The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-29
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going to be duh to day. IL may be ploo.
my weather outside to-day, but | do moi
want to be made meiaucholly.' Young
man, young man, 60 thy way. Let thine
heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth;
but for all this the Lord shall bring thee
TO Judgment. ~ - - ! -.
What wilt thou do, careless spirit
when thou art alone with GodY ThoI
dost not like to be alone young man. now
dost thoui A falling leaf will slar,Ie
'hee. 10 be alone an hour will bring ON
an insutterable feeling of melancholiy.-
but thoI' wilt be alope-and drearv
alone 1t will be-wi,h God an cncmyl
How wilt thou do in the swe,linps Of Jo,.
da"t What wilt thou do when he tax.
eth thee br the hand at even.tide, and
asketh thee for an account when he saws
what dltlst thou do in the beginning of
ny days? how didst thou spend thy life e
when he asks thee, where ale the
years OF Thy manhoodr When he oues
tlons thee about thy wasted Sabbaths, and
inquiries how Thy latter years were spent,
Cd what wilt thou say then! Sp,echless
without an ANSWER, thou wilt stand. Oh
care!
"Even now, begin to weigh the solemn
matters of eternal life. O, say not,
Nhy so earnest? why in such haste T. -
o'rs' y | saw you lying in your bed. and
your house WAS Oh fire, the fire might he
at the bottom Of the house, and you might
s'umber safely for the next five minutes :;
but with all my might would pull YOU
from your bed, or would shoht, Awake!
awake the flame is u1der thee' So with
sonic Of You who are sleeping over hcll's
mouth, slumbering over the ,it of pcrdi.
ton, may no. awake yon? may not
depart little from clerical rules, and
speak 10 you ms one speakc,h to his fellow
whom he lov'ol An i'll loved YOU not, ,
need not he here. 1t is tocausc wish
to win your souls, and, lit Gc possible, to
WIN for my Master some honour, that |
would thus pour out my heart before YOU.
AS ;he lord livelh, sinner, thou stand.
est on single plank over the mouth of
hell, and that plank is rotten. Thou
h"ngrst over the pit by s)litory rope,
ana the strands Of that rope are brcakiur.
lhou art like that man of old, whom Di.
onyslis placed at the head the table:
teiore hun was dainty feast, but the
man ate not, for directly over lis head
WAS n sword suspended by hair. So
art thou, sinner. let Thy cup le full, let
thy pleasures lie high, let thy soul be cc-
waited, seest thou the sword! The next
tine thou sittcst in the theatre look up
and see that sword the next time thou
art IN tavern, look at that sw ord; wher
next IN thy business thou scorncst the
tnIea OF Gods gospel, look at that sword
though thou seest II not, i, is thete.-
Even now, yc may hear God saying 10
uaO,le', that man is sitting in his scat In
the Hall; he is hearing, but is MS though
he heard not; uushc:ih thy blade l",
the ghtteIlng sword cu, through that hair:
let HAT weapon fall upon, and divide his
soGI and body STOP, Mou Gabrid StoD!
save the iaan n filtle while. Give him
yet al hour, that he may repent. Q. let
INN not die. True, he has been here ten
or dozen nights, and he has listened
without tear; but stop, and pcradyen
tnre lie may repent yet. Jesus backs up
my entreary, and he cries, "Sparc him
yet another year, till dig about him and
dung him, and though he now cumher,
tn" ground, he may yc, Lr;ng forth fruit,
that may not be hcwn down aud cast into
the lire." thank thee, Q God; thou
wit not cnt him down to night; Lut to.
morrow may be his DAY. You may nev
er sec the sun rise though you Have seer
It set. Take heed. Hear the word of
Gods gospel, and depart with Gods LIcs-
sing. 'Nhosoever heIieveth on the name
OF the Lord Jesus Christ slall be saved,
he that helieveth and is baptsel shall
he saved. lie is able TO save to the ut
term"st, all that come unto him who
soever come'h uuto him he will in no wise
east oat.' Come; whos"evcr is a,lirst,
let linn come and take OF ,pe water of life
freely.