The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-04-07
CHRIST THE THEME.
BE Brings Happiness Into Every
Life That BE Enters.
All Nature StAEs Hts PrAiseL SayS
Or. TsinhE-Hymaa Heard 10
Iafaasy Have . stress L.
aaeare In after Life.

Iafassy Have . stress L.
aaesee In after Life.
tCopyugaL 81 ~ Louis Klopsehl
Washington. April
In this discourse DIT, TAlmags shows
how Christ brings harmony and mel
ody into every life tia, De enten;
text, Psalms llS;i4; The Lord is my
strength and song.
The most fascinating theme for =
heart prsp4r,y AItaned is the Saviour
ThSre is something in the morning
Light TO sugges; Him and something
in the evening shadow 20 SPEAK HIS
praise The sowsr brsAthes Him the
STAR shine Him the cascades pro-
claim HIN. al the voices OF nature
chant hin Whatever is grand. bright
and 6e1uuful Il yoa Only hs,sn 70 it,
viii SPEAK His praise. So when in
the summer time I pluck = flower
thing OF Hin wko IS the Rose Of
sssrOn and the Lily Of the Valley
When I see in the aelds . lamb l say:
Behold TIE Lamb Of God that tAksth
AWAY the sn Of HE World When in
very hot weather l cone under = p00-
jesting elf l say:
Rock o. aEes cleft for ne
Let ne Ai6s myself IN tAse,
Over the old-fAShioned PulPiiS there
was = sounding board The voice Of
the minister rose { o the sounding
board and then WAS struck back again
uPoa the ears Of the people And $
the 1905 voices Of earth rising up
find the heavens a sounding board
which strikes back 70 the \ Of all
nations the praises OF Christ The
heavens tel His glory and tie earth
shows his handiwork The Bible
thrills with one great story of
redemption. Upon a blasted and
faded paradise IL poured a light Of
glorious restoration Il looked upon
Abraham from the ran caught in
the thieket Ii spoke in the bleAting
Of the herds driven down 20 JeruSs-
lem for sacrifice II put Infinite pa
thos into the speech Of uaoouth fab
ermsn.
Instead Of waiting until you get
SEX and worn out before you sing
the praise Of Christ, while your heart
is happiest and your step is hghtest
and our fortunes smile and your
way blossoms and the overaruhing
heavens drop upon you their 0eneSie-
ton. speak the praises Of Jesus
The old Greek orator., when they
saw their audiences inattentiye and
slumbering, had one word with which
they would rouse them up to the
greatest enthusiasm. In the midst Of
their oraiions they would stop and
ery out: Marathon" and the peo-
pies enthusiasm would be unbound.
ed. Ny hearers. though you may
have been borne down with sin. and
though trouble and trials and temp
tation may have come upon you, and
you feel to-day hardly like looking
up. methinks there is one grand, royal
imperial word that ought 20 rouss
your soul to infnite rejoicing, anC
that word is Jesus"
Taking the suggestion Of the text
l shall speak to you OF Christ on
Song. | remark. in the first place
>tat Christ ought TO be the erSds
song. What our mothers sang TO u
when they put Us to sleep is singini
vet. We may have forgotten tn
words: but they went into the fbe
Of our soul and viii forever be 3 par
Of il. IL is not so much what yol
formally teach your children as VIVA
you sing 10 them. A hymn has wing
and can hy sverywhither. One hun
+ dred and 6fty years after you A.
dead and ~0ld Mortality" has wor7
out his ch.Eel recutting your name o.
the tombstone you. gest-grandehl
dren Will be singing the song wheI
last night you sang to your little ons
gathered about your knee There !
6 place In Switzerland where, If 20
distinctly utter your voice, there com
back ten or IS distinct echoes an
every Christian song sung by s mott
er in the ear Of her child shall hsv
! 10000 echoes coming back from al ID
I yates Of Heaven Oh. IL mothers onl
knew she power OF this sacred spell
Z how much Oftener the little one
: would be gathered, and all our home
Z would chime with the songs Of Jesus
We want some oounteTacting inf
enee upon our children The very me-
! ment our child steps into the stree
be steps into the path Of temptation
! There are foul mouth-d children VII
Z would Ike TO bespoil your little one
/. Il Will not do q keep your boys an
Z girls In the house and make thel
! house plants They must have tres
air and recreation God ave your chi
! dren from the seathing. blsitni
damnlng influence Of the street
know Of no eounteracting influence b.
the power Of Christian culture and ei
Sample. Hold before your little on'
4 the pure life Of Jesus. Let that mar
be the word that shsll exercise ~
from their heartA Give TO your Il
! s~truction al ths fascination Of mus
morning. noon and night Let il |
Jesus, the cradle song. This is imPo
: taut. Il your children grow up, bvt pc
;. saps they may not. Their psihwI
nsy be Short Jesus may be wantir
Lhat child Then there viii Be
EourGes step IN the dwelling, Al
the youthful pulse viii begin 10 su
| ter. and The little hands will Be utt'
for help. You cannot help. And
great agony vii pinch AZ your hsa'
and ths cradle Will be empty, and Il
nursery will be empty, and 'hs vor
viii Be empty. No little feet stAnoE
}" en- The stsirs. No toys scattered
the carpet No qsiek following fro
room 10 room. No strange and no
6snRg questions. No uPiured r.
i ~rth nughiaE blas eyes eors Tor
A. klss. bat snly e grave and = wrssth
rhits blossoms o. the top OF il n
hitter desolation ard = Eghing
nirhtfsll with no one 10 put 10 .,
The Heavenly shepherd Sl take ID
lamb safely anyhoW, whether you rs
been faithful OF unfGithful- but WoJ
- u bot have been p~leaEsoter II you eor
have heard from hos lips the prhii
y Of Chriftg neser read snythins nc
beGutiiul ibaa this Atogi a et.id'L {
pariurs; The account sald; she 70
ed her hands kissed her mother 90,
By. sang her hyuh. turned her face
the wall said her little prayer and ID
died
or, IL ] could gather up IN n PEI
grzph ,he last words Of the lit
ones who have gone OF; from sh'
Christian Srrlea. and I souA pieiJ
tie calm locks and the folced bar
j EndtwsetdePartyre Ds.hiuh &, vO'
\ b gTGns sEd besBtfGl a. Z 0, He'
. sr'G great t~0To.9giss, In ny psnih
Psychologists : little orld vas depA
Ing she had o~ea dsk al hsT dsys