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wmf SCENES 1N A COURT ROOM.
KM ; The .Noted Dlvlno Discourses from the
MW Text , "We Have an Advocnto with
KjVthe Father , Jeiai Christ the Kl ht-
Kr Hj -coat" John 2:1.
TANDING in a
court-roomyou say
to yourself : "At
this bar crime has
often been arraign
ed ; at this witness
stand the oath has
often been taken ;
at this juror's bench
the verdict has
been rendered ; at
, this judge's desk
-sentence hasbeen pronounced. " But
I have to tell you today of a trial higher
, than any Oyer and Terminer or Cir
cuit or Supreme or Chancery. It is the
k trial of every Christian man for the
Jife of his soul. This trial is different -
• ent from any other in the fact that it
is both civil and criminal.
The issues at stake are tremendous ,
< ind I shall in my sermon show you ,
first , what are the grounds of com
plaint ; then , who are the witnesses in
the cause , and lastly , who are the ad-
"VVhen a trial is called on the first
thing is to have the indictment read.
Stand up then , 0 , Chrisiian man , and
hear the indictment of the court of
( high heaven against thy soul. It is
an indictment of ten counts , for thou
hast directl } ' or indirectly broken all
the ten commandments. You know how
it thundered on Sinai and when God
-came down , how the mountain rocked
and the smojke ascended as from a
smoldering furnace , and the darkness
.gathered thick , and the loud , deep
trumpet uttered the words : ' . 'The soul
that sinneth , it shall die ! " Are you
' .guilty , or not guilty ? Do not put in a
negative plea too quick , for I have to
announce that "all have sinned and
• coue short of the glory of God. There
is none that doeth good ; no , not one.
"Whosoever shall keep the whole law ,
I yet offend in one point , he is guilty of
all. " Do not , therefore , be too hasty in
pronouncing yourself not guilty.
This lawsuit before us also charges
you with the breaking of a solemn con
tract. Many a time did we promise to
be fhe Lord's. We got down on our
lmees and said : " 0 , Lord , I am thine
now and forever. " Did you keep the
promise ? Have you stood up to the
contract ? I go back to your first com
munion. You remember it as well as if
i it were yesterday. You know how the
vision of the Cross rose before you.
You remember how from the head and
the hands and the side and feet there
came bleeding forth these two words :
"Remember me. " You recall how the
cup of communion trembled in your
hand when you first took it ; and as
in a seashell you may hear , or think
L you hear , the roaring of the surf even
after the shell has been taken from
the beach , so you lifted the cup of com
munion and you heard in it the surg
ing of the great ocean of a Savior's
agony ; and you came forth from that
communion service with face shining
as though you had been on the Mount
of Transfiguration : and the very air
eeemed tremulous with the love of
Jesus , and the woods and the leaves
and the grass and the birds were
"brighter and sweeter-voiced than ever
before , and you said down in the very
depths of your soul : "Lord , thou
_ _ knowest all things ; thou knowest that
K 1 love thee. " Have you kept the barE -
E | | L sain , 0 , Christian man ? Have you not
Ep3 | > sometimes faltered when you ought to
WmJL have been true ? Have you not been
fllw' proud when you ought to have been
IkM' humble ? Have you not played the
RpiV coward when you ought to have been
Mpb i the hero ? I charge it upon you and
fl I charge it upon myself we have
KJ % broken the contract.
HEm Still further : this lawsuit claims
H jK damages at your hands. The greatest
Bkfk slander of the Christian religion is an
Brt inconsistent professor. The Bible says
MBfjL .religion is one thing ; we , by our in-
IjHit. consistency , say religion is 6ome other
E&Ik ' thing , and what is more deplorable
HjiPfL about it is that people can see faults
Blp K in others while they cannot see any in
WO m\ \ themselves. If you shall at any time
ffe sKL > lind some miserable old gossip , with
BKif K. imperfections from the crown of her
Bff X 2iead to the sole of her feet , a perfect
Hb "blotch of sin herself , she will go tat-
BIS tling , tattling , tattling all the years of
kffSi er * * * e aDOat e inconsistencies of
fc | Jf others , having no idea that she is in-
MttM consistent herself. God save the world
BUrei ? irom the gossip , female and male ! I
'
VHP'think the males are the worst ! Now the
B Kchariot of Christ's salvation goes on
cJl ? through the world ; but it is our incon-
Hfr * < sistencies , my brethren , that block
EEffup the wheels , while all along the line
HKf there ought to have been cast nothing
HkI but palm branches , and the shout
B&k should have been lifted : "Hosanna to
HfcfNPv the Son of David ! "
B& Now , you have heard the indictment
Kj k road.- Are you ready to plead guilty
By ; or not guilty ? Perhaps you are not
BF ready yet to plead. Then the trial will
HF go on. The witnesses will be called ,
B an3 "pre snaU have the matter decided.
