The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20
I'M rn,nna willard. This -, IN our
Judgment all the more reason WY he
should Ia left out.
anEs1pr TIE CROSS"
Stselectcd for The Times .Disp p. J

(Selectcd for The Times -O'lsp ''1 sS1l'1
Jesus IN tho midst. "---J ohm XIX. ls.$
Al we take our stand by that Cross
on Calvary, we gaze with reyerent
awe upon Jesus in the midst midst. we
shall never be able to gauge Els poo.
lily suffering. and still less may we
enter Into tho awful depth Of agony
In His soul. while Ills Fathers race
was turned away from Him, when lie 'e
made Ills soul an Offering Tor the the
sin OF the whole world.
Notice tho company IN which man
placed the Christ OF God! They
placed Him between thieves and mall
.cfactors, as II he were the very arch
thief, the chief OF all Indicators.
Once before He was on the mount.
ana there with Him appeared Moses,
the great law-giver, and Elijah, the
prophet Of Israel. and He was In tho
midst OF that company OF glorified
saints. Turn. to the fifth chapter OF
Revelation, and you will see where
Heaven places our Lord. "In the midst
OF the throne stood lamb, as 1t had
been slain" All the hosts OF heaven
bend in alteration before that lamb,
slain from the foundation OF the world.
Jesus is in the midst to-day. He Is
the great central figure and nantes
tntion OF Gods love and Of Gods
power, as seen upon the cross OF Cal
vary. He is in the midst Of crea-
ton. Ho upholds all things by the
word OF His power. He Is in the midst
OF the church. He has promised
where two or three are gathered
together in MY name. there am I in
the midst
IIe is the centre Of His church as
its head, as It's heart. as Its standard
as the mediator between guilty sin.
ners and the God of Heaven. The Fa.
Their SO loved US that He gave Els Son
to die for US, and thus to bring U:
near to God In the midst OF all o.
our trials and temptations. He Is nea1
to help and comfort and sustain.
A naturalist tells sweet. pathetic
tragedy OF a field OF English gorse
some one set It on fre. which swep
on fast until 1t came to q linnet''
nest. And there they found covertnt
the little brood (Which was savet
from the sweeping storm Of fired.
small black and blasted skeleton
which might have been colorcd ant
winged songster under tho blue sky
had she not been faithful unit
DEATH" small but beautiful pictur'
Of the love Of Him who gave Himsel
for us.
Where do you place Jesus to-day? i
He in the midst Of your business. witt
all its trials and cares and strain
You need Him there to guide and up
hold you Is He in the midst OF you
homo life. shedding love and kindnes
| around. and sweetening the daily tasl
| and Joys? Is He in the midst OF you
companionship? He, stopped iron
heaven to earth in order to be you
! friend and to stay by. your side. II
became man that He might lay Him
self down beside US. that VIC nigh
feel the throbbing Of His heart agatns
our own, and hear Him whisper in gu
ear. God Is love-"
BY and by lie will be In gu
midst-no longer as the uniting linl
but In that last dread day standin
as the Judge between the righteou
and the sinner.
What place will you give Him? B
the memory OF His great love and FL
sorrow. place Him in the midst
your heart to-day!