Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-11-18

the only way what about the heather.
who have never heard Of himT' But you
are MT heathcn. aud why divert us from
the question of Our personal salvation?
Satan j. always introducing something
irrelevant. He wants IL take il out of
personality into an abstraction. Get our
own salvation settled. aud then we will
discuss the salvation of other people.
But" SAYS some one. what percentage
of the human race will Ice saved: What
will hc the comparative number saved
and lost = There satan thrusiS III III"
mathematics ~ redemption. He suggests
that you find out the mathematical pro
portion 81 Tie redeemed Bat lee not
deceived. | am upw discussing tin, ctpr-
nal welfare of un,y two persons. Yourself
and myself t;rt ourselves right heturo
we bother ourselves about getting others
right. q Christ come hiihcr and master
our ease. ll'9o are eur sins uatd ~
them. uur wounds heal them: our bar
dcns lit iErr. uur sorrows comfort
them We varI tho Christ 81 B1riimcus
TO open uui blind eyes. the Christ of
Martha to hip rs in our ,lninrS;i' cares.
the Christ nf Oiifct Ia help us preach our
srriuo.s. III" Christ Of Lake Gaiilcc 10
still oar trlgl,'sts. the Christ ~ Lazarus
To raise "uf dead Not loo tired is h. to
come. ,hou.,h he has on his whipped
shoulders lon: carried the worlds woe
and on hi laccrstcd feet walked this
way Ia accept ui.r Salutatinn.
WnItin-s For the Redeemed.
by the bloody thrncS ~ the mountain
on which Jesus died. aud 10y the scpul-
cher where his mutilai,d body was in
closed in darkcncd crypt and by the
Olivci from which he arose. while aston
ishcd disciples cluichcd for his robes L.
dctain him in their companinnship. and
by the radiant and omuipotcnt throne oh
which h. sit, waitin: for the coming ~
all those whose redemption was settled
in heaven. ! implorc you bow your head
in immediate and final submission. Once
exercise SORROW for what you have done
and exercise trust in him for what he is
willing to ID. and all is well for both
worlds. Then you can swing out defiance
80 all opposition. human and diaholic. In
cunqucIins his foes he conuurrc! yours.
And have ynu noticed that passage in
Colossians that represents him ''havin:
despoilcd p':neipaliiicS aud powers. he
made n show of them. openly triumph
ing" SO bringing before rs that over
Mhclmin: spectacle of A Roman triumph?
When Pompcy landed ut BrindiSi. Ifa-
ally. returned from his Victories. he dis
banded the brave men who had fought
under him ard sent them rejoicing 10
their homes. and. entering Rome. his en-
blazouCd chariot was followed by princes
in chains frnlH Kingdoms he had conquer.
ed. and flowers such rs only grew under
those Italian skies S;rcwcd the way. aud
he came under arches inscribed with tie
-
triumphed and rode hy columns which
told Of the 500 cit,.s he had destroyed
and the l2.uO0.O0O people he had con
qucred or slain Then the banquet was
spread. and out of the chaliccs filled (,
the brm they drank To the health Of the
conqueror. Belisarius. the great soldier.
returned from his military achievements
and was robcd in purple. and in the pro
ccssion were brought golden thrones and
pillars OF precious stones and the fUrn-
ture of royal fcaStS. AMI amid the spl n
doris Of kingdoms overcome he Was l!ai cd
TO the hiprc'.rofac by shouts such rs had
seldom run: through the capital Then
also came the convivialities. In the ar
3T4 AuIclan r:,ic his cuirnncc t. Rome
in triumphal car in which he stood vii |"
winged ti:,'rc Of Victory held wreath
Of Palmyra. wallcd hchind his chariot.
her person "nc.r led with fcttcrS Of ID
under the w,i,'t Of which she nea~y
tainted. but still captive. And thc-c
were in the no, cssiun 2gn lions nnd ii
gers and hc.>;S II many lands aud 1890
gladiaiors ~ iscd from The cruel amphi-
thcaicr ihct Icy might decorate the day
and Persian: md Arabian and Ethiopian
IN
the lon; lines ~ capiivcS Egyptians. Syr
ians. GarlS. Cloths and Nandal,.
1t was I" s.,ch scenes that the New
Tcsiamc"i refers when il spoke "f Christ
'hayins dcSnoilcd p:iuc. lai,icS and pow.
erS. he i.iUe u show nf them. openly tai.
umphinc. Bat. Oh. the d!.."rcner in
those irg,ar!:>. The Roman tgiuni =
represented ar.o:ance. cruelty. opprrs-
sian ana v.u;.=. hut Christ's iria,aph
meant .maae alton AMI holiness M joy.
The fui1a": v..S 4 procession nf gsnlu>
accomplished b.. Il clamk OF CHAINS. Tie
other a procession Of hosannaS hy mil
lions set fn-'ver fgcc The only shacl,iej
ones ~ Chs = tri-mrh will he satan
and his cohn:iS tied - cur Lords chariot
wheel. with III t':r ahoiainaiion> - all
the earth hr',ad FOR an eternal cnniiv;.y
Then win c,:.'c u FEAST in which The cl.l.
t.. be- Glled with thr new wine ~
IL lom." Under arches comuiclnn.
raii of al the battles in which the ban
ncrcd armies ~ the church miiiinni
through thousands OF years of struggle
have AZ last won the day Jesus will ride.
Conqucror ~ earth anl hell and heaven.
Those armies. dish9nlcd. viii fake pal
Hccs and thrones. And they shall c,me
from the east and The west and the north
and the south and 81, down in the king
dom of God" And may you and |.
through the par,loninc and sanctifying
grace of Christ. be guests at that royal
banquet