Hplk , In " the name of God. I now make proc-
Hjw [ "V lamation : Oyez ! Oyez ! Oyez ! who-
Hvif soever hath anything to offer in this
| raji , trial in which God is the plaintiff and
HjyliL the Christian soul the defendant , let
Klmm him now step forth and give testimony
ES r in this solemn trial.
mmMmJI * ' Tiie first witness * upon the
stand in behalf of the prosecution is
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mm III tae Worlli 3l1 critical and observant
B ot CnrIstian character. You know that
JW
- Taf ' .here are people around you who per-
HmI petually banquet on the frailties of
Hslt God's children. You may knpw , if you
HESc lhave lived in the country , tha * a crow
| EwJL cares for nothing so much as carion.
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There are thoBe wh'o imagine that out
of the faults of Christians they can
make a bridge of boats across the
stream of death , and they are going
to , try it ; but , alas for the mistake !
When they get mid-stream away will
go the bridge and down will go their
souls to perdition. 0 World of the
greedy e3'o and the hard heart , come
on the stand now and testify in be
half of the prosecution against this
Christian soul on trial. What do you
know about this Christian man ? "Oh , "
says the World , "I know a great deal
about him. He talks about putting his
treasures in heaven , but he is the
sharpest man in a trade I ever knew.
He seems to want us to believe that
he is a child of God , but he is just
full of imperfections. I do not know
but I am a great deal better than he
is now. Oftentimes he is very earthly ,
and he talks so little about Christ and
so much about himself. I am very
glad to testify that this is a bad man. "
Stop , 0 World with the greedy eye
and hard heart. I fear you are too
much interested Jn this trial to give
impartial evidence. Let all those who
hear the testimony of this witness
know that there is an old family quar
rel between these two parties. There
always has been a variance between
the World and the Church , and rVhiio
the World , on the witness stand today
has told a great deal of truth about this
Christian man , you must take it all
with much allowance , remembering
that they still keep the old grudge. 0
World of the greedy eye and the hard
heart , that will do ; you may sit down.
The second witness I call in this
cans is Conscience. Who art thou , 0
Conscience ? What is your business ?
Where were you born ? What are you
doing here ? "Oh , " says Conscience ,
"I was born in heaven. I came down
to befriend this man. I have lived with
him. I have instructed him. I have
warned him. I showed him the right
end the wrong , advising him to take
the one and eschew the other. I have
kindled a great light in his soul. With
a whip of scorpions I have scourged
his wickedness , and I have tried to
cheer him when doing right ; and yet
I am compelled to testify on the stand
today that he has sometimes rejected
my mission. Oh , how many cups of
life have I pressed to his lips that he
dashed down , and how often has he
stood with his hard heel on the bleed
ing heart of the Son of God ! It pains
me very much that I have to testify
against this Christian man , and yet
I must , in behalf of him who will in
no wise clear the guilty , say that this
Christian man has done wrong. He has
been worldly. He has been neglectful.
He has done a thousand things he
ought not to have done , and left un
done a thousand things he ought to
have done. " That will do. Conscience.
You can sit down.
The third witness I call in this case
is an angel of God. Bright and shin
ing one , what doest thou here ? What
hast thou to say against this man on
trial ? "Oh , " says the angel , "I have
been a messenger to him. I have
guarded him. I have watched him.
