The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-07-15

yond, and Jesus had called him back.
A DEPARTING ONES ABIDING FAITH
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read beautiful letter from the dear mother in this
city of those two daughters that recently went home to
Heaven and in that letter she told how just before the
second daughter departed she sad GLOW did Edna
that wide river? 1t is not wide after ALL No had
told her word of Ednas departure She also sad "Oh
what beautiful musc believe that that girl
out of this life that she almost in the next life be-
eve she actually her sister, and believe that today
they rejoicing together in Heaven.
Lazarus knew secrets that you and do not know. |
tell you that the line of separation between this life and that
to is How well do remember my
father calling his bedside and saying of my little sister,
81 her standing there by the chair Cannot you
her?' No; we could not see her. He saw her. He
her. it reality to him. Oh, when thinks of the
beautiful life beyond why should any fear what is called
"death It is privilege to face death calmly
Jesus faced it, He talking all along the way here about
His crucxon. AS He stood talking, the shadows of
Gethsemane and of Calvary falling thick around Him.
Already the great burden of the and diseases of
kind resting heavily upon Him. In few hours He
to fall upon His face in the Garden and sweat it
were, great drops of blood for you and for
HUMBLE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE BECAUSE OF LOVE
Mary in and she anointed His head and feet and
wiped his feet with the hairs of her head She anonted
Him for His burial You remember that Gospel writer,
prepared sweet
they might anoin the Chrss body but when they went to
the tomb Jesus not there &c. hearers today when
you out for the Baptism of the Holy Ghost you may rest
assured of thing that to be completely possessed by the
Spirit of God to be baptized for DEATH and you have
to be willing to pay the price God will
prayer There many people who want Gods blessings
but they willing to pay the price When the Savior
said that He should with all the holy Angels and sit
upon the Throne to judge the nations of the EARTH between
that time and where He stood Gehsemane and Calvary
tell you today between the great rich blessing God
has for there is sedenial sefsacrifce, and death
thousand times If you not prepared to pay the
price, then you will have the blessings. We all want
reign with Christ but the Word eff suffer
with Him shall reign with Him. There is no regning
without suffering.
CRITICISM AND AvAR1cE H1NDRANCEs TO FAITH AND Joy
After Mary had anonted Him. them Matthew says, the
disciples spoke up the critics John says Judas
Iscarot They said o what purpose this waste? My
brethren this platform and brothers and sisters is
nconceivab that Apostles of Jesus the Christ who had
been with Him daily and nightly for three ever could
have had such thoughts when facing the Cross Calvary
Yet they found fault they criticized John says Judas did
not care for the poor but that he had the bag and
thief Judas was avaricous and his righteousness
damned him at last believe Judas good man when
Christ chose him. believe that Judas forsook everything
did the other Apostles to follow the Christ man does
not go to the devil in day, in week. month"; year.
may be that after ten, twenty even thirty years OF
Welding before as Luke puts it, Satan enters into for
Judas could not have done the most devsh deed
petraed by man unless Satan had entered into him. No
man could have nerved himself to betay the Son of God
for thirty pieces of silver the price, under the Mosaic
Law, of slave gored by ox-unless Satan had
plete control of him.
The Savior said Mary had wrought good work, "and
wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached in the whole
world shall also this that this hath DONE be told
for memorial of her"
no fame Of 8 of
spear is worldwide; but tell you the fame which Mary
has today pales nsigncance the fame of all Others
CONTINUED next week.