The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-10-13

| through every faculty OF my mind and
through every energy OF my soul Jiving
! will preach it; dying viii pillow my
| head upon its conso!ations Jesus the
| God
Away. then. from tl.is right hand cross
! The red i'cr,7cs Of the forest arc apt 70
be poisonous. aud around this tree OF car
mage grow the red. poisonous berries OF
| rhlc.l many have tasted and died. | can
see no nsn for TIE right hs'" c~oaa. er"-nt
it be used lever Wit, which - upturn
tn" unhelcf Of the v-a~'L
Here from fllc right hand cross ! 20 t.;
| the left hand ,'ross. Pas c'.sr {, the
| other side, That victnn a'so tr,at+ him
| self upon the nails to look nj tbe c""tye
| cross. yet not 10 scott 1t Is ~ rn-ship
| He. too. would like to get his hand loGsc
| not to smtA. bat to deliver the eufIcror
of the middle cross. He cries to 'h- ,,il
er cursing on the other side: ''Si!e>"-'
Between Il. ianGccnce in acoNy. We
suffer for orr crimes Silence" Gather
rounl this left hand cross. o ye people
BE not afraid. Bitter herbs are some
times tonic for the brain. and the bitter
aloes that grow on this tree shsll give
strength and life to thy s,u This left
hand cross 10 repentlng cross.
As men who have been nearly CROWNED
tell us that in one moment While they
were under water. their whole life passed
ueloir tHtIi' 80 suppose IN one moment
the dying malefactor thought over all his
past life-of that night when he went
into an unguarded door and took all the
silver, the gold. She jewels and rs tine
sleeper stirred ha put a knife through hs
heart; of that day when. in the lonely
pass. he met the wayfarer and regardless
of the cries and prayers and tears and
struggles of his victim he flung tho man
gled corpse into the dust of tl.~ highway
hHo Z
- am guilty wretch; | deserve this!
There is no need of nv cursing That will
not stop the pain. There is no need Of
blasDhemin9 Christ. for He has done me
no wrong, and w. ] cannot die so. The
tortures Of my body are undone ny Tie
tortures of my soul The past is seen.
of mlsdoing. The present q crucifi2ion
The future an everlasting undong. Come
back. thou hiding midday sun! Mss my
What. no help from abovc-no help from
beneath? Then / must turn to my com
panion in sorrow, the One on the mid
die cross. | have heard that He knows
how to he'll, man when he is in trouble.
| have heard that He can cure the wound,
ed. l have heard that He can pardon the
slnGer. Surely, in all His wanderings up
and dowr the earth. He never saw one
more in need Of His forgiveness, Blessed |
i
for the moment sway from Thy own
pangs to pity me? Lord. it is not to have
my hands relieved or my feet taken from
the torture. l can stand all this, but. OH.
rny sins, my SINS, my slna. they pierce me
through and through They tell me [
mast die forever They will push me eut
into the darkness unless Thou wilt help
me. l confess it all. Hear the cry of the
dying thief Lord, remember me when
Thou comest into Thy kingdom as.,
no great things. ! seek ior no throne in
heaven, no chariot to take me to the
skies, but just thi-k Of nc when this days
horrors have passed. Think of me a little
of me, the Que now hanging at Thy side
when the shout of heavenly welcomes
.al,es Thee back into Thy. glory. Thou
wilt not forget me Wiz. nIoa,s Lord,
emell,5Isl IT. when Thou contest into
'hy kingdom Only just remember me- " ,
Likewise ..,uqt we repent. You say 81
ave stolen nothing | reply: We have 4
II been guilty of the misht:est felony of T
he universe, for we have robbed Col {
obbed Him Of or time. rothcd Iii'a OF '
ur talent. robbed Him of onr services.
uppose you send maa ont as al agent
your firm and every month yol isy n
i'm his salary. an at the end OF ten years
ou find out that he has been serving on.
her firm, but taking your salary woa'd r
pu not at once condemn h!m 'G s'nhon- r
Et? God sent us INTO th,. world to serve = =
lin. He has given us wages all the time. +
let how many Of us have been serving l
hother master! When man is con T
|cted of treason he IS brought cat > A
|giment surrounds hlm and the command n q
given: Attention. company! Take r
I'M! FIRE." And the man falls with
|lndred bullets through his heart. There
mes time in a mans history when the j.
brd calls up the troo? OF his ln1nit'e-. H
Id at Gods command thsy pour into N
|m a concentrated volley OF torture. 2
ITO this middle cross look. that yo:ir ~ =,
|uls may live. | showed You the l'ght !"
Ind cross in order that you might see l.
hat an ;wful thing it is to be nnbel'ov- C
q. l showed you the left hand cross A
lat vou might see what it Is to repent. -
Now | show you the middle cross that 3.
In NAV see what Christ has done TO save
|ur soul. Poets have sung its praise.
(llptors have attempted to eomme,nor r.,
! It in marble martyrs have chm" to IT Al
| the fire and Christians diving qn'ety
their beds have leaned their heads
&,nst 1T.
This ..our may all our sous embrace 1t
Hi an ecstasy of affection. Lay hoi1 OF
n cross Everything else will fail YOU.
thout a strong grip on that yol PERISH
I vour hand on that ani you are sale.
urh a world swing from beneath your
Bin, that l might cnsrav, on yo;'r soa,s
faceably the three crosses. 50 that u
YOUR waking moments yol VIII TO. -
d. then in your dreams a. night y19a
see on the hill back OF .'crusa .em the fai
Pc spectaclcs = the right hand cross an
wing unbeief, diving without Chris; fro
left hand showing what it Is to EH tn
1oned. while the central cross roa-s ar
n vour soul the sunburst Ci heaven as rle
avs: "By al these wounds p,ea,h i2r tn
heart. have loved thee With an cr'
lasting love Rivers cannot qE2nca 1t, SIR
DDS cannot drown Ii. Ing
ut, no; we will no. v~tl ioE suta gif
m. In this oar most aroused moo trt
throw down at the foot OF that mhd- we
ross sin, sorrow, lfc. '.eath-cvclT- sh
we are slaves; Christ glye t!rIr- lar
CO to the captive. We a:c thirsty ST.
st is the river Of salvation to sake de
tb;rst. We are hungry: Jesus saws, ,Je
hm the bread of life We are eo.s- II:
ned to die; Christ says, save that toi
from going down to the pit; am tho ga
kom." !" We are tossed Oh the sea OF th
lble: ,Jeas comes Over 1t. saylug, II Su
be not afraid We are III darkncss; an
saws. Il am the bright and morning aa
;" Me sre sick; Jesus is the TIA IN "a,
lead" II
Fe are dead. hear the shronds rSnd 'oi
the grave hllocks heavc. as He crsca. w
hm the resurrection and tht lie, he AL
loleyeth in Me though h. were 70