Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-09-28

roadside, dismounted, helped the old
man on tie horse, saying, "Now, whip
up and get away" The old man got
away, but the mail carrier perished
Just like Christ dismounting from the
glories OF heaven to put US on the way
OF deliverance, then falling back into
the flames of sacrifice for others Pang
Tor Others Woe for others. Death for
others. Vicarious suffering. What is
the use of our going away off in
ancient history to find an illustration
OF the fact that it is dangerous to defy
God when in the Adirondacks / saw a
flash of lightning and bolt so vivid I
SAID, That struck something very
near?" "A few hours afterward we
found that two farmers that Monday
morning had been seated under a tree
the one boasting how the day before
ON the Lords day-he had got his
hay In and so cheated the Lord out of
that part of the time anyhow, and
both OF them laughing over the
achievement by which they had
wronged the Lord Of his holy day,
when the lightning struck one dead
instantly, and the other had been two
weeks in bed when we left the Adiron-
dacks and has become an invalid.
suppose, for life. He did not make
as much out of the Lord as he thought
he did. Was it any less an ilIustra-
ton for my soul because 1 met the
clergyman on his way home from the
funeral, and he told me of the facts
and said the body of the man who had
been destroyed was black with elec-
trfcity?
The Blessed Rest.
What is the use of going away off
TO get an illustration when in
house on Third avenue, Brooklyn,
saw a woman dying, and she saic,
Mr.. Ta1mage, heaven used to be to me
a great way off, but it now is just q.
the foot of the bed?" What is the usy
OF your going away off to get illustra--
lions OF victorious deathbed when all
wales was filled with the story OF
the dying experience of Frances Rid
ley Havergal? She got. her feet wet
standing on the ground preaching
temperance and the gospel to a group
or boys and men, went home with q
chill, and congestion set in, and they
told her she was very dangerousls
SICK Il thought so,' she said, ''but #
Is really too good to be true that I aiss
going. Doctor, do you really think [
am going?" Yes" "Today?' prob.
ably" She said. Beautiful. splendid.
to be SO near the gate of heaven"
Ihen after spasm of pain she nestled
down In the pillows and said, There
now, it is all over-blessed rest" Then
she tried to sing, and she struck one
glad note, high note of praise to
Christ, but could sing only one word,
He, and then al was still. She fin
ished 1t in heaven
No Need for Apologies.
1t is high time that the church of
God stopped writing apologies for the
church. Let the men who are on the
outside, who despise religion, write
the apologies. If any people do not
want the church, they need not have
it. 1t is a free country. If any man
does not want the gospel, he need not
have it. 1t is a free country. But you
go out, o people of God, and give the
gospel to the millions of America who
do want it! 1t is high time to stop
skirmishing and bring on general
engagement I want to live to see the
Armaggedon. all the armies of heaven
and hell in battle array, for 1 know
our conqueror on the white horse will
gain the day. Let the church of God
be devoted to nothing else, but go
right on to this conquest.
When Moses with his army was try-
ing to conquer the Ethiopians, profane
history says, it was expected that he !
would go in a roundabout way and
come by the banks of the river, as
other armies had done, because the
straight route was infested with
snakes. and no army and no man had
dared to go across this serpent infest- /
ed region. But Moses surprised them. |
He sent his men out to gather up |
ibises- The ibis is a bird celebrated
for serpent staying, and these ibises |
were gathered into crates and into |
baskets. and they were carried at the
head of the army of Moses, and, COM
ing up to the serpent infested region,
the crates were opened, and the fbi-
ses flew forth, and the way was
cleared, and the army of Moses march
ed right on and came so Unexpectedly
on the Ethiopians that they flew in
wild dismay. o church of God. you
are not to march in roundabout way.
but to go straight forward, depending
upon winged influences to clear the
way Hosts of the living God, march
on, march on! Church attendance.
large now, is going to be larger yet.
The sky is Frightening in every direc-
tion- 1 am glad for the boy and girl
i've years old. I think they may see
the millennium The wheel of Christ |