The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-02

thought what use those marks viii Be
in the heavenly world? What source
Of glorious reminisceneei In that world
you viii sit together and talk over
earthly experiences. Where did you
get that sear?7 saint will say to saint
and there win come back a story Of
hardship and struggle and persecution
and wounds and victory through the
grace Of the gospel. Another spirit viii
say to listening spirit. Where did you
get that hurt SO plainly marked?" And
the answer viii bei "Oh, that was one
Of the worst hurts I ever had. That
was a broken friendship We were in
sweetest accord for years, together in
Joy and sorrow. What one thought
the other thought We were David
and Jonathan But our personal in
terests parted. and our friendship
broke. never 10 be renewed on earth.
But we have made it all up here, and
MISUNDERSTANDING are gone. and we
are in the same heaven. on neighboring
thrones, in neighboring castles, on the
banks Of the same river"
Practical Application.
Now what is the practical use Of this
subject? It is the cultivation Of Chris
tian heroies. The most OF us want 10
say things and do things for God when
there is no danger Of getting hurt We
are all ready for easy work, for popu-
lar work. for compensating work, but
we all greatly need more courage to
brave the world and brave satanic as
sault when there is something aggres-
sive and bold and dangerous to be un-
dertaken for God and Righteousness.
And il we happen TO get bit what an
ado we make about it, We all need
more Of the stun that martyrs are
made out Of We want more sanctified
grit, more Christian pluck. more holy
recklessness as to what the world may
say and do in any crisis of our life.
BE right and do right. and all earth
and hell combined cannot put you
down.
The same little missionary who
wrote my text also uttered that piled
up magnificence to be found in those
words which ring like battle axes on
splitting helmets In all these things
We are more than conquerors through
him that loved us, for / am persuaded
that neither death, nor life. nor angels.
nor principalities. nor powers. nor
things present. nor things to come. nor
height nor depth. nor any other crea-
ture, shall be able TO separate us from
the love Of God. which is IN Christ
Jesus our Lord
How do you like that. you towards.
who shrink back from aggressive work
and If so much as a splinter pierce
your flesh cry out louder than many n
one torn in auto da f.? Many a sol
dier has gone through a long war. been
In twenty battles. led a regiment up a /
hin mounted by cannon and swept by
and yet came home without
having been once hit and without a
mark upon him. But it viii not be so /
among those who pass in the grand re- /
view OF heaven. They have an IN the |
holy wars been wounded. and an bear
scars. And what would the newly ar
rived in heaven do with nothing 10 /
show that he had ever been struck by
human or diabolic weaponry? How
and eccentric such an one
Ia such place, Surely ne would want
10 be excused awhile from the heaven
y ranks and be permitted to descend
o earth, crying Give me another
'hance to do something worthy of an
immortal. Show me some post OF dan
ger to be manned. some fortress 10
be stormed. some difficult charge To
make. Like Leonidas at Thermopvlae
ike Miltriades at Marathon. ike MARI
borough at Blenheim. like Godfrey an
like Winkelried at Sampach
the spears OF the Austrian
nights into his bosom. giving his life
or others. show me some place where
can do a brave thing for God. / can
lot 90 back to heaven until somewhere
bear in my body the marks of the
ord Jesus My hearer. my reader.
uit complaining about your misfor-
unes and disappointments and trou-
lies and through all time and all eter.
.ity thank God for scars