The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-03-23
5}lIlany RraAing.
WiII you &c a chFistian.

Christian, have nothing to say Uut TO bid
you God speed, and eXhort YOU 10 give cam-
est heed to all good things; lest-a any time
you let them slip.
But if you are without m interest in
Christ hear the words Of kindness, turn to
the Lord, and become real Christian. Many
things urge you to do SO. IF you had half
as good reason for making a voyage round
the world, you would not hesitate, but en-
bark i'll the first vessel destined to such an
undertaking. Heaven, earth and he'll, God,
your soul, Your sins, Your friends, your enc.
mics, time and etcrnity-al, when duly con-
silcrc,l, urge YOU to become n Christian.
Will You not give heed to the heavenly call
The rcarons for such change arem many and
valid. Judge if they are not wcighty:
!. Your soU is worth too much to be
loat.-It is worth many worlds. You can
not afford to lose it. 10 redeem it, cost
that bloody sweat Of Calvary. 70 lose it, is
to make existence undesirable, death fearful,
eternity rucfl. . have compassion on your
poor pcris!;ng soul.
,. To become Christian is but to obey
the truih. WHAT'S moro reasonable than
to yield to all the demands of truth? 1t !, al
ways safe to follow whore truth leads Error
may be more pleasing fora season, but truth
alone can stand the test. 1t will secure Il
final triumph to all who embrace it.
3. 1t is Il solemn duty to God that You
should take upon you that yoke, which is
easy. To the Lord you owe soul and body,
time and energies. lie made you, he has
kept you, he has blessed you with many
good things, he has sent his word and his
S,ni,Tt t,, COLL 10 Ninll
self to him. Nothing is more reasonable:
Nothing is more obligatory: Nothing is
more necessary,
l. TO become true Christian will great
ly promote your temporal happiness. You
have Il wrctched E:e. Iou are like the trou-
b!Cl sen, whose waters cannot ret, but cast
up m:re and dirt: Gou need, the peace OF
God, which passeth all Understandings You
need sweet sense Of pardon. You need
Gods love shed abroad in your hearts by the
Holy Ghost. You can have no solid basis
of ofhappincsS till you embrace Christ: He
has mcrcics for all time and trials 'GodIi-
ness Is profitable unto all things, having
promise of the life that now is, and Of that
which is TO come.
). Would YOU not love- to DC useful -
IN extensive permq"cnt usefulness is based
"l'o" loiS',l''. ''o.i,eS'. 10 SoTu 20 t'i'"'
"T" ,S "'"'' t'i,i' WIZ l'" i" i.''I'S !" o'ESS
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a ransom, his sonl RI Offering for sin. lie
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10 IcIHi'o ioFc WllN h"IreI Is PROOF "f rN-
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strongest expression OF N'i""eSS iron" one "i
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'l'e "'oo" "I NAr's'' '"'! MAKE ''S''S W III"
':y' mercy IS "N h''"'"' I" =" '' ca" nc COM
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D. 10 DC c,''Stla" Will 'n''E' your ""''H
ho' not ohiy tolerao'e' D"I desirable. Huch
" result can DC attained py none VINO nave
"o' 'l'e l'l'I' "l tar''HT; o"r "%"'h may
Tec'r very soon .. Gle out OF Cht,'' Is |"
H'e WITHOUT nope Is 10 "'e acc"'Se"' i!"'
! Sne nope ol 'he SoSPcI Is SnlhcITh' T! l" give
U""y"hcy " 'i'e S"u' i'll '''c s"c'''hSS u '"F-
o",l' r,
L. a Ch!l'''aI! H'"II' Is "'"'yS ioHoWcd
Dy III oter'h'y oi o'iSS' Mhich II VIII require
'''' .''i'''y 'o "noe'N 'Nt''''u' -,
anu IO" arc HOI t!ICHc reasons SHhIc!G!it.