdown point you 20 fiye hun
bred casoa Of substitution and volun-
tary suffering Of one In behalf OF an
other.
Al O'Clock tomorrow afternoon 80
among the places of business or toll
Il viii be no difficult thing for you 10
IND men who. by their looks. show you
that they are oyerworked. They are
preinaturely old. They are fastening
rapidly toward their deeease. They
have gone through crises In business
that shattered their nervous system
and pulled on the brain. They have a
shortness Of breath and a pain IN the
back Of the head. and al night an In
nomnla that alarms them. Why are
they drudging al business early and
latef For funi No; Il would be dim
cult 70 extract any amusement out Of
that exhaustion. Because they are
ayariciousf In many cases no De-
cause their own personal expenses are
iavinh1 No; a few hundred dollars
would meet all their wants The sim.
pie fact h. the man Is enduring all
that fatigue and evaporation. and wear
and tear. 10 keep his home prosperous
There IL an invisible line reaching from
that store. from that bank. from that
shop. from that seaiioldlng. 10 a quiet
scene a few blocks away. a few miles
away, and there h the secret OF thai
business endurance. He IL simply n,
champion OF a homestead. for which n
wins bread. and wardrobe, and edu
cation. and prosperity. and In suel
battle ten thousand men fall. OF tel
business men whom bury. nine die o
overwork for Others Some sudden dis
ease hnds them with no power OF 70
aistance. and they are gone Life 70
life. Blood for blood Substitution
AZ o'clock tomorrow morning. N
hour when slumber Ia most uninter
rupted and most profound. walk ami
the dwelling-houses OF the city. Her
and there you will End a dim light. b.
cause 4 Il the household custom I
keep a uubdued light burning; b.
most Of To- houses from base to to
are az dark a. though uninhablted.
merciful God has sent forth the arcl
angel Of sleep. and be puts his wins
over the city. But yonder IL a cles
ilght burning. and outside on the viii
dow easement Il a glass or pitcher col
tanning food for a sick child; the zoo
A set In the fresh air. This IA the slxi
nlsht that mother has sat up with IN
sufferer. She has 90 the last poll
oseyed the physicians prescriptio
not diving a drop too much or too II
lie. OF a moment too soon or too lat
she is very anxious. for she has burr,
three children with the same dlseas
and she prays and wecps. each pray
and sob ending with a kiss Of the pa
rheek. by dlnt OF kindness she re
the little one through the ordeal. an
A n all over, the mother is TAXI
down. Brain or nervous fever sets
and one day she leaves the oonvale
cent child with a mothers blesslu
and goes up 10 Join the three In q
Kingdom OF heaven Life for life. su
etitutloni The fact IL that there a
an uncounted number Of mothers WI
after they have navlgaied a large fai
ily Of children through all the diseas
Of infancy. and so, them fairly start
up the towering slope Of boyhood al
rirlhood. have only strength enoul
LETT 20 die. They fade away, some q
Il consumption; some call Il nerve
prostrailon; some call q intermltie
or malar.al lndlsposltion; but / call
martyrdom OF the domestic circle. II
for life. Blood for blood. subsut
tionl
or perhaps the mother fingers io'
enough 20 see a son set on the wro'
road. and his former kindness becom
rough reply whom she expresses ankle
about him. But she goes right o
looking carefully after his apparel, =
memhcring his birthday with some M
menio, and when he Is brought hon
worn out with dissipation, nurses hil
an be gets well and starts him agail
and hopes. and expects. and pfays' an
counsels. and suffers, until her strengt
gives out and nhe falls She l. goinl
ana attendants. bending over her pil
low. ask her II she has any message :
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