Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-20


confront the wrongdoer IL they hav0
not bean pahdone1 through Christ.
sven in this world crimes lpng ago
committed and successfully hidden
have been unexpectedly disclosed and
brought home TO the perpetrator. The
Rev. Or. Dome In one Of bis sermons
gave a very dramatic incident Of his
early life. During his first pastorate
he was one day watching the sexton
digging a grave BY his village church.
Suddenly he threw out Of the grave
the stull Of a man. When DE- Dunno
piolSod It up he found beadloas nail
sticking IN the top Of the skull. lie
said nothing abcut the nail. but asked
the sexkun, TO whom did this skull
hS1pusf' He found that II WIS the
eknA az dr,mken fellow who one
night Wa found dead in his bed from
he reguses. an the peophe supposed OF
m Attack Of deiirham tYernens. Or.
Dome ashSd: Had he wifef Was
she hv1ns yet7 What character wss
ahss" VERY sood." snid the sexton,
with one exemption. tt,e nAShbors do
nay she married her second husband
on the dry after the funeral Of her
Arst h,lsbsnd." Dr. Dome walled from
that graveyarh to wf,eye the woman
wus then living. who was once the
win Of the dead man. lie haid before
her horrihed eyes the skull and me
nail sticking IN the skull. Woman"
said he. do you know thas na1lT' She
rhS,de hot ~ Ghx.
fesssed to the cr1rpe Of murder commit.
ted many years before. And Op &C
CONT OF her confession and the con-
vic1ng evidence she was hanged for
that came. Oh. my friends. be not
among the scrfbes and Pharfsees who
bHve no mercy. no charity for sinuersi
nave our lives been iunnacUAute7 Is
there any evidence against M that may
confront us when we are mercilessly
assailing OUT errinG brother or ststsrs
1t Will be shameful, humilh&ana.
position to stand convicted before
Christ OF those sins. DO you not feel
that Jesus Ia speaking TO us. as he
spaAe to the prosecutors Of old. He
that Is without Gin. let him first cast
q stopo at herr"
0entlenexs FOR the Repentnp&
But. though the divine law WAS AMI
Is 80 hard upon the tmrepentant sinner,
how gentle, how loving, how pardon
Ing, how forgiving It was and Is to tho
repentant sinner who comes asking for
mercy at the feet OF Jesus Christ
Sweeter than even tho coming Of a
little child TO be caressed and forgiven
by "a loving mother Is this picture IN
my text Of a poor convicted outcast
trembling at the feot OF Christ ami
finding pardon and peace and Itfe
can see her now az the reagh men are
pushing her up, Her face is scratched
step. see hcr as they fing her at the
Masters feet. There at first she
shr1nks under his pure case, expecting
that one 10 stnlcss will indorSe the con-
domination Of her Accuscrs ana IN hor
voI at her crime hand her over to the
sx4out3oner. But, though he loathes
hsr sin, he has compassion for the re-
peutaut sinner, SEQ her now. when
an fear leaves her and the bad men
turn their backs upon her. Now she
looks UP into Chrisrs face with crate
ful love Oh. my friends, though you
may be SCARED with the sins OF an
evil past. though you may be cest out
by the world as one who ought to die
mercy and pardon IN Christ you will
find VIII you NOT as a reToentant sin
ner throw yourself at his feet, where
you VIII find peace and itfe and hope7
And where did this broken heurtcd
Mngdalcpc ind her peacel All, yes, IL
was in the temple, There the divine
law Of mercy was revealed 10 her.
While Christ was teaching the people
the great lesson OF Gods forgiveness
OF sin they brought her TO MIN. In the
temple jesus turned and caid 10 her.
"Neither do condemn thee 90 snd
s1n no more" In the temple. IN this
building. this church dedicated for tina
worship OF Jesus Christ. o sinful
man. you may heer the voice Of the
Master Offering YOU pardon OF SIN
You can hear him n, bke the broken
hearted woman at the fest Of Christ.
you are repentant stnner, You can ~
you will say. Lord. ave me and sape
Inc now" That pardon through Christ
II the prcrntse Of the DIVINE lsws win
you trioe It? VIII you receive n nows
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