The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-09-15
THE THREE CROSSES.
Dr.. Talmase DiseOurses On Rsdsmp-
ton Of the Race.
Topic saEgestea By Famous Paiht-
fsss Of Munieh-Types Of Ha@aa-
tty Rsprsssatsa By the Two
MaIsfaetsra-


fCopyr1eht 1870. BY Louis Klopsch-l
Washington. Sept q
The famous paintings in the pic
ture galleries of Munich seem to have
suggested the topic Of this discourse,
which DR.. TalmAge sends from the
quaint Bayarian town, but the theme
which inspired the painters swakenE
in the great preacher thoughts Of the
redemption Of the human race. which
was the supreme design Of that scene
Of suffering and death. The text ID
Luke xiii. SS; There they cruel.
hsd Him and the malefaetors, one on
the right hand and the other on the
left"
JUST outside Of Jerusalem Is q sweIl
Of ground, toward which q crowd ara
ascending, for IL Is the day Of erecu.
ton. What . mighty AsssmblAgsl
Some for curiosity 10 hear what the
n~alsfActors viii say and how they
will act. The three persons to be sx'
ecuted are already there. Some Of
the spectators are vile Of lip and
bloated Of cheek. Some look up with
revenge. hardly able TO keep thsil
hands on the sufferers. some teal
their W hair in . frenzy Of grief
Some stand in silent horror. somG
break out into uncontrollable weep.
ing Some clap their hands In deligh,
that the offenders are TO Be punished
at last. The soldiers. with drawn
swords. drive back the mob which
presses IN &C hard. There 10 feal
that the ~prOesedings may be inter
rupssd. Let the legion. now sta
toned At Jerusalem, on horsebsel
dash along the lire and force bach
the surging multitude. Back with
youi' Ia the cry. Have you never
before seen . man diet"
Three ROSES in q row-an upright
piece and two transverse pieces, on,
on the top, on which the hands ar,
nailed, and one u the middle, o.
which the vietim sat Three tree
Just planted. yet bearing fruit-th'
one Al the right bearing poison AM
the one at the left bitter aloss, III,
n in the middle apples Of love. Nor
way pine and tropical orange an,
Lebanon cedar could not make o
strange . grove a. this orchard .
Calvary. Stand and give . look q
the three crosses.
Just look at the cross on the right
Its victim dies scofsnE. More axfr
than hin physical anguish Ia his seorI
and hatred Of Him on the mlddl
eross. THIS wrstehsd man turns hal
around on the spikes to hiss at IN
One in the middle. II the scoffe
could get n hand loose and be wer
within reach. he would smits tn
middle sufferer in the face. He hate
Him with . perfect hatred. I think b
wishes he were down on the zroun
that he might spear Him. He envis
the mechanics who with their nail
have nailed him fast. Amid the 70,
ting darkness and louder than III
crash Of the rocks hear him jser on
these words; "Ah. you poor wretch
! knew you were an imposter! 70
pretended to be q God, and yet 70
let these legions master you'll" 1t wa
In some such hate that voltaire
his death hour. because he though
he saw Christ in his bedroom, x
ND on his elbow and cried ani
"Crush that wretch" What had u
middle oros done to arouse up tn
right hand cross7 Nothing. oh, u
enmity Of the natural heart again,
Christi The world likes . sentiment,
Christ or Q philanthropie Christ, b.
a Christ who comes 10 snatch me
away from their sins = away Wit
Himl On His right hand eross I,
day I e typiAsd the unbelief Of "a
world Men say: Back with Hi
from ths hearth I will not let Hi
take my sins. II He will die, let Hi
die for Himself. not for me-" The
has always been . war between tn
right hand eros and the middle eros
and wherever there 10 an unbslis
ing heart there the aght goes on. O
II when that dying malsfactor pc
ished the faithleasness Of man b
persisted. then that tree which yieit
poison would have budded and bio
somed with life for all the worldl
That right hand cross-thousant
have persisted on It in worse aRonie
For what is physical pain compare
70 remorss at the last that hfa hi
been wasted and only . Assting IN,
ment stands between the soul an
its everlasting overthrow o 90
let mo die anywhers rather than
the foot Of that right hand crosl
Let not one drop Of that blood "a
upon my cheek. Rend not my e.
with that cry. I see It now a. new
bsfore-the loathsomensss and no
o Of my unbelief. That dying NAL
factor was not q much to blame
]. Christianity was not establishe
and perhaps not until that day HI
that man heard the Christ. But aft.
Christ has stood almost 10 centurie
working the wonders Of His grac
you reject Him.
That right hand cross. with its Ion
beam. overshadows all the earth.
f. planted In the heart Of the rec
When will the time coms when a
spirit Of God shall. with Its az, he
down that right hand cross until
shall fall at the feet Of the midd
cross, and unbehef, the railing NAL
factor Of the world. shall perish fro
all our hearts2 Away from me, tho
spirit Of unbtiefi I hate theei VIII
this sword Of God I thrust thee bas
and thrust thee through. Down
hell; down. most aecurbed mOnstl
OF the earth. and talk TO those tho
hast already damned Talk no long,
to these son Of God. these heirs
Heaven.
IF Thou be the Son Of God" VI
there any "if' about III Tell m
thou star. that In robe Of light d
run 10 point out His birthplses. Ts
me. thon sea, that didst put thy hpt
over thy lip when He babe thee
still. Tell me. 70 dead who got
to see him die. Tell me. thou 81
in m~idheaven, who for Him didst pu
down over thy face the veil Of dsrI
ness. Tell me, ys lepsrs who wei
elesnsed, ys dead who ere raise
IL He the Son Of 0odf Aye. aye. =
sponds the universe. The howeI
breathe II; the stars chime ~ II
redeemed celebrate IL; the angels ri
on their thronss TO announce II. Al
yet on that miserable mAisfsotor
III" how many shall be wrecked Il
all stsrnltyi That httls If b,
enough venom In its sting 10 eapl
the end of the soul. No "ff' shout I
] know IL. Eess Deusl I feel II tho
oughly-througb svsry muscle Of u
body. and through every faoultV 4