Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-01


have is what Paul calls a good con-
science
But is there no such thing as moral
publication? If man Is a sinner once
must he always be sinner, and an
unforgiyen sinner? We have all had
conscience after rs. Or 90 yoD tell me
that all the words of your life have
been just right. and all the thoughts Of
your heart have been just right, and
all the actions of your life just right?
Then you do not know yourself and l
take the responsibility Of saying you
are pharisee, you are a hypocrite.
you are a Pontius PLATE. and do not
know IL. You commit the very same
sir that PLATE committed. You have
crucified the Lord OF Glory. But X
nine-tenths OF this audience are made
up of thoughtful and earnest people,
then nine-tenths of this audience are
saying within themselves. rs there no
such thing Is moral publication? Is
there no LAYER in which the soul may
wash and be Clean?" Yes, yes. yes.
Tell it in song. tell it In sermon. tell
ii in prayer. tell it to the hemispheres.
That is what David cried out for when
he said, Wash me thoroughly from
my sin, and cleanse me from mine in
EQUITIES" And that is what in another
place, he cried out for when ne said.
Wash me and l shall be winter than
snow" Behold the laver OF the Cos
pei, filled win living fountains Did
you ever see the picture of the laver Ia
the ancient tabernacle or in the an
cient temple? The laver in the an
cient tabe. nacle was made out OF the
Women's metallic looking glasses. Il
was great basin standing on a beau
tiful pedestal: but when the temple
was built, then the laver was an i'm
mtnse affair called the brazen sea; and
oh. how deep were the floods there
gathered And there were ten LAYERS
beside-five at the right and five at
the left-and each layer had three hun
dred gallons OF water. And the out
side OF these LAYERS was carved and
chased with palm trees SO delicately
cut you could almost see the leaves
tremble. and lions so true 10 life that
you could imagine yOu could see the
nostril throb. and he cherubim with
oItspread wings. That magnificent
LAYER OF the old dispensation is a fee
bic type OF the more glorious laver OF
cur dispenSation-our sUnlit dispensa-
ton.
Here is the layer holding rivers OF
salvation having for Us pedestal the
Rock OF Ages. carved with the figure
OF the lou OF Judah's tribe. and hay
ing palm branches for victory. and
wings suggestive Of the souls fiight
toward God in prayer. and the sOuls
hight heavenward when We die. Come
We auditory and wash away all your
sins however aggravated, and all your
sorrows. however agonizing. Come TO
this fountain. open for all sin and un-
cleanness, the furthest, the worst. You
need not carry your sins half a sec
Ond. Come and wash In this glorious
gospei laver. Why. that is an oppor-
tuDity enough 10 swallow up all ma
tons. That is an opportunity that will
Italy, and yet stand on the Pyreuees
and beckOn to Spain. and I. will vet
stand on the Ural and beckou TO Rus
STA, and it will stand at the gate OF
heaven and beckon to all nations. Par
don for all sin, and pardon right away.
through the blood OF the Son of God.
A little child that had been blind. but
through skilled surgery brought 10
sight, said. Why, mother. why didn't
you tell me the earth and the sky are
SO beautiful? Way didn't you tell
me?" Oh" replied the mother. my
child, | did tell YOU often: often told
you how beautiful they are: but you
were blind. and You couldn't see,"
oh. If We could have our eyes opened
TO see the glories in Jesus Christ We
would feel that the half had never been
told Us. and You would go to some
Christian man and say, why didn't
YOU tell me before OF the glories Of the
Lord Jesus Christie" and that friend
would say. Il did tell you, but you
were blind and could not see. and you
We're deaf and could not hear"
History says that a great army came
10 capture ancient Jerusalem, and when
this army got on the hills 50 that they
saw the turretS and towers of Jeru-
salem. they gave 4 shout that made
the earth tremble; and tradition.
whether true or false. SAYS that So
great was the shout. eagles flying in
the air dropped under the atmospheric
percussion. Oh if we could only catch
glimpse OF this Gospel temple into
which We are all invited 10 come aud
wash. there would he song tubilant
and wide sounding, at New Jerusalem
seen. at New Jerusalem taken, the
hosannas of other worlds flying mid
air would fold their wings and drop in
- our closing doxOlogy. Against the
disappointing and insufficient laFer OF
Pilates vice and Pilates cowardice,
and Pilates sin, place the brazen sea
or A Sayior's pardoning mercy