Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-11-21
OLD SERIES, VOL. Is. NO. O.

/ the darkeued honS' b I'd battling with hea-
veuIy Uam the wounded spirit. GoG my
| Maker, my Eedetmlr my Fatter gives aougs
| IN tbe night
Alas for the mis- ak. that In becom Girls
tiaOs you give up lies happiness o. iu .
peHitent mel yn ire not princes amid palace
| raptnfcs, whom the gUs, e calls to 60 forth
into wilderness. bn' are only prOdigals in
lar ,ountry--poor hireinp ,uaI d and
iamished menials, amid hushs and swiueherds !;
! aud the gospel only bids you gIrd up your
IONS and so looking for your Father-where
| are the best robe, and the ring, and the fat
| ted call, und the chsery welcome--in your
Fathers bouse: your home.
Then, finally, here il the certain sacC.ss of
the exercise. There may be vain and uu.
successful looking for other things, but as
snre as God llveth lie that leoketb for Him
nrght anG in season shall find Him.
1he O"d OF natural religion may eludo MI
our searchines; the language of philosophic
theology Is ever and only, "Oh that | knew
where / might find him. Behold, ] go for
ward but he is not there, and backward but [
cannot perceive him; on the lcr, hand where
lie Goth work, but cannot helold him hS
hideth himself on tho right hand that / can.
not see bin'.' Bst in the blessed gospel no
that looketh for God shall surely find him, If
he seek for him with all his heart.
Non'e, Then, poor persbing rrodiga's
come nome TO your Father; come this morn
lng You came to Gods house condemned
CRIMINALS, poor lost sinners. yen can go from
Eods house saved immortals, rejoicing in the
love Of your heavenly Father. You came
having nothing. you may 20 having all things.
ou can find your God today, for you have
his promise, his sure promise But to morrow
may be too Ia,e. a b me. the fearful emphasis
OF those other oracles "Scek God beiimes"
Seek him while lie may be found'--as il
there were seasons Of such seekings which
are too late for ever; and there are such sea-
sons :-"S e shnli seek me ard shall not find
me'--"ie shall seek me- and yet die in your
ins,' said the rejected Saviour.
Oh. be warned then in time to-day is the
accepted time, tomorrow mav he too lnte
for ever. And t en- your isarfu! doom-with-
out God for ever oh, who shall speak OF
1t iittingly. An eternity, wherein the oulv
revelations OF the God head will be in tho
Saechina Of fire and Of cloud q cloud TO ter
rIy, lire TO consume. No Father! no Sa-
v.onr! no Comforter For ever For ever!
Why, my brother, if Gcd should render
just now immortal in body and spirit, and
place you in some star in heaven, and just
loosen that star from its orbit, and with you
away into the outer darkness Of the universe.
rush away for ever from all the light and
the loveiness Of creation: and al every league
of that tremendous travel the solitude shouts
become deeper, the darkness darker; and
yet, so long as God lives through those awful
realms Of the night it should speed its mighty
way lest aud alone, and outward bound for.
ever. Then how terrible would ba The doom
of thnt imprisoned immortal. 4 nd yet, worso
infinitely worse, the dread doom Of spirit
without God for ever.
Oh, what means It? Tel MS! tell Us 20
lost in etcrnity ye dwell0rs even now in the
eternal darkness Yea, thou Sun OF God. tell
us Thou that in that hour Of awful sacrifice
cuudst bear it all-thc thorn-the uail-the
thrst-the bitter scorn--the pressure on Il
breaking heart of u worlds dread guilt
could bear it all in glorious silence, in great
majestic patience All, all--save that cry
exIortng mystery Of sgony-that hiding Of Il
Fathers fuce-th that mighty want Of Cod
Tel. US, Oh tell Us that ere it he too late ws
may look for Jehovah. Tel! us what meau
those Gwfn! words Without God in tbs
world--w thout God for ever.