Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27

tality might be killed with a question
mark.
Il have life In Christ to live
and ere live It must | wait
TIL learning can clear answer give
or this and that books date.
have a life with Christ to life
death In Christ to die,
And must wait till science give
All doubts full reply.
Nay, rather, while the sea Of doubt
Is raging wildly round about,
Questioning of life and death and sin,
Let me creep within thy fold,
o Christ, and at thy feet
Take but the lowest seat;
And hear thine awful voice repeat.
In gentlest accents, heavenly sweet
Come unto me and rest;
Believe me and be bleSt.'
Yes, that Is what We can do, and
when we can do that we can also
with the apostle give the shout OF
triumph. Thanks be unto God who
giveth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ visit in this city an
old woman frequently. 80 years of age,
whose son was cut of In the midst OF
his years. We were talking about the
triumphs Of faith In Christ on GER
tain visit and of the loved ones await
Ing her on the other side Of the river.
offered my consultations in the COS.
pei. "Yes," said she, II thrill with
gladness when l remember am 30
near the river"
More than once have I stood with
strong men who have received the
fatal stroke and heard the note OF
victory I have a trust yet to keep
with one Of them on the other side
of the river. Our conversation was
broken at the late evening hour with
the understanding II he should 80 be-
fore we could take 1t UP again--we
would resume it in the celestial city.
expect to keep that trust. For / be-
lieve that Jesus Christ rose again
from the dead and that they also
who sleep in Jesus, God will bring
with him. Thanks be to God who
giveth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Men, I have reason to believe this
was the note of victory in the soul Of
our departed brother, Irwin Pepper.
Like a true and valiant man and be.
lever in Jesus he linked himself with
Christ In health. When the end drew
near he bravely babe his loved ones
farewell and wrapping the cloak OF
faith about him as one who knew him
in whom he had believed he laid him
down to sleep until the break Of the
celestial morning.
Friends, can not resist the question
which the continuous challenge OF the
gospel Of Jesus Christ makes through
me to strong men, does this triumphant
shout find an echo In your heart?
Does 1t grip you at the vitals? Or is
1t merely fine rhetoric? II 1t Is only
fine rhetoric my friend we trifle in a
solemn hour. Surely the presence of
death calls for sincerity, not only on
the part Of the speaker, but on the
part Of the listener. We ought to be
earnest, we ought to be honest In the
presence of death and in the presence
OF God. This scripture is therefore a
challenge to every man here today, to
search hisIheart and to know If he has
accepted this message, and II not, to
say why he has not If you do not &C,
cept this message Of Jesus called
Christ you have no sure word upon the
day that has come to our friend that
must come to us all. II you do accept
him then this sure word Of prophecy
will find an echo in your heart and
with the apostle you may says
Thanks be unto God who giveth us
the victory through our Lord Jesua
Christ"