Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-21

SoSuS FoV9'NIU9 SPlriS.
Jesus said: Say, Peter, l want |
you to so to Jerusalem, you and the
rest OF the boys, and stay there until
you be imbued of power. and then
want you to go right back and tell |
the men that killed me that will
keep them out of hell If they will |
repent. Peter, hunt up that fellow
that spat on me-you know who did |
it-and if you can find the fellow
that slapped me in the face and the |
fellow that hit me with rocks tell |
them 1 will forgive them if they will |
repent. Peter, look for the man that |
put the crown of thorns on my head |
and tell him that l will give him a
crown of glory if he will turn from
his sin. Hunt up the man that stuck
the spear in my heart and tell hira
there is quicker way to get to my
heart than with a spear. Go back |
and tell them"
Gods Love Thru Christ.
Nineteen hundred years ago God
leaned over the battlements of glory
and looked on this earth and saw us
bearing the burden of our guilt, stag
gering bruised to he'll and He walked
out in the garden and pucked the lily
of the valley, he plucked the roses, and
he tied and twined them with the smi-
lax of his love, and he attached cord
to the basket and to that he fastened
a card. He leaned over the battle
ments and He dropped it down in the
manger at Bethlehem, and the wise
men came and they picked up Jesus,
and in His infant face they read:
God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son, that whoso-
ever believeth In Him should not per-
ish but have everlasting life" That is
the Christ that wants to get into your
life.
But hold minute. God wasn't
thru. They tore the flowers, they
ripped them, they trampled them be-
meath their feet. They spat in his face.
they cursed and damned him, they
nailed Him on the cross, and out
from the tomb, on that Easter morn,
lie burst the bonds of death and arose
in conquering majesty, to stoop to
death no more. The Holy Spirit came
down on the Apostle John he picked
up his pen and wrote the words of the
text: Behold, 1 stand at the door and
knock; If any man hear my voice and
open the door, will come in and sup
with him and he with me-
Gods Love So Deep.
Glorious truth. L don't understand
it, but 1 believe it.
When quit playing ball, the sudden
change from outdoor, active, athletic
life to an indoor, office life nearly
killed me, and 1 was compelled to quit
the Y. M. c. A. went to Lake Cen
eva to the Y. NJ. c. A. camp there. to
build up and recuperate. One day,
when 1 became convalescent, I strolled
out in the beautiful August sun,
walked out on the pier, stood there
with a company of my friends. We
looked down into the clear blue wa
tiers of Lake Geneva and away down
saw a pebble held in the embrace of
ray of sunlight, and l said to my
| friends: Lets go in bathing" They
said: Lets do It," We hurried back,
changed our clothing, and with bath
ing suits on we walked again on the
pier, l stood and looked and still away
down I could see the pebble, or what
ever it was, held in the embrace of a
ray of sunlight, and l said to my
friend, John Hansel: "I'll dive and
get it," He said: mo, it's too deep"
| 1 said: Il used to be a good diver
when I was a boy in Iowa. l can get
| it.
He said: "Tt's too deep" When the
sun is at the right angie you can see
something brilliant away down in the
water. Lots have tried to get it,"
l said: '1'll try and get it anyway"
So I got ready. 1 shot down, down,
down, down l went The water roared
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eyes open and hands far outstretched
deeper down I plunged, and 1 felt the
pressure of the water increasing with
the ratio of the depth l plunged again
and the water chilled me until / could
feel my teeth chattering with the cold
and 1 said: "But I will get it now"
j felt my breath getting shorter and
I said: "Once more, if l fail, fail"
and I plunged down and reached out
with eyes open and hands outstretched
and 1 whirled and shot out of the wa
ter. Just as my head came above John
said: Bill, did you get it?" Nope,
toe Deep
Gods Love Objectionable.
And I've heard people tell about
Gods love, and they could not fathom
! it.
Twenty years ago In Chicago, one
dark. stormy night, ] stood on the bank
and said: Il will fathom it," and by
faith 1 plunged in and went down,
down. But, gentlemen, it's too deep
j have never touched the depths of
I Gods love- said: Then TIL scale the
heights" l took the wings OF faith ana
1 mounted up But it's too high. said:
Then I'll go around" But the circum-
ference is too great don't understand
1t, but believe it. know in my heart
it's true. Behold, I stand at the door
and knock" So draw the bolt, will you.
and let the bleeding feet of Jesus
Christ step over the threshold and
come into life. Don't keep him out any
longer God fold them in your heart of
love; put your arms about these sim
ners In Marshalltown and save them.
For 1900 years God has knocked at
your old stony. obtuse, hard heart He
knocked when your wife died. He
knocked when your boy died; he Is
knocking at this meeting and you steel
yourself, with all the power you have,
to keep Him out. You are fool! Be
hold, stand at the door and knock"
| Open tho Door.
Your will is the bolt God can not
force the door. God will not break your
will. A man with a broken will would
descend to the realms of matter and
become like flower which is trodden
1 upon.
When you go to home you push
a button or ring the door bell They
had neither in those days, so they had
to knock. Some of you people have
been kind enough to ask me to come