The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-22

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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-never until
then will this evi, be extirpated.
Behold also in this giant of the text
ana in the giant of our 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 Philistineass
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 1 know-dust to dust.
But what shall be the destiny of the
latter? Shall it rise into the compan-
ionship of the white rohed, whose sins
Christ has slain, or will it go down
among the unbelieving. who tried to
gain the world and save their souls.
| 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 cometh 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
/ illumiled.
In the light of this subject want
to call your attention to 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 our physical organism.
Shoulder. brain. hand, fcot-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 our 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 90 pounds. They could
not walk half mile without sitting
down to rest. Yet how much many of
them accomplish. Rising up in judg-
ment, standing beside the men and
wCmel: who had only little physical
energy, and yet consumed that energy
in confagration of religious enthu-
siasm, how will we feel abashed! Oh,
men of the strong arm and the stout
heart, what use are you making Of
your physical forces? Will you be
able to stand the test of that day when
we must answer for the use of every
talent, whether it were physical en-
ergy. or a mental acumen, or spir-
itual power?
The day approaches, and ! see one
who in this world was an invalid, and
as she stands before the throne Of
God to answer she says: II was sick
all my days. / had hut very little
strength, but did as well as could
, ir being kind to those who were more
, sick and more suffering" And Christ
will say: "Well done, faithful serv-
, ant"
Il And then little child will stand
, before the throne, and she will say:
+ "Gn earth I had curvature OF the
) spine, and was very weak and was
!, very i'll, but used to gather flowers
s out of the wildwood and bring them
+ to my sick mother. and she was c0m'
e forted when she saw the sweet flow
$ ers out of the wildwood. ! did not de
5 much, but I did something And
Christ shall say. as He takes her up II
4 His arms and kisses her: "WelI done
e well done, faithful servant; enter thot
$ into the JOY of thy Lord" What, then
4 will be said to us, we to whom th,
4 Lord gave physical strength and con
IS tinuous health? Hark, it thunder
/ again! The judgment. the judgment
|. who was one of the best friends / eve
J. had: Doctor, did you ever know Rob
r ert Pollock, the Scotch poet. VIII
wrote The Course of Time -" "Oh
q yes" lie replied. Il knew him well
!, was his classmate." And then th
= doctor went on to tell me how tha
. the writing of "The Course Of Time
= exhausted the health Of Pollock, an
a he expired. It seems as if no ma
: could have such glimpse Of the d.
!. for which all other days were mad
:. as Robert Pollock had and long sui
n yiye that glimpse. In the description
= of that glimpse he says, among othe
of things:
Begin the woe. ye woods. and tell It to II
II doleful winds,
ed And doleful winds wall to the howIin
nd hills,
And howling hills mourn to the dism,
wales,
1t. And dismal Wales sigh to the sorrowir
)c- brooks, ~
at And sorrowing brooks weep to the weepii
=, stream,
~ And weeping stream awake the groanil