Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-01-01

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The second time they were near Solo
mons porch; and it is question If there
were any stones there to be found. So Id
is thought that they carried them all the
way. perhaps only dropping them as they
listened to His speech by which they
were SO enraged that they stopped and
picked them up and hurled them at Him.
Are you casting these stones at Christ:
Remember that He said, lie that Is not
with Me is against Me-
INDIFFERENCE.
Ill. With many it is the stone Of indf.
ference. 1t was one of the first cast at
ger, going to the cross, and it is still
being thrown. With curling lips and in.
solcnt contempt men said, Els this not
the carssnter's snn" When He was on
the cross, they said in dcrlsion, "He saved
others; now let Him save Himself" 1t is
now the ninth hour and darkness is settled
about the place l;iSten; His lips are
move them; but some one says, ."He is
ealing for Elias; let us see if he will come
to Him." This is all like the gathering of
storm to me: first the cloud was the
size of a man't hand, that is, at Bethle.
HEM it is larger at Egypt; heavier at
Nazareth; darker in jerusalem; then He
comes up to the Mount of Olives, and the
cloud seems to break as lie cries out,
ooh! Jerusalem, Jerusalem!'
Have you been Indifferent to Christ?
Anything is better than that; better out
spoken opposition to Him than to be theo.
retically a believer and to be practically
DENYING Him. How can you be Indifferent
to Him?
A man working on one of the railroads
in the State of Indiana discovered, one
morning that the bridge had fallen, and
he remembered that the train was due. He
started down the track to meet her saw
her coming, and. raising his hands, pointed
to the bridge, but on she came. having no
time to lose. He threw himself across the
track, and the engineer, thinking him
mailman. stopped the train. The man
arose and told his story and saved the lives
of hnndrcds. Christ did this for you; He
purchased your redemption by the giving
of Himself whether You have accepted this
salvation or not. VIII you stone Him Tor
that
UNBELIET.
", Wien lie said: Il and My Father
are onc,' they cast another stone at Him:
That was unheief. Indifference was hard
to bear; hatred cut like knife, but unbe-
lief was the browning sin OF the Jews
Many are hurting it at Him today., He
has promised to save us il we only believe,
and we need only to trust Him to be
saved. 4 little girl in Glasgow who had
Just found peace was heard counseling one
Of her p)aymates in this way: Il say, las
sic. do as | did, grip a promise and hold on
to it, and YOU will be saved and there Is
salvation in the child's words.
Now read the verse that Immediately
follows the text: MANY good works have
] showed You from My Father: for which
Of those works do you stone Me- 1t Is
supposed that some of the Jews had actu-
ally struck Him with a stone, and tins Ms
drew forth from Him words tender
enough, pathetic enough to turn aside the
hatred OF one who had a heart of stone.
DO NOT STONE nIM.
l. Because of what He was, they called
Him the bright and morning star; the
faircst OF all the children OF men; the
chleicst among ten thousand. Oh, that we
might have or eyes open to behold HIM;
=. Fifty years ago there was war III
India with England On one occasion sew
cral English officers were taken prisoners;
among thCu was one man named barre
On, Of the Indian officers brought letters
to put on them all. Baird had been sorcly
wounded and was suffering from his weak
ness y gray haired officer said, You will
not put chains on that pan, surely| The
answer Wls, II have Just ~ many letter;
as prisoners. and they must all be worm
Then said tho old hero, Pat two pairs on
ne" Baird Used to gam his freedom,
hUt iAC other man went down tn his death
doUh,y chained. Bnt what II he had worn
the t.ttcr. OF all IN IT," prison. and what
If yo'utar'v t." had left palace to wear
chains. 10 suffer the stripes and endure
the ugoay, That would be poor ii!ustra.
ton Of al that Christ has done ion You
and for nc. VIII you stone Him Tor that?
g. Because OF what He is to-day. In
l5l7 there was a great riot i'll London, III
which houses were sacked and general
insurrcction relgncd; guns i'll the tower
were laundering against the insurgents
and armed bands were asSailng them on
every side. Three hundred We're arrested,
tried and hanged; five hundred were cast
into prison, and were TO be tried before
the king. Henry VIII As he sat in state
on the throne the door opened and in they
came, every man with rope about his
neck. Before sentence could he passed on
them three queens entered, Catherine OF
Aragon. wife Of the king; Margaret OF
France. They approached the throne, knelt
at the feet Of His Majesty and there re.
NAMED pleading until the King torgave the
five hundred trembling men.
But there is better mtcrccssion than
that going on for you and for me at this
moment. VIA You stone Him tor that?
Looking ont from the windows of heaven
the Son of God hehcld people heavily bur
dcned bearing the weight Of Their sns.
cropping about in their blindness, crying,
Peace! peace" and there was no peace.
And lie said. Il will 20 down and become
bone of their bone and flesh Of their flesh;
] will open their eyes and bear their bur
dens, forgive their sins and give them
peace" Between man and the Fathers