The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
ALadder Iato Tie skies.

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4 ladder Iafo fI,e Slfcs
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-. rec We tAHte ".. TO
- pieces on me cross 70. . ..,z
become ladder into the skies Ta.r .-.
Ing head b cas-. which has t..r.- "a. ..
promise .-If,s- 80. $50, $500
ars i- u. -.-.. ".'
Hl,5 ..-s.. 49, "''-s' -'+'
''''~ "it-t Dt-s'ttrTF. Ee whose EJ".
many Years have wrought uGficE ......
ness, Sc who hive rorrrr95onaf Nth -.
unriuhteoue .s nh -,.. ...tas ...-
haipbt 30 ,.-
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i-i.,.,i., ,''' .... i.N7.'. every tNtit.N- VI
''''t-''s mercy Hr.tL-
The dying .r.s- --..-s.s f....
TAG t-.-fsf- 5- e..
Ana nv. -.
vr..a I'D, VEG -s T.
GA 10 -s ++fs-
/ nave shown you tae rlelt-h4nE cross
ard the left-hard Cress. now conn. ID, tt,
Riddle cross We s.o-r .. 81.
found il welded rofs-. "a, '. ''.' ..'
otbr- - - =" Ss''t az iHt
- -. - -N-''" p. t...A.t bitter aiges-
Co''I NV 10 we MIDDLE Cross. and shake
Gown apples OF love JrroE.. yuur head
You never saw So tender r s...-... .... -I...
You may have seen f4fr,.- -
eompanlcD or chr5 ..f. d.. .. ''o.'.1'' y.
- - 80 ass guy never so ale
tt0|Hh !. scene IS this. Tho railing Ia.r-
Iooked Rom one way. and saw only Oh.
49, Slue o. ShiIss iae" The peuitsH.
the len side or CFrf.,,s =, +" "S' , '...N 81"
where you sit to-day. In he frr s..-. p.
Gospel light you see Chr.st's uU I.- u.
va suffering cross. II the weapons .-
1or,iI,5s ~ 80 l'1 o4.y ,-Ioasa tEe .t"y
rot have 49, 81 - tl'' .1- ~ "..-
through the hands. and fae- and ..-'.r.,,
the most sensitive portions It ~. .-."
only the spear THAI went into His -.
oHI Ile SlllA OF On the r3ee-1 Thousand
,iaener gWTti7 ~. A-,.'.ey, gel ~ a..
that before cbsr,o.g-5z-T H. '.''..
20 a grOan. through which TirI,bf.f ...
sorrows Of time and the wees of sta~r...
human nate had done its worst, and r.t
s ,i'i4 MLI!eI ~! ~. n1tpest laVelH ana devils
ever, yerv. ,r NJ it-'. ..., ".
every fiber Of MS b.a,I d.. .,.-,-.s .-'
he cried out. nv Cod. nv God Mn, rs..
Thou torsaken Me%
ON. one would have thought that some
ft - Sii'gI MooII nave stepped our tg
bufcbe-y" n 1h5e sl. Gu r,.5' ..ol i..'
curled its lip. and said .IcTolgi,- m, tr..
revenge would have reIaysd i.s n-...
and said, ! am satisfied. No, No, tn.
"oIId WouId nave the last drop of blood
TUSt 10 &c 80, anu 20 shc Nihr-pI,Ss
cluster is crushed ~ P"' PIC
Ssv.dh- c.-f-,,- nj,
CT. -.
III 80 si1dI ,ous CIoss-the right
h.i o -. ga TOT user, lhe left-
manu- CIoss IOi ltsell' Out the middle cross
LOT you ana me- when King was dying
a young man cried. Pour nv blood i'm,
his veins that he die not H.. ,-,t,,- 30
tho Young no., ,-or, e
Us 49, ''pped, anu IN'
d. fFHH d.
but the young man died. Christ saw On.
race perlsning. He cried. Pour Ms, blood
into their veins fEat tho. IA. ~, ..
ho,,d =, g. -. - -, wy
= - to"' DeO~iu71 Nil1i7t = Nar
c.uShed. MY brow Is painless now. DE-.
cause Christs was bound. / gain heaven
because Christ for me endured tba ha~.
rnrs of beU When tho S,,.ise ,,,or., 49,,
90, ,e-, o,,,to,.,3i,,e- -. -
90 'iiie "3"'-''t tA'" 'i''
MES they sa" these enemies array'G in
solid phalanX, and knew not how 10 break
their ranks; but one of their heroes r-I-H-
ed ont IN front or his rooio,srt and .I...,.
- al. - = a, -, Gu '-''.
Wy Ioi mo- y, nv "'at'.7
ol the enemy were plunged INTO ms AraTa
but while they were Staying him, of course
their ranks were broken. and through that
gap i'm the ranks the Swiss marched Oh,
,,ii+o,,, S,trt.t - -, - -
, ~ VOiS Oiii49l "a" All tLS p""siS 'I
udTkhess assalllnE men. lie cried our,
Make way for the redemption Of The
world All the weapons OF Internal wrath
struck Him, but as they struck Him the
ransomed II arched out free.
To this middle cross, my hearers. look,
ia 'ot sUH59 may I'VE showed you
might see what an ay,fuI thing n -
be unbelieying. | showed YOU the left
hand cross that you might see what 1t IL
70 repent. now / show you the middle
nos dnn g ,IIeS , app. S Nm iiils
sung its praise, ard eculDtors have m.
tempted TO commemorate it in marble, aaA
martyrs have chung TO it IN the fire. and
IN, III isi aus, 'aus ugihR iuleuy IN thelr Dds
boUr ~ on nLIr soI'Is s.,i,. a. Us
an ecstacy of affectionl Law hold of maj
crossl Everything else will fail you. Put
your hand on that ana you are safe,
slousI "a "pIiu sMlhs rom Deheilh your
souIs ineffacesbi,, he tbrs2 I,,,g - '''t
that if i'm your waking moments Won a6
rot realize it. that then in your dream
this coming night you might see on th.
NIL back OF Jerusalem the three spec
! dties-tne fIsht- uahd SFoss showing uuH.-
IieI, 9ylhs WILnoul ChtlSt' tHe ieiL-h..h
~ iti6 ii"l - - ~ D0 - L'il-'i, W
- -tt, - 20 / 100 ep'it sDtL 1iu
Sue SuliDu "a nfIESn az II Say5, ~
Z ~ o,,ed re- P ,.jtt az Wy ~,
Iowa
~ :, 49, 10 oti.ii0I tu0HoA IL AID.-7
~''iiiio1 e''"H IL
Cross Becomes Throne.
"And. while Won look. the rigbf-ba
49,, I'm 60 81 % ej,.Ht -, - .f
, 80 "'ii 60 ~ VI --a.''' am 'li'' ''
leIt VIII De gone; nothing viii remain
but the middle cross, and even that DOB
your dream will begin TO change until
n becomes a throne. and the worn fa..
- C,aI,,ar,, LIN I-scor,,. - ..-.t.
VI Ni'"'y W "''''' "'
sladhess' ana lhsttiI OF the m#I iH"'
bowling ~ the foot Of a cross there WI
be a white-rObed multitude kuerIIug Cd.
the foot Of a throne. And Won and
yin h.. among thor,
"But no, We will not wait fgr srct %
dream. In this. our most aroused mood
We throw down at the feet Of that middle
cross sin. sorrow, life, death, everything.
We are slaves; Christ gives del.yeraU.-
to the captive. We are thirsty. Christ Is
me fountain 10 slake our thirst. We az
Jesus says. am The EEeaa FL.
lii ne are cohdeinnei 70 de 'Nf.-.
-, >, oa'e thdt man rom going down TOD
re 4 ~ Z i - o.