The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-09-15

sometimes . tonic for ths body, and
the bitter aloss that grow on this tree
Aah give strsnsth aud life to thy
soul The left-hsnd cross Il . repent
ing eross. A men who have been
nearly drowned tell % that in one mo-
nent, while they were under the wa
ter. their whole life passed before
them. 50 ! suppose in q @omsnt the
dying mAlefaetor thought over all HE
past Hfs-of that night when be went
into an ungaArded door and took all
the silver. the gold. the jewels, and a.
the sleeper stirred he put . knife
through his heart; Of that Gay when.
in the lonely pasA be met the way
farer. and. regardless Of the cries and
prayers and tears sad struggles Of
his victim. he flung the msngiee
o0rpse ints the dust q the highway
o. hsaped upon Il the stones.
He says: II am . guilty wretch. II
deserve thia- There 10 no need Of my
eursing. That will not stop the pain.
There IL no need Of hlssPhsming
Christ, for He has done me no wrong.
And yea I cannot die a. The tostures
Of my body arr undons by the tor
lures Of my soul The past 10 q scene
Of misdoing. the present o erusihh0n.
the future an everlasting undoing,
Come back. thou hiding midday suni
KIss ny check with ons bright ray Of
comfort. What, no help from above
no help from beneath? Thsn / must
turn TO my companion in s0rrow. the
One on the middle eross. / have heard
that He knows how " help . man
when he 10 in trouble. I have heard
that He AN sure the wounded. I have
heard that He can pardon the sinner.
Surely In all His Wanderings up and
down the earth He never raw one
more In need Of His forgiveness. wilt
thou turn for the moment away from
Thy WI pangs TO pity maj Lord, II
Is not to have my hands relieved OF
my feet taken from the torture-I can
stand all this-but, oh. my sins, my
sins, my sinsl Thsy pierce me through
and through. They tell ne l must die
forever. They will push me out into
the darkness uniess Thou VIII help
me. I confess Il all Hear the cry
Of the dying thief; Lord. remember
me when Thou CONTEST into Thy king
dom ask no great things. ! seek
for no throne In Heaven, no chariot
10 take me 10 the skies. but JUST think
OF me when this Gays horrors have
passed. Think OF me aiittle-of me,
the one o hanging 81 Thy side
when the shout Of Heavenly welcome
takes Thee back Into Thy glory. Thou
wilt not forget me. wilt thou? Lord,
remember me when Thou oomest into
Thy kingdom Only Just remember
me-" e b
This left hand cross was . believing
cross. There was no guesswork In that
PRAYER. no ar IN that application.
The left hand cross flung itself at the
foot Of the middle cross, expecting
mercy. Faith ia only just opening the
hand 10 take what Christ offers us.
The work is ell done; the bridge Is
built strong enough for us oil to walk
over, Tap not at the door Of Gods
as warrior with gsuntleted fists AZ
the castle gate. SO with all the aroused
energies Of our souls let US pound at the
gate Of Heaven. That gate u locked.
You 70 TO Il with a bunchofkeys. You
try philosophy. That will not open Il.
AlarRe door generally has q ponderous
key. 1 take the cross and place the
rOot OF II In ie.h-a and By the two
arms Of the cross turn the lock. and
the door opens.
This left hand cross was Q pardoued
eross- The crosses were only two or
three yards apart. II did not take long
for Christ to hear. Christ might have
turned away and said: How darest
thou speak TO me? an the Lord Of
Heaven and earth. I have een your
violence. When you struck down the
man In the darkness, | saw you. You
are getting a just reward. Die In dark
nsss-die forever" But Jesus said not
80. but rather, This day thou shalt
be with me In Paradise" Is much asto
ssy; u see you there. Do not worry.
| will 10 only bear my cross, but help
you with yours.'
Ihave shown you the right hand cross
and the left hand erossi now core 10
the middle cross We stood at thu one
and found II yielded poison; We STOOD
At the other n found II yielded biyter
aioes. Conc DOW to the MIDDLE er,ss
and shake down apples OF love, Uh-
cover your head. You never saw no
tender a scene a. this. You may hs'e
seen father or mothsr or eomPanion~sr
child die, but never % affecting . seens
% thih The railing thief loosed from
n way and saw the lsft side Of Christ's
lace. But to-day. IN the full blaze OF
Gospel light, you ct christ's full face,
it-1as suffering cross, hthf weapons
o. torture hso gone ohly Through the
fstty portions Of the body. tbs torture
would not have been % great, but they
went throuGh the hands and feet and
tsnDish the most sensitive portions,
IL was not only the spesr that went
into MS SIDE. bat the stns OF shths
100 fnonssnd spears -piuhgtafts
plunge, deeper apd deeper, until the
nlenes snd sonPosurs that before char
aetsrizsd Him gave wsy to groan,
ne 'rfows o.
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