Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
Christ the Healer.

Suppose a man were sick, ana ilere
was phial on his mantelpicCe wi-l
medicine he knew would cure ..n' an4
he refused to take it, what would you
say of him? He is Il suicide. And
what do you say of that man W-o' SICK
in sin. has the healing medicine -oI
Gods grace offered him and refuses 70
take il? Ii he dies, he is suicide
People talk as though God took e man
and led him out to darkness and DEATH
rs though he brought him up TO the
cliffs and then pushed him OF. Oh,
mol When a man is lost it is not be-
cause God pushes him off; II IS because
he Jumps off. In olden times suicide
was buried at the crossroads, aAi the
people were accustomed TO throw
stones upon his grave. SO it seems to
me there may he at this time man
who is destroying his SOUL ana as
though the angels of God were here TO
bury him ut the point where the roadS
of life and death cross each other
throwing upon the grave the broken
law and a great pile of mismWoNed
privileges. so that those going Oy may
look at the fearful mound ana learn
what a suicide il is when IN .mMo.UGl
soul. for which Jesus died. puts ''se4l
out Of the way.
When Christ trod this planet with
foot Of flesh, the people rushed a.'ef
hini-people who We're sick. ana those
who. being so sick they could moi Wa.S.
were brought by their friends. Here
see a mother holding up her little
child. saying: Cure this Group Lord
Iesus, cure this scarlet fever. And
others: Cure this ophthalm'a. GIVE
ease and rest to this spinal distress.
Sralghten this club foot CHRIST
made every house where he stopped
dispensary. ] do not believe that lh
the 10 centuries which have gone by
since. his heart has got hard. feel
that we can come now with all our
wounds OF soul and get his benedlc-
ton. o Jesus, here we are. We want
healing. We want sight. Nc-Waht
health. We want life "The whole
need not a physician, but they that are
sick" Blessed be God tha. Jesus
Christ comes through this asscm1ase
now. his garments smelling of myrrN
that means fragrance. "and 1loes
thev mean bitter sacrihcial memories.
"and cassia"-that means medicine ana
, cure.
out of Ivory Palaces.
According to my text. he comes "ou'
Of the ivory palaces" You know OF
II vou do not know will tel you now.
that some of the palaces of olden time
, were adorned with ivory. AhaD aAi
Solomon had their homes furnished
I, with il. The tusks Of African ana
, Asiatic elephants were twisted into Az
, manner of shapes. and there were
- stairs of ivory, and chairs o. lro.y
|, and tables Of ivory. and floors or IVORY
: and pillars of ivory. and windows Oh
= ivory. and fountains that dropped int'
= basins Of ivory. and rooms mat nae
!, ceilings of ivory. Oh. white and oyer
= mastering beauty. Green tree branch
= es sweeping the white curbs Tapcsir,
. trailing the snowy floors. Brackets @
, light flashing on the lustrous surround
p lngs. Silvery music ripping CA iA
beach of the arches The mere though
of II almost stuns my BRAN. and yol
say: "Oh, IL could only have waiAe'
:, over such floors. II couF hay
:. thrown myself ~ such a chair. II
- could have heard the drip AMI dash O
= those fountains: You shall hav
|, something better than thai if yoa onl
:, let Christ Introduce you. From ina
= Mace he came. and TO that place b
y proposes to transport you, FOR bis gar
- ments smell Of myrrh and aioes an
: : cassia out Of the ivory palaces. w Aa
p p place heaven must be- The Tuilerle
- Of the French, the Windsor castle