The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-02-17

AS far as I can understand the doc
trine of free lovism, it is this-that
every man ought to have somebody
else's wife and every wife somebody
else's husband. They do not like u
Christian organization of society, and
| wish they would all elope, the
wretches of one sex taking the wretch
es of the other, and start tomorrow
! morning for the great Sahara desert
until the simoom shall sweep seven
feet of sand all over them and not one
passing arava for the next 500 years
bring back one miserable bone of their
carcasses! Free lovism! 1t is the
double distilled extract of nux vomica,
ratsbane and adder's tongue. Never
until society goes back to the old Bible
and hears its eulogy Of purity and its
"anathema of uncleanness-nevcr until
then will this evil be cxtirpated.
Behold also in this giant of the text
and in the giant of u own century
that great physical power must crum-
BILE and expire. The Samson of the
text long ago went away. He fought
the lion. He fought the Philistines.
He could fight anything, but death
was too much for him. He may have
required a longer grave, but the tomb
nevertheless was his terminus.
If, then, we are to be compelled to
go out of this world, where are we to
go to? This body and soul must soon
part. What shall be the destiny OF
the former I know-dust to dust.
But what shall be the destiny of the
latter? Shall it rise into the compan-
ionship of the white robed, whose sins
Christ has slain, or will it go down
among the unbelieving, who tried to
gain the world and save their souls,
bu; were swindled out Of both? Bless
ed be God, we have a Champion. He
is so styled in the Bible. A Champion
who has conquered death and hell, and
He is ready to fight all our battles,
from the first to the last. "Who is
this that ccs,eth up from Edom with
dyed garments from Bozrah, mighty
to save" If we follow in the wake OF
that Champion, death has no power
ard the grave no victory. The worst
man trusting in Him shall have his
dying pangs alleviated and his future
illumiEed.
In the light Of this subject I want
to call your attention to a fact which
may not have been rightly considered,
and that is the fact that we must be
brought into judgment for the en-
ployment of Jul physical organism.
Shoulder. brain, hand, foot-we must
answer in judgment for the use we
have made of them. Have they been
used for the elevation of society or for
its depression? In proportion as our
arm is strong and u step elastic will
our account at last be intensified.
Thousands of sermons are preached to
invalids.. I preach this sermon to
stout men and healthful women We
must give to God an account for the
right use of this physical organism
These invalids have comparatively lit
tie to account for. perhaps. They
could not lift 20 pounds. They could
not walk half a mile without sitting
down to rest. Yet how much many Of
them accomplish. Rising up in judg'
ment. standing beside the men and
womei. who had only little physica.
energy, and yet consumed that energy
in a conf1agration of religious enthu
siasn, how will we feel abashed. Oh
men OF the strong arm and the stout
heart, what use are you making o.
your physical forces? Will you bt
able to stand the test of that day wher
we must answer for the use of every
talent, whether it were a physical en-
ergy, or a mental acumen, or a spir
itual power?
The day approaches, and I see ont
who in this world was an invalid, ant
as she stands before the throne o
God to answer she says; 81 was sicl
all my days. l had but very littl
strength, but I did as we'll as l coult
ir being kind to those who were NOR
sick and more suffering" And Chris
will say: well done, faithful serv
amt"
And then a little child will stan,
before the throne, and she will say
"On earth 1 had a curvature of tn
spine, and I was very weak, and l wa
very i'll, but I used to gather flower
out of the wildwood and bring ther
to my sick mother. and she was CON
forted when she saw the sweet flow
ers out of the wildwood. ] did not d
much, but I did something" An
Christ shall say, as He takes her up /
His arms and kisses her: "Well don,
well done, faithful servant; enter tho
/, INFO the JOY of thy Lord" What, ther
will be said to Us. we. to whom tn
; Lord gave physical strength and cor
tinuous health? Hark. it thunder
again. The judgment. the judgment
r | said 10 an old Scotch ministe
D who was of the best friends | eve
had: doctor, did you ever know Rol
5 ert Pollock, the Scotch poet, VIII
r wrote The Course of Time?'" "Ol
e yes" lie replied, 81 knew him vel
S was his classmate." And then IL
S doctor went or to tell me how tn,
the writing of "The Course of Time
( exhausted the health of Pollock. an
G he expired. 1t seems as if no ma
S could have 'uch a glimpse of the da
r..