The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31

Out Jesus Chris, so nightly stormed
the gates of that future world that
they have never since been closely shut,
Christ knows what it is to leave this
world, of the beauty Of which lie was
more apprcciativc than we ever could
be. lie knows the eNquisiteness Of the
phosphorescence of the sea, He trod
Il. He knows the glories Of the mid.
night heavens, for they were the span.
glcd canopy of His wilderness pillow,
lie knows about the lilies. lie twisted
khem into His sermon, He knows about
vhe fowls Of the air. They whirred
Their way through His discourse. He
knows about the sorrows of leaving
/ this beautiful world. Not n taper was
Minded in the darkness. lie died
physicianless. lie died In cold sweat
and dizziness and hemorrhage and
y rouy. that have put Him in sympathy
with all the dying. lie goes through
/ Chri>tcudom, and lie gathers up the
kirgs out Of all the death pillows, and
[ He puts them under His own neck and
Alcad He gathers on His own tongue
Rhe burning thirsts Of many genera
kiors. The sponge is soaked In the
Ysorruw Of all those who have died In
their beds. as we'll as soaked in the sor-
row. Of all those who persisted in icy
or farv martyrdom. While Heaven was
| pit,.ug. and earth was hooking, and
Me, was deridiug, He took The vinegar
10 all those TO whom life has been an
a,,rbity-a dose they could not swal.
low. a draft that set their teeth on
edge and a-rasping-l preach the ON
uipotent sympathy Of Jesus Christ.
The sister Of Herschel. the astrono-
mer. used 10 spend much Of her time
polishing the telescopes through which
&c brought the distant worlds nigh.
1ard il is my ambition now this hour
! 70 clear the lens q YOUR spiritual
vision. so that, looking through the
dark night Of your earthly troubles.
you NAV behold the glorious conStel.
la'ion OF SaNiours mercy and Sa.
YOURS love. oh. my friends. DO not
rry 10 carry all your ills alone. DO not
lgut your poor shoulder under the
\ Apcurines, when the Almighty Christ
y is ready 20 lift up all your burdens
When you have trouble OF any Mind
lJou rUsh this Way and that way. and
lyru wonder what this man will say
about it, and YOU try this prescription
| sgl that prescription and the other
prescription oh. why do you not 20
saiCh; 10 the Heart % Christ, know.
. ING that FOR our own SHINING and sui
'eriuy race lie took the vinegar?
There was a vessel that had been
hosed Of the seas for great muuy
weeks and been disabled, and the sup.
'p'y ofwatcr gave out, and the crew were
dying OF thirst. After many days they
saw a sah against the sky. They sig.
|ra'rd H. when the vessel came nearer
he people on the suffering ship cried 10
D. captain OF the other vessel: send
sa2ss sss So. W = sss lying for lasL
amN We fs'Ycs fSsf6rccc: ~r',
(your buckets where YOU are. You ar,
in the mouth 81 the Amazon. and Their,
are scores Of miles Of fresh water al
iarouud about YOU and hundreds 81 feet
Ideep' And then they dropped their
buckets over the side 81 the vessel ant
brought UP the clear. bright. fresh wa
ter and put out the fire OF their tLirs,
So hail you to-day after long ant
perilous voyage, thirStirg for comfor
and thirstiug for eternal life. and
ask you what is the use % going in that
death-struck state while all around yor
is the deep, clear, wide, sparkling floot
OF Gods sympathetic mercy, Oh, dir
your buckets and drink and live for
ever. "Whosoever will, let him CON,
and take Of the water Of life freely"
Yet there are people who refuse thii
Divine sympathy, and they try 10 fighr
their own battles, ard drink their owl
vinegar, and carry their own burdens
and their life, instead OF being a tri
umphal march from victory TO victory
will be q hobbliBg on from defeat 4
defeat, until they make a final sur
render to retributiye disaster. Oh.
wish could to-day gather up In m,
arms all the woes OF men and women
all their heartaches, all their disap
pointments, all their chagrins, and jus
take them right 10 the feet OF n sym
pathizing Jesus. He took the vinegar
Mana Sahib. after he had lost his las
battle in India, fell back into the jun
giles OF Ihcri-jungles so full OF malari;
that no mortal can live there. He car
ricd with him also a ruby OF great lus
ter and Of great value. He died in thos,
iungles. His body was never found
and the ruby has never yet been recov
cred. And ! fear that to-day there arr
some who will fall backfrom this sub
ject into the sickening, killing Jungle
Of their sin, carrying a gem Of infinite
value-a priceless soul-to be lost for
ever. Oh, that that ruby might flasl
IN the eternal coronation! But. no,
There are some. fear, who turn ava!
from this offered mercy and comfor'
and Divine sympathy, Notwithstanding
that Christ, for all who would accep
His grace. trudged the long way, anC
su frercd the decorating thongs, and re
C.eived in His face the eXpectorations o.
the filthy mob, aud for the guilty. ant
The discouraged. and the discomforted
of the race. took the vinegar. May Coo
Almighty break the infatuation ant
lead YOU out into the strong hope, and
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