The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-02-20

--Tirolsmns AMI JosaDn OF Arinsinea. Ms
friends for the most part were people VINO, IN
that c.imate where oph'hsimia or inh ,m'na-
ton OF the eyeball sweeps eyer and anon
IA n sconr-e. hal become blind. SICK /
paoD,e who wsre anx ous to get well. ana |
trouAlad people in WHOSE family there was |
soma ono iea or dying. IT. He hai purse |
at all. IL was empty, or we would hnv3 neard !
what the soliiers lid win the coasents.
pooy2 Tha pigeon in tho doyeeot. tho rab- |
tit IL It's burrow. the siiisworrn In lis cocoon,
the hs, in lis hiys f. better prov de Tor,
better of. better she tered Aye. the Ute
creation has home on earth, which Christ
mad not. A poes says:
II on win'ly days the raven
Ganbol Xix. u dancing skin,
Not the less he loves his haven
On the bosom OF the elf.
II almost with eagle. pinion
Der the Alps the channels roam,
Yet re has some small dominion
Which no doubt he calls his home.
Put the Grown Prince of all heavenly Do
minion has less than the raven, less than the
channels, for He was homeless. Aye. IN tho
history OF the universe there is no other in
stance OF such coming down. Who can
count the miles from the top OF the throne
| to The bottom OF the crossY Cleopatra, CIV
ing n banquet to Antony, took pearl worth
500 GOO AMI dissolved 1t in vinegar an
swallowed It. Bat whs our Prince, accord
ing to the evangelist, in His last hours took
The vinegar, In 1t had been d ssolved al ths
pearls OF His heavenly royalty. Down until
| there was no other harassment to suffer, poor
until there was no other pauperism to tor
ture, D lions Of dollars spent in wars TO de-
stroy men, who will furnish the statistics OF
tho value of that precious blood that was
| shed to save us2 rye know tho grace OF our
Lord Jesus Christ. that. though He was rich,
yet for our sakes He became poor.
Only those who study this text in two
places can fully realize its poser--the holy
Lard OF Asia Minor AMI the holy land OF
| heaven, / wish hat some dav you might go
! to the Holy Land AMI take drink out OF
Jacobs well, and take q sail on Gaiiiee,
and read tho sermon ON tee mount while
stsnsling on Olivet. and see the wilderness
where Christ WIS tempted, anil be some
afternoon on Calvary mt about 3 o'clock
the hour at which closed the cruciflxion--
ani sit rnier the syeanores and by tbs side
OF brooks, ami think and dream and pray
about the poverty CT Him who came our
souls 10 gave. But yoa may BE- denied
that, and so here. i'll another continent
and In ano. her hemisphere, and in scenes
az different rs pos .ible, we recount as vel
we may how poor was our he6reGly Prince
But In the other holy lanl above We may all
study the riches that He let behint when he
started for earthly expedition. Come, let US
ba Fgain to meet eaca other at the door OF
the Fathers mansion. or on the bank of the
river inst where it rolls from under the
throne, or at the outside gate. Jesus got the
cont rast by exchanging that world for this; We
will get il by exchanging this world for that.
There anfl then you will understand more c1
the wonders CT the grace OF our Lord Jesu;
Christ. who, Though he Was rich, yet foi
your sakes became poor"
Yes, grace, FREQ grace, sovereign grace,
. omniootent grace Among the thousands
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! nueenly word. II means free and unmerite ed
. kindncss. My text has no monopoly OF the
tyorJ. Que hundred aud twenty-nine times
, does the Bible eIlogize grace. 1t Is door
: swung vide open to let into ths parden o
: Col all the m Hens who choose to enter it.
John Newton sang Of 1t when he wrote:
= Amazing grace, how sweet the soaot,
, + That saved wretch like me.
I Philip Doddriige put 1t into allhYmnoiogJ
q when he w.ote;
!. Grace. lis charming sound
l Harmonious to the ear.
1 Heaven with echo shallroscuni,
l And ell the earth shall hear.
/, One OF John Bnnyan's greet books Is en-
y titled 'iGracs Abounding." "lt Is all o
= gracs that am saved as has been on th'
n lps OF hun lreds OF dying Christians. III
!, boy Sammy was right whsn. being exam
:, Iiued for admission into church membership
I. he was asked, "Whose WORK was your saliva
= liiop;" And he answered., "Part mine an
J, mart Gods" TheE the examiner asked
u ''Wbat part did you do. sammy An til
) answer was, II opposed God all could an
J. He I'D the lest" On. tue height Of 1t, III
depth of it. the isngsh of il. the breadth Q
a IL. the grace of tiod! Mr.. Fletcher ha,
d! ing written o pamphlet that p.ease
Oh ina king, the king offered to cor
. uensate bin, ana Fletcher answered
y. ;.Thers is only one thing want, and tbs
70 Is mors grace" Yes, Ny blood bougt
OF hearers gracs TO live by an grace 10 die b,
ca Grace that sayei the publican; tnat save
I'd LYDIA that saved thu dying thief; tn,
n savei the isiler; that savai me. Bat tn
~ riches OF that grace will not be fully unde
40 STOOL until heaven breaks in upon II
~ soul. An old Scotchuan who had bee
y, ~ y soldier in one OF the European wars vi
u. ~ sic,S and dying in one OF our America
,h hospitals. his one desire was 10 see Scotiai
.. ~ and his oil home ani once again wa
in, heather OF the Highlands AMI hr
VI the bagpipes OF the Scotch regiments. III
~ night that the oil Scotch soldier di'
!, young man, somewhat reckless. b
y, kibd-5earted got company OF mus.cia
- to come and play under the old sold.e
- window, and among the Instruments the
', ,u was a bagpiga. The instant that the N
-, sieians began the dying o'd mao 10 uel'
~ Jun laid: whats that? WHAT 9 tbs
~ Why, It's The regiments coming hon
70 That's tho tune--yes. lhlt's tue tur
AZ Ihaus Col, / have got hol.c oEee more
To- -Bounis Sceilail and Bonnie DOM
y. were the last wordshe utiere as hs pass
~ up 10 The highlands of the better counti
AMI there are hun irsds honssiek Tor hes
~ ~, en. some because you have 80 many
,,.' eaysmsnts, sons bsc y31 hays 50 ma
- % ,enpta!ions, SO ne be,auso you have
80 many ailmsnts--Ao nss!ck, very honest
a au 'or the faith rianl OF hsayan. an the mu
~. .hai you want TO hsls now is the song
oui rec grace, and the music that you want
"a ,ear when you die is free grace. q
ccs forever before III. throne OF God you '
cls sing OF the grace OF our Lord Jesus Chr
a sss whc, though HIS was rica, for your sakss
- came poCr.
al Yes, yes, for your sakesl 1t was not o
I'D pleasure excursion that He came, for II J
-. all pain. 1t was not on ar astronomical
Nc ploralion, for He knew this world Ms :
-. before He aiigatel rs afterward. II was
~. because He was compelled 10 come, Tor
Ky volunteered. II WAS not because it was 81
W for He kaew that it would bathorn and ST
: o - and hunger and thirst anil vooiferntior
- angry. mobs. ..For your sakesr To y
~. away yoar tears, to forgive your wrong
~. ~, ing. to compaaionsbip Your loneliness
.ne soo;he your sorrows, TO sit With you by
Wy new made grave, to bind up your wou
so,s in the ugly battle with the W.
.u '.s, and bring you home at last, kind
80. up thu inisis that fall on
~ diving vision with the sunlight OF u glori
mo- NO. morn. For your sakesi'' No: viii cha
s s,i, that Paul will not cara aud Christ will
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