With this wing I have defended him ,
and oftentimes , when he knew it not ,
I led him into green pastures and be
side the still waters. I snatched from
him the poisoned chalices. When bad
spirits came upon him to destroy him ,
I fought them back with infinite fierce
ness , and yet I have to testify today
tl.at he 'has rejected my mission. He
has not done as he ought to have done.
Though I came from the sky , he drove
me back. Though with this wing I de
fended him , and though with this voice
I wooed him , I have to announce his
multiplied imperfections. I dare not
keep back the testimony , for then I
should not dare to appear again
amongst the sinless ones before the
great white Throne. "
There is only one more witness to be
called on behalf of the prosecution ,
and that is the great , the holy , the
august , the omnipotent Spirit of God.
We bow down before him. Holy Spirit ,
knowest thcu this man ? "Oh , yes , "
says the Holy One , "I know him. I
have striven with him ten thousand
times , and though sometimes he did
ceem to repent , he fell back again as
often from his first estate. Ten thou
sand times tea thousand has he grieved
me. although the Bible warned him ,
saying : 'Grieve not the Holy Ghost
Quench not the Spirit. ' Yes , he has
driven me back. Though I am the
Third Person of the Trinity , he has
trampled on my mission , and the blood
of the Atonement that I brought with
which to cleanse his soul , he some
times despised. I came from the throne
of God to convert , and romfort p- *
sanctify , and yet look at that man and
see what he is , compared with , what ,
unresisted , I would have made him. "
The evidence all being in , severe and
stem justice rises on behalf of the
prosecution to make his pleaC With the
Bible open in his hand , he reads the
law , stern and inflexible , and the pen
alty : "The soul that sinneth , it shall
tlie. " Then he says : " 0 , thou Judge
and Lawgiver , this is thine own stat
ute , and all the evidence in earth and
heaven agrees that the man has sinned
against these enactments. Now let
the sword leap from its scabbard. Shall
a man go through the very flames of
Sinai unsinged ? Let the law be exe
cuted. Let judgment be pronounced.
Let him die. I demand that he die ! "
"
O , Christian , does it not look very
dark for thee ? Who shall plead on thy
side in so forlorn a cause ? Sometimes
a man will be brought into a court of
law , and he will have no friends and
no money , and the judge will look over
the bar and say : "Is there any one
who will volunteer to take this man's
case and defend him ? " And some
young man rises up and says : "I will
be his counsel ; " perhaps starting on
from that very point to a brilliant ca
reer. Now , in this matter of the soul ,
as you have nothing to pay for coun
sel , do you think that any one will
volunteer ? Yes , yes ; I see One rising ,
He Is a young man , only thirty-three
years of age. I see his countenance
suffused with tears and covered with
blood , and all the galleries of heaven
are thrilled with the spectacle. Thanks
be unto God , "we have an advocate
with the Father , Jesus Christ the right
eous. "
Oh , Christian soul , your case begins
to look better. I think , perhaps , after
all , you may not have to die. The
best Advocate in the universe has ta
ken your side. No one was ever so
qualified to defend you. He knows
all the law , all its demands , all its
penalties. He is always ready. No *
new turn of the case can surprise him ,
and he will plead for you for nothing
as earnestly as though you brought a
world of treasure to his feet. Besides
that , he has undertaken the case of
thousands who were as forlorn as you ,
? nd he has never lost a case. Courage ,
0 Christian soul ! I think that , after
all , there may be some chance for you ,
for the great Advocate has risen to
make his plea. He says : "I admit all
that has been proved against my cli
ent. I admit all these sins , ay , more ;
but look at that wounded hand of mine
and look at that other wounded nand ,
and at my right foot and at my left
foot. By all these wounds I plead for
his clearance. Count all the drops of
my tears. Count all the drops of my
blood. By the humiliation of Bethle
hem , by the sweat of Gethsemane , by
the sufferings of the cross , I demand
that he go free. On this arm he hath
leaned ; to this heart he hath flown ;
in my tears he hath washed ; on my
righteousness he hath depended. Let
him go free. I am the ransom. Let
him escape the lash ; I took the scourg-
ings. Let the cup pass from him ; I
drank it to the dregs. Put on him the
crown of life , for I have worn the
crown of thorns. Over against my
throne of shame set his throne of tri
umph ! "
Well , the counsel on both sides have
spoken , and there is only one more
thing now remaining , and that is the
awarding of the judgment. If you
have ever been in a court-room you
know the silence and solemnity when
the verdict is about to be rendered or
the judgment about to be given. About
this soul on trial shall it be saved or
shall it be lost ? Attention ! above ,
around , beneath. All the universe
cries , "Hear ! hear ! "
The Judge rises and gives this de
cision , never to be changed , never to
be revoked : "There is , therefore , now
no condemnation to them who are in
Christ Jesus. "
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for
repose ,
1 will not , I will not , desert to his foes ;
That soul , though all hell should en
deavor to shake ,
I'll never , no never , no never forsake.
