The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-11

safety. l, would race itself BY hanging on.
q, the hazard Of being swep, toto the gull Of
dsspsir, instead Of being ssred by the Pro,t
sien Of infinite lose.
"Bu, IN tell you plenty what mean.
Henry, by Ncah's carpenters. lou nave
kindly ssd generously given Ue you' a'd' day
afer day. 10 bu'ld.ag an srk 10 n -, oy
shieh msny, uusi, viii be saved. l sssI
rra,efu, for your help. But l greatly Tear.
that while o,hers Gill be rejoicing IN the iro,'s
Of our LAHORE, you viii bs suspt away N the
.,etss Of wss h which gill BY and BY beat
on the heads OF these vho eater aot the ak
Christ Jesus. No human device GILL Ssaifo'
yau. Getting on the sudder' will cot ans.
Ger you must be IN Chrs', OF :, sa n'e lost.
Remember Noah's carpenters. snd flee TO the
ark Without delay"
We reached the heusc, and parted. The
wintef came. The lad ~ss placed al board
,pr school in 49,. f1e visited HIS homr
dsun, the w,ater ~ncutisn, and presented
himself 10 Tho church for Admission TO lie cou.
e,nniou. lie then stated that the converse.
,iea detailed sbevc had never passsd isom bis
uc~-ory. Il led k,m 10 80 rious reflection, aud
n,,,s,a,ety. We frost, to the ssk Of en'eiy.-
tle is now catering career sf vide. so'ssd
publ,c usefuluees. He viii heves ferge, Noehs
carpen,ers.
Though Neah's carpenters were oil drown
ed, there are q good msnv Of tbs s"'ne stock
nov aive--tt csc cho ccr'ritutc ie promote
the ep,fiiuei good Of Others. and cid ~ the up.
building OF the Redeene,' . kincdosn. but per
sonsilv uerect the great salvation.
Ss6botA. school children who gn'her II the
! soor, Or eun,tibu,e their asney - esnd ib.s.
RES o. u.c,s god bseks IN tho West, OF toad
the cork Of m.es.cns. sad ye, 'eron,n uneon.
,er,ed, ore like Mails carpenters.
Teachers n B,bie.c'asses and Sa6bnh
srheols who pom, their pupils 10 the L'mb q!
. Gcd, By, TO no, iesd he way. ate Lie gude-
bsssds that tel, the road bit are not travellers
. "a !, o. like Nosh's car penies, ~hs built go
q s,k. aid wese everw hei .sasd 10 the wste!s
h. that bosc It aioii in sAfe'v.
IL DA7istsss Pare.,s nc icslruct then rhi
u dreu and serssn,s se e1erp parrn, should, 10
4 The great dect ices IN u cir ivss. and eek no,
a seasonal interest In the blood OF Christ. ere
+; liks Nsah's eA'yenter.. cad musl expect their
!, doe..
P,1sers, folders, .erers. end 5;aarrs RI
Q e~eed in makinc Bibles and religious books,
booksellers and haukers and publishers 81
d religious netr.psters, who ere dong ouch I"
/. i.c,ssss t!r Auo~iedge Of the gospel end 10
). .svs souls, but 30 many Of whom are careless
" sbcu, their o~n solvauon, v III have tho morli.
C. Ecation Of knowing, tbst chile their tolls have
| kcea Instrumental OF rpsr'usl gcod In Thru
/. ssnds. they ~erc only hike the pack s,ulss that
lea,ri-d load 70 mat krt ~irhou, testing II or
e like Noeh's ea'psn,sr', shs bu,li sh'p ,he,
sesrr ssI,'d.
Il Wealthy and hSerct, but prconrerted wen
!, ~ho help to build ehu,eh-s ard sustain the
ins,iu,,,.s %. the gospel, IN, Ahs "whl na'
!, eosae unto CHRIST, ,ha, ,h.y may have life,
"A ,rs he~ins the ucuber. and diving the na''e
is sf the ark they arc leo pend NJ TOO csr,le.'
10 rn,er. frthsp. they lhmk they ~ill y.
y. srfc on The ruddrr;' bu, they rna, 67d, toe
u .~ir,--las, vhen itss a., s.s, as.l AK
siih all ,heu good dsrds, usn'xed with faith
ID - roiiis.ons sbsVi thru neeks.
70 Msyaiists Who attend church and surpnt
70 the ta,nis.ty but no do hei vsreips tG,o the
hearts the gespc! they thus susiein, are like
= koah's carpenters.
Professed ministers IF the gospel ~hr
= preach the truth without ptucti,,ng y, ~hs
cora ,aerd The iese Of Christ wrhou, expert
epctng IT, who guide the wandering 10 the iolC
Of Chtisi withou, entrr,ng II ,hen.eives--ars
- they no, like Nosh's carpenters II Pau
- might indulge The apprehension hest. when HI
had preached to o.hers," be should himssi
:" ~ "bs q cos, ewsy," may no, ,hcse 81 Us ~h,
- follow 81 q sad distance from Pant IN tn
= Chtis'isn rscc, well TO zee it that ae Gre TO
- left 10 bofFci the ~av-e Of "a ovesw heImr,
" world, ~hen some of those we have led mt,
AZ tho ark are horned ir,umrhsntiy above IN
90 biIlows in Which we are ,neu.fed.
Il Perhsps the Chfis,ian reader will be en-
couractd by this narrative 30 -peok q word I,
ses.on to .oue Of ttcsc ark builders. The,
y ar. numerous. Their k'rduess should b. &C
" kuowlrdged. These things ought ,hoy Il
Va have dome" The danger u, The, III. erea
= thing will be "efi undo,e." Run, sr.nl
" 10 ,hot young man," Tell him thai the storm
OF Of wrath will come. Tell him that "get'In.
." on The roddes " Of the ark, end all other hu
as GAO devices fot salvation, arc vain refugees O
~ hes. Tell him ,ha, the ark ia open that !, /
>" .ofs thst it ~ss. for hi,s. The dove .nd tn
We el,,rbrsnch are IN this ark. Tho bo~ q
u mercy senns the heavens above It. Peac
:, md hope apd salvation are there. Bot.
.csrnrd and neglected. ~hen once the door
:" shut. they only that arc "ln the s,k" vi,
''' "remnin sh~" Who can sb,Ac that storm
" W no con bafe, those wayesf Who will sur
u vive tina, doiuse