Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-21

drive oursliips unless you've got grit
! to lift ths! sails. i, n
.fDtFF'ERENCEs IN POSITION. Fright
here the. eight, over hereHthes thres,
over there the. one Difference in size.
s-3-1. Difference in revelation, 1",Sit We
/, here" He didn't say word to Judas
4 Watch anu pray lest We enter into
! temptation" Father If 1t be possible
remove this cup from me- DIFFER
ENCE IN DUTY. sit we here. That
/ is all some peopledo in church, Just
old bench vi Warmers. Just help make ND
aEcrowd. !.
/ #PrqgressiYe stages Of. duty; Watch
and pray The one nearest ,=toit God,
God Will honor the most. He will give
YOU something, to- do that ID he won. t
give; that crowd over there Sit isWa
here" Don't you want me to sing in
the choir. No. You make too much: III
your life Don't you want me to teach
a Sunday school class? No. On Sun
4 day. morning you are teaching them
something you know absolutely moth
ingfl about from experience, on Tues
day night you are at some card party.
and on Wednesday night you are LOOK.
ings at leg show. No, you can't do
anything that way, You do more In
jury to the cause of Christ than the
preacher can cohnteract in ten years.
Differeneetin duty. Cruelty Him"
belched fortiitAfrom that relentless
mob. The vociferations shook that old
palace from turretI top to foundation
stone. 7sa
.Treachery of Judas.
There comes Judas, leading the
devils crowd. Judas says, THE fellow
that I kiss, that's Jesus. Look at the
smile upon his sanctimonious count
enance He said :ttHail, Master" and
he!kisses Him, j esus said. Judas, be-
trayest thou the Son OF Man with a
. lliss?" And they staggered back.
Whom seek ye?''taWe are looking
for Jesus of Nazareth /" All right. l
am He" They staggered again, and
Judas led them on Three times He
, said a4Whom seek ye?" Jesus"
All right, if you seek me here l
am They rushed up and seized
! Jesus Christ and started for Calvary
and put. the cross on his back. He
: was tired ID he staggered and
( stumbled, then fell, but he climbed up
: and a fellow smote him and said,
: ''Ha, Ha'' and q, young fellow spat on
| Him They cursed Him and damned
| Him. What for? Because! He came to
open up a planof redemption to you
Y and me out Of hell and yet you live q
| life of disgrace. On he went and along
; came colored man named Simon and
Y ! the put the cross on his back and he
2 went dragging it for Jesus The col
ored race has borne many burden,
!. in the advancement of civilization,
: but a grander burden has never been
! on the back of black or white.
{ Out they went and seized Him, and
a can see his arms as they pounded
: the nails through his hands and his
: feet Another fellow digs a hole, and
;. can hear the cross as it "chugs' in
q the hole, and they lit Him between
l. heaven and earth and then the dis
a ciples forsook Him and fed. Left Him
all alone. How many will go with
Il Jesus to the last ditch. Thousands
Y will die for Him, but there is another
= set that will not
q The disciples followed him to the
r Garden, but forsook him at the cross
s Jesus fought with the sword and wher
d that broke he fought with the scab
, bard
e Jesus hung on the cross He cried
d Il thirst a Jew ran and dipped {
d sponge IN Wormwooa ana gan ane
1t vinegar and put 1t on a reed ana pu
j it to His lips Then Jesus cried. M.
W COO, why mast thou forsakeh me.
t ihere ne hung, feellhg the burden Q
re your quit you nooze-nghNef yo'
e libertine. MY God, why hast thol
a forsaken me" he cried, and l imagine
:. that Michael the archansei crled, I
d Jesus If you want me TO come an,
e sweep mat hoWlng blooo thirsty mol
d into hell, lift your head ana look nj
9 in the face and viii come bti
e Jesus grltled MS tecth, ana the "rch
9. angel again cried, 20 Jesus, II yo'
IS want me TO come tear your right nam
81 loose from the cross ana wave It an
% ! VIII come, Dut Jesus Just clenche
Il MS tist over the nails. what for? l
o. keep you out OF nell. ana soon n
le cried 1t is finlshed.' Inc 'Aoi