But , my friends , there is coming a
day of trial in which not only the saint
but the sinner must appear. That day
of trial will come very suddenly. The
farmer will be at the plow , the mer
chant will be in the counting-room ,
the'woodman will be ringing his axe
on the hickories , the weaver will have
his foot on the treadle , the manufac
turer will be walking amid the buzz
of looms and the elack of flying ma
chinery , the counsel may be at the bar ,
pleading the law , the minister may be
in the pulpit pleading the Gospel , the
drunkard may be reeling in his cups ,
and the blasphemer with the oath
caught between his teeth.
I have shown you how well the Chris
tian will get off dn his trial. Will you
get off as well in your trial ? Will
Christ plead on your side or against
you ? Oh , what will you do in the last
great assize , if your conscience is
against you , and the world is against
you , and the angels of heaven are
against you , and the Holy Spirit is
against you , and the Lord God
Almighty is against you ? Better this
day secure an Advocate.
CURIOUS FACTS.
Soil brought up from a depth of 326
feet in one of the Belgian mines is said
to have grown weeds unknown to the
botanists.
A North Sea codfisbfcr carries a set
of lines 7,200 fathoms in length , and
having the amazing number of 4,680
hooks , every one of which must be
baited.
If all the telegraph lines of the world
were combined and stretched in one
straight line they would reach SS1.000
miles , or enough to encircle the earth
nearly thirty-seven times.
FROM THE FOUR WINDS.
As a rule giants are short lived. The
strength used up by their prodigious
growth weakens them constitutionally.
A philatelist in Springfield , Mass. ,
recently paid $4,400 for a post
age stamp. It is a " 10-cent provisional
Baltimore , " and the only other copy
known to exist , though damaged , is
valued by its owner at $2,000.
Louis , the Greek peasant , who won
the foot race between Marathon and
Athens , has since been treatPd as a
sort of demi-god. His sayings re re
ported in the papers , crowds of men
and women follow him in the street
and the king of Greece has invited
both Louis and Bis father to the pal
ace.
ace.There
There is an Italian in New York who
employs 125 bootblacks to work for
him on the various ferryboats plying
about the city. The boys receive $3.50
each a week and in return give up to
the man everyth z they hiva made
during the day , including tips. He
makes sure of getting * all that is com
ing to him by searching their clothes
every night. His income is * dd to
amount to some hundreds of dollars a
week. • . • - -
u iy " L.r\ \ * _ i _ - :
' CfflLDEEN'S CORNER.
INTERESTING READING FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS.
In the Unrnery A Olfllcnlt "Word A
Boy's Brave Act Coatrollins : a Mob
Anecdote and Incident nnd Amus
ing Sketched.
[ "S a dangerous
place some
times for those
who don't
know my nur
sery floor ,
* .nd I'd advise
those who are
timid at all to
keep well out
side the door ;
There are lions at
large , and bears and cows , and animals
wild like that
Parading around most all the time , and
a great big plooshy cat.
My Pa came into that room one day
to see who was blowing the horn ,
And before he looked where he walked
he stepped on top of a unicorn ;
And the fast express from old Bureau-
ville as fast as the wind it goes
Came whistling over the carpet track ,
and ran right over his toes.
And when he jumped back to get out
of the man-of-war sailed
way a big - -
by ,
And clipped the end of his heel , it did ,
and a cannon-ball hit his eye ,
A cannon-ball shot by General Zinc
bombarding a Brownie band ,
That peeped from the edge of the old
soap-dish we keep on the oak
wash-stand.
And once in the dark he tripped on the
ark , and fell on the Ferris wheel ,
And bumped his head on a wagon red ,
and broke off my steam-launch
keel ;
And when he got up to leave the room ,
the very first thing he knew
He got in the midst of some lead
Arabs , and made a great hullabal1
loo.
And that's why I say it's a dangerous
place for those who've not been
there before ,
With lions and boats and bears and
carts strewn everywhere over the
floor ,
And unless I'm home when you visit
me , there isn't a bit of a doubt ,
Instead of a-venturing in there alone ,
you'd better by far keep out.
Carlyle Smith in Harper's Rund
Table.
.
A Difficult Word.
"Why don't you study your reading
lesson , Frances ? " that little lady's papa
asked , severely.
"The words are so hard to pronounce ,
papa , " replied the small student. "I
don't believe you can say them your-
self. "
"Oh , nonsense ! Spell the words and
divide them into syllables. "
Then the spelling began.
"G-r-a-n-d. What's that papa ? "
"Grand. Go on. "
"Grand f-a-t. What's that ? "
"Grand fat. What next , Frances ? "
"Grand fat h-e-r. What does that
spell , papa ? "
"Do let me see the book , Frances.
Who ever heard of a grand fat her ?
You surely haven't spelt the word cor-
rectly. "
And then mamma laughed from her
corner.
"Did you never hear of grandfather ,
papa ? "
And Frances cried , triumphantly :
"I told you these words were awfully
hard , papa. You see you can't pronounce -
nounce them yourself. "
Ansivereil.
An old gentleman , who was strongly
opposed to smoking , met a lady in a
train recently , and tlje fololwing con
versation ensued :
"Have you any children , madame ? "
"Yes , a son. "
"Ah , indeed ! Does he smoke ? "
"No ; he has never so much as touch
ed a cigarette. "
"So much the better , madame. The
use of tobacco is a poisonous habit ,
Does he frequent clubs ? " '
"He has never put his foot in one. "
"Allow me to congratulate you. Does
he come home late ? " .
"Never. He goes to bed directly after -
ter dinner. "
"A model young man. madame a
model young man. How old is he ? "
"Two months. "
Centrollins a "Mob.
An account has recently been given
of a journey round the world which
was undertaken by a young German
upon a bicycle. He started from New
York , crossed the continent to San
Francisco , then went by steamer to Ja
pan , and from that country to China.
Near the large cities in the latter
country he was allowed to pass freely ,
but in the remote provinces he and his
machine were regarded as a "flying
devil , " and he was assailed with stones
and clubs. Mobs of laborers rushed
from the fields and pursued him with
their hoes and spades. Twice he war.
surrounded , and his camera , which
was strapped to his back , was shat
tered.
"How did you save your life ? " a
frien4 asked.
" 1 made them laugh , " the adventurer
replied. "I began fooling with the ma
chine and tumbling off of it. Then I
persuaded one of their number to try
the wheel , gave him a header , and
down he went ! In a few minutes every
man wanted to mount , and the crowd
was shouting with laughter. "
In another locality , when he was met
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by an angry mob , he produced a mouth
organ and arrested their attention by
a few lively tunes.
While they were wondering at this
he took from his pocket a set of puzzle
rings , knowing that every Chinaman
is attracted by a mechanical puzzle ,
and gave it to them to work out.
With the music and the puzzle ho
quickly converted the men who had
thirsted for his life into friends.
The friends , however , were almost as
troublesome as enemies , as they in
sisted on accompanying him to the inn
In a body , and watched him sup and
prepare for sleep , staying round the bed
with wide , unwinking eyes.
In h's journey through Thibet and
Asia Minor the young bicyclist took no
weapons but his mouth organ nnd
puzzle.
"My best safeguard , " he said , "is the
fact that I can trust my own temper.
Whatever happens , I know I shall be
cool ( and patient , and can play with a
mob ] until I make them laugh. There
is , a fraternal feeling in the breast of
nearly : every savage. If he laughs with
you , you are safe. "
The adventurer's maxims would hold
good ( . in a journey through life as well
as through Asia.
A Bnfi Ilrare Act.
In one of the largest cities of the
United ] States there is a trolley-car line
that j crosses the tracks of a steam rail
road. ] The usual rail gates guard the
crossing i when trains are passing , but
accidents have happened there in spite
of ' such precautions.
Not long ago
what woud have been a fearful catas
trophe ' was narrowly averted' by the
presence ] of mind of a little newsboy
who sold papers at the station near the
crossing. ( A witness of the scene re
lated ] the story to me. As in all cases
of ' such nature the facts are suppressed
by the railorad companies , and it is
hard to obtain even the meagre details.
It was early in the morning , and a
car ' with about
twenty pasesngers on
board ' rolled up to the crossing , and
proceeded 1 to paes over the tracks slow
ly ] , as they invariably do. The conduct-
ing-pole ] that extends from the roof of
the ( car to the charged wire overhead
slipped from the wire when the car
was immediately over the tracks , caus
ing i it to come to a stop. The conduct
or , who has charge of the rope that
moves the pole , and hangs down back
of ' the car , vainly pulled it , trying to
make ] the pole connect with the wire.
But the rope had caught in the roof of
the ' car and jammed itself in such a
way that he was unable to see the cause
of ( the trouble. The passengers were
growing I nervous , and when the alarm-
bell ' at the
crossing began ringing , an
nouncing ; the approach of a train , they
made : a wild stampede for the doors.
They all tried to get out at once , but
only ( jammed
themselves into a worse
predicament. '
A short distance down the track , and
coming ' around the curve at full speed ,
was a fast express , and it seemed but a
question ' of a few moments when the
crash ' would come , and instantaneous
death ' follow. The conductor stuck
bravely to his post , and the motorman ,
pale ; but firm , stood with his haud on
the ' key waiting for the electric current
to start the .
car. When the express
was but a few yards distant , and amid
the ' wild , hoarse screams of the frantic ,
struggling ! passengers , the car gave a
sudden ! bound forward over the cross
ing ! , and cleared the train by a foot or
so. !
The newsboy saw the danger of the
car ' , saw the caught rope , and saw the
remedy. Close to the crossing was a
pile of lumber , and climbing that he
leaped onto the roof of
! the car and re
leased the rope guiding the pole onto
the ' wire. He took his life in his hands ,
for his brave act was all enacted in the
face ' of a fast approaching express , and
the sudden start nearly threw him
from the roof. In the general excite
ment that folowed the little fellow slip
ped away , and for some time the im
pression remained that the rope had
loosened itself just in time. But tixa
;
railroad company knew of the boy's
brave act , and he did not lose by his
courage.
VTaitinc for the Wind-
Small Boy ( on river bank ) "Do you
know 1 'bout weather ? "
Old Gentleman "I have studied
meteorology i a little. "
"Well , I've been standin' here 'most
an i hour waitin' for the wind to blow
hard ] , and it don't blow a bit. Do you
think 1 it will soon ? "
"I shouldn't wonder , my little man.
The sky looks very streaky. But what
do ycu want of wind ? "
"I want to have a swim. "
"It does not require wind to go swim
ming. "
"No ; but mamma won't let me go in.
That's why I want wind. "
"I don't understand. "
"You don't ? It's a good time since
you : was a boy. isn't it ? "
"Yes , a good while. "
"And your mem'ry isn't very good ,
I s'pose ? "
"Perhaps not. I certainlj- cannot re
call < any connection between wind and
swimming. : "
"W'y. don't you see ? If a wind comes
.
along and blows my hat into the water
I can go after it , and mamma won't
say , a word. She paid a dollar and a
half : for that hat. "
Who 1Va < the Victor.
Two negroes had agreed to settle the
question ' who was the better man.
They also agreed that as soon as one
was satisfied he should indicate the fact
to the other b > simply crying :
"Sufficient ! "
After pounding each other for some
time , one sang out :
"Sufficient ! "
Whereupon , much to his disgust , the
other negro exclaimed :
* "There I've been trying to think of j
dat word for the last twenty minutes. " J
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