The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01

Sc himf Then pray 10 God % take
the scales on your eyes. Look that
way-try 10 look that way. His voice
comes down 10 ron this day-comes
down TO the bllndesi. to the deafest
soul. saying; Look unto me. all ye
ends OF the earth. and be ye saved. Tor
! am God. and there Il none else
Proclamation Of universal emanrlpa-
Ton Tor all slaves. Proclamation Of
universal amnesty for an rebels Bet
shazzar gathered the Babylonish no
bies 70 his table, Cecegc !. entertained
the lords o. England al a banquet: Ma
pe-e"n III, welcomed the Car Of Rus
sia and the Sultan Of Turkey TO his
feast' the Emperor OF Germany was
slad 10 have our minister. George Han.
croft. sit down with him az bis table,
but tell mc, Sc who know nins, N the
worlds history. what other King ever
asied the abandoned ard the forlorn
and the wrctchcd and the outcast 20
come aud sit beside him?
on the day q his death. stephen
spoke before few people n the san
hedrim. nov he addresses sll Chrlst3l.
dom. Paul the Apostle stool on Mars
Hlll addressing a handful % ,,hiluso-
Pliers who kasN not so much abou, sci-
cnce ~ modern school sirl. To-day
he talks 70 an the millions OF Christen-
dom about the Woaders Of Justification
and the glorlcs OF resurrection. JOAN
Wesley was howled down by tAc mob
70 whom he preached. and thpy threw
bricks At him. and they denounced
him. and they iostlsd him, ana they
spat upon him. and yet to-day. b an
lands. he IL sdml,,tH % be the great
father oi Method.sm Booths bullet
Vacated the Presidential chair. Tut
nom that spot Of coagulated blood on
the floor In the box Of Fori's Thcatsr
there sprang up the new life Of ma
ton. stephen stoned. but stephen
l alive
Pass or now and sec stephen IN hls
dying prayer Ills FIRST thought was
not how the stones hurt his head. ror
what would become Of BIS body. tia
first thought was about his spirit.
Lord Jesus. receive my spirit" The
murderer standing On the trap door.
the black rap being drawn over his
head before the execution. may rim
ace about the future. but you and I
have no shame In cunfcsslng 10 some
anxiety about whore VIC are going 10
come out. You are not 40 body There
Is within you a soul I see II g'pam
from your eyes. and ! see 10 irrsdlstng
your cOuntenancc. Sometimes am
ebashed before an audience. not be-
cause come under their physical eye
sight. hut lccsuse realize the truth
that ! stand before 90 many immortal
l spirits. The probability Is that your
body VIII NJ last find 4 tepn.rhre In
some ~ the cemetor.e. that surround
your town or city. There Is no doub;
| bat that yonr Obsequios viii be- dec NJ
and respectful. and Won VIII lc able ~
I pillow your head under the mamie or
the Norway spruce. or the cypress or
the blosfoming hr. but this fplr.t
about which stephen prayed. what dl.
rectlon win tha. take? whit Guide
viii escort ~ What gate will omen TO
receive q? What cloud will be cleft
[ Tor ~ pathway? After Il has got DO.
I yond the Hight q our sua. will there be
torches lighted Tor Q, the rest of tho
wayg win the soul have 10 travel
7 through long deserts before d r.R he's
| the good land' n We should lose our
pathway. will there he a castle al
whose gate We may ask the way 20 the
city, Oh. this mysterious spirit with.
7 Ia IA! 10 has tao wings. bat 70 j. In
cage now. Il Is locked fast 20 keep
/ "a. but lot the door 90 this cage open
the least. ard that soul is cfi. Eagles
wing could rot catch H. The Lght.
nings are net swift orough 10 take up
With g. when The soul leaves the body
It takes Gf.y words az lound. And
have no anxiety about 10? Have you
no anxiety about ~
Go not care what yon DO VITA my
body when my soul is gone. OF whether
YOU believe In cremation or lnhuma-
ton. shall sleep Just as we'll In a
wrapping Of sackcloth a. In fatin Lined
with eagles down. But my soul-5e-
fore this day Iasses. / will find ont
where II viii lard Thank God iar
the iutimatlon OF my text. that when
We die Jesus takes US. That answers
oil questions To- me. What though
there were massive bars between here
and tho city Fl light. Jesus could ro-
move them. What though there we're
great saharas OF darkness. Jesus cou'd
illume them Wha, though gst
weary on the way Christ could M me
on his omn,p3teut shoulder. What
though there WIRE ch7sms to cross. his
hand could ira sport me. Then let
Stephens prayer be my dying lItany.
Lord Jesus. receive my spirit" Il
may hc In that hour we will be too fec
bic 10 say a long prayer. II may 10
IN that hour we viii not he able to shy
the Lords Prayer" Tor II has fe-en
poililora Perhaps We may be too
feeble even 10 say the infant prayer our
mothers taught us which John Quln-
cy Adams. seventy years ot agc. sall
every night when he put his head upon
hls pillow
Now lay me down TO sleep.
lpray the Lord my sorl TO keep.
We may be too feeble TO employ
either Of these familiar form. but this
prayer Of stephen % 20 short. is so
concise. Be- SO earnest ls 70 e1mprchcn.
f.tc, wc surely viii he able 10 say that
'l.urh Jesus. receive my spirit" on.
U that prayer b. answered. how sweet
Il vii lc Co de, TITS world is clever
enough Co us ra,h ps q has treated
us o gr.at deaf letter than we deserve
TO Do treated, tut % Ga the dying pillow
there should break tho Ughf of that