Democratic messenger., 1906-06-23

IWIne plFhulnk Tor forgiveness nj tho
ross hc will forgive and hc will save
us lie will not only save one who
"umi"s pleading for mercy. but he will
save all
In the great money center of IIOl-
land. In the city Of Rotterdam there
stands building called the House Of
n Thousand Fears" During the lIol.
land Spanish war Of 1172 when Rotter-
ham was sacked by n foreign Zoe. 1000
mcn. women aud children were sup
posed 70 have concealed themselves
within these walls. At the door of this
house the owner killed u Kid ana sprin.
Killed. the blood upon the doorstep When
the Inv adlng soldiers came To- this house
and SAW the blood they supposed the
house had been sacked. and they pass
ad on. Those lIollanders IL the House
~ a Thousand Fears" found safety
through the blood of Kid In this
world Of sin and sorrow hundreds Of
millions Of poor mprtals have found
safety through the sacrifice Of the hi
vine Lamb. IN the Judgment hall Of
Christ Jesus will always save those
who have come pleading for mercy
through his blood. ns King solomon
WAS always the friend and the savior
of the weak and the helpless IN the
great royal judgment hall Of the Jcru-
salem capital.
Worlds Christ.
When we talk about King solomon
blessing his own people we also find
Christ the Saviour Of the Jew. When
we find King solomon welcoming the
queen Of Shcha 10 his court we nnd
Christ the Saviour Of the gcntllcs as
well. Jesus did not simply come TO be
n Hebrew Christ He came 10 be a
worlds Christ. Can YOU not find this
symbol III the glorious welcome which
the ruler of the Dayidc capital gave 10
this beautiful. dusky queen Of the
southland?
"Oh. what is the use of hothcring
with the ucrn of Shcba:" hear some
Of the cabinet minister's say 10 the
king 'S.c is from country way Off
10 the south. We can never get any
trade from her If there was n canal
cut through the Sucz lsthmus. thnt
might be different But all Intercourse
with that nation must come overland
hy camel back through regions infested
with robbers Why do we not turn
and court the affections Of those nearer
NJ h"nic|' "Ah." mcthnks | can hear
the great King say III we can help any
people we must help them all alike.
All who will come 10 me I shall helm.
whether they hc Jews or gcntilos.
whether they he whites or blacks.
whether they he men or women They
shall MI he treated alike" And 50.
standing amid swaylng palms and the
Incense hearing servants and amid the
howing c0urtiers Of the welcoming
king ! learn that when we 20 forth To
Christian work we are not 10 hem in
orr gospel invitations by any national.
lty or by any one social class We
must carry the gospel TO all peoples OF
all cllmes.
Now comes the practical question.
Are you and | willing 10 come to our
Saviour King. as did the queen Of She
ha who sat NJ the feet OF King Solo.
mon? Are we ready. like this queen Of
my text. TO bring our priceless giftsf
Are we ready 10 come and bow nj the
feet Of Jesus and give 10 him the most
priceless Of gifts namely. the gift Of
our earthly lives and of our eternal
souls: oh. my friends II we continue
much longer TO loitcr IN the faroff
country. do YOU believe we will ever
be able To come and SIT nj the Masters
feet In the new Jerusnlcmf
The Poets Answer.
In closing am going 20 ask you to
put to yourselves the same question
the cousunptive college student, Rich
ard Kirk White. put to himself He had
but few more weeks To live. one day
while he was walking through flower
garden he found card with these
words on il pinned 10 tall plant:
TO think Il spring is yct to come
That ! am not to scet
TO think q Hover is Vet to bloom
From dust that ! shall he
With that the dying poet took out his
pencil. and upon the back Of this card
he wrote these words. which he had 20
answer. as well as all of us have tn an
swcr:
To think when months and years have
fed
And times and seasons DER
When all that can die shall be dead,
That shall die no moro.
Oh whore shall then ms spirit he,
Where shall I spend eternity
Immortal. travelling this road OF
death. where are thou going 10 spend
eternity Queen of the Land Of sin.
wilt thou leave the far country ana
come and how at King Solomon's feet
in the pavidic capital: Down on thy
knees. immortal Aud then when thou
hast uttered the puhlican's prayer thy
king viii lift thee ana cali thee his
child aud thy brow wilt wear royal
coronct Aud then what them The
glory Of that moment no human lip
may descrhc The hall of that eternal
triumph has never been told and never
will hc told until. like the queen of
Sheha. we shall be welcomed IN the
heavenly capital. Yea, the half Of the
greatness of thy wisdom was not told