Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-11-17

dying and the dead of the battle were
lying all around. But II Is a more
thrilling spectacle as we look forward
through the centuries and see the last
armed and imperial iniquity Of the
world slain and the crown Of universal
victory put upon the cOnqueror on the
white horse Of the Apocalypse and all
nations hail the power Of Jesus
name" That the whole earth will be
redeemed is one Of the things long ago
settled In heaven.
Gods Plan Of Salvation.
Another thing decided In that high
place Is that all who are adjOined TO
the unparalleled One Of Bethlehem and
Nazareth and Golgotha will be the sub
jects Of a supernal felicity without any
taking off. The old adage says that
"beggers must not be chOOsers." and
the human race in its depleted state
had better not be critical of the mode
by which God would empalace all OF
us. could easily think Of plan more
complimentary to our fallen humanity
than that which Is called the plan OF
salvation" II God had allowed US TO
do part of the work Of recovery and he
do the rest; If we could do three-quar-
ters Of ii and he do the last quarter, IL
we could accomplish most Of ii and be
just put on the finishing touches. many
could look with more complacency
upon the projected reinstatement Of
the human family No, no. We must
have our pride subjugated, our stub
born will made flexible and supernat-
ural power demonstrated in US at every
step. A pretty plan Of salvation that
would be, of human drafting and man.
ufacturlngl 1t would be a dOXolOgy
sung to ourselves. God must have all
the glory, not one step of our heavenly
throne made by earthly carpentry; not
one string could we twist Of the harp
of our eternal rejoicing. Accept all as
an unmerited donation from the skies,
or we will never have ii at all.
Now" says some one. III Christ
is the only way, what about the hea'
then. who have never heard Of him"
But you are not heather, and why
divert us from the question Of our
personal salvation? Satan is always
introducing something Irrelevant He
wants to take II out Of a personality
into an abstraction. Get our own sal.
yation settled. and then we will dis
cuss the salvation Of other people.
But" says some one. what percent
age Of the human race will be sayed2
What Will be the comparative number
saved and lostY There satan thrusts
In the mathematics of redemption. He
suggests that you find out the mathe-
matical proportion Of the redeemed.
But be not deceived. | am now Dis
cussing the eternal welfare Of only
two persons, yourself and myself. Get
ourselves right before we bother our
selves about getting others right. o
Christ, come hither and master our
easel Here are our sins-pardon
them: our wounds-heal them; our
burdens-lift them; our sorrOws-com-
fort them. We want the Christ OF
Bartimeus 10 open our blind eyes, the
Christ Of Martha to help us in our do
nestle cares, the Christ OF Olivet TO
help US preach our sermons the Christ
OF Lake Galilee to still our tempests,
the Christ Of Lazarus 10 raise our
dead. Not too tired is he 10 come,
though he has on his whipped shoul-
ders so long carried the worlds woe
and on his lacerated feet walked this
way to accept our salutation.
The Royal Banquet.
By the bloody throes Of the noun
tain on which Jesus died. and by the
sepulcher where his mutilated body
was lnclosed in darkened crypt. and by
the Olivet from which he arose while
astonlshed disciples clutched for his
robes TO detain him in their compan-
ionship. and 10y the radiant and omnip-
otent throne on which be sits waiting
for the coming Of all those whose re-
demptlon was settled in heaven, | I'M
plore you bow your head in immediate
and final submission. Once exercise
sorrow for what you have done and ex-
erclse trust in him for what he is will
ing to do. and all is well for both
worlds. Then you can swing out Ge-
fance to all opposition, human and
diabolic. In conouering his foes he con-
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