The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14

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you go through with Oh, how many
bereavements, how many poverties.
how many prosecutions, how many
misrepresentation, And now. my
brother, you have tried everything
else, why do you not try this ever
green religion? 1t is just as good for
you now as it was in the day of pros
perity. 1t is better for you. Perhaps
some of you feel almost like Muckle
Backie. the fisherman. who was chided
one day because he kept on working.
although that very day he buried his
child. They came to him and said,
1t is indecent for you to be manding
that boat when this afternoon you
buried your child" And the fisherman
looked up and said, "Sir. it is very
easy for you gent,efolks to stay In the
house with your handkerchief to your
eyes in grief: but. sir. ought l to let
the other five children starve because
one of them is drowned? No, sir. We
maun work, we maun work. though
our hearts beat like this hammer"
The Significance of the Palm.
But my text takes step further.
and it says, Go into the mountain and
fetch olive branches and pine branches
and palm branches. Now, the palm
tree was very much honored by the
ancients. 1t had $50 different uses.
The fruit was conserved the sap was
beverage, the stems were ground up
for food for camels. The base of the
leaves was turned into hats and mats
and baskets, and from the root to the
top of the highest leaf there was USE
fulness. The tree grew IS feet in
height sometimes, end it spread leaves
four and five feet long. 1t meant use
fulness, and it meant victory-useful-
ness for what it produced and victory
lions of triumph. And oh, how much
we want the palm branches in the
churches of Jesus Christ at this time!
A great many Christians do not
amount to anything. You have to
shove them Off the track to let the
Lords chariots come along.
/ | know the old plan was, the plan
now is. in regard to worldly invest
ments-you hear it, merchants tell you
do not put everything into one thing,
do not put all your eggs into one
basket. But l have to tell you in this
matter of religion you had better give
your all to God and then get in your
self. Oh, says some one, MY bust
ness is to sell silks and cloths" Well,
then, my brother, sell silks and cloths
to the glory of God. And some one
says. MY business is to raise corn and
carrots" Then, my brother, raise
corn and carrots to the glory Of God.
And some one says, MY business is
to manufacture horseshoe nails" Then
manufacture horseshoe nails to the
glory of God. There is nothing for you
to do that you ought to do but for the
glory Of God.
The Victory Over Satan.
But the palm branch also meant vic
tory. You all know that. In all ages,
in all lands, the palm branch means
victory. Well, now. we are by nature
the servants of satan. He stole us
he has his eye on us, he wants to keep
us. But word comes from our Father
that if we will try to break loose from
this doing of wrong our Father will
help us, and some day we rouse up
and we look the black tyrant in the
face, and we fly at him, and we wrestle
him down, and We put our heel on his
neck, and we grind him in the dust
and we say, Victory, victory, through
, our Lord Jesus Christi" Oh what {
| grand thing it is to have sin under
foot and a wasted life behind oul
, backs Blessed is he whose trans
erosion is forgiven and those sin i!
: covered"
| Some one says How about the in
| ture?" What, says the man, feel 81
: sick and worn out with the ailment
of life. You are going to be NOR,
than conqueror. But, says the man,
f am so tempted, | am so pursued il
lie You are going to be more thar
: conaueror |, who have 50 many all
, ments and heartaches, going to b
, more than conqueror? Yes. unles
; you are so self conceited that yo'
want to manage all the affairs of you
life yourself instead of letting CO.
manage them. Do you want to driv
and have God take back seat? 90
no." you say, Il want God to be m
leader" Well, then, you will be NOR
) than conqueror. Your last sickness
4 will come, and the physicians in tn
next room will be talking about wha
e they will do for you. What differenc
t will it make what they do for you
v You are going to be we'll, everlastingl
WELL And when the spirit has ffe
+ the body, your friends will be talkin
- as to where they shall bury yo,
o What difference does it make to yo
O where they bury you? The angel c
e the resurrection can pick you out c
h the dust anywhere, and all the GENE
t teres of the earth are in Gods care
v Oh, you are going to be more tina
h conqueror.
r Finishing the ArbOr.
O My text brings us one step furthe
e 1t says, Go forth into the mount an
= fetch olive branches and pine branche
n and myrtle branches and pail
q branches and branches of thick trees.
a Now, you know very WE'LL make thi
a remark under the head of branches {
e thick trees-that booth or arbOr mad
of slight branches would not stant
The first blast of the tempest